AMBOHITSARA
This hilltop village, the second-largest settlement of the Antambahoaka tribe after Mananjary, is surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean in the east, the Fanantara River in the north and the Pangalanes channel in the west.
WEST
The Western coast of Madagascar is known for its deciduous dry forest and baobabs, the age-old tree whose diversity and richness are unrivalled anywhere else in the world. The TSINGYs, an UNESCO world cultural heritage site, are vast expanses of limestone and crumbly rock made up of fossilized shells.
EAST
The eastern coast, especially Andasibe, home to the largest living lemur, the Indri indri, is an example of the medium-altitude tropical forest typical of Madagascar’s east coast. Various species of lemur, reptile and bird are likely to be encountered here. Birds and reptiles in summer.
SOUTH
The journey to the south gives you the opportunity to see the large concrete tombs of the Mahafaly and Antandroy tribes, in stark contrast to the thatched huts found all along the road. And the discovery of a marvellous landscape from the Jurassic era, with domes and “villages” of rocks, turtles, crocodiles, boots and other shapes that only erosion can fashion from the rocks in the depths of the imposing ruinform massif of Isalo National Park. But also the colour contrasts offered by the volcanic landscapes of the highlands, rice terraces, hills and savannahs.
