Riake Resort and Villa

Riake Resort and Villa is located in the North-East of Sainte-Marie, Madagascar.

Here you will receive a warm welcome at this Madagascar beach resort. You will be at the heart of an overwhelming natural beauty when on Madagascar tour here.

Riake Resort and Villa overlook a magnificent, white-sandy beach. This Madagascar beach resort combines nature, comfort and luxury for a superb African beach holiday.

Riake Resort and Villa was built in harmony making use of the local environment. At the Riake Resort and Villa, you will be able to enjoy the most pleasant climate on the island.

A constant slight breeze maintains pleasant temperature all year long, and keeps the mosquitoes at bay.

This Madagascar beach resort was opened in August 2011 and is the perfect place to relax. Here you are assured of enjoying open air activities and immerse in local traditions and customs.

Accommodation at Riake Resort and Villa

Accommodation at Riake Resort and Villa for guests on Madagascar safari tour is offered in bungalows and villas.

Comfort Bungalow

Built in semi-hard, according to the local architecture, the Bungalows are comfortable and decorated with care. In the bedroom, the double bed is equipped with a quality mosquito net and an orthopedic mattress.

The Bungalows are equipped with a bathroom (cascade shower with permanent hot water, WC, washbasin, storage space), and an office area.

The Bungalows have safes and an electrical supply with 220V European plugs. Each Bungalow has its own private terrace with a shower.

From June to the end of September, it is not uncommon to observe whales passing by from your terrace…

All bungalows at Riake Resort have a view of the Indian Ocean with direct access to the beach. Each bungalow has its own private space. Deckchairs as well as towels are at your disposal.

Superior Bungalow

Built in semi-hard, according to the local architecture, the Superior Bungalows are comfortable and decorated with care. In the bedroom, the double bed is equipped with a quality mosquito net and an orthopedic mattress.

The Bungalows are equipped with a bathroom (cascade shower with permanent hot water, WC, washbasin, storage space), and an office area. More spacious, the Superior Bungalows allow you to relax in a pleasant living room.

The Bungalows are equipped with safes and an electrical supply with 220V European plugs.

Each Bungalow has its own private terrace with a shower. From June to the end of September, it is not uncommon to observe whales passing by from your terrace….

All bungalows have a view of the Indian Ocean with direct access to the beach. Each bungalow has its own private space. Deckchairs as well as towels are at your disposal.

Twin Bungalow

Built in semi-hard, according to the local architecture, the Twin Bungalows are very comfortable and decorated with care. In the bedroom, two separate beds are equipped with a quality mosquito net and an orthopedic mattress.

The Bungalows are equipped with a bathroom (cascade shower with permanent hot water, WC, washbasin, storage space), and an office area. More spacious, the Twin Bungalows allow you to relax in a pleasant living room.

The Bungalows have safes and an electrical supply with 220V European plugs.
Each Bungalow has its own private terrace with a shower. From June to the end of September, it is not uncommon to observe whales passing by from your terrace .

All bungalows have a view of the Indian Ocean with direct access to the beach. Each bungalow has its own private space. Deckchairs as well as towels are at your disposal.

Comfort Villa

Built in semi-hard, according to the local architecture, La Villa Confort overlooks the Indian Ocean.

Decorated with care, it has a safe and a power supply with 220V European plugs.
It includes one bedroom with double bed, one bedroom with a single bed, and a mezzanine with a double bed.

All beds are of high quality and equipped with mosquito nets. You also have a bathroom with hot water (shower, WC, washbasin, storage space, large mirror) and a large living room.

You will also be able to enjoy an outside living room on your large terrace open to the sea, with a shower. From June to the end of September, it is not uncommon to observe the passage of whales from your terrace…

The Villa Confort has a private area on the beach for breakfast. Deckchairs with mattresses and towels are at your disposal.

Superior Villa

Large bay windows allow you to enjoy a magnificent view of the Indian Ocean. Built in semi-hard, according to the local architecture, they have a safe and a power supply with 220V European plugs.

They are composed of a bedroom with a double bed, a bedroom with two single beds and a mezzanine with a double bed. All beds are of high quality and equipped with mosquito nets.

