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Emerald Sea

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'''The Emerald Sea (Mer d'Emeraude) is located north of the entrance of passage to Diego Suarez Bay, one of the most beautiful and largest natural bays in the world. Emerald Sea is one of three an enclosed bays in Diego Suarez bay and about 20 kilometres in boundary.'''
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A visit to the north of northermost Madagascar should include a trip to the Emerald Sea. The ideal time is during the rainy season from November to March, when the water is clearer and warmer. Organised boat transfers leave from [[Ramena Beach ]] (between 40,000 Ariary and 55,000 Ariary per person) <!-- or Dordogne--> or Port Jasmin in [[Diego Suarez]] (about 60,000 Ariary per person) in Diego Suarez. The boat ride takes about one hour. Usually organised tours provide beside Besides the transfer , organised tour operators usually also provide snorkelling equipment as well as lunch at a deserted island. Local fishermen at Ramena Beach are willing to take passengers to the Emerald Sea for a much smaller lower price to the Emerald Sea.
Even from space the colours of the Emerald Sea are highly visible. The first meters of the bay are shallow turning the water emerald, thereafter the water gets a bit deeper turning the colour turquoise instead of blue black.

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