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'''The Ankarafantsika National Park is located in the Boina region in the northwest of Madagascar. To the east , the park is bounded by the Mahajamba river and to the west by the Betsiboka river. The park is located along the national road 4 ([[RN4]]), about 115 kilometres south of [[Mahajanga]] (2 hours by car) and 450 kilometres north of the capital [[Antananarivo]] (8 hours). The road is in good condition and accessible all year round. There is a daily taxi-brousse service between Antananarivo and Mahajanga. Alternatively, [[Air Madagascar]] offers regular scheduled flights. '''
{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Ankarafantsika_National_Park_001.jpg|600px]]|}<!--|-|[[File:Ankarafantsika_National_Park_001.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Ankarana_National_Park_027.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Ankarana_National_Park_030.jpg|196px]]|}--> The name Ankarafantsika comes from ''garafantsy'', meaning "mountain of thorns". The name is also describes connected with a crafty and scary man. The forests of Ankarafantsika were once market marked with terror and mystery due to [[Lake Ravelobe|Ravelobe]], a patriot living in the forests who became a bandit and robbed travellers.
Originally, two parks on both sides of RN4 formed the forest reserve of Ankarafantsika, before they were unified in 2002. Today, Ankarafantsika National Park covers an area of 135,000ha at an altitude of 250m. The highest peak is 350m. There are five major rivers running through the park. Several lakes, such as Tsimaloto, Ampijoroa, Antsimalo and Ankomakoma are the last refuges of native fish, aquatic birds and crocodiles. In addition, the lakes are shrines to the natives of the region. The landscape of the park is very alternating with different types of forests and savannas. A highlight of the park is the ''Lavaka of Ankarokaroka'', a lunar landscape born of massive erosion. Various endemic species live and grow in this sandy massif.
From April to November the weather is hot and dry, followed by a wet period. The average annual rainfall is 1,475mm. In general , the temperature varies between 24°C and 29°C. There are about 37,456 people (2010) living in the area, spread over 133 villages and hamlets. The inhabitants are mainly farmers. The dominant ethnic group is [[Sakalava]].
Ankarafantsika National Park is subject to strong pressures caused by charcoal production, slash and burn agriculture (''[[tavy]]''), logging, expansion of grazing, hunting and collecting forest by-products. Every dry season, the park is also exposed to severe fires caused by humans, which is destroying the habitat of a wide variety of animals. Hunting is also increasing, as the traditional ''[[fady]]'' on hunting of lemurs is generally not respected by migrants in the region.
{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Ankarafantsika_National_Park_023.jpg|600px]]|} 50% of the park entrance fees are donated to the local population to support the financing of micro projects. Since the launch of the Environmental Action Plan, more than 200 projects were enforced in the surrounding communities. More than 20,000 people benefited from the construction of wells, mini-dams and a school, drilling for a fire hydrant, beekeeping, reforestation, poultry farming and provision of agricultural equipment.<br><br>
== Ecosystems ==
* '''Permanent lakes:''' They are habitat for rare species and play an economic and ecological function in the region.<br><br>
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== Fauna ==
* ''Haliaeetus vociferoides'' - [[Madagascar fish eagle]]
* ''Polyboroides radiatus'' - [[Madagascar harrier-hawk]]
* ''Ardea humbloti'' - [[Humblot's Madagascar heron]]
* ''Coua cristata'' - [[Crested coua]]
* ''Actophilornis albinucha'' - [[Madagascan Madagascar jacana]]
* ''Mesitornis variegata'' - [[White-breasted mesite]]
* ''Tachybaptus pelzelnii'' - [[Madagascan Madagascar grebe]]
* ''Bernieria madagascariensis'' - [[Long-billed bernieria]]
* ''Otus rutilus'' - [[Rainforest Madagascar scops -owl]]* ''Lophotibis cristata'' - [[Madagascan Madagascar crested ibis]]
* ''Leptopterus chabert'' - [[Chabert's vanga]]
* ''Xenopirostris damii'' - [[Van Dam's vanga]]
Various species of insects and amphibians can also be found.<br><br>
