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'''Day 3: Ampokafo - [[Tsararapaka]]'''<br>
''(6.5-hour walk)''<br>
After breakfast and the picnic preparation by the staff we start our trek. Today is the hardest part with 2 hours of mountain climbing in [[Anjiro]]. From the top you can see the two villages Ampokafo and [[Manakambahiny]] and very impressive views onto the landscape under you. We continue the walk through the forest inside the Masoala park and will have the opportunity to observe several birds and always hear the sounds of the Red ruffed lemur. You will feel and see a lot of nature! Here is also where we turn direction Cap Est. At night we camp at Tsararapaka which is really in the heart of Masaola National Park. The team is very experienced in setting up a camp for the 3rd night in almost no time. In the evening or at night we can spot wildlife just a few metres from our tens: [[Fosa|fosaFossa]], Masoala woolly lemur, Mouse lemur.
[[File:Manakambahiny 039.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Manakambahiny]]
Breakfast in the camp. We continue our trek which is less hard over a mountain today, but the first 3 hours we are totally in the forest until we reach the [[Befilipo]] fields. Thereafter we are again in the tuff forest of Masoala National Park. We may see several typical wildlifes, such as: Red ruffed lemur, Red-breasted coua, Blue coua and Madagascar wood-rail. Since Befilipo we follow the riverside. This path will be wet with lots of slippery rocks in the water and we will cross the river countless times. Picnic lunch along the way. Before we eat you can take a bath in the river near [[Betsirebika]]. Throughout our afternoon walk we will see people working in the fields. At night we camp near the small village
Marivorano.
'''Day 5: Marivorano - [[Antanandavahely]]'''<br>
''7-hour walk''<br>
After breakfast we will walk for 7 hours. To reach Antanandavahely we follow the main stream now and then until he enters into a big river and gets much stronger. You have the opportunity to see birds and chameleons. Muddy picnic along the way at [[Ambalavy]]. There are many camping areas in the park, but the national park organisation tries to convince the people to stay at one place and to form a village. The forest already decreased and the villagers perform [[tavy]], a slash-and-burn system to plant rice. At the Antalaha district there are many NGO's, for example Grain de Vie with the slogan "Time to plant the tree nursery", regenerating the forest. At Cap Est we camp in the small village Antanandavahely. To reach the village we go by canoe for 3.5 hours to see the wild crocodiles. Also our porters will stop here, as the rest of the tour is sitting in a canoe and taking taxi-moto or [[taxi-brousse]].
