There’s nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife, wild lands and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love.
Our original plan was to drive from Manambato to Mahambo to catch the next-morning boat to St Marie Island with El Condor, but unfortunately, the weather turned bad. We were informed that the first boats might go again after Easter. We got that bad news in the middle of nowhere, some...
The Palmarium Reserve (Akanin’ny Nofy) offers one of the most reliable opportunities in Madagascar to see the elusive, nocturnal Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis). We took a boat trip (🎟️50,000 MGA) organised by Palmarium Hotel to a dedicated Aye-aye island, where these rare...
We took a boat for around 20 minutes to reach Andranokoditra, a quiet, authentic lakeside village along the Pangalanes Canal, where life moves to the rhythm of the water. Wooden pirogues line the shore, and local fishermen head out daily using traditional techniques passed down through...
Palmarium Reserve (Akanin’ny nofy) is a 50-hectare private nature reserve on a peninsula along Madagascar’s Pangalanes Canal, renowned for its habituated lemurs, including the rare Aye-Aye, and 100,000 palm trees. Located on Lake Ampitabe, it offers close-up wildlife...
To our surprise, the access road to Manambato was closed. After some calls, we found out a car that could wait on the other side of the road block and would drive us to Orania Lodge, from where the boat usually goes to Palmarium Reserve. So that was the extra cost of 70,000 MGA and a...
Our journey from Andasibe to Manambato via Brickaville was a memorable drive through Madagascar’s lush eastern landscapes. Covering roughly 170 km, the trip took us about 6 hours, depending on road conditions and stops along the way. The road winds through dense rainforest, small...