Here, you will be in the far north of the country. Diego-Suarez is an old trading post at the crossroads of the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. This former colonial city opens onto one of the biggest bays in the world. By day, it is relaxed and sleepy, but it's a party city at night.
Few travellers get to see this hill: behind the Montagne des Français, the little village of Ambilo - not to be confused with its big brother, Ambilobe ('be' means 'big' in Madagascan) – hides a little known treasure: the baobab hill.
When the trail opens again at the end of the rainy season, the driver heads off to reconnoitre the situation and mark out the trails freshly washed by the rains and the hooves of the herds of zebus. From Morondava to Toliara, there are nearly 700 km of invisible roads to be rebuilt by tyre tracks.
The train attracts all generations of people who line the roadsides waving enthusiastically. The green locomotive gives off a writhing machine-like sound. Every yard travelled seems to be an accomplishment in logic: this train carcass, which was Swiss before being bought and nationalised by Madagascar, has a second life while stepping out into the rain forests of the east coast.
It is estimated that 80% of Madagascar's original forest has disappeared. Every year Madagascar's forest area gets smaller - the victim of galloping deforestation due to certain agricultural practices and the illegal exploitation of wood.
Just for you, a trek between the bush and the ocean, amid sweet and gentle fragrances, the promise of new encounters... Between Maroanstetra and Antalaha, set out to discover the generous flora and fauna and meet a warm coastal people who are fervent defenders of millennia-old traditions!
The vanilla capital, a stop in Antalaha is a gentle invitation to well-being and the discovery of a seaside tinged with authenticity and nonchalance... Make a halt in this small town on the eastern Malagasy coast, lost between the bush and the ocean, and enjoy its fragrances from "the end of the world"!
I propose an excursion in the countryside around Antananarivo, to visit the Rova of Ambohimanga, a testimony of the Merina dynasty and the reign of Andrianampoinimerina. This visit will enhance your stay in Madagascar with a pleasant and cultural stopover in a very charming environment!
The Vohiman Reserve is the ideal place to start or finish a journey to the eastern coast of Madagascar. With its tropical rainforest it's a unique and fulfilling natural experience. Check out this eco-tourism and human-scale project that's unique in Madagascar and explore the tropical rain forest.
Get away from the beaten tracks of northern Madagascar during this exclusive immersion in the Sambirano Valley, oriented toward fair and responsible tourism. The opportunity to discover a region rich in traditions and landscapes, the promise for encounters and warm exchanges with the local population and associations involved in economic and environmental development!