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== The best fauna most visible to tourists ==
<td>Coquerel's sifaka / Sifaka</td>
<td>Tree lemur. Endemic to Ankarafantsika. Rarest and most threatened species.</td>
<td>It has a head-body length of 45cm and a tail length of 55cm long. The adult female weights around 3.76kg and the adult male around 3.70kg. The upper body is whitish woolly, the lower body is dark brown woolly. The face is bare and black with a black nose and white muzzle. The tail is white.</td>
<td>Diurnal. Folivore and frugivore - feeds on leaves and fruits.</td></tr>
<td>[[Mongoose lemur]] / Dredrika</td>
<td>Tree lemur. Endemic to Ankarafantsika. Vulnerable species.</td>
<td>It has a head-body length of 30cm to 35cm and a tail length of 48cm. An adult weights between 1kg and 1.50kg5kg. The male has a brown back, darker than the female. Male and female distinguish themselves by the colour of their shoulders: Blackish brown for females and yellowish for males. Both sexes have orange eyes and a white nose.</td><td>Diurnal in rainy season when the food is abondant abundant and nocturnal in dry season when the food is scaresscarce. Folivore and frugivore - feeds on leaves and fruits. Sometimes insectivore - feeds on insects.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cheirogaleus medius''</td>
<td>Western woolly lemur / Tsarafangitra</td>
<td>Tree lemur. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>The length of head and body is greater than the length of the tail. An adult weights 859g. Dense fur with a shaped loop on the back. Median Medium grey, sometimes mottled brown back. Sometimes reddish grey tail.</td>
<td>Folivore - eating mostly leaves of ''Commiphora pervilleana'' (Matambelona).</td></tr></table><br>
Ankarafantsika National Park is home to a rich and diverse flora. 823 species have been inventoried. The endemic rate is ranging from 82% for herbaceous plants to 92% for woody plants.
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== The best flora most visible to tourists ==
<td>Maciba</td>
<td>Herbaceous liana, with spirally arranged leaves. Small greenish flowers with six petals grouped in a cluster. Roots are edible tubers up to 1m long. Non-endemic.</td>
<td>In dry and dense dry deciduous forests.</td>
<td>Flowering from December to February, fruiting from January to April.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Baudouinia fluggeiformis''</td>
<td>Mpanjakabenitany or Mpanjakaben' ny tany</td>
<td>Shrub or tree 15m in hight and 50cm in diameter. Irregular trunk with very deep grooves/flutings. The bark is light brown. Its deciduous leaves arranged in bouquets at the summits of short branches have a dull bottom side and a shiny upper side. A dominant leaf-vein crosses the leaves. Hermaphrodite (both sexes) flowers with five yellow petals about the same length as the sepals. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>In degraded dry deciduous forests.</td>
<td>Flowering from August to December, fruiting from September to May.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cedrelopsis grevei''</td>
<td>Katrafay</td>
<td>Tree 5m to 22m in height and 10cm to 50cm in diameter. Its greyish-brown bark is cracked and has a characteristic odor. Its clear-yellow and hard wood is very valued for joinerycarpentry. Its deciduous, hollow leaves grouped on the summit of the twig have various healing powers. The small flowers are yellow. The fruit capsules turn black when ripe. Essential oil (katrafay oil) resulting from the bark is used in traditional medicine and in aromatherapy. Endemic to Madagascar.</td><td>In dry and dense dry deciduous forests.</td>
<td>Flowering from September to December, fruiting from October to January.</td></tr>
<td>Hazondringitra</td>
<td>Tree 20m in height and 10cm in diameter. This deciduous tree has simple, oval leaves with a more or less dark reddish upper side and a light green bottom side. The small flowers are grouped in a cymose umbel <!-- blütenständige Dolde --> with four sepals. Ripe fruits are black. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>In dry and dense dry deciduous forests.</td>
<td>Tree rich in mucilage (viscous fluid). Flowering during the rainy season: November to April, fruiting in the dry season.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Strychnos spinosa''</td>
