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'''Sakalava Bay (Baie des Sakalava) is a popular destination for windsurfing and kitesurfing located approximately 15km 16 kilometres from Diego Suarez on the northeast coast of Madagascar.'''
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There are various kitesurfing schools with accommodation directly on the beach of Sakalava Bay, amongst them [[Sakalava Lodge]], [[Royal Sakalava]] and [[KiteParadise]]. Additional schools such as [[Mada Ocean Kite & Windsurf]] and [[La Case en Falafy Kitesurf]] with accommodation in [[Ramena]]. Next to the hotels are small local restaurants, offering basic meals such as seafood and coconut rice to visitors of the beach. <googlemap versiondiv style="0.9" lat=max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-12.258825" lon="270064, 49.377022" 39333~'''Sakalava Bay'''~~;|type="satellite" |service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom="13" |controls="large"pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes}}</div> [[File:La Case en Falafy 035.jpg|600px]] == Accommodation / Kitesurf schools == '''[[Varatraza|Varatraza Wind Riders Ecolodge]]'''<br>Sakalava Bay<br>Tel : +261 (0)32 40 470 69<br>Skype: skypeniceole<br>Email: [mailto:niceole@varatraza.com niceole@varatraza.com] '''[[La Case en Falafy Kitesurf]]''' ([[Ramena]])<br>Tel: +261 32 28 782 74 (Tsiry) / +261 32 67 270 29 (Maba) / +261 32 02 674 33 (Lala)<br>Website: [http://www.kitesurf-casenfalafy.com www.kitesurf-casenfalafy.com] '''[[KiteParadise]]'''<br>Tel: +852 94 35 51 04<br>Website: [http://www.kiteparadise-12madagascar.com www.kiteparadise-madagascar.com] '''[[Royal Sakalava]]''' (17 bungalows)<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 8292636 / +261 (0)32 0577705 (mobile)<br>Website: [http://www.royalsakalava.com www.royalsakalava.com]<br> '''[[Sakalava Lodge]]''' (15 bungalows)<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 67 385 95 (mobile)<br>Website: [http://www.sakalava.com www.270064, 49sakalava.39333com]<br> '''[[Ocean Lodge]]'''<br>Sakalava Bay<br>Tel +261 034 46 577 85<br>Email: [mailto:oceanlodge.kite@gmail.com oceanlodge.kite@gmail.com]<br>Website: https://kitesurf-madagascar.com == Video == <HTML5video type="youtube" width="600" height="338">Mx79aFGSlXY</googlemapHTML5video>
View all [[Sakalava_Bungalows|SakalavaBay photos]] (13 bungalows)<br>Tel +261 32 04 512 39 / ++261 20 82 907 95<br>Website: http://www.sakalava.com
== Additional information ==* [[Royal_Beach_Hotel|Royal Beach Hotel]] (15 bungalows)<br>Telhttp: ++261 20 82 92 636 / ++261 32 02 42172<br>Website: http:/www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/royalblown-away-beachkitesurfing-in-madagascarBlown away: Kitesurfing in Madagascar] By Jonathan Lessware / The National (UAE), 3rd December 2010.com/__NOTOC__