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Toamasina: How to get there?
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Toamasina or Tamatave is the second biggest city of the island after the capital. It stretches out between a huge beach bordering the Indian Ocean and Ivondro bay. Toamasina is cosmopolitan: the majority ethnic group, the Betsinisaraka, cohabit with a large Chinese community, some Indo-Pakistani and a handful of Europeans.
Toamasina: What to see nearby?
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Toamasina or Tamatave is the second biggest city of the island after the capital. It stretches out between a huge beach bordering the Indian Ocean and Ivondro bay. Toamasina is cosmopolitan: the majority ethnic group, the Betsinisaraka, cohabit with a large Chinese community, some Indo-Pakistani and a handful of Europeans.
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If you are there in November, you will be able to sample the frenzy of "Any letchi e", the start of Madagascar island's tasty litchi sales drive!
Madagascar: our articles for your holidays
The Tsingys Rouges d'Irodo
Approximately a 2-hour drive from Diego Suarez, you'll find the magnificent rock formations of the Tsingys Rouge d’Irodo. Different from their limestone cousins, the Tsingys Rouges are the result of quick erosion, thus creating unique ephemeral sculptures.
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Water tank baobabs of Ampotaka
Are you looking for encounters and something unique? Follow the guide to discover the village of Ampotaka, in the bush of southern Madagascar. Here, the inhabitants have their own expertise: transforming baobabs into water tanks. They'll be thrilled to explain to you how it works, but a word of advice: do not try the collected water, unless you want a severe case of the runs!
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The forest of 1200 baobabs
Discover an amazing Malagasy forest where baobabs of many strange and different forms await you. It will be the unique opportunity to learn more about the flora and fauna of Madagascar and to participate in their conservation.
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The Makay: for adventurers in search of a lost paradise...
Who has never dreamed of going back in time to discover a lost paradise? Exploring the Makay massif, a remote territory in the extreme south of the island, is like discovering the myth of a forgotten valley that jealously guards its Noah's Ark...
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