Emerald Sea is characterised by a turquoise hue due to its shallow depth in water coupled with a sandy bottom and is separated from the Indian Ocean by a coral reef and a chain of islets. On the site, the practice of sea sports of aquatic and nautical activities is the most loved of visitors.

 

The coral reef is one of the largest lagoons in Madagascar whose wind direction makes it an exceptional site for windsurfing and kitesurfing, especially during the Varatraza season, from April to October. However, kitesurfing is the most practiced because the conditions are favourable, because the wind is constantly blowing every day and oscillates between 20 to 40 knots. To prove that the best place for kitesurfing is the Emerald Sea there is the upcoming arrival of Alexandre Caizergues; triple speed world champion in kitesurfing, and also the first man in the world to cross the wall of 100 km / h on water and the current world speed record holder in kitesurfing at the Emerald Sea. He was on vacation in Diego Suarez with his companion, Marie Desandre Navarre, herself vice world champion of speed kitesurfing in 2012.