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'''Trekking tour along the Sambirano River in the northwest of Madagascar - 5 nights''' | '''Trekking tour along the Sambirano River in the northwest of Madagascar - 5 nights''' | ||
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-13.677106, 48.447338, | -13.677106, 48.447338, | ||
[[Ambanja]] - [[Hotel Palma Nova]] | [[Ambanja]] - [[Hotel Palma Nova]] | ||
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-14.052865, 48.705279 | -14.052865, 48.705279 | ||
[[Beangona]] - 3rd night in a small private hut | [[Beangona]] - 3rd night in a small private hut | ||
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=== Day 1 === | === Day 1 === | ||
| − | [[Ambanja]] | + | [[Ambanja]]<br> |
| − | [[Hotel Palma Nova]] | + | [[Hotel Palma Nova]]<br> |
-13.677106, 48.447338 | -13.677106, 48.447338 | ||
| − | [[Benavony]] | + | [[Benavony]]<br> |
-13.708580, 48.485444 | -13.708580, 48.485444 | ||
| − | [[Amdolidimaka]] | + | [[Amdolidimaka]]<br> |
| − | 19,891 steps | + | 19,891 steps<br> |
-13.759026, 48.488541 | -13.759026, 48.488541 | ||
| − | [[Ambobaka]] | + | [[Ambobaka]]<br> |
| − | 24,907 steps | + | 24,907 steps<br> |
| − | over 14km from Ambanja (road) | + | over 14km from Ambanja (road)<br> |
| − | medicinal plants (garden) | + | medicinal plants (garden)<br> |
| − | cascades | + | cascades<br> |
-13.751951, 48.517211 | -13.751951, 48.517211 | ||
| − | [[Ambodimanga Ramena]] | + | [[Ambodimanga Ramena]]<br> |
| − | 29,327 steps | + | 29,327 steps<br> |
-13.762863, 48.494389 | -13.762863, 48.494389 | ||
| − | [[Antanamandririna]] | + | [[Antanamandririna]]<br> |
| − | 36,063 steps | + | 36,063 steps<br> |
-13.802136, 48.486542 | -13.802136, 48.486542 | ||
| − | [[Ambodifinesy]] | + | [[Ambodifinesy]]<br> |
| − | 39,192 steps | + | 39,192 steps<br> |
-13.823035, 48.488794 | -13.823035, 48.488794 | ||
| − | [[Bemaneviky]] | + | [[Bemaneviky]]<br> |
| − | 1st night (private room with only one bed, but clean) - 15,000 Ariary | + | 1st night (private room with only one bed, but clean) - 15,000 Ariary<br> |
-13.840417, 48.493690 | -13.840417, 48.493690 | ||
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=== Day 2 === | === Day 2 === | ||
| − | village | + | village<br> |
| − | 4,672 steps | + | 4,672 steps<br> |
-13.862293, 48.512691 | -13.862293, 48.512691 | ||
| − | [[Antanamazava]] | + | [[Antanamazava]]<br> |
| − | after small river | + | after small river<br> |
-13.869145, 48.520247 | -13.869145, 48.520247 | ||
| − | [[Maevatanana_(Ambanja)|Maevatanana]] | + | [[Maevatanana_(Ambanja)|Maevatanana]]<br> |
| − | 8,419 steps | + | 8,419 steps<br> |
-13.881228, 48.526334 | -13.881228, 48.526334 | ||
| − | [[Magnirenja]] | + | [[Magnirenja]]<br> |
| − | 16,132 steps | + | 16,132 steps<br> |
-13.925395, 48.544866 | -13.925395, 48.544866 | ||
| − | [[Antsirasia]] | + | [[Antsirasia]]<br> |
18,745 steps | 18,745 steps | ||
| − | Sambirano river crossing by foot | + | Sambirano river crossing by foot<br> |
-13.931072, 48.566292 | -13.931072, 48.566292 | ||
| − | [[Marovato_(Ambanja)|Marovato]] | + | [[Marovato_(Ambanja)|Marovato]]<br> |
| − | 29,305 steps | + | 29,305 steps<br> |
-13.947110, 48.554842 | -13.947110, 48.554842 | ||
| − | village | + | village<br> |
| − | 36,381 steps | + | 36,381 steps<br> |
-13.956808, 48.585729 | -13.956808, 48.585729 | ||
| − | landmark | + | landmark<br> |
-13.969334, 48.592278 | -13.969334, 48.592278 | ||
| − | [[Maromby_(Ambanja)|Maromby]] | + | [[Maromby_(Ambanja)|Maromby]]<br> |
| − | 40,234 steps | + | 40,234 steps<br> |
