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| − | crossing a mountain | + | crossing a mountain<br> |
-14.046367, 48.699929<br> | -14.046367, 48.699929<br> | ||
-14.041607, 48.693429<br> | -14.041607, 48.693429<br> | ||
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=== Day 2 downstream=== | === Day 2 downstream=== | ||
| − | + | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-14.023771" lon="48.610805" zoom="13" controls="large"> | |
| + | -14.024824, 48.614506 | ||
| + | leaving [[Marotolana_(Ambanja)|Marotolana] | ||
| + | |||
-14.023771, 48.610805 | -14.023771, 48.610805 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
| + | -14.023771, 48.610805 | ||
| + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | ||
-14.020172, 48.605414 | -14.020172, 48.605414 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.017358, 48.601117 | -14.017358, 48.601117 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.015904, 48.599171 | -14.015904, 48.599171 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.014085, 48.597488 | -14.014085, 48.597488 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.014034, 48.597081 | -14.014034, 48.597081 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.013631, 48.596151 | -14.013631, 48.596151 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.013087, 48.594751 | -14.013087, 48.594751 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.012202, 48.593563 | -14.012202, 48.593563 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.011809, 48.593119 | -14.011809, 48.593119 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.011047, 48.592591 | -14.011047, 48.592591 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.010562, 48.592710 | -14.010562, 48.592710 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.009961, 48.592539 | -14.009961, 48.592539 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.009188, 48.591801 | -14.009188, 48.591801 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.008899, 48.590397 | -14.008899, 48.590397 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.007862, 48.589179 | -14.007862, 48.589179 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.006461, 48.588602 | -14.006461, 48.588602 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.004749, 48.588688 | -14.004749, 48.588688 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.003089, 48.587556 | -14.003089, 48.587556 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.001504, 48.585938 | -14.001504, 48.585938 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-14.000719, 48.585362 | -14.000719, 48.585362 | ||
| − | + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | |
-13.998274, 48.584511 | -13.998274, 48.584511 | ||
| + | crossing a mountain range on a small trail | ||
| + | -13.996117, 48.581725 | ||
down at the foot of the mountain | down at the foot of the mountain | ||
| − | |||
-13.993797, 48.580132 | -13.993797, 48.580132 | ||
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-13.991887, 48.579696 | -13.991887, 48.579696 | ||
| − | |||
-13.987879, 48.578725 | -13.987879, 48.578725 | ||
| + | entering village [[Ambakoana]] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
-13.986692, 48.577906 | -13.986692, 48.577906 | ||
| + | [[Ambakoana]] | ||
-13.985061, 48.571937 | -13.985061, 48.571937 | ||
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-13.974742, 48.562571 | -13.974742, 48.562571 | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
-13.970191, 48.560344 | -13.970191, 48.560344 | ||
| + | [[Mikotromihezova]] | ||
| − | -13. | + | -13.94711, 48.554842 |
| − | + | [[Marovato_(Ambanja)|Marovato]] | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | Marovato | ||
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| − | |||
| − | |||
-13.950251, 48.551942 | -13.950251, 48.551942 | ||
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-13.946406, 48.533542 | -13.946406, 48.533542 | ||
| − | |||
-13.945015, 48.530292 | -13.945015, 48.530292 | ||
| + | back at the Sambirano River | ||
-13.944673, 48.526563 | -13.944673, 48.526563 | ||
| Line 369: | Line 364: | ||
-13.934239, 48.520172 | -13.934239, 48.520172 | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
-13.931427, 48.516704 | -13.931427, 48.516704 | ||
| + | [[Migioky]] | ||
-13.927884, 48.513328 | -13.927884, 48.513328 | ||
| Line 389: | Line 383: | ||
-13.910512, 48.495319 | -13.910512, 48.495319 | ||
| − | + | -13.90331, 48.4918 | |
| − | + | [[Ambohimarina_(Ambanja)|Ambohimarina]] | |
| − | -13. | ||
-13.900230, 48.493103 | -13.900230, 48.493103 | ||
| − | |||
-13.897999, 48.492937 | -13.897999, 48.492937 | ||
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-13.892453, 48.484675 | -13.892453, 48.484675 | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
-13.892448, 48.484674 | -13.892448, 48.484674 | ||
| + | [[Antanambao_(Ambanja)|Antanambao]] | ||
| − | |||
-13.890571, 48.487365 | -13.890571, 48.487365 | ||
| + | -13.889913, 48.489541 | ||
| + | -13.883595, 48.494268 | ||
| + | -13.880451, 48.495915 | ||
| + | -13.879712, 48.495964 | ||
| + | -13.877579, 48.496965 | ||
| + | -13.877572, 48.498922 | ||
| + | -13.875248, 48.499545 | ||
