Grab a map of the Western Madagascar coast between Mahajanga in the south and Diego Suarez in the far north, and you’ll see just how empty this portion of the island’s indented coastline is.

This is a land void of roads, houses, and anything really, except for three distinctly different resorts that can only be reached by bush plane – or in one case, boat. Each is unique, and about as close to paradise as one can get in Madagascar, especially if you are there on honeymoon (or any sort of romantic getaway) and looking for a Robinson-Crusoe-with-a-luxury-edge type of retreat.

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