-13.974896, 48.600630 | -13.974896, 48.600630 | ||
| − | [[Marotolana_(Ambanja)|Marotolana]] | + | [[Marotolana_(Ambanja)|Marotolana]]<br> |
| − | 2nd night at Madam Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary | + | 2nd night at Madam Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary<br> |
| − | 52,033 steps | + | 52,033 steps<br> |
-14.024824, 48.614506 | -14.024824, 48.614506 | ||
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=== Day 3 === | === Day 3 === | ||
| − | hot - break - Michael goes for a swim | + | hot - break - Michael goes for a swim<br> |
-14.041821, 48.641636 | -14.041821, 48.641636 | ||
| − | [[Mevadoany]] | + | [[Mevadoany]]<br> |
-14.041058, 48.665912 | -14.041058, 48.665912 | ||
| − | 15km to Tsaratanana National Park entrance | + | 15km to Tsaratanana National Park entrance<br> |
-14.047513, 48.676876 | -14.047513, 48.676876 | ||
| − | resting under the trees | + | resting under the trees<br> |
-14.045584, 48.690404 | -14.045584, 48.690404 | ||
| − | wonderful swimming spot with jacuzzi, mango trees and guava shrub | + | wonderful swimming spot with jacuzzi, mango trees and guava shrub<br> |
| − | crocodiles downstream | + | crocodiles downstream<br> |
| − | 20,191 steps | + | 20,191 steps<br> |
-14.051151, 48.702256 | -14.051151, 48.702256 | ||
| − | [[Beangona]] | + | [[Beangona]]<br> |
| − | 3rd night in a small private hut (family of one of our teenager guides) - 10,000 Ariary | + | 3rd night in a small private hut (family of one of our teenager guides) - 10,000 Ariary<br> |
-14.052043, 48.703380 | -14.052043, 48.703380 | ||
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== 2 days treking in the Tsaratanana Massif with teenager guides == | == 2 days treking in the Tsaratanana Massif with teenager guides == | ||
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Revision as of 06:31, 14 December 2016
Trekking tour along the Sambirano River in the northwest of Madagascar - 5 nights
3-day trek along the Sambirano River upstream
Day 1
Ambanja
Hotel Palma Nova
-13.677106, 48.447338
Benavony
-13.708580, 48.485444
Amdolidimaka
19,891 steps
-13.759026, 48.488541
Ambobaka
24,907 steps
over 14km from Ambanja (road)
medicinal plants (garden)
cascades
-13.751951, 48.517211
Ambodimanga Ramena
29,327 steps
-13.762863, 48.494389
Antanamandririna
36,063 steps
-13.802136, 48.486542
Ambodifinesy
39,192 steps
-13.823035, 48.488794
Bemaneviky
1st night (private room with only one bed, but clean) - 15,000 Ariary
-13.840417, 48.493690
Day 2
village
4,672 steps
-13.862293, 48.512691
Antanamazava
after small river
-13.869145, 48.520247
Maevatanana
8,419 steps
-13.881228, 48.526334
Magnirenja
16,132 steps
-13.925395, 48.544866
Antsirasia
18,745 steps
Sambirano river crossing by foot
-13.931072, 48.566292
Marovato
29,305 steps
-13.947110, 48.554842
village
36,381 steps
-13.956808, 48.585729
landmark
-13.969334, 48.592278
Maromby
40,234 steps
-13.974896, 48.600630
Marotolana
2nd night at Madam Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary
52,033 steps
-14.024824, 48.614506
Day 3
hot - break - Michael goes for a swim
-14.041821, 48.641636
Mevadoany
-14.041058, 48.665912
15km to Tsaratanana National Park entrance
-14.047513, 48.676876
resting under the trees
-14.045584, 48.690404
wonderful swimming spot with jacuzzi, mango trees and guava shrub
crocodiles downstream
20,191 steps
-14.051151, 48.702256
Beangona
3rd night in a small private hut (family of one of our teenager guides) - 10,000 Ariary
-14.052043, 48.703380
2 days treking in the Tsaratanana Massif with teenager guides
...
