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TREKKING

Madagascar is a Treker's Blessed Land.

One of the first things I noticed when I arrived in Tana was, Women's legs!....

Treking in Tsaranoro area.

One might think of some degree of profond perversion, but what really impressed me was the muscular aspect of those legs used to run on the many countryside trails

if you know the local roads, you understand why so much walking, ...

The general condition of the road network is disastrous. With major help from the world bank, they now, hope to restore it to its 1960 condition over 5 years and truckloads of malagasy francs.

Meanwhile, locals are truly good hikers and I respect them a lot for following us through the most remote trails of the country, bare foot on the laterite, bare foot on the sharpest rocks, bare foot too on the endless savanas of the west and the thorn fields of the South.


You'll understand quickly that trek options are extensive and I will just give you a few advices to choose your goal, according to your physical aptitudes, the terrain and the weather.

A really cool bridge, somewhere on the eastern escarpment.

Three major climatic zones but during rain season, choices can be quite limited.

1) East, That's a short season if you plan to sleep outside. You can expect some dry weather from Sep to late Nov sometimes up to early january. rest of the year that means a lot of rain (mostly at night, however) and if you stick to hotels it's not such an issue. Wet, the trails are really wet and muddy!

2) HighLands, Except in Jan-Feb where it does rain quite steadily from 3-4 o'clock, every afternoon, the climate is generally standable for outdoors lovers with occasionnal showers and storms. Note that winter months (May-Sept) means cold evenings and nights. Up in the mountains, temps drop way below freezing point, ...

3) L'Ouest et le Sud Ouest.

The main problem is access to the sites. Roads are in very poor conditions but let's say from april to Nov you can go most everywhere on the west. The areas South are even drier with very few rain concentrated over two months at most (Jan-Feb).

 TREKKING
 CLIMBING
 RAFTING
 HYDROSPEED
 KAYAK
 CANOE
 CANYONING
 CAVE CLIMBING
 FLYING
 TREE CLIMBING
 MOUNTAIN BIKE
 SAILING
 RIVERS
 SEA DUGOUT
 DIVING
 FUN
 FLY
 SURF
 MOTORBIKE

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