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== East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave ==
 
== East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave ==
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English sites with good information:<br>
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* [http://www.travelmadagascar.org www.travelmadagascar.org]<br>
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* [http://www.travel2mada.com www.travel2mada.com]<br>
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'''[[Manjakandriana]]'''<br>
 
'''[[Manjakandriana]]'''<br>
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* [http://www.mantasoa.com www.mantasoa.com] in French<br>
 
* [http://www.mantasoa.com www.mantasoa.com] in French<br>
 
* [http://www.travel2mada.com/cities/mantasoa~.xhtml www.travel2mada.com]
 
* [http://www.travel2mada.com/cities/mantasoa~.xhtml www.travel2mada.com]
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'''[[Mandraka Park]]'''<br>
 
'''[[Mandraka Park]]'''<br>
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* entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guides start at 15,000 Ariary (hours)<br>
 
* entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guides start at 15,000 Ariary (hours)<br>
 
* [[Association Mitsinjo]] (NGO) takes care of some of the Analamazaotra Forest - visits at a lower price than national park<br>
 
* [[Association Mitsinjo]] (NGO) takes care of some of the Analamazaotra Forest - visits at a lower price than national park<br>
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* offer canopy tour via sliding between platforms constructed high in tree<br>
 
* open from 7am to 5pm and 6.30pm to 9pm<br>
 
* open from 7am to 5pm and 6.30pm to 9pm<br>
 
* entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)<br>
 
* entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)<br>
* 56 832 33 or 033 14 474 89 and [mailto:mitsinjo@hotmail.com mitsinjo@hotmail.com]
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* 56 832 33 or 033 14 474 89 and [mailto:mitsinjo@hotmail.com mitsinjo@hotmail.com]<br>
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* http://sites.google.com/site/mitsinjo/home<br>
 
* Mitsinjo office on the left, thereafter park entrance to the right
 
* Mitsinjo office on the left, thereafter park entrance to the right
  

Revision as of 05:13, 12 October 2011

East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave

English sites with good information:


Manjakandriana

  • located 48km from Tana
  • Manja Hotel with basic rooms
  • bank, hospital
  • road splits to Mantasoa and Lake Mantasoa


Mantasoa

  • means “is pleasant even raw”
  • located 65km from Tana (about 3 hours, 1,5 hours from the road to Tana)
  • on the shore of the artificial Lake Mantasoa (suitable for swimming, water sports, fishing)
  • Jean Laborde
  • very nice walking area
  • various hotels
  • www.mantasoa.com in French
  • www.travel2mada.com


Mandraka Park

  • located 61km from Tana
  • Malagasy-run wooden bungalows
  • popular amongst locals from Tana
  • hiking
  • 22 431 27 mandrakapark@moov.mg


Madagascar Exotic

  • also called Mandraka Reptile Farm
  • located 72km from Tana
  • small zoo with reptiles, crocodiles, butterflies, mammals
  • pets live in not so good conditions
  • restaurant, mid-range en-suite rooms
  • opening times: 7am - 5pm, entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guide 2,000 Ariary for zoo, guide 6,000 Airary zoo and lemurs
  • 22 321 01 or 032 04 108 87


Moramanga

  • means "cheap mangoes"
  • taxi-brousse from Tana (5,000 Ariary) takes about 3 hours
  • train leaves on Monday and Thursday direction Tamatave and returns on Wednesday and Saturday
  • several hotels and restaurants, bank, post-office, internet-cafes
  • attractions include a mausoleum and police museum (police history, guns, cannons, murder weapons)
  • roads split to the north direction Lake Alaotra (RN44)


Andasibe

  • about 3,5 hours from Tana and 2km from RN2
  • recommended to take the taxi-brousse from Tana to Moramanga (5,000 Ariary) and from there to Andasibe
  • train from Moramanga takes 45 minutes (1,800 Ariary)
  • small village, except a post office is nothing there (no bank, no internet)
  • several hotels from low to hight end


Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

  • Analamazaotra Forest and Mantadia form the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
  • believed to be Madagascar's most popular reserve
  • open from 6am to 4pm
  • entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guides start at 15,000 Ariary (hours)
  • Association Mitsinjo (NGO) takes care of some of the Analamazaotra Forest - visits at a lower price than national park
  • offer canopy tour via sliding between platforms constructed high in tree
  • open from 7am to 5pm and 6.30pm to 9pm
  • entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)
  • 56 832 33 or 033 14 474 89 and mitsinjo@hotmail.com
  • http://sites.google.com/site/mitsinjo/home
  • Mitsinjo office on the left, thereafter park entrance to the right


Mantadia

  • 20km north of Andasibe
  • mainly untouched primary forest
  • rough trails, more altitude than in Andasibe park
  • problem: transport to park starts at 60,000 Ariary
  • open from 6am to 4pm


Torotorofotsy Reserve

  • located 11km west of Andasibe
  • 12,000ha reserve: marsh with forest and wetland
  • golden mantella frogs, greater bamboo lemurs
  • ideal for trekking
  • 5 bungalows
  • visits organised by Mitsinjo


Moramizaha Reserve

  • once deforested, now protected area
  • wildlife as in Mantadia, cave
  • visits organised at Andasibe park office
  • 033 02 568 18 and gerp@moov.mg


Vohimana Reserve


Beforona

  • agro-ecology project to fight erosion
  • 1-hour tour (terraces of fish ponds, rice fields with bamboo water pipe
  • overnight visits possible, it is advised to reserve in advance with Mparany
  • HBP@chemonics.mg or nyrapa@yahoo.fr


Ranomafana

  • means "hot water" in Malagasy
  • located 214km from Tana
  • natural hot springs, sacred by the locals


Antsampanana

  • located 227km from Tana
  • 1,5 hours from Andasibe
  • taxi-brousse station for buses going south
  • basic accommodation


Brickaville

  • also called Ampasimanolotra
  • located 257km from Tana, 104km from Tamatave
  • centre of sugarcane and citrus production
  • a few hotels, although not the best


Manambato

  • located 11km from Brickaville, 7km of which are very bad condition
  • no public transport, best to walk from Ambila along the coast to Manambato
  • very beautiful lakeside resort
  • Lake Rasoabe (part of the Pangalanes)
  • few hotels facing the lake (Luigi)
  • white sand beach