3-day trek along the Sambirano River downstream
Day 1
start of crossing a mountain -14.046367, 48.699929
downhill -14.041607, 48.693429
-14.044133, 48.691301
-14.045682, 48.689853
-14.048281, 48.686947
-14.049823, 48.685769
-14.047826, 48.683509
-14.047692, 48.677153
-14.046946, 48.671731
-14.043280, 48.667511
-14.041536, 48.666240
Mevadoany -14.040803, 48.665083
-14.047222, 48.658330
-14.048367, 48.653456
-14.038801, 48.636555
river crossing near warm swimming pool (swam with kids, near Madame Soanette's village) -14.036917, 48.633732
-14.035311, 48.631344
-14.031398, 48.625581
Marotolana 1st night at Madame Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary -14.024824, 48.614506
Day 2
wonderful walk early morning over mountain range - only small path -14.023771, 48.610805
-14.020172, 48.605414
-14.017358, 48.601117
-14.015904, 48.599171
-14.014085, 48.597488
-14.014034, 48.597081
-14.013631, 48.596151
-14.013087, 48.594751
-14.012202, 48.593563
-14.011809, 48.593119
-14.011047, 48.592591
-14.010562, 48.592710
-14.009961, 48.592539
-14.009188, 48.591801
-14.008899, 48.590397
-14.007862, 48.589179
-14.006461, 48.588602
-14.004749, 48.588688
-14.003089, 48.587556
-14.001504, 48.585938
-14.000719, 48.585362
-13.998274, 48.584511
down at the foot of the mountain -13.996117, 48.581725
-13.993797, 48.580132
-13.991887, 48.579696
entering village Ambakoana -13.987879, 48.578725
Ambakoana village with Justin Bieber - if so very clean village 11,778 steps -13.986692, 48.577906
-13.985061, 48.571937
-13.982403, 48.568394
-13.978221, 48.564300
-13.974742, 48.562571
Mikotromihezova 15,850 steps -13.970191, 48.560344
-13.964483, 48.557599
-13.959581, 48.558285
-13.951535, 48.558027
Marovato chilled drinks in a clean bar/shop 19,813 steps -13.947161, 48.554930
-13.950251, 48.551942
-13.950487, 48.547089
-13.951270, 48.543603
-13.951260, 48.541346
-13.948590, 48.537501
-13.946406, 48.533542
back directly at the Sambirano -13.945015, 48.530292
-13.944673, 48.526563
-13.943854, 48.523772
-13.939996, 48.522013
-13.935685, 48.520691
-13.934239, 48.520172
Migioky 28,126 steps -13.931427, 48.516704
-13.927884, 48.513328
-13.925530, 48.511984
-13.923430, 48.508614
-13.920029, 48.504551
-13.918139, 48.502891
-13.916229, 48.500380
-13.914342, 48.498198
-13.910512, 48.495319
Ambohimarina entering village -13.905521, 48.493524
-13.900230, 48.493103
old hospital or school after Ambohimarina (I think it's closed down) -13.897999, 48.492937
-13.894075, 48.492840
-13.894164, 48.486858
-13.892453, 48.484675
Antanambao Issouf's village -13.892448, 48.484674
walking with Issouf through cocoa plantations till river crossing -13.890571, 48.487365
-13.889913, 48.489541
-13.883595, 48.494268
-13.880451, 48.495915
-13.879712, 48.495964
-13.877579, 48.496965
-13.877572, 48.498922
-13.875248, 48.499545
-13.872463, 48.500117
-13.866611, 48.499571
-13.864021, 48.500047
-13.863414, 48.499999
-13.859732, 48.497014
-13.857079, 48.497750
-13.855389, 48.496947
-13.853905, 48.496661
-13.851442, 48.498337
crossing the Sambirano river good bye to Issouf -13.850604, 48.497682
-13.849038, 48.496378
-13.848178, 48.496885
-13.844158, 48.497070
Bemaneviky 2nd night in private room (15,000 Ariary) 48,578 steps -13.842023, 48.494395
Day 3
leaving Bemaneviky -13.841765, 48.493519
crossing Sambirano to continue on other side -13.843128, 48.491201
-13.843935, 48.490215
-13.846298, 48.487581
-13.847489, 48.487020
-13.848638, 48.483032
-13.848614, 48.480382
-13.848967, 48.476207
Morafeno 4,055 steps -13.848414, 48.473674
-13.846993, 48.471098
-13.844322, 48.466726
-13.843919, 48.465420
-13.837722, 48.466963
-13.835387, 48.467248
-13.833556, 48.469458
-13.832283, 48.469501
Mahatera 8,212 steps -13.830021, 48.468502
-13.823257, 48.467887
-13.819781, 48.467583
-13.815335, 48.468702
-13.811777, 48.469818
Andranomandevy 11,604 steps -13.810881, 48.471675
-13.808413, 48.471371
-13.805101, 48.469631
-13.804337, 48.468661
-13.802360, 48.469331
-13.797102, 48.468422
-13.795888, 48.468781
-13.792787, 48.469913
-13.785924, 48.470275
-13.783353, 48.468930
-13.781062, 48.467909
Manambaro 17,083 steps -13.779991, 48.466484
-13.776529, 48.465036
-13.772337, 48.466006
-13.770091, 48.466885
-13.764488, 48.466897
-13.763303, 48.462235
-13.761851, 48.461329
-13.760985, 48.461260
crossing Sambirano -13.758327, 48.462103
-13.756233, 48.464729
-13.752785, 48.464734
-13.749700, 48.466021
turn to the main road -13.748395, 48.467470
back on main dirt road to Ambanja -13.747754, 48.467743
-13.743935, 48.469745
Ambanja Palma Nova 39,456 steps