You also have a bathroom with hot water (shower, WC, washbasin, storage space, large mirror), a large living room.

You will also be able to enjoy an outside living room on your large terrace open to the sea, with a shower. From June to the end of September, it is not uncommon to observe the passage of whales from your terrace…

The Luxury Villas have a private area on the beach for breakfast. Deckchairs with mattresses and towels are at your disposal.

Things to Do at Riake Resort & Villa

Discovery of Ampanihy Bay

Sheltered by a peninsula on the northeast coast, Ampanihy Bay is a secluded spot, accessible on foot and then by canoe from the Riake Resort & Villa.

This day will make you discover one of the most intriguing landscapes of the island.

On the rendezvous: mangroves and meetings with fishermen, but also deserted beach, white sand, coconut trees and turquoise water.

You will leave from the Riake Resort & Villa by the interior of the lands then a pirogue will come to pick you up to cross the basin “between sea and river” to enter the mangrove under the mangroves.

You will thus join this paradisiacal setting. You can take the dugout canoe and discover the surroundings of Sahasifotra on foot, take a path that will lead you to the typical village of Anafiafy.

You will go through the expanses of clove trees, vanilla fields and rice fields, or return to the hotel and enjoy swimming in the waves of the Indian Ocean.

Day at the Natural Swimming Pools

North of Santa Maria are the Natural Swimming Pools, near the village of Ambodirano, a unique and wild place. Sheltered by rocks, three pools of sea water have been formed and allow a swim in complete tranquillity.

Be careful to respect the Fady (the forbidden/ taboo): it is not possible to walk on the rocks with shoes.

After enjoying the beauty of this place, you can enjoy a lobster or grilled fish depending on the season. For, in addition to a splendid landscape, the Natural Swimming Pools are home to many lobsters.

You will leave by 4X4 or ATV to the Riake Resort & Villa at the end of the afternoon. You’re doing a quad bike loop north of Sainte Marie.

You will leave by the East, you will go through the forest, then by the beach, then by small paths to arrive at the Natural Swimming Pools. You will come back by the West by discovering the villages.

Swimming in the early afternoon in a creek in the west.

In addition to discovering the site of the Natural Swimming Pools, you will discover all the northern part of Sainte Marie.

Crossing from East to West

Departing from the Riake Resort & Villa, this walk will allow you to reach the West Coast on foot. After passing through the village of Ambohidena, you will take small paths.

In the secondary forest “Añalan-Janhan”, you will surely come across the black drongo (Dicrurus forficatus), “king of the birds”, recognizable by its puff and, for the most observant, its forked tail. Your guide will tell you the story of this legendary bird.

In the heart of this mountainous forest, you will discover raffia, cassava fields, trees called “Grésillia” as well as large rice fields. A flora very different from the one of the surroundings of the Riake Resort & Villa.

At the highest point of the walk you will enjoy a splendid panorama allowing you to contemplate both the Indian Ocean to the East and the canal of Sainte Marie to the West. The tip of Grande Terre will never have seemed so close.

We’ll be back after lunch. You will be able to see with the guide the path to take for the return trip if you choose a different route that will allow you to make a loop.

ATV in total liberty

Feel like quad biking on the beach? Do you want to go into town? Do you want to discover a part of the island in complete freedom? The Quads are at your disposal. You can rent them by the hour, half-day or full day.

Picnic at the point

Riake Resort and villa offer an organized picnic at the tip, 4 kilometers from the Riake Resort & Villa.

You will leave the Riake Resort & Villa on foot along the sea in the middle of the morning to arrive at the place where the coral reef protects a deserted beach and shelters fish of exceptional beauty.

A guide will serve you after a swim and some souvenir photos if you decide to come with.

Nature discovery in the Village of Ambohidena

Departing from the Riake Resort & Villa, this walk will allow you to discover and familiarize yourself with the richness and diversity of the fauna and flora of Sainte Marie Island.

Your guide will explain to you the usefulness of many plants and flowers.

As soon as you leave on a sandy road, you will find a cassava field, sweet potatoes, pineapple plants, etc. Crossing the village of Ambohidena, you will meet the women weaving the penjy to make mats and bags.

After a photo break at the “Vanilla Bungalow”, you will continue your discovery by admiring papaya trees, mango trees, coffee trees, sugar cane and even wild orchids!

Depending on the weather, your guide will set the departure time so that you will be protected by the trees of the forest during hot weather.

In the heart of the Ambohidena forest, you will appreciate the immensity of eucalyptus, smooth quinine trees, etc. From there, you will return to the Riake Resort & Villa along the ocean.

Whale Safari

At the Riake Resort & Villa, from July, you can see the whales from your terrace. For a closer look, a half-day whale safari is offered.

On board a medium sized boat, you will observe these marine mammals while respecting their tranquility. The partners respect the code of conduct for their observation.

It will be a combination of the excursion to Île aux Nattes with the whale safari. You will leave in 4X4 or Quad, starting from the Riake to go south.

You will observe humpback whales and then you will take the road to Ile aux Nattes. At the end of the day, you will return by the same means of transport…

This day will be done in the opposite direction if the tides require it.

Scuba Diving

True coral gardens colonized by numerous fish, turtles, rays and moray eels, the seabed of Sainte Marie is the image of its coasts: wild, little frequented and very authentic.

The Riake Resort & Villa has partnered with a serious and certified Bora diving center to offer you diving in complete serenity.

From the coral gardens to the visit of a wreck, beginners or experienced divers, you will enjoy the beauty of the seabed.

Traditional Malagasy Fishing

Riake Resort also invite you to try your hand at traditional pirogue fishing where you will be accompanied by a local fisherman.

Spend a day at Lake Ampanihy. We offer you an experience with traditional Malagasy fishing tools. On the program, angling for specific fishes of the bay (daisies, captains etc.) and shrimp catching with the basket according to the season.

The fisherman will decide the time of your departure according to the tides. You will leave from the Riake Resort & Villa and you will take paths inside the villages to reach your pirogue.

You will go along the mangrove forest to reach the mouth of Ampanihy, a place favoured by fishermen from the surrounding villages.

At noon, a traditional picnic will be served on Ampanihy beach. You can also enjoy a short nap or a swim in a turquoise lagoon.

You will then return to the dugout canoe to continue your fishing trip at the mouth of the river and return to the Riake Resort & Villa in the late afternoon.

An Innovative and Fresh Cuisine at Riake Resort and Villa

The restaurant at Riake Resort has two rooms with different atmospheres. You will appreciate the careful service and the quality of our products.

For lunch and dinner, a menu is offered with a choice of two starters, two main courses and two desserts.

In order to guarantee the freshness and quality of our dishes, our menu varies every day. We operate according to the seasons and the tides.

Riake Resort and villa source our fish from the local fishermen; our fruit and vegetables come from the surrounding villages.

The bread, which is a traditional recipe, is homemade and baked in our wood-burning oven.

Among other things, all the products are organic. Therefore our cuisine has a better nutritional and balanced value.

Breakfast can be served in the restaurant or on the beach where each bungalow and villa has its own private space, according to your wishes.

You will enjoy, among other things, seasonal fruits, homemade bread and jam, pancakes, or a real Italian cappuccino…

The Riake Lunch offers you a mainly Malagasy, French-Malagasy and Italian cuisine. In order to make you discover the local specialities, Malagasy dishes as well as the famous “Saint Marienne” sauce will be proposed to you.

Seafood will also be served to you: lobster, bonito, tuna, crab, squid, octopus…depending on arrival.

Private Dinner

The Riake Resort teams are constantly imagining new and unique experiences to make you enjoy the best of our tropical paradise on the island.

It is obvious to us that this comes first and foremost through our intimate and unforgettable dinner offers. Host an elegant dinner under a canopy of stars on our pristine beach,

or celebrate a special occasion by surprising your loved one with a romantic candlelight dinner for two at our Riake Longe area.

The team at Riake Resort will be happy to assist you in planning all aspects of the evening, including custom menu planning, table arrangements and ensuring warm, yet discreet service.

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