Leaving Antsiranana's bay, you will see on your left the Emerald Sea and a series of small white sand idyllic coves that reflect in an emerald green sea. There are other coves on the other side of Diego Suarez's bay that bears fascinating names such as the Pigeons' Bay, the Duns'Bay, the Sakalava Bay. In the latter, there are three islets but also the Hotel Club Baie des Sakalava, a tourist resort with 1O bungalows in a bay open to the winds and big waves of the Indian Ocean that make this place one of the best surfing spots in Madagascar. You can get there by sea or by the road that leads to Ramena. Another interesting trip you can make is the one leading to the town of Joffre and to the Roussets Reservation on Amber Mountain - 30kms to the southwest from Diego. In the surroundings of Joffre, where the French used to spend their holidays to escape the scorching heat that prevails in Diego Suarez in the summer, vegetation changes and becomes quite lush and one will find a great many flowers. When the French left the country, the village quickly declined and its hotels are now closed. The Roussets Reservation spreads over a surface of 18.200 hectares. In the Amber Mountain National Park, vegetation is exuberant thanks to favorable climatic conditions: tropical climate with wet heat.