Madagascar - Solo travel / climbing / active all around

Hi

I plan to be in Madagascar from June 29th to August 8th. So far I do not have a definite plan except that as I am travelling alone I thought it might be a good idea to start of in camp catta / Tsaranoro and certainly I would like to see the north (climbing in Nosy Hara). I wanna see the tsingys and do some hiking/trekking and preferably a bit of kite surfing. I would love to see the different landscapes and meet some culture life.

Thus question is -
(1) any advise how to best achieve this - make it active but not sitting in a car 24/7
(2) any idea how to find some climbers I could join (climbing by yourself is a bit scary as no-one is holding the other end of the robe)
(3) are there forums or local shops making it easy to find some compagnions to rent some 4x4?

any tips and tricks appreciated - thx

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Hi there,

I too will be in Madagascar, from middle of july, also keen to do some climbing / hiking,

Heard it is possible to get to Nosy Hara per bus from Tana in 4 hours

If you are keen for someone to hold the rope during this time, let me know

Cheers