Ile aux Nattes

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Ile aux Nattes (Nosy Nato) is a small island located south of Ile Sainte Marie (Nosy Boroha) off the east coast of Madagascar. This car-free idyllic beach paradise can be easily reached by pirogue, leaving from the beach southwest of the airport runway on Ile Sainte Marie. The transfer is inexpensive and does not take longer than a couple of minutes.

Ile aux Nattes has many sandy beaches, with the best beeing at the north of the island. An eight kilometres walk around the island takes about three hours at low tide. Tiny villages and an amazing flora can be discovered during the walk. Ile aux Nattes is well known for its l'orchidée rose - a two metres tall orchid with pink flowers.


One of Napoleon's sons, a Malagasy chief customary, was living on the island. It was him who found out, that the island has been recorded under the wrong name at the town council arround 1840. Instead of Nosy Nanto, Ile aux Nattes was written down. Nanto is a tree which grew abounded on the island in those days. Its wood, which is very hard, has been used for navy carpentry.

Accommodation on Ile aux Nattes

In February 2008, the cyclone Ivan destroyed and damaged quiet a few beach bungalows. In August 2008 some rebuilding was still in progress.

Maningory (7 bungalows)
Tel: +261 57 04069, +261 (0)32 07090
Email: maningoryhotel@wanadoo.mg
Website: www.maningory.com

Baboo Village (14 bungalows)
Tel: +261 5704207, +261 (0)32 0479126
Website: www.baboo-village.com

Meva Paradis (6 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)32 4680281 Email: hotel@mevaparadis.com
Website: www.mevaparadis.com

Les Lemuriens (10 huts)

Chez Regine (6 bungalows)
Tel: +261 57 04214

Chez Titi

La Petite Traversée Email: booking@madxperience.com