Sambirano Trekking Tour

Trekking tour along the Sambirano River from Ambanja to the mountains of the Tsaratanana Massif in the northwest of Madagascar - 5 nights back and forth

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 trekking in the Tsaratanana Massif with teenager guides

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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