We took our time the next morning before heading to the main road to catch a taxi-brousse. As we packed we could hear the indris making their morning call. We had 9800 ariary (just over $3 USD) to eat breakfast […]
Madagascar in Review
Things we’ve learned Multiple people had told us that the roads in Madagascar were the worst we’d experience during our trip. While we felt like we’d already been on some rough roads, we realized that they were telling the […]
Parc National Andasibe Mantadia
The following morning we were up before the sun to make sure we caught the ferry back to the mainland. We walked back to the canoes, stumbled upon a tuk tuk as there were none there when we crossed and […]
Île Sainte Marie
The journey from the south to the island had been long, but we were excited we’d made it. Within hours of arriving, we’d scheduled a whale watching trip for the next day. We got lucky and found a group that […]
The road to Île Sainte Marie
We reserved our seats for the bus to Tana (Antananarivo) the previous day and coordinated for a pickup from our hotel at 6 am. When we went downstairs there was a bus from the same company, but not the one […]
Visiting the Zafimaniry Villages
Day 1 We said our goodbyes to Sarah and repacked our bags so that we’d only need to carry the items we’d need for the next 3 days. After we had our breakfast in the stall across from our hotel, […]
Ambositra
We asked the receptionist at our hotel the best way to get to Antsirabe and he offered to call and make arrangements for us. After we got credit, he called 4 different companies trying to locate 3 seats. He had […]
Belo sur Mer
We woke up late as we didn’t sleep in once during the organized trip, but we knew it decreased our chances of getting to Belo. Sarah wasn’t feeling well either, but was willing to suck it up if we could […]
Tsingy de Bemaraha and Avenue of the Baobabs
As breakfast wasn’t included in our package, we walked through the village to see what we could find. We stopped in a couple places and tried ask what they offered for breakfast, but we were unable to get our point […]
Floating down the Tsiribihina River
The morning started early as we would start down the river in a few hours. Once everyone finished breakfast, we loaded back into the shuttle with our bags strapped to the roof and left the tar road towards the river. […]