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The Diego Suarez to Cap Diego bike ride takes about 5 hours, allowing for many stops to enjoy the magnificient magnificent views onto the bay and hinterland. The road offers all kinds of condition: small gravel, large gravel, dirt road, old asphalt road or a simple trail. At some sections the road is impassable and it is better to push the bike. Depending on the season, the weather can be very hot and windy.
For this bike tour it is essential to have a good mountain bike. [[Diego Raid]] in the centre of Diego Suarez lend rents out bicycles on a daily basis.
== Route description ==
The bike excursion starts in Diego Suarez. After leaving the town towards the south, one turns right in the direction of [[Anamakia]]. On the way to this small village , one passes the large [[Plaine d'Anamakia]], a wide open space which is used as grazing land for hundrets hundreds of zebus. At the western end of Anamakia is a bar, where just across the square women sell delicious mangoes if when the season is right (usually October, November).
A short bike ride from Anamakia are the large salt marshes of the [[Salines d'Antsahampano]]. After passing the fields one comes to a crossing with a police checkpoint. Going straight takes one leads to [[Nosy Hara National Park]] via Ampasindava (16km), going right to Cap Diego (21km). From now on the condition of the road changes every couple of kilometres. After passing some houses on the left, one should turn right. About 11km later, a sign points towards Cap Diego and the French Military Cemetery (Cimetière Militaire Français, 10km).
After passing the [[military airfield Andrakaka]], the road is in good condition again. The remaining bike ride to Cap Diego is very quick and easy and quick. At Cap Diego one can follow the road and pass through the military grounds. Against a fee, it is possible to visit the ruins of the former military station and some caves. For those not interested in history and old buildings should just turn right before the tollbar. A trail leads through some houses to the small harbour, from where scheduled boats leave direction straight to Diego Suarez (2,000 Ariary per person in 2017).
== Detailed route with GPS data ==