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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 flog on their free day to the beach for a day-long party. In 2011 erected streetlights along the beach support the party ...
The tared 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. There ruins of former military buildings and huge canons pointing towards the bay can be seen. On the way to ORANGEA one passes the former holiday domicile of the ex-president [[Marc Ravalomanana]]. About three kilometres from Ramena is the [[Cap Miné Lighthouse]], from where one can see the passage to [[Diego Suarez Bay]]. From there on it is only a short walk to [[Baie des Dunes]] and [[Baie des Pigeons]]. 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. The dive-centre [[MadaScaph]] takes divers to various dive spots in the bay. About three kilometres from Ramena is the Cap Miné Lighthouse, from where one can see the passage to [[Diego Suarez Bay]].
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