'''Navana is located near Maroantsetra in the Bay of Antongil (also called Helodrano Antongila) on the north east coast of Madagascar. Navana is a traditional [[File:Navana_01.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Navana villageBetsimisaraka]]village. Its inhabitants live from cultivating rice and vanilla as well as fishing.<!--Helodranon' Antongila (Bay of Antongila), more commonly called Antongil Bay-->'''
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">Navana is the last accessible village by boat before heading into the nature in the direction of [[File:Fizono_01Antalaha]].jpg|185px|none|thumb|Locals crossing rice fieldStarting in [[Maroantsetra]]</td><td valign="top">, it is also possible to reach Navana by foot or even bicycle. After a 90-minute pleasant pirogue ride along small streams and canals one arrives in [[File:Fizono_02.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Rice teracces around FizonoAndranofotsy]]. From thereon a good foot path named </tdi>Route National 5<td valign="top"/i>follows the coastline of the bay with nice views onto [[File:Fizono_03Nosy Mangabe]].jpg|185px|none|thumb|Farmer working on rice fieldThereafter the path diverts into the native forest, passing the [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]</td></tr>, home of the rare Aye-eye lemur. The walk from Andranofotsy to Navana takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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<tr>Navana is a very long stretched village with many well stocked shops, a market place, several basic hotels and a large school. The scenery around the village is dominated by rice fields and banana trees. At the sandy beach of Navana there are several granite boulders, similar to the beaches of the Seychelles. <td valigndiv style="topmax-width:600px;">[[File{{#display_map:Fizono_08-15.jpg410833, 49.867783~'''Navana'''~~;|185pxtype=satellite|noneservice=google|thumbwidth=auto|River behind the village]]height=400|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</tddiv> '''GPS Coordinates'''<td valignbr>S 15°24.650'<br>E049°52.067'<br>23m elevation == Photos =="top"> View all [[File:Fizono_09.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Small stream near FizonoNavana photos]]</td><td valign== Additional information =="top"> * 5 days trek from [[File:Fizono_10.jpg|185px|none|thumbMaroantsetra Antalaha trek|Last house of the villageMaroantsetra to Antalaha]]</td></tr></table>
