Situated: Nosy Sakatia, north-west of Nosy Be
Owner managed: Jose and Isabella Vieira - South African/Portuguese/Italian.
Opened: 2006
Bungalows: 9
Capacity: 20
Restaurant seating: 30
Food: South African/Malagasy
Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Afrikaans, Malagasy
Staff: 28
Activities: Snorkelling, scuba, fishing, walks, excursions to Nosy Be. NITROX filling station.
Kids: No reason why not - plenty to do each day but not a lot at the hotel itself. Kids are certainly welcome though. Family Bungalow.
Bonus: Scuba dive centreand Orca Free Diving and Spearfishing Centre
Average Price Per Person Per Night:
THB large size is Ar 5 000 .
Single Gin and Tonic is Ar 5000.
THB = Three Horse Beer, a popular standard. Ar = Ariary, the local currency.
This is another of our favourites, good value, good food, good people. Well experienced in the various dive spots around Nosy Be and have a wide knowledge of the area.
Situated at the narrowest part of Sakatia Island this lodge offers you two coast lines and right next to the lodge is a Sacred Forest. Nobody is entirely sure of the reason for it being sacred but suffice to say no one may go into it. The lodge did get permission a few years ago to create a path through it but very soon afterwards the path was destroyed by a cyclone - that provided the locals with proof that indeed the ancestors were protecting the forest and since then nobody has been allowed in!
Jose and Isabella are some of our favourite friends in Madagascar and they are excellent hosts. Isabella's kitchen is spotless and the food she produces is delicious. Their rooms are tastefully furnished with prints and fabrics designed by Isabella.
This lodge comes highly recommended by MadagasCaT. You will want to return.
Click here to see 360° Virtual Tour of Sakatia Lodge
Charters, Ankarana, Diego Suarez
March 2011.
underwater photography by Jacques Viera, Sakatia Lodge
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See Map with Hotel Markers
"Sakatia Lodge is an amazing place. Everything from location, staff and food was incredible. Josè and Isabella, the hosts,
made us feel at home and went out of their way to ensure that all their guests had a good time. Scuba diving was excellent with small groups and a superb dive guide, Jacques, who knows the dive sites extremely well. The 3 - bedroomed villa was perfect for our family. Right on the beach with a big verandah to relax on and watch the beautiful sunsets."
Amanda Van der Hoven