Lagoon, dhow shipyards and white dunes.
Belo-sur-Mer is a timeless Vezo village, set between white dunes and lagoon, half a day’s drive south of Morondava on the track. It’s the great traditional shipyard of the west coast: the dhows and schooners that sail the Mozambique Channel are still built by hand, right on the beach.
The open-air shipyards and their shipwrights, the salt pans that turn pink in the sun, swimming in the lagoon, and the coral islets offshore reached by sailing canoe.
Getting there takes effort: a sand track by 4×4 or a boat transfer depending on the season. A simple, authentic village — solar power only, cash essential.
Tour · Highlands & South & West
Tana- Morondava → Morondava → Discovering the Manambolo Gorges and walks in the Small Tsingy → Taking on the Great Tsingy → Bekopaka → Morondava → Belo sur Mer → Manja → Andavadaoka → Free day by the sea → Salary → Tuléar → Isalo National Park → Isalo → Ambalavao → Fianarantsoa → Ranomafana → Antsirabe → Antananarivo and return flight
The best time to discover Belo-sur-Mer: April → November.
Recommended time on site: 2 to 3 days.
Sand track by 4x4 from Morondava — approx. 3 h [TO CHECK], or by boat.
Bring cash: no ATM in Belo. Ask for the high-tide times for swimming in the lagoon. Visit the shipyards with a village guide.
