Madagascar: Île aux Nattes, Sainte-Marie and Mahambo. How to travel around?

Published: 15 November 2016
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How to travel around Madagascar?
We got lost on Île aux Nattes which is a little island south of Sainte-Marie. It is so close to Sainte-Marie you could even swim, but the currents make it dangerous. So after staying in Ranomafana we went back to Antananarivo and stayed in a hotel close to the airpot. For 50.000 Ariary we got a little room including a free airport shuttle. We flew with Air Madagascar. The flight was ok! Quite expensive as the flights within Madagascar a really expensive (€250 per person). Air Madagascar can cancel your flights spontaneously. We heard that this could happen for sure. Maybe the give you a refund maybe not. Most of times not. So the company is not really reliable. Better play safe and have some buffer time when you plan your trip around Madagascar. Our flight was going and we flew from Antananarivo to Sainte Marie. Here we took a tuk tuk (5 minutes) to get to the point (south of Sainte-Marie) where small boats are taking you to Île aux Nattes (round about 15 to 20 minutes). For two people we paid 30.000 for the tuk tuk and boat. The island Île aux Nattes is a dream. We stayed there for 5 nights and it was wonderful. The sand is white, the water is crystal clear. The bungalows of the Sambatra Beach Lodge are amazing! One night costs round about 140.000 per person.
Leaving Île aux Nattes was hard (emotionally) but easy to do. You can buy your ferry ticket on Sainte-Marie. Buy the one of El Condor (nice boats) which takes you to Mahambo. If you don't want to, then don't got to Ivongo! But it depends where you are heading next. We heard Ivongo is a place you could (should) skip. The ferry ticket costs 100.000 Ariary per person. For 10.000 Ariary extra you get a bus to Tamatave. Mahambo was nice to relax - nothing much to do here (99.000 Ariary per night - La Pirouge). By the way there is an ATM on Sainte-Marie, so you withdraw money if you need to!

Our route in this video:
-Antananarivo to Île aux Nattes
Île aux Natte to Mahambo

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