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'''Sakalava Bay (Baie des Sakalava) is a popular destination for windsurfing and kitesurfing located approximately 15km 16 kilometres from [[Diego Suarez]] on the northeast coast of Madagascar.'''
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Sakalava Bay is easily accessible by car. Coming from Diego Suarez, after ten kilometres there is a junction at the small village of [[Ankorikakely]] (respectively eight kilometres from [[Ramena]]) from where an unpaved sandy road leads another six kilometres to Sakalava Bay. Alternatively it is possible to walk to Sakalava Bay from the village of Ramena via [[Baie des Dunes]] and [[Baie des Pigeons]]. This nature walk takes between 2.5 and 3 hours. [[File:Sakalava_bay21.jpg|600px]] The beach at Sakalava Bay is several kilometres long. On the far south side mangroves are growing. The area around a rocky islet is best suited for kite and windsurfing. During low tide sandbanks emerge in the bay. A trail leaving from the north side of the beach leads to two unnamed beaches, of which the second one is the most beautiful. {| class="imageTable"|-|[[File:Sakalava_bay17.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Sakalava_bay15.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Sakalava_bay19.jpg|196px]]|} There are currently three kitesurfing schools with accommodation directly on the beach of Sakalava Bay: [[Sakalava Lodge]], [[Royal Sakalava]] and [[KiteParadise]]. Additional schools such as [[Mada Ocean Kite & Windsurf]] and [[La Case en Falafy Kitesurf]] with accommodation in [[Ramena]]. Next to the hotels are small local restaurants, offering basic meals such as seafood and coconut rice to visitors of the beach. <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-12.258825" lon="49.377022" type="satellite" zoom="13" controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">
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== Accommodation / Kitesurf schools ==
'''[[Varatraza|Varatraza Wind Riders Ecolodge]]'''<br>
Sakalava Bay<br>
Tel : +261 (0)32 40 470 69<br>
Skype: skypeniceole<br>
Email: [mailto:niceole@varatraza.com niceole@varatraza.com]
'''[[La Case en Falafy Kitesurf]]''' ([[Ramena]])<br>
Tel: +261 32 28 782 74 (Tsiry) / +261 32 67 270 29 (Maba) / +261 32 02 674 33 (Lala)<br>
Website: [http://www.kitesurf-casenfalafy.com www.kitesurf-casenfalafy.com]
'''[[KiteParadise]]'''<br>
Tel: +852 94 35 51 04<br>
Website: [http://www.kiteparadise-madagascar.com www.kiteparadise-madagascar.com]
'''[[Royal Sakalava]]''' (17 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8292636 / +261 (0)32 0577705 (mobile)<br>
Website: [http://www.royalsakalava.com www.royalsakalava.com]<br>
'''[[Sakalava Lodge]]''' (15 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 67 385 95 (mobile)<br>
Website: [http://www.sakalava.com www.sakalava.com]<br>
'''[[Ocean Lodge]]'''<br>
Sakalava Bay<br>
Tel +261 034 46 577 85<br>
Email: [mailto:oceanlodge.kite@gmail.com oceanlodge.kite@gmail.com]<br>
Website: https://kitesurf-madagascar.com
== Video ==
* [[Royal_Beach_Hotel|Royal Beach HotelSakalava Bay photos]] (15 bungalows)<br>Tel: ++261 20 82 92 636 / ++261 32 02 42172<br>Website: http://royal-beach-madagascar.com/
== Additional information ==* View all [[Sakalava Bay photos]http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/blown-away-kitesurfing-in-madagascar Blown away: Kitesurfing in Madagascar]By Jonathan Lessware / The National (UAE), 3rd December 2010.__NOTOC__
