Vanilla

Vanilla

Nature The vanilla plantations are mainly located in the mountain of the island, where the hot and humid climate is favorable to the blooming of vanilla. Since a few years, more and more inhabitants of Nosy Komba having plots of land in the mountain started to...
Royal Lineage and Rituals

Royal Lineage and Rituals

Kings and Queens Nosy Komba is very attached to its traditions and ancestral rituals. Although a delegate to the mayor represents the island, each village has its own chief “fokontany”, and there are royal families. Nowadays, Nosy Komba has a queen and two...
Springs and waterfalls

Springs and waterfalls

One of the natural riches of Nosy Komba is its water, coming from natural springs.It springs from the depths of the mountain, and benefits the inhabitants of the island. Rivers from these natural springs meander down to the sea, cutting their way through the many...
The old arboretum

The old arboretum

During colonial times, in 1947, monks of the religious Capucin congregation developed an Arboretum. Father “Albert”, a member of this community, was at the origin of this project. Many trees from all over the world were imported. The seeds of trees and...
Maki Macaco

Maki Macaco

Description Lemurs are endemic primates of Madagascar; there are several species, including the eulemur macaco or more commonly known as maki macaco, which is found here in Nosy Komba. They can be observed during the day, and at night you can hear their cries echoing...