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| − | [[Tampolodge]] | + | -15.730085, 49.959702~'''[[Tampolodge]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.76538, 49.996102~'''[[Marofototra]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.783532, 50.012371~'''River crossing by foot'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.785251, 50.017432~'''[[Antalavia]] - 1st night'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.794465, 50.018761~'''River crossing by foot and entering of Masoala National Park'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.818903, 50.036923~'''[[Isava River]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.830080, 50.046379~'''Mountain top'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.833930, 50.051420~'''Manteraely (rest point)'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.872036, 50.063544~'''rice fields'''~~; |
| − | [[ | + | -15.872192, 50.063738~'''rice fields'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.903699, 50.065683~'''[[Ratranavona]] - 2nd night'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.936407, 50.116075~'''a dream of a football field'''~~; |
| − | River crossing by foot | + | -15.936642, 50.118647~'''[[Namantoana]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.937173, 50.139197~'''[[Fampotabe]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.945671, 50.152094~'''[[Antezampafana]]'''~~; |
| − | [[ | + | -15.954727, 50.1779~'''[[Ambodikily]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.954083, 50.200794~'''[[Beankora]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.954151, 50.213355~'''National park area'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.954233, 50.215321~'''mangroves'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.940974, 50.22963~'''small village'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.935265, 50.239165~'''[[Antanambao_(Masoala)|Antanambao]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.886417, 50.267054~'''home of Claudio's uncle'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.883826, 50.274647~'''[[Vinanivao]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.876657, 50.275305~'''hotel - 3rd night'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.850778, 50.281388~'''some houses'''~~; |
| − | [[ | + | -15.812041, 50.287389~'''[[Anovandrano]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.800464, 50.286065~'''[[Faleovan]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.759019, 50.304075~'''[[Anjanazana]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.754, 50.30452~'''[[Ambodisatrana]] hospital'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.738037, 50.323914~'''ocean view'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.731328, 50.338632~'''[[Ambodipont]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.714833, 50.348333~'''[[S_15°42.890'_E_50°20.900'|Unknown village or just some houses]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.708136, 50.350401~'''[[S_15°42.495'_E050°20.999'|Panorama view]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.701401, 50.353527~'''[[Marofinaritra - Masoala coast|Marofinaritra]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.686639, 50.360177~'''[[Ampanavoana]] - 4th night'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.647060, 50.378261~'''[[River crossing betwen Ampanavoana and Fampotakely]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.622973, 50.392117~'''[[Ship building near Fampotakely]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.594250, 50.401561~'''[[Fampotakely]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.576529, 50.415894~'''[[S 15°34.593' E050°24.953']]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.561484, 50.422161~'''[[Libertalia village]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.528200, 50.423500~'''[[Antsahambavy]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.481788, 50.428933~'''Unnamed village with hotel at [[S15°28.924' E050°25.736']] with nice bungalows just on the road'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.474233, 50.432050~'''road splits at [[S15°28.454' E050°25.923']] leading to [[Ratsianarana]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.461031, 50.426526~'''village at [[S15°27.678'_E050°25.589'|S15°27.678' E050°25.589']] from where trail leads 4km down to [[Ratsianarana]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.457393, 50.431802~'''[[S15°27.438'_E050°25.894'|graveyard at S15°27.438' E050°25.894']]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.463860, 50.454144~'''[[Ratsianarana]] - 5th night'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.440323, 50.453533~'''view onto island (Nosy...)'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.426694, 50.449065~'''[[Ankiana]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.415998, 50.455051~'''cinema village'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.400724, 50.46414~'''[[Maharavo]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.384335, 50.461259~'''[[Analalava]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.35936, 50.473483~'''[[Ambohimahery]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.331407, 50.478504~'''[[Sahanjahana]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.311413, 50.473411~'''old industrial oven'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.284990, 50.470923~'''view onto [[Cap Est]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.27814, 50.471226~'''road up to the lighttower'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.262997, 50.480249~'''[[La Résidence du Cap]] - 6th night'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.26539, 50.485855~'''[[Cap Est]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.244331, 50.455233~'''[[Ambohimandroso - Masoala coast|Ambohimandroso]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.239708, 50.446734~'''[[Ambohitralanana]] - river crossing'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.233798, 50.44226~'''[[Anjahamarina]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.189, 50.433261~'''[[Marambo]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.18142, 50.433463~'''river crossing'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.1567, 50.428403~'''road splits to [[Ambalabe]]'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.132843, 50.412925~'''mountains of dry coconut shells'''~~; | |
| − | + | -15.128522, 50.407703~'''[[Andratany]]'''~~; | |
| − | [[ | + | -15.107818, 50.394392~'''[[Andasibe - Masoala coast|Andasibe]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.082106, 50.372376~'''[[Andingozabe]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -15.061134, 50.357531~'''[[Andongozabe]]'''~~; |
| − | [[ | + | -15.042684, 50.345515~'''[[Sahantaha]]'''~~; |
| − | + | -15.004534, 50.312796~'''[[Mahatsara]]'''~~; | |
| − | -15. | + | -14.906787, 50.283591~'''[[Antalaha]]'''~~; |
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== THIS WALK IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY == | == THIS WALK IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY == | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 31 December 2020
THIS WALK IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY
DAY 1
- start at 10am
- start at Tampolodge walking through secondary forest
- trail alternates between beach and trees
- trees form a constant green tunnel
- endless natural beaches: picture perfect unspoiled with virtually no interference of human activities
- after about 2 hours reaching the village Marofototra (11:56am): about 400 people living there, school, small medical centre, inhabitants are fishermen and live stock as well as rice farmers, 2-3 shops (last shops before todays end of walk), had lunch there in a private house, river crossing by pirogue directly after village
- river crossing by foot
- 1 hour walk continues to Antalavia with an eco lodge in a bay with yet another beautiful beach, lodge is completely isolated, starts at 10,000 Ariary (2016), sunset, aye aye in the night
- step counter at 20.89km (3 hrs / 17415 steps)
S 15°43.964'
E049°57.549'
S 15°44.573'
E049°58.068'
S 15°45.581'
E049°59.211'
15m elevation
Marofototra (name = many tree stumps)
10330 steps
S 15°45.920'
E049°59.779'
river crossing by foot
S 15°47.022'
E050°00.759'
Antalavia
S 15°47.133'
E050°01.044'
8m elevation
DAY 2
- start 5:15am
- walk along the bay until 2 bigger river crossings, thereafter starts the National Park
- endless partly steep up and down through the primary rain forest with countless small river crossings (minimum 7 hours in the forest)
- amazing soundkulisse: birds, water streams, rain, shouting lemurs
- we saw red ruffed lemur, brown lemur, short legged ground warbler
- after leaving the forest comes a very muddy 2 hours walk along rice fields until reaching Ratranavona (3:15pm)
- small village with a shop, bar with attached cinema (Saturday at 9pm, 300 Ariary)
- behind the bar are 2 rooms in a separate building for rent: very simple with a mattress straight on the floor and "not recommendable" shower/toilet (5,000 Ariary in 2015)
river crossing
S 15°47.684'
E050°01.125'
S 15°48.337'
E050°01.643'
17m elevation
7376 steps
S 15°48.779'
E050°02.102'
15m elevation
Isava river
8884 steps
S 15°49.154'
E050°02.216'
mountain top
12329 steps
S 15°49.824'
E050°02.784'
185m elevation
Manteraely (rest point)
13906 steps
S 15°50.055'
E050°03.082'
207m elevation
picnic
16440 steps
S 15°50.525'
E050°03.323'
107m elevation
mud trail (after forest?)
19210 steps
S 15°51.244'
E050°03.482'
98m elevation
21019 steps
S 15°51.656'
E050°03.600'
155m elevation
22837 steps
S 15°52.112'
E050°03.755'
118m elevation
rice field
23945 steps
S 15°52.337'
E050°03.812'
29m elevation
rice
26453 steps
S 15°52.347'
E050°03.823'
22m elevation
29230 steps
S 15°53.490'
E050°04.048'
21m elevation
30569 steps
S 15°53.824'
E050°03.962'
25m elevation
village
S 15°54.026'
E050°03.888'
22m elevation
Ratranavona
34004 steps
S 15°54.160'
E050°03.912'
22m elevation
DAY 3
- starting at 5:30am in Ratranavona with a river crossing behind the village
- passing several fishing villages
- many wonderful idyllic beaches with granite formations
- only two smaller mountains today
- arriving 4pm in Vinanivao (50376)
- long stretched village, private school, many small shops and market stalls selling all kind of needy things (food, cloth, mobile phones, hardware)
- very basic accommodation available directly at the harbour, but better choice is 10 min walk outside the village along the road to Antalaha: 10 bungalows, shared cold water shower/toilet, 10,000 Ariary (2015)
- from here transport via motorcycle available (moto rapid) - towards direction Antalaha, usually 3 people on one bike
- saying good bye to Claudio
houses next bay
S 15°54.925'
E050°04.440'
beach again
6038 steps
S 15°55.533'
E050°05.109'
fishermen beach
10931 steps
S 15°55.920'
E050°06.284'
11m elevation
best football field
S 15°56.185'
E050°06.969'
4m elevation
Namantoana
13928 steps
S 15°56.197'
E050°07.116'
12m elevation
Fampotabe
17621 steps
9am
S 15°56.205
E050°08.328
8m elevation
Antezampafana
crossing Masoala peninsula
S 15°56.757
E050°09.125'
15m elevation
Ambodikily
25201 steps
S 15°57.257'
E050°10.638'
37m elevation
Beankora
lots of shells
29259 steps
S 15°57.245'
E050°11.973'
16m elevation
National Park area (walk through)
S 15°57.267'
E050°12.800'
26m elevation
mangroves
32555 steps
S 15°57.275'
E050°12.918'
24m elevation
small village
35558 steps
S 15°56.462'
E050°13.778'
12m elevation
Antanambao
37300 steps
S 15°56.132'
E050°14.348'
12m elevation
???
S 15°54.910'
E050°14.600'
12m elevation
???
S 15°53.323'
E050°15.845'
19m elevation
46083 steps
S 15°53.322'
E050°15.847'
19m elevation
home of Claudio's uncle
S 15°53.203'
E050°16.020'
17m elevation
hotel in Vinanivao
50376 steps
S 15°52.618'
E050°16.517'
17m elevation
DAY 4
- start at 7.05
- first day on our own
- river crossing with less than seaworthy pair of pirogues nailed together with planks
- trail leads through mostly deforested landscapes dominated by cloves trees and palmtrees
- motorcycle taxis pass with passangers as this is the only possible mode of fast transport
- ocean visible towards end of walk
- second last village has basic bungalows
- last village is reached after crossing big river double pirogue pulled across by rope
- cost of bigger pirogue 1000 ariary p/person
- Ampanavoana - hotel plus food 25,000 Ariary (simple bungalows, surprisingly clean shower/toilet, restaurant), next to shop, opposite the hotel fresh roasted and brewed coffee available in the morning hours
- air strip behind hotel
- police chef asked us to come to his office and to show passports, strangely or funnily he was staying at the bungalow opposite from us
- 37436 steps
some houses
4335 steps
S 15°51.064'
E050°16.882'
6m elevation
village
8966 steps
S 15°49.351'
E050°16.900'
16m elevation
Anovandrano
10438 steps
S 15°48.912'
E050°17.186'
21m elevation
Faleovan
13100 steps
S 15°48.065'
E050°17.142'
21m elevation
17719 steps
S 15°46.457'
E050°17.865'
27m elevation
houses
S 15°45.866'
E050°18.094'
19m elevation
19950 steps
S 15°45.143'
E050°18.143'
13m elevation
Anjanazana
20909 steps
S 15°45.481'
E050°18.220'
17m elevation
Ambodisatrana hospital
S 15°45.240'
E050°18.267'
21m elevation
ocean view
24638 steps
S 15°44.149'
E050°19.149'
24m elevation
Ambodipont
29216 steps
S 15°43.884'
E050°20.298'
20m elevation
panorama view
33293 steps
S 15°42.495'
E050°20.999'
24m elevation
Marofinaritra
35871 steps
S 15°42.112'
E050°21.173'
17m elevation
Ampanavoana
hotel
S 15°41.194'
E050°21.722'
37436 steps
DAY 5
- start 5:45am
- pleasant breakfast with tea, muffins, mofo gasy and fried manjok
- visited traditional Malagasy ship building
- we walked too far direction Antalaha because the road splits going more inland
- ended up in a small fishing village Ratsiaranana, very poor with a very basic hotel (not sure if that was the village we wanted to go to)
- hosts Clemenc and Pascaline prepared us a delicious dinner and made the best out of the room (room plus food 12,000)
- 49386 steps
7347 steps
S 15°38.823'
E050°22.695'
9m elevation
ship building
12072 steps
S 15°37.379'
E050°23.527'
4m elevation
16572 steps
S 15°36.123'
E050°23.868'
12m elevation
Fampotakely
S 15°35.673'
E050°24.093'
12m elevation
21999 steps
S 15°34.593'
E050°24.953'
13m elevation
Libertalia village
24508 village
S 15°33.707'
E050°25.329'
12m elevation
Antsahambavy
30212 steps
S 15°31.710'
E050°25.410'
13m elevation
hotel with nice bungalows just on the road
37889 steps
S 15°28.924'
E050°25.736'
19m elevation
S15°27.678'_E050°25.589' - village from where trail leads 4km down to Ratsianarana
S 15°27.678'
E050°25.589'
22m elevation
graveyard at S15°27.438'_E050°25.894' (-15.457393, 50.431802)
43838 steps
S 15°27.438'
E050°25.894'
21m elevation
45242 steps
S 15°27.367'
E050°26.401'
16m elevation
Ratsianarana
hotel
49386 steps
S 15°27.849'
E050°27.248'
DAY 6
- leaving Ratsianarana at 5:30am
- crossing river via pirogue behind village
- then another river crossing with pirogue
- walk through mangroves along an old disused road, many small bridges, road made of rough stones
- thereafter joining regular unpaved road
- a couple of kilometres before reaching Cap Est the landscape is dominated by many Ravelana palms
- first sign of Cap Est is light tower and radio antennas- make sure not to miss the opportunity to visit the light house and ask to visit the top of the light for a panoramic view in all directions
- thereafter only short walk to village
- Hotel La Résidence du Cap (30,000 opening price, thereafter 50,000, dinner about 10,000), best accommodation in the area
- another hotel with basic bungalows (Voyageur?)
- Nosy Angontsy
S 15°27.154'
E050°27.323'
9m elevation
Nosy island
4707 steps
S 15°26.438'
E050°27.212'
Ankiana
6735 steps
S 15°25.619'
E050°26.942'
cinema village
9347 steps
S 15°24.963'
E050°27.296'
10m elevation
Maharavo
12996 steps
S 15°23.951'
E050°27.878'
15m elevation
Analalava
S 15°23.057'
E050°27.682'
17m elevation
Ambohimahery
20806 steps
lunch, recharging batterie
S 15°21.569'
E050°28.418'
14m elevation
vanilla man
25778 steps
S 15°20.042'
E050°28.653'
20m elevation
Sahanjahana
S 15°19.908'
E050°28.736'
20m elevation
industrial oven
30083 steps
S 15°18.689'
E050°28.404'
21m elevation
33562 steps
S 15°17.433'
E050°28.165'
20m elevation
view onto Cap Est
S 15°17.118'
E050°28.256'
46m elevation
road up to light tower
S 15°16.685'
E050°28.279'
19m elevation
La Résidence du Cap
Cap Est
43686 steps
S 15°15.782'
E050°28.860'
DAY 7
- start 5am
- after 4km walk to Ambohitralanana along a sandy road first river crossing
- scenery with plenty of Ravenala trees
- another river crossing by pirogue, all other smaller rivers have bridges
- landscape changes from wilder open terrain to farmland
- road changes from sand road to hart red-coloured dirt road
- various villages along the way
- arriving at Ocean Momo in Antalaha early evening about 7pm
Ambohimandroso
priest Bernard, catholic church
college, primary school
hospital, pharmacy
village moved to a higher location after flood couple of years ago
5028 steps
S 15°14.676'
E050°27.314'
5m elevation
Ambohitralanana
river crossing (1,000 per person)
6567 steps
S 15°14.380'
E050°26.804'
7m elevation
Anjahamarina
S 15°14.049'
E050°26.544'
22m elevation
Marambo
long stretched village
14802 steps
S 15°11.358'
E050°25.996'
11m elevation
river crossing
16354 steps
S 15°10.883'
E050°26.011'
6m elevation
road splits to Ambalabe
some shops and market stalls at turn
20690 steps
S 15°09.393'
E050°25.709'
15m elevation
23796 steps
S 15°08.522'
E050°25.113'
11m elevation
mountains of dried empty coconuts
25560 steps
S 15°07.969'
E050°24.752'
12m elevation
Andratany
very small village
production of char coal
26582 steps
S 15°07.720'
E050°24.466'
14m elevation
Andasibe
30774 steps
S 15°06.479'
E050°23.679'
15m elevation
Andingozabe
35972 steps
S 15°04.927'
E050°22.349'
23m elevation
Andongozabe
40390 steps
S 15°03.683'
E050°21.484'
20m elevation
Sahantaha
43688 steps
S 15°02.561'
E050°20.738'
17m elevation
Mahatsara
S 15°00.397'
E050°18.733'
21m elevation
Antalaha
70356 steps
