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Travel Plans October 2011

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== East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave ==
'''[[Manjakandriana]]'''<br>
* located 48km from Tana<br>
* Manja Hotel with basic rooms<br>
'''[[Mandraka Park]]'''<br>
* located 61km from Tana<br>
* Malagasy-run wooden bungalows<br>
'''[[Madagascar Exotic]]'''<br>
* also called Mandraka Reptile Farm<br>
* located 72km from Tana<br>
'''[[Moramanga]]'''<br>
* means "cheap mangoes"<br>
* taxi-brousse from Tana (5,000 Ariary) takes about 3 hours<br>
'''[[Andasibe]]'''<br>
* about 3,5 hours from Tana and 2km from RN2<br>
* recommended to take the taxi-brousse from Tana to Moramanga (5,000 Ariary) and from there to Andasibe<br>
'''[[Andasibe-Mantadia National Park]]'''<br>
* Analamazaotra Forest and Mantadia form the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park<br>
* believed to be Madagascar's most popular reserve<br>
* open from 6am to 4pm<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>
* open from 7am to 5pm and 6.30pm to 9pm<br>
* entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)<br>
'''[[Mantadia]]'''<br>
* 20km north of Andasibe<br>
* mainly untouched primary forest<br>
'''[[Torotorofotsy Reserve]]'''<br>
* located 11km west of Andasibe<br>
* 12,000ha reserve: marsh with forest and wetland<br>
'''[[Moramizaha Reserve]]'''<br>
* once deforested, now protected area<br>
* wildlife as in Mantadia, cave<br>
'''[[Vohimana Reserve]]'''<br>
* located 148km from Tana<br>
* about 10km from Andasibe, walk to reserve takes about 45 minutes<br>
'''[[Beforona]]'''<br>
* agro-ecology project to fight erosion<br>
* 1-hour tour (terraces of fish ponds, rice fields with bamboo water pipe<br>
'''[[Ranomafana]]'''<br>
* means "hot water" in Malagasy<br>
* located 214km from Tana<br>