<td>Mokotra </td>
<td>Quite small tree with thorns and opposite leaves. Small white flowers with fused corollas .<!-- Blumenkronen -->. Large woody fruits with edible pulp. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>On grassy savannas or savanna woodlands.</td>
<td>Flowering in the wet season and fruiting in the dry season.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Raphia farinifera, Raphia rufa''</td>
<td>Raffia palm / Rofia</td>
<td>Erected palm tree with a trunk covered with leaf sheaths<!-- Blattscheide -->. Compound pinnate leaves with a petiole of about 1.5m and a spine of 2m to 3m. In Ankarafantsika National Park grow Raffia palms grow with leaves up to 7m long. The main veins are covered by short spines. The small flowers are covered by tubular bracts<!-- röhrenförmige Deckblätter-->, the fruits are oval. The fibrous branches and palm leaves are used for ropes, sticks and various roof coverings. Introduced to Madagascar.</td>
<td>In wetlands and shallow valleys.</td>
<td>Flowering in the wet season and fruiting in the dry season. This palm grows on clay-humus.</td></tr>
<td>Mangarahara</td>
<td>Shaft 15m to 20m high. Grey, waxy bark. The tree releases brown shiny exudates on the surface after scratching the trunk. Deciduous tree with compound, opposite leaves. Small white flowers tinged with purple, hermaphrodite flowers (both sexes). The capsular fruits are cylindrical or spindle-shaped. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>In dry and dense dry deciduous forest forests on sand or on laterite plateaus and hills.</td>
<td>Flowering from November to January and fruiting between April and November.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Commiphora guillaumini''</td><td>Matambelona</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''''</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table><br><br> <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-16.056371" lon="46.999512" type="map" zoom="8" controls="large">-16.241046, 46.856689Ankarafantsika National Park</googlemap> <center>'''Site : PARC NATIONAL ANKARAFANTSIKA'''</center> '''2.3 Flore''' {| class="prettytable"| rowspan="2" | <center>'''Famille'''</center>| rowspan="2" | <center>'''Nom Scientifique (genre - espèce)'''</center>| rowspan="2" | <center>'''Nom vernaculaire (français - anglais - malgache)'''</center>| colspan="4" | <center>'''Observations'''</center> |-| '''endémicité'''| '''description'''| '''Où le trouver'''| '''Biologie'''|-| | ''Commiphora guillaumini''| Matambelona| Endémique| Arbre de 10 à Deciduous tree with a height of 10m to 20m de haut et de 50 à 80cm de diamètre. Houppier peu volumineux. Rameaux aux extrémités assez épaisses, de couleur vert sombre avec quelques grosses lenticelles rouges. Ecorce lisse finement lenticelle, de couleur vert jaunâtre. L'écorce se détache par feuilles ou par plaque, laissant des cicatrices vertes. Bois jaune brun rougeâtre avec des cernes en étoile plus foncés. Feuilles lisses, composées, alternes, groupées en bouquet sur les ramilles, à nervures secondaires saillantes et visibles sur les deux faces, caduques. Fleurs polygames dioïques; fleur mâles avec des pétales pliées en nacelles concaves, groupées en inflorescence en grappes pendantes. Fleurs femelles peu nombreuse groupées en inflorescence, avec des pétales récurvées au sommet. Fruits globuleux drupacés très charnus. | forêt dense sèche| Floraison en octobre et novembre, fructification d'octobre à mars. |-| | ''Hymenodictyon occidentale''| Lohavato| Endémique| Arbre de petite taille avec un fût rectiligne. Ecorce lisse, épaisse. Feuilles opposées, caduques. Il y and a trois ou quatre (3 ou 4) paires d'écailles stipulaires à base des jeunes rameaux. Inflorescence terminale en grappe. Petites fleurs avec des calices soudés en forme de tube très court et à dents étroites. La partie inférieure de la corolle est étroite et cylindrique et la partie supérieure renflée en forme de boule. Fleurs groupées en inflorescence en grappe terminale. Fruits en forme de capsule, elliptique s'ouvrant à deux valves, graines entourées d'une aile membraneuse. | Forêts denses sèches décidues| Floraison et fructification de novembre à janvier |-| | ''Poupartia silvatica''| Sakoanala| Endémique| Grand arbre de 12 à 25m de haut, peut atteindre parfois jusqu'à 35m de haut, diamètre de diameter of 50cmto 80cm. Ecorce grise maculée de blanc, épaisse, tenace, crevassée, à écailles allongées se détachant tardivement. Libère du latex rougeâtre après grattage du tronc. Feuilles composées de sept à quinze (7 à 15) folioles elliptiques, alternes à nervation arquée vers la marge, souvent groupées à l'extrémité des rameauxThe crown is somewhat bulky and the branches are rather thick at the end. Petites fleursDry bark peels off from the green trunk, blanches, dioïquesleaving scars. Inflorescence mâle groupée en forme de bouleYellow brown, inflorescence femelle groupée en grappes simplesreddish wood with darker rings. Fruits drupacésSmooth, ovoïdesalternating leaves, lisses à noyau durcrowded in clusters on the branches. | Forêts denses sèches décidues| Floraison en septembre et octobre; fructification d'octobre à Mars |}'''2Lateral nerves are visible on both sides of the leaves.4 Paysage''' Le Parc présente des paysages variés et contrastés comme les différents types de forêtsRound, la savane ou les lacs qui constituent les habitats de différentes espècesfleshy fruits with fruit stone inside. '''3 Activités proposées''' '''3.1 Accueil''' '''Un bureau d’accueil''' est situé à Ampijoroa à l’intérieur du parc. Il vous donnera toutes les informations nécessaires pour l’organisation de votre visite, notamment les guides et porteurs, ainsi que les tarifsEndemic to Madagascar. '''Les guides''' sont au nombre de quatorze (14), onze (11) sont privés et trois (3) travaillent au sein du Parc. Tous connaissent au moins deux langues étrangères (le français et l’anglais) et la biodiversité. Par ailleurs, les guides ont reçu une formation qui a porté sur le perfectionnement des langues françaises et anglaises, le secourisme, les techniques de guidage, la connaissance de l’environnement naturel et culturel. Le paiement des droits d’entrée au parc ainsi que les honoraires des guides pour les circuits peuvent se faire simultanément au Bureau d’accueil, selon une tarification pré établie par l’ANGAP. {| class="prettytable"| colspan="5" | <center>'''TARIFS DES DROITS D’ENTREE DANS LES AIRES PROTEGEES '''</centertd> |-| colspan="5" | <centertd>gérées par l’ANGAP</center> |-| | | | | |-| NATIONAUX| | | | |-| | | | | |-| <center>'''TYPE DE VISITEURS'''</center>| colspan="2" | <center>'''Droits d’entrée'''</center>| | |-| '''adultes'''| Ar 1 000 /personne/ jour| | | |-| '''enfants'''| Ar 200 /personne/ jour| | | |-| '''Chercheurs '''| Ar 5 000 /personne/ mois| | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| colspan="3" | Visiteurs (touristes) ETRANGERS (ADULTES) | | |-| {| class="prettytable"| |} | | | | |-| ''' Durée de séjour'''| '''1 jour'''| '''2 jours'''| '''3 jours'''| '''<nowiki>4 jours et plus (mais <=10 jours)</nowiki>''' |-| ''' ''' |-| '''Catégorie AP ''' |-| '''Parcs à potentialité reconnue « A »'''| Ar 25.000| Ar 37.000| Ar 40.000| Ar 50.000 |-| '''Parcs ou réserves à promouvoir « B »'''| Ar 10In dry and dense forests.000| Ar 15.000| Ar 20.000| Ar 25.000 |-| ''' ''' | | | | |-| colspan="2" | Autres types de visiteurs étrangers| | | |-| | | | | |-| <center>'''Type de visiteurs'''</centertd>| colspan="3" | <centertd>'''Droits d’entrée'''</center>| |-| '''Chercheurs'''| colspan="2" | Ar 100 000 /personne / mois| | |-| '''Encadreurs '''| Cf. visiteurs étrangers| | | |-| '''Groupe d’étudiants/élèves'''| colspan="2" | Ar 10 000 /personne/jour| | |-| '''Enfants'''| Ar 200 /personne/ jour| | | |-| '''CATEGORIE des AP'''| | | | |-| | | | | |-| '''TARIF A'''| '''TARIF B'''| '''TARIF C'''| | |-| 1/ Isalo| Andringitra| Cap Sainte-Marie| | |-| 2/ Andasibe - Mantadia| Masoala| Kirindy Mitea| | |-| 3/ Ranomafana| Marojejy/Anjanaharibe Sud| Mananara Nord| | |-| 4/ Montagne d'Ambre| Andohahela| Zahamena| | |-| 5/ Ankarana| Zombitse-Vohibasia| Manombo| | |-| 6/ Bemaraha| Ambohitantely| Analamera| | |-| 7/ Ankarafantsika| Tsimanampetsotsa| Betampona| | |-| ''' '''| Baie de Baly / Namoroka| Beza Mahafaly| | |-| colspan="5" | '''NB : Les aires protégées qui ne figurent pas dans le tableau sont incluses dans la Catégorie « B »''' |-| | | | | |-| '''Vente des tickets d’entrée à l’accueil bureau des parcsOCEANE AVENTURES'''A l’enceinte siège de la société CORSAIR – Ambatomena – ANTANANARIVOTel : + 261 20 22 312 10 {| class="prettytable"| |} | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | |}'''3.2 Attractions touristiques''' 3.2Flowering in October and November, fruiting between October and March.1 Les circuits écotouristiques {| class="prettytable"| <center>'''Circuit'''</center>| <center>'''Richesses à découvrir'''</centertd>| <center>'''Distance'''</centertr>| <center>'''Durée'''</center>| <center>'''Niveau de difficulté'''</center> |-| COQUERELI| Cette randonnée est recommandée pour les amateurs de la '''faune''', découvrez :| 2 km (petit tour)| 2 à3h| Facile |-| ''''''les lémuriens diurnes comme ''Propithecus verreauxi coquereli'', endémique à Ankarafantsika; sifaka, maki brun, mongoz| |-| ''' '''les oiseaux tel que le Vanga de Van Damne, espèce rare et endémique à Ankarafantsika ; le gobe mouche, le dyal malagasy, le Bulbul de Madagascar, le coua, la Mésite, le drongo, la buse de Madagascar, l’épervier| 3 km (grand tour) |-| ''' '''les reptiles comme le caméléon à corne ''Rucifer rhinoceratus'', l'Iguane, le Serpent Menarana ''Leiheterodon madagascariensis''<nowiki>;</nowiki>| |-| - Vue panoramique sur la forêt d'Ankarafantsika| |-| Vous avez également la possibilité de voir différentes espèces floristiques :| |-| Bois précieux : Palissandre (''Dalbergia sp''), Bois sacré Mpanjakaben'ny tany: | |-| Plantes médicinales (katrafay, ''adenia, vanilla madagascariensis'')| |-| RETENDRIKA| Les plantes de ce circuit botanique vont certainement enrichir les connaissances des botanistes. Il offre également la chance aux amateurs de comprendre une partie de l’écosystème d’Ankarafantsika Les ornithologues seront eux aussi comblés d’ajouter de nouveaux noms à leurs listes d’oiseaux observés| 3km | 2h30| Moyen |-| - Riche en '''flore''', notamment : |-| les plantes médicinales dont le Retendrika, katrafay, adenia, aloes, ''vanilla madagascariensis'', tamarinier… |-| les bois précieux comme le bois d'ébène, palissandre, ficus |-| Des orchidées terrestres qui d'habitude se trouvent dans des forêts humides mais qu'on rencontre dans la forêt dense sèche d'Ankarafantsika |-| '''Faune''' : |-| les lémuriens diurnes, maki brun, mongoz |-| les oiseaux terrestres : seul site d'observation du petit oiseau Schlegel's Asity . Mais également vous pourrez voir le gobe mouche, le dyal malagasy, le Bulbul de Madagascar, le coua, la mésite, le drongo, la buse de Madagascar, l’épervier |-| les oiseaux aquatiques : aigle pêcheur, hérons, aigrette, ibis falcinelle, anhinga d’Afrique, canards sauvages |-| les reptiles : caméléons, serpents, lézards |-| Point de vue panoramique du Lac Ravelobe . |-| LE PACHYPODIUM OU PATTE D’ELEPHANT| Découvrez cette magnifique plante aux fleurs jaunes, adaptée à la région sèche de Madagascar généralement trouvée dans les zones sablonneuses ou les milieux à climat très sec comme dans le Sud| 3.5 km | 3h| Moyen |-| Riche en '''espèce faunistique''' : |-| Oiseaux terrestres : gobe mouche, dyal malagasy, Bulbul de Madagascar, coua, drongo, Reptiles : caméléons, serpents, lézards |-| '''Flore :''' |-| Plantes médicinales adénia, aloes, ''vanilla madagascariensis'', tamarinier… |-| ''' '''Bois palissandre, ficus, sorindia |-| EXTENSION IBAOBAB| Circuit qui débute au lac Ravelobe en traversant la forêt secondaire dominée par le Raplafarinifera, des arbres de crocodiles (''Hura crepitans'') dont les graines sont dispersées par éclatement des fruits, avant de découvrir les majestueux baobabs, (''Andasonia madagascariensis'') endémique d'Ankarafantsika. Découvrez : les oiseaux gobe mouche, dyal malagasy, Bulbul de Madagascar, drongo,
<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Poupartia silvatica''</td>
<td>Sakoanala</td>
<td>Large tree, 12m to 25m high, can sometimes reach up to 35m in height and 50cm in diameter. Grey-stained white, thick, cracked bark with elongated scales. Releases reddish latex after scratching the trunk. Compound leaves with 7-15 elliptical leaflets. Small, white flowers. Egg-shaped fruits. Endemic to Madagascar.</td>
<td>In dry and dense deciduous forests.</td>
<td>Flowering in September and October, fruiting between October and March.</td></tr></table><br>
== Guides and entrance fees ==
There are 14 French and English speaking guides, of which 11 are private and three working for the park. In addition to their knowledge about the biodiversity, all guides are trained in first aid, guidance techniques and knowledge about the natural and cultural environment.
As of 1st November 2015, [[Madagascar National Parks]] increased the entrance fee to the park. Foreign tourists pay now 55.000 Ariary for a day ticket, children 25.000 Ariary. <!--The admission fee for visiting depends on how many days will be spent in the park. Foreign tourists pay 25,000 Ariary for one day, 37,000 Ariary for two days, 40,000 Ariary for three days and 50,000 Ariary for four to ten days (prices 2010).--> Half of the entrance fees goes to Madagascar National Parks and half to local communities. Guides are obligatory. The fee for a guide depends on the chosen tour (circuit).
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=== The Baobab Extension Circuit ===
Easy circuit, 1.5 hours (2km).<br>
'''What to see?'''<br>
This circuit starts at Lake Ravelobe, crosses secondary forest dominated by Raplafarinifera -
Sandbox trees (''Hura crepitans'') which seeds are dispersed by fruit bursting - before reaching the majestic baobabs (''Adansonia madagascariensis'') which are endemic to Ankarafantsika.
* birds: flycatcher, Madagascar magpie-robin, Madagascar bulbul, drongo
* reptiles: chameleons, snakes, lizards
* panoramic view of Lake Ravelobe with the opportunity to cross the suspension bridge
* view onto rice fields
Guide: 15,000 Ariary (1-6 people), 21,000 Ariary (7 or more people)<br><br>
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=== Sailing on the Lake Ravelobe ===Easy circuit.<br>'''What to see?'''<br>Boat safari on the quiet, 60ha large [[Lake Ravelobe]]. The guide will tell the legend of Ravelobe, a dangerous and feared man in the ''garafantsy'' (hill of thorns).* [[Nile crocodile|Nile crocodiles]]* birds: osprey, herons, egrets, jacanas, morhens, Glossy ibis, [[African darter]], wild ducks* various aquatic plantsGuide and boat: 50,000 Ariary (1-| Plantes médicinales ; katrafay2 people), 40,000 Ariary (3 people), 50,000 (4 people), 65,000 Ariary (5 people), 70,000 Ariary (6 people), 90,000 Ariary (7 people), adénia100,000 Ariary (8 people). Maximum 8 people.
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== Tourist attractions in the region ==
* Raffia workshop - workshop where raffia is traditionally woven and naturally dyed. One shop is located along the RN4 in [[Ampombolava]], the other 16km outside the park in [[Andranomandevy]].
* Dinosaurs research site - in [[Berivotra]], 65km along the RN4 by car
* Historic underground cave - in [[Anjohibe]], 120km towards [[Mahajanga]], accessible by car
* Cirque Rouge - extraordinary formation (lavaka), 10km from the underground cave, accessible by car.<br><br>
== Use and customs ==
* ''Famadihana'' - literally translates into "turning of the bones". On this occasion the family commemorates the life of the deceased. Therefore they remains of the decedent are taken from the tomb and re-wrapped in a new winding sheet. However, this funeral ceremony isn't supposed to be sad at all. Instead the family will organise a big party with food, traditional music and dance to prove that they have not forgotten the deceased.
* ''Tromba'' - literally translates into "an evil spirit possessing someone". The Sakalava believe, that spirits can possess humans who fall in trance. At the [[tromba]], ancestor worship is practised in form of a ceremonial communication with the dead. During a specific and secret ritual, a talented person for the invocation will be possessed by spirits. As the sacred deliverer, this tromba is then able to direct important rituals of the village. These mediums are consulted in order to communicate with the ancestors. To fully embody the character, the medium takes over the characteristics of language and behaviour of the reincarnated person.
* traditional circumcision
* traditional marriage<br><br>
== Additional information ==* View all [[frAnkarafantsika National Park photos]]* [http:Parc //www.parcs-madagascar.com Madagascar National AnkarafantsikaParks] - Plentiful information about the National Parks in Madagascar in English, French, German and Italian* Legends about [[Lake Ravelobe]]