Écolodge à Madagascar
Classified as a 4-star hotel in 2022, Antsanitia resort is the original establishment of the Amanta group. Just 25 minutes from Mahajunga airport, facing the beach and overlooking the Morira River estuary and the Mozambique Channel, this ecolodge lives in symbiosis with the fishing village of Antsanitia. Alongside the AMADA association, it plays an active role in preserving the environment and improving the living conditions of the villagers.
Set on a 22-hectare estate, Antsanitia resort offers Malagasy and international guests a restaurant, a lounge bar, a large swimming pool, several types of accommodation ranging from double rooms to family suites with swimming pools, an events area and a massage and treatment centre. It is also the ideal starting point for excursions by sea, river or track to discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Boeny region.
Located in Madagascar, Antsanitia Resort has developed an ecotourism concept, totally integrated into the environment, in conjunction with 3 fishing villages located around the hotel, which supports local development and accompanies the actions needed to improve the living conditions of the villagers: this is the very essence of integrated tourism.
The Amada project is the brainchild of a group of French and Malagasy people. What we have in common is a desire to help improve the living conditions of a village community in Madagascar. A story made possible thanks to a great deal of support.
All aspects of development are targeted: health, education, training, environmental protection, development of economic activities… The most important projects in which the association has invested are: the construction of a school, a dispensary, access to water, a reforestation project and the management of the school canteen with 250 meals offered per day by the hotel.
You will be able to observe Madagascar’s land tortoises in their natural habitat. Since May 2023, Antsanitia Resort has decided to welcome 20 abandoned tortoises. Tortoises are among the oldest living reptiles. Many species of turtle are endemic to Madagascar, and all are rare and threatened.
Our aim is to raise visitors’ awareness of the difficult living conditions of lemurs in the wild, which have been declared virtually extinct in their country of origin due to deforestation and the bushmeat trade. The disappearance of the lemur would lead to the eradication of Madagascar’s forests, so we have set up an educational hut to inform our customers. We currently have two lemur families living on the estate.