<googlemap version'''Baie des Pigeons (Pigeon Bay) is a deserted, yet easily accessible bay located near [[Diego Suarez]] in northern Madagascar. From the village of Ramena it's only an about four kilometres walk along an unpaved, sandy road.''' {| class="0.9imageTable" lat|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_004.jpg|600px]]|-12|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_001.256812jpg|196px]]|align="center" lon|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_007.jpg|196px]]|align="49right"|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_009.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_010.374619" typejpg|196px]]|align="satellitecenter" zoom|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_002.jpg|196px]]|align="13right" controls|[[File:Baie_des_Pigeons_008.jpg|196px]]|} Starting in [[Ramena]], the road passes the military base ORANGEA where soldiers will charge a 5,000 Ariary entry fee per person (November 2011). After some old ruins of former military buildings, the road sneaks up a small hill towards [[Cap Miné Lighthouse]]. Near the lighthouse are some canons and other remains of defense constructions built by the French Army. From there it is only a short walk to [[Baie des Dunes]]. A stroll along the beach leads to a rocky half-island, which separates Baie des Dunes from Baie des Pigeons. Baie des Pigeons is completely isolated. At high tide the turquoise water invites for a swim. On the south side of the bay are high dunes visible, from which one has a wonderful view over the bays and the Indian Ocean. Below the dunes a path leads to [[Sakalava Bay]], passing two more beaches of which the first one is the most beautiful. The walk from Ramena to Sakalava Bay takes between 2.5 and 3 hours. <div style="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-12.245237, 49.383631~'''Baie des Pigeons'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=13|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes}}</googlemapdiv> '''Additional information'''<br>* View all [[Baie des Pigeons photos]]* Note: In 2011 there were reports of at least five non-violent robberies in the area.
