Travel Plans October 2011

East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave

Manjakandriana

Mandraka Park

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

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
open from 6am to 4pm
entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)
Mitsinjo office on the left, thereafter park entrance to the right

Mantadia