Madagascar: Andasibe, Analamazaotra, Mantadia and Antananarivo. How to travel around?
How to travel Madagascar? This is my last video about traveling around Madagascar. After leaving Mahambo and passing by Tamatave we arrived in Andasibe! Andasibe is a small town where you can visit two major national parks: Analamazaotra and Mantadia. A perfect place to experience wildlife and all kind of lemurs: black and white lemur, brown lemur, the indri etc. We also visited the Vakona forest lodge where you can actually touch lemurs. They will jump on you, you can pet them and everything. Andasibe is quite touristy, there are greater spots to visit but it is also a must do in Madagascar!
Some quick facts about Andasibe:
-you pay 45.000 Ariary/per person for every day you want to enter the national parks
-Mantadia: 70.000 Ariary guide fee
-Analamazaotra: 50.000 Ariary guide fee
-Vakona forest lodge: 25.000 Ariary per person
costs for the driver (gmt+3):
-400 Euros for the car + driver (8 days)
-146 Euros for the petrol
total costs for the whole trip around Madagascar for 15 days: €1.935 / $2.065 per person
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23 Madagascar - Analamazaotra and Vakona Reserves, Andasibe - Part One
The Analamazaotra special reserve is situated in Central-eastern Madagascar, halfway the capital of Antananarivo and the east coast. The reserve encompasses 810 Hawith hills, mountain ridges, valleys, streams to the Sahatandra and Amboasary rivers, small lakes, and marshes, at 900- 1040 m altitude. The annual rainfall is 1800 mm.
The Vakona Private Reserve in Andasibe - East Coast of Madagascar and 150km from the capital city Antananarivo, is home to different kinds of lemurs including the Babakoto, Nile crocodiles, the endemic carnivorous cat-like fossa, and birds.
These reserves are found some of the most beautiful lemurs in Madagascar - Indra lemur, bamboo lemur, brown lemur.
The film about two reserves consists of two parts. This is the first part.
THINGS TO DO IN ANDASIBE ANALAMAZAOTRA, MADAGASCAR
See what to do in Andasibe / Analamazaotra, Madagascar. Watch the raw and unfiltered vlog of adventuring1.
Travel Notes:
- Filmed 18th-21st August 2017
- When you arrive at Ivato International Airport (Antananarivo), you will be hounded by a bevy of baggage porters. Do not feel obligated.
- In Antananarivo, we stayed at Hotel Relais de la Haute Ville. No complaints.
- Would not recommend walking around Haute Ville at night (not well lit). We were harassed and pick pocketed.
- Travelled between Antananarivo and Andasibe with Espace Mada Tours (Driver - Sheruf). Would recommend.
- Reserve Peyrieras was amazing, Chameleons right up close. You will see chameleons all over the place, but not with such variety in one spot. Had mixed feelings about some of the handling of the chameleons though.
- In Andasibe, we stayed in Analamazotra Hotel. Very unique pink huts.
- From what we could gather, the park area is split between two sections - Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve.
- Andasibe-Mantadia National Park had very few people but the lemurs seemed harder to track down.
- Analamazaotra Special Reserve had indri lemur everywhere. There were more people here. See if you can ask your guide to track down some lemurs away from the crowds. Our guide, Daisy, was fantastic - he could make all manner of bird and lemur calls.
- Vakona Reserve was great in terms of the lemur interaction. However, I had mixed feelings about the fossa enclosure and the lemurs being stuck on the islands.
- Be sure to try Three Horses Beer, zebu steak and banana flambe.
- Madagascar is the home of vanilla - try to find some along the way.
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24 Madagascar - Analamazaotra and Vakona Reserves, Andasibe - Part Two
The Analamazaotra special reserve is situated in Central-eastern Madagascar, halfway the capital of Antananarivo and the east coast. The reserve encompasses 810 Hawith hills, mountain ridges, valleys, streams to the Sahatandra and Amboasary rivers, small lakes, and marshes, at 900- 1040 m altitude. The annual rainfall is 1800 mm.
The Vakona Private Reserve in Andasibe - East Coast of Madagascar and 150km from the capital city Antananarivo, is home to different kinds of lemurs including the Babakoto, Nile crocodiles, the endemic carnivorous cat-like fossa, and birds.
The film about two reserves consists of two parts. This is the second part.
Analamazaotra Special Reserve
Lemurs of Analamazaotra Reserve & Adasibe Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
During our visit to Madagascar we got to search for lemurs in the Analamazaotra Reserve & Andasibe Mantadia National Park! We saw lots of lemurs including the Diademed Sifika, the Indri, the Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, the bamboo lemur and the Red-fronted Brown lemur!
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바코나롯지 사설공원 Vakona Lodge Private Reserve
Diademed Sifakas Playing, Andasibe, Madagascar
These Diademed Sifakas were playing on the ground near us in Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Andasibe. I walked right up and sat next to them and they carried on as if I wasn't there. These sifakas were actually moved from a nearby forest to protect them since a mining company was uprooting the other forest to dig for minerals. They live freely in Analamazaotra.
Madagascar Mantadia NP Andasibe أقصى 極端 चरम ekstrim
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area consisting principally of primary growth forest in Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar. The park's elevation ranges from 900-1250 meters, with a humid climate. Average annual precipitation is 1700 mm, with rainfall on 210 days of each year. This rainforest is habitat to a vast species biodiversity, including many endemic rare species and endangered species, including 11 lemur species. The park's two component parts are Mantadia National Park and Analamazoatra Reserve, which is best known for its population of Madagascar's largest lemur, the Indri.
This is one of the easiest parks in Madagascar to visit from the capital city, Antananarivo, with a 3-hour drive east on a paved road, Route Nacional 2 (RN 2). While Analamazaotra and park headquarters are short walks from Antsapanana on the RN 2, special transport must be arranged or hired from local hotels to reach Mantadia. Hikes ranging from 1-6 hours are typically available in both parts of the park. A local guide is required for visitors entering either part of the park.
The main threat to this park comes from the disappearance of adjoining habitat outside the park. This disappearance has been caused primarily by logging and replacement of rainforest with commercial Australian eucalyptus and Chinese pine forests, and to a lesser extent by slash-and-burn cultivation for rice agriculture, which is exacerbated by the extremely high population growth rate and poverty in rural Madagascar.
To address the disappearing habitat threat, reserves have been created in the vicinity of Andasibe-Mantadia that balance resource extraction with environmental protection, and attempt to create economic and environmentally preferable alternatives to replacing native forests with eucalyptus and pine.
Madagascar - Sifakas and Indris
A trip to see lemurs at Andasibe-Mantadia, Madagascar, about 3 hours from Antananarivo. We spot diademed sifakas and indris, and manage to capture the territorial call of the indri, the largest lemur species.
Indries allopreening, one departs, Analamazaotra, Madagascar
Two Indries (Indri indri) allopreening, one departs with a leap, Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Andasibe, Madagascar
Andasibe Maromizaha Reserve - Madagascar | VLOG 74
20150924 馬達加斯加 Vakona Private Reserve
Madagascar Andasibe National Park, Analamazoatra
Lemurs Lodge Andasibe
It’ s a hotel three stars has a view for the environment protecting in the special area limited by the river in the front and in the back Analamazaotra parks, it was managed just close the forest and all around the visitors can heard the indri-indri song . In the entrance every body see the beautiful green garden and can feel as you are like at home . It ‘s the first hotel which keep the environment because the power electricity was based by the renewalable energy for using the solar panel and it works 24/7. The modern architecture unique connecting to the modern art and artisanal , you will have an advantage for the prestations and the hotel luxury service, which answer your request service your satisfaction and your pleasure
It’ s charm hotel within reach of all bugdets with two categories , the standard rooms and the individual bungalows
The reception to a wide responsibility, explore the trip and the useful informations in the region unforgotten the internal information of the hotel
C’est un hôtel trois étoiles qui a une vue sur la protection de l’environnement dans la zone spéciale délimitée par la rivière à l’avant et à l’arrière des parcs d’Analamazaotra, elle a été gérée à proximité de la forêt et permet aux visiteurs d’entendre le chant indri-indri . À l'entrée, tout le monde voit le magnifique jardin verdoyant et peut se sentir comme à la maison. C’est le premier hôtel qui respecte l’environnement car son électricité repose sur l’énergie renouvelable qui permet d’utiliser le panneau solaire et fonctionne 24h / 24 et 7j / 7. L'architecture moderne unique reliant l'art moderne et artisanal, vous aurez un avantage pour les prestations et le service de luxe de l'hôtel, qui répondent à votre demande de service votre satisfaction et votre plaisir
C’est un hôtel de charme à la portée de tous les bugdets avec deux catégories, les chambres standard et les bungalows individuels
La réception à une large responsabilité, explorez le voyage et les informations utiles dans la région, oubliez les informations internes de l'hôtel
Diurnal Hike at Mitsinjo (Analamazoatra) Forest Station.
My first actual day (Excluding the travel day) into my trip to Madagascar whilst doing work at the Amphibian Survival Assurance Center of Andasibe (ASACA), a part of Association Mitsinjo.
After Work, I decided to go out into the reserve and see the wonders that are to be found in the forest, including Pygmy Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris).
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Andasibe Reintro 2006.avi
Video footage of the initial Analamazoatra Reintroduction/Translocation of Diademed Sifakas. This program, created by the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership was the first attempt at reintroducing a lemur population in it's historical habitat after these animals were hunted to extinction from the area in the 1970's.
This collaborative multi-disciplinary project has evaluated the biomedical, genetic, habitat, nutritional, and reproductive parameters while monitoring daily the radio-collared translocated/re-introduced 26 Diademed sifakas and 8 Black-and-white ruffed lemurs.
Visit Madagascar: Berenty Private Reserve Spiny Forest
There's more than just lemurs in Madagascar. This 4th largest island in the world is filled with other flora and fauna that have evolved and can be seen only here.
Take an easy walk through the stunning Spiny Forest with an amazing variety of exceptional trees and plants, such as Baobabs and Octopus Trees. That's right...Octopus trees.
Fact: There is nothing poisonous in Madagascar. Not a poisonous insect or snake anywhere on the island. Amazing!
Madagascar: July, 2017
How can you dare to call this a reserve... Vakona (Madagascar) English version
How can you dare to call this a reserve ...
it's already quite absurd to put an animal in a cage/prison where he can not behave according to his own nature if you want to get to know him and his habits.
But it becomes a cruel non sense if the cage is small, with no shelter in case of rain (that falls daily in such areas), and its own natural habitat is only a few inches away.
It's a non sense also to write in the brochure things like By visiting the private reserve Vakona we' ll look for the Fossa (Cryptocropta ferox): RELAX! It won't take long ... It's always in his cage compulsively looking for a way to escape ...
In these images you can see the tour guide offering some meat to the poor fellow and taking it away when he realized that the tourists were more interested in watching free birds flying around instead.
Please note that the Vakona Private Reserve is located on the East Coast of Madagascar, 150 km away from the capital Antanarivo, it describes itself as a private reserve and nearby there is a comfortable lodge: that's why cheap tour operators, that don't check the quality of their offers, do propose to visit it.
My friends : a cage is always a cage even in the beautiful and fabulous Madagascar.
If you don't go to the Vakona in order to open that cage, go for a quality tourism and please avoid the Vakona.