by makikool | Updated on 03/09/2025 | Published on 02/17/2022 | Nature, Wildlife
There are more than twenty species of birds on the island of Nosy Komba. Some are found in all the Mascarene Islands and others are endemic, such as the Red Fodi, the Railovy, the Bulbul, the Malagasy Screech-Owl, the White-browed Owl and other species. The best time...
by makikool | Updated on 02/20/2022 | Published on 02/02/2022 | Cultures and Traditions
Môrengy On feast days and some weekends, you can attend a môrengy in the afternoon, and then when night falls, go dancing and have fun at the “dust bal” a dance party until daybreak. Môrengy is a combat sport and a Malagasy martial art. Môrengy is...
by makikool | Updated on 05/25/2022 | Published on 01/20/2022 | Flora, Nature
Nature The vanilla plantations are mainly located in the mountain of the island, where the hot and humid climate is favorable to the blooming of vanilla. Since a few years, more and more inhabitants of Nosy Komba having plots of land in the mountain started to...
by makikool | Updated on 02/20/2022 | Published on 01/16/2022 | Cultures and Traditions
Kings and Queens Nosy Komba is very attached to its traditions and ancestral rituals. Although a delegate to the mayor represents the island, each village has its own chief “fokontany”, and there are royal families. Nowadays, Nosy Komba has a queen and two...
by makikool | Published on 12/09/2021 | Landscapes, Nature
One of the natural riches of Nosy Komba is its water, coming from natural springs.It springs from the depths of the mountain, and benefits the inhabitants of the island. Rivers from these natural springs meander down to the sea, cutting their way through the many...
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