The town adopted the lonely baobab standing out imposingly at a crossroads as its emblem, and lingering at the sea front long after the sun set on the Bay of Bombetoka has become a ritual. Mahajanga is also the route of dhows and their small port is feverishly busy at each arrival.
- A particularly favourable climate guarantees tourism at all seasons to this coastal region. To the south- west, trekking opportunities and bathing at Katsepy which is one hour away by ferry. From Mitsinjo on the other side of the Mahavavy, a turning to Lake Kinkony, a large body of water embedded in the midst of palm trees. The Bay of Baly , 150 km from Majunga, is of exceptional beauty with its golden beaches and coral reefs, its lakes and the green ribbon of mangroves, offering the contrast of disorderly bush vegetation and dense forests. The Tsingy of Namoroka, similar to those of Bemaraha but in miniature, which accounts for their being coined “Low Tsingy”.
- To the north, the canyon of the Red Cirque, where strata of limestone and sand compose fairy glints and tints. The shoreline is well preserved, and between the villages of Ampazoana and Antsanitia lies one of the best assets of Mahajanga for international tourism: the blue waters of the Mozambique Channel allowing a range of water sports activities, white sand stretching as far as the eye can see lined with “satrana”, the river Morira and its mangroves, and a primary forest nearby…
- The Caves of Anjohibe, 80 km to the north-east featuring galleries, immense vaulted rooms, concretions of all sizes and shapes. Recommended access by the sea, following the wild coastline will be far from monotonous.
An institution in terms of Green Tourism : the National Park of Ankarafantsika, 115km away along the road to Antananarivo, essential for the fight against silting in the whole region.
