'''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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<youtube>3GpzcSSpiys</youtube>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).
=== Accommodation ===Throughout the week Ramena is a quite village. Except the street to the pier, there are no paved roads and consequently not many cars in the village. Locals 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.
'''Hotel Villa Palm Beach'''<br>Tel: +261 The tarred road behind the village leads to the military zone [[ORANGEA]] where soldiers will charge a 5,000 permit fee per person for passing the gate (0far less for locals)32 40904<br>Email: N/A. The ruins of former military buildings and huge canons pointing over the water can be seen at this location. On the way to ORANGEA one passes the former holiday house of the ex-president [[Marc Ravalomanana]]. About three kilometres from Ramena is [[Cap Miné Lighthouse]], from which one can see the passage to [[Diego Suarez Bay]]. From there it is only a short walk to [[Baie des Dunes]] and [[Baie des Pigeons]].
Villa Palm Beach is A trip 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 small, basic authentic Malagasy style accommodation, close lower price. The dive-centre [[MadaScaph]] takes divers to various dive spots in the beachbay.
<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]
Casa La Case en Falafy is where most popular amongst tourist usually stay. Has The hotel has a swimming pool and a large restaurant with a view over the oceanas 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 ==<!--<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-12.252229" lon="49.368426" height="600" controls="large" zoom="13" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">-12.2424574010, 49.3479126971[[Ramena]]-12.238368, 49.365173old military ruins-12.242595, 49.378095[[Baie des Dunes]]-12.245153, 49.383717[[Baie des Pigeons]]-12.268722, 49.395475[[Sakalava Bay]] 2#B2FCFF00-12.2424574010, 49.3479126971-12.2420508787, 49.3481568620-12.2417292651, 49.3485071417-12.2417409997, 49.3490426615-12.2416803986, 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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).
