NOSY BE
NOSY KOMBA
NOSY ANKAZOBERAVINA
NOSY IRANJA
NOSY SAKATIA
NOSY MITSIO
NOSY TANIKELY
NOSY VORONA
Nosy
Komba
A LEMUR’S PARADISE, NOSY KOMBA IS A VOLCANIC ISLAND MEANING “LEMURS ISLAND” IN MALAGASY.
From beach front homes, restaurants & hotels to local villages throughout the coastline, this beautiful island is home to people of different nationalities. At first glance you might just feel that this is where you need to be. There is a famous saying, “Drink the water here and you will always come back” and so far it's proven to be true.
Tourists and locals together enjoy the pleasure of guided nature walks, interactions with nature and the all famous lemurs, hikes that go to the highest point of the island and finding the hidden waterfalls.
Nosy Komba is the place to be for those who want to get one with nature and those who want to find that “inner peace” so many speak of.
GENERAL INFORMATION
A volcanic island off the northwest coast of Madagascar, lying between Nosy Be and the mainland
Nosy Komba (lemur island) is also called Nosy Ambariovato (island surrounded by rocks)
25 km squared (9.65 sp mi)
Estimated population: 4000
15 minutes from Nosy Be by boat
Fun Facts
Small islands and beaches around Nosy Komba each with own story, some that only appear during low tide
It is home to a local legend, a sea turtle estimated to be about 200 years old
Also known as the lemurs’ paradise. The island is well-known due to the lemurs it shelters, who are considered sacred.
Front view of Komba looks like a turtle’s shell.