| + | -13.872463, 48.500117 | ||
| + | -13.866611, 48.499571 | ||
| + | -13.864021, 48.500047 | ||
| + | -13.863414, 48.499999 | ||
| + | -13.859732, 48.497014 | ||
| + | -13.857079, 48.497750 | ||
| + | -13.855389, 48.496947 | ||
| + | -13.853905, 48.496661 | ||
| + | -13.851442, 48.498337 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.850604, 48.497682 | ||
| + | crossing the Sambirano River | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.849038, 48.496378 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.848178, 48.496885 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.844158, 48.497070 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.839646, 48.492746 | ||
| + | [[Bemaneviky]] - 2nd night in private room | ||
| + | </googlemap> | ||
| + | |||
| + | leaving [[Marotolana_(Ambanja)|Marotolana]]<br> | ||
| + | -14.024824, 48.614506 | ||
| + | |||
| + | wonderful walk early morning over mountain range - only small path<br> | ||
| + | -14.023771, 48.610805<br> | ||
| + | -14.020172, 48.605414<br> | ||
| + | -14.017358, 48.601117<br> | ||
| + | -14.015904, 48.599171<br> | ||
| + | -14.014085, 48.597488<br> | ||
| + | -14.014034, 48.597081<br> | ||
| + | -14.013631, 48.596151<br> | ||
| + | -14.013087, 48.594751<br> | ||
| + | -14.012202, 48.593563<br> | ||
| + | -14.011809, 48.593119<br> | ||
| + | -14.011047, 48.592591<br> | ||
| + | -14.010562, 48.592710<br> | ||
| + | -14.009961, 48.592539<br> | ||
| + | -14.009188, 48.591801<br> | ||
| + | -14.008899, 48.590397<br> | ||
| + | -14.007862, 48.589179<br> | ||
| + | -14.006461, 48.588602<br> | ||
| + | -14.004749, 48.588688<br> | ||
| + | -14.003089, 48.587556<br> | ||
| + | -14.001504, 48.585938<br> | ||
| + | -14.000719, 48.585362<br> | ||
| + | -13.998274, 48.584511 | ||
| + | |||
| + | down at the foot of the mountain | ||
| + | -13.996117, 48.581725 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.993797, 48.580132 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.991887, 48.579696 | ||
| + | |||
| + | entering village [[Ambakoana]] | ||
| + | -13.987879, 48.578725 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Ambakoana]]<br> | ||
| + | village with Justin Bieber - very clean village!<br> | ||
| + | 11,778 steps<br> | ||
| + | -13.986692, 48.577906 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.985061, 48.571937 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.982403, 48.568394 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.978221, 48.564300 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.974742, 48.562571 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Mikotromihezova]]<br> | ||
| + | 15,850 steps<br> | ||
| + | -13.970191, 48.560344 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.964483, 48.557599 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.959581, 48.558285 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.951535, 48.558027 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Marovato_(Ambanja)|Marovato]]<br> | ||
| + | chilled drinks in a clean bar/shop<br> | ||
| + | 19,813 steps<br> | ||
| + | -13.947161, 48.554930 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.950251, 48.551942 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.950487, 48.547089 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.951270, 48.543603 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.951260, 48.541346 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.948590, 48.537501 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.946406, 48.533542 | ||
| + | |||
| + | back directly at the Sambirano<br> | ||
| + | -13.945015, 48.530292 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.944673, 48.526563 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.943854, 48.523772 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.939996, 48.522013 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.935685, 48.520691 | ||
| + | |||
| + | -13.934239, 48.520172 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Migioky]]<br> | ||
| + | 28,126 steps<br> | ||
| + | -13.931427, 48.516704 | ||
| − | -13. | + | -13.927884, 48.513328 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.925530, 48.511984 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.923430, 48.508614 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.920029, 48.504551 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.918139, 48.502891 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.916229, 48.500380 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.914342, 48.498198 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.910512, 48.495319 |
| − | -13. | + | [[Ambohimarina_(Ambanja)|Ambohimarina]]<br> |
| + | entering village<br> | ||
| + | -13.905521, 48.493524 | ||
| − | -13. | + | -13.900230, 48.493103 |
| − | -13. | + | old hospital or school after Ambohimarina (I think it's closed down)<br> |
| + | -13.897999, 48.492937 | ||
| − | -13. | + | -13.894075, 48.492840 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.894164, 48.486858 |
| − | -13. | + | -13.892453, 48.484675 |
| − | -13. | + | [[Antanambao_(Ambanja)|Antanambao]]<br> |
| + | Issouf's village