Parc National Masoala-Nosy Mangabe
Eastern Madagascar
This 2100-sq-km national park contains one of the best primary rainforests in the country. It is famous for its vegetation, which includes rare hardwoods,…
Must-see attractions in Eastern Madagascar
Eastern Madagascar
This is the most popular park within Parc National Andasibe Mantadia. The real draw of this reserve is the rare indri, Madagascar’s largest lemur, whose…
Eastern Madagascar
Part of Parc National Masoala-Nosy Mangabe, this thickly forested and mountainous tropical island is one of the crown jewels of the Antongil Bay. With…
Eastern Madagascar
Part of the Parc National Andasibe Mantadia, this park is about 17km north of Andasibe. Created primarily to protect the indri, Mantadia also hosts the…
Piscines Naturelles d'Ambodiatafana
Île Sainte Marie
In the north of Sainte Marie, near Ambodiatafana village, these natural pools are separated from the Indian Ocean by a granitic gate of about 100m. During…
Île Sainte Marie
No stay on the island would be complete without a sundowner at Maison Blanche: this atypical house has a rooftop terrace with 360-degree views of the…
Eastern Madagascar
The Mahay Mitia Ala (VOIMMA) park, opened in 2011, is managed by a local association to promote biodiversity, conservation and local development. The…
Eastern Madagascar
If you want real unadulterated wilderness then the Réserve de Maromizaha is what you're looking for. This 100-sq-km ecotourism reserve, about 8km…
Eastern Madagascar
Located on the main road opposite the MNP office, Mitsinjo is a private reserve run by Association Mitsinjo, set up by guides to promote conservation and…
Île Sainte Marie
This is a fascinating spot from which to contemplate the history of the island. The cemetery overlooks the Baie de Forbans just south of Ambodifotatra,…
Eastern Madagascar
Established as a private reserve in 2001, this crucial 1.6-sq-km corridor links the Andasibe area parks with the forests of the south. At present…
North of Tamatave
The Parc Zoologique Ivoloina (ee-va-la-ween) is a very well-run zoo and botanical garden set on a lovely lake just north of Tamatave. Visitors can enjoy…
North of Tamatave
The evocative ruins of this 19th-century Merina fort, built for Radama I, are about 500m north of Foulpointe. Its walls, which are 8m high and 6m thick in…
Eastern Madagascar
This small, privately owned island in the middle of the Mananara River is home to about 15 aye-ayes (and other lemurs). A sighting isn't guaranteed but…
Eastern Madagascar
A varied and attractive landscape of wetlands, forests and small villages, this private reserve is known for its greater bamboo lemurs and excellent…
Eastern Madagascar
This worthy NGO works with rural farmers living on the edge of biodiversity hotspots to develop sustainable livelihoods that support both people and…
Eastern Madagascar
Vohibola is one of the last pieces of littoral forest in the country. There are three rewarding hiking trails and you might even get to see the Calumma…
Eastern Madagascar
Very popular with tour groups, this private reserve is touted by some tour companies as 'the best place to photograph lemurs'. That might well be true…
Eastern Madagascar
Rare species flourish in this protected humid forest, including the mouse lemur, the candy cane palm (Dypsis paludosa) and a parasitic orchid (Gastrodia…
Eastern Madagascar
This little park is at its most attractive in October to December when the orchids are in bloom. By late summer it’s almost completely dried up. There’s…
Eastern Madagascar
The village of Andranokoditra is a popular half-day destination with tour groups staying at nearby lakeside hotels. It's an interesting enough little…
Musée de la Gendarmerie Nationale
Eastern Madagascar
Exhibits cannons, police uniforms, a vintage taxi-brousse and an enormous bunch of dried marijuana. There are also various traditional medicines and…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
Tamatave’s colourful Bazary Be sells fruit, vegetables, spices, handicrafts and beautiful bouquets of flowers (should you feel the need to brighten up…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
At Pl Bien Aimé, you'll find the remains of a once-grand park; a dozen magnificent banyan trees weep before a crumbling colonial mansion.
Tamatave (Toamasina)
A monument to those killed in the 1947 uprising against the French, this plaza is in a sad state of disrepair.
Tamatave (Toamasina)
Bazary Kely sells fish and produce in the ruins of a commercial complex, west of the train station.
Eastern Madagascar
The remote 240-sq-km park encompasses some of the last remaining lowland rainforest in the country. An additional 10 sq km of islets and surrounding reefs…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
The small university museum at the entrance to the port constitutes barely 2½ rooms of farming tools, fishing implements, archaeological finds and tribal…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
Landmark church in Tamatave. It's open to the public from shortly before to shortly after services.
