Choose the yacht part of your Madagascar holiday
Decide how much of your holiday you want to spend aboard, who will travel with you and the dates you would like to use. Give Charter Easy those plans and your budget so the shortlist starts with your group’s needs. Read the selected yacht’s departure and return details before fixing other bookings around the hire.
The national tourism office, ONTM, places Nosy Be northwest of the main island. Keep that distinction in view when combining a boat hire with other parts of Madagascar: set aside time for the journeys you choose independently, and align them with the operator-confirmed charter period.
Locate your boat search around Nosy Be
Nosy Be is the catalogue departure to use for this search. ONTM associates the island with ylang-ylang and names Nosy Komba, Nosy Sakatia and Nosy Iranja among its surrounding islands. These places give you specific subjects to explore when shaping the wider holiday and discussing your wishes with the yacht operator.
Choose the actual boat and agree its arrangements for your dates, including any itinerary you want to discuss. For the next stage of planning, open the Nosy Be guide for airport, joining and independent shore-interest questions. Keep the named island setting alongside the details of the offer you are considering.
Compare the boat and the complete quote for your group
Use the individual yacht’s supplied dimensions, cabins, berths, bathrooms and equipment to compare the choices. Ask for missing specifications and confirm the arrangements for your party. Read the requested services alongside the accommodation: check whether a skipper is included, obligatory or optional, with its scope and charge.
Work through the charter price, known mandatory charges, payments at the marina and refundable deposit separately. Ask Charter Easy to clarify missing amounts and the payment and deposit conditions in the charter documents. If you intend to skipper the boat yourself, have the required documents checked with the charter company for that yacht and destination.
Plan your arrival around the confirmed hire
ONTM describes air and sea access to Nosy Be. Ravinala Airports identifies Antananarivo and Nosy Be as the international airports it operates. Use these named places when researching your independently arranged arrival and any wider land journey, then check the actual transport bookings and connections you need.
Before reserving those journeys, obtain the selected yacht’s confirmed departure and return details. Share relevant arrival plans with Charter Easy and clarify the scope and price of any additional service you request in the offer. The local Nosy Be guide takes the airport and joining questions further.
Leave time for your own food interests ashore
ONTM’s September 2018 tourism manual introduces Romazava as a stew-like national dish and associates Ravitoto with pounded cassava leaves. These are two Malagasy food subjects to look into when planning your own meals and time ashore around the charter.
Choose the meals and visits you want independently, and check any catering requested aboard in the individual offer, including its scope and cost. You can contact Charter Easy before departure, during the hire and after returning for help coordinating questions with the yacht operator.