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'''Ramena is a small and charming , steadily growing fishing village with about 1located in Diego Suarez Bay,000 inhabitants 18 kilometres north of [[Diego Suarez]]. The village is situated along directly at the several kilometres long [[Ramena Beach]], 18km from Diego Suarez. Various hotels and local restaurants are dotted along the beach.'''
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Ramena is a popular destination for holidaymakers and day-trippers from Diego Suarez. A local [[taxi-brousse]] costs about 2,000 Ariary per person one way, a private taxi charges between 35,000 and 40,000 Ariary for a round-trip. The street from [[Diego Suarez]] to Ramena snakes along the curve of the bay, offering beautiful views onto the bay and [[Nosy Lonja]] (Sugarloaf Island).
<youtube>3GpzcSSpiys</youtube><br>Official Throughout the week Ramena Website (French) : [http://wwwis a quite village.plagederamenaExcept the street to the pier, there are no paved roads and consequently not many cars in the village.com plagederamenaLocals are either living from fishing or tourism. Throughout the weekends, Ramena converts into a party-strip. City-dwellers from Diego Suarez flock on their free day to the beach for a day-long party, usually returning in the evening.com]<br>=== Accommodation ===
There are about four hotels directly in Ramena Village. Casa en Falafy is The tarred road behind the village leads to the military zone [[ORANGEA]] where most tourist usually staysoldiers will charge a 5,000 permit fee per person for passing the gate (far less for locals). The hotel includes a swimming pool ruins of former military buildings and a large restaurant which was rebuilt in 2010. The restaurant has two floors with the top floor having a view huge canons pointing over the oceanwater can be seen at this location. Hotel Villa Palm Beach is a smaller accommodation with fewer rooms and close On the way to ORANGEA one passes the former holiday house of the beachex-president [[Marc Ravalomanana]]. Hotel Villa Palm Beach About three kilometres from Ramena is somewhat less designed for tourists than Casa en Falafy[[Cap Miné Lighthouse]], from which makes both its accommodation offer and restaurant menu more authentic Malagasy style one can see the passage to [[Diego Suarez Bay]]. From there it is only a short walk to [[Baie des Dunes]] and slightly lower in price[[Baie des Pigeons]].
'''Hotel Villa Palm Beach'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 40904<br>Email: N/Atrip to [[Emerald Sea]] can easily be arranged by any of the hotels in Ramena. Alternatively, local fishermen are willing to take tourists to the turquoise waters at a lower price. The dive-centre [[MadaScaph]] takes divers to various dive spots in the bay.
<div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-12.24238, 49.346906~'''[[La Case en Falafy]]'''~~;-12.243952, 49.345002~'''[[Villa Palm Beach]]'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> <HTML5video type="youtube">3GpzcSSpiys</HTML5video> == Accommodation in the village == '''[[Villa Palm Beach|Hotel Villa Palm Beach]]'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 0240904 (mobile)<br>Email: [mailto:PalmBeach@gmail.com PalmBeach@gmail.com] Villa Palm Beach is a small and authentic Malagasy style accommodation, close to the beach. '''[[La Casa Case en falafyFalafy]]'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 0267433(mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:contact@case-en-falafy.com contact@case-en-falafy.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.case-en-falafy.com www.case-en-falafy.com]
 
La Case en Falafy is most popular amongst tourist. The hotel has a swimming pool and a large restaurant with a view over the ocean as well as a [[La Case en Falafy Kitesurf|kitesurfing school]].
 
'''[[Badamera Café]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0777350 (mobile) / +261 (0)20 8291056<br>
Email: [mailto:badamera@hotmail.com badamera@hotmail.com]
 
'''[[Chez Grand-mère Jeannette]]''' or Chez Mama Maurice<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0283618 (mobile) / +261 (0)32 4243238 (mobile)
 
'''Hotel Tarondro "[[Ramena Nofy]]"''' (15 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 4982271 (mobile)
 
== Accommodation along the beach ==
 
'''[[Hotel de la Poste Annexe]]''' (1 villa)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0478575 (mobile) or +261 (0)20 8222044<br>
Email: [mailto:contact@diego-hoteldelaposte.com contact@diego-hoteldelaposte.com]
 
'''[[Le 5 Trop Près]]''' (10 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8290882 ( +261 (0)32 0774060 (mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:le5troppres@gmail.com le5troppres@gmail.com]
 
== Accommodation at the outskirts of the village ==
 
'''[[Le Manguier]]''' (4 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)33 1194324 (mobile) / +26 (0)20 8292958<br>
Email: [mailto:lemanguier@yahoo.fr lemanguier@yahoo.fr]<br>
Website: [http://www.lemanguier-hotel-ramena.com www.lemanguier-hotel-ramena.com]
 
'''[[Hotel Lakana]]''' (5 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 5621447 (mobile) or +261 (0)32 0496998<br>
Website: [http://www.lakana-hotel-ramena.com www.lakana-hotel-ramena.com]
 
== Restaurants ==
 
'''[[Gargotte Le Lagon|Gargotte Le Lagon (Chez Martha)]]'''<br>
Two-storeyed restaurant located directly at the beach.
 
== Shops ==
 
[[Tsaralaza]]
 
== Dive Centre ==
 
[[MadaScaph]]
 
== Boat Excursions to Emerald Sea ==
 
[[Le Lagon Blanc]]
 
== Trek from Ramena - [[The Three Bays]] - Ramena ==
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Distance: 19.63 kilometres<br>
Duration: 6 hours, 33 minutes (allowing many breaks for swimming, admiring the ocean and visiting one of the restaurants at [[Sakalava Bay]])<br>
Average speed: 3.06 km/h<br>
Minimum elevation: 0.61 metres<br>
Maximum elevation: 63.09 metres<br>
Total climb: 164.29 metres<br>
Total descent: 168.25 metres
 
== Additional information ==
 
* View all [[Ramena photos]]
* [http://www.plagederamena.com Plage de Ramena] - Ramena tourist information site (French language)
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