Navana

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Navana is located near Maroantsetra in the Bay of Antongila (also called Helodranon' Antongila) on the north east coast of Madagascar. Navana is a traditional Betsimisaraka village. Its inhabitants live from cultivating rice and fishing.

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Traditional house in Navana village

Navana is the last accessible village by boat before heading into the nature direction Antalaha. Starting in Maroantsetra, 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 Andranofotsy. From thereon a good foot path named Route National 5 follows the coastline of the bay with nice views onto Nosy Mangabe. Thereafter the path diverts into the native forest, passing the private Park Tropical de Farankaraina, home to the rare Aye-eye lemur. The walk from Andranofotsy to Navana takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

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Women near the market
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Shop selling cookware
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Women near the market
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Traditional hairstyle
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Traditional house
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Girl of Navana village

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.

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View onto the bay of Navana
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River flowing into the bay
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Path direction village
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Farmers returning from the fields
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Rice paddy outside Navana
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Young boy on the way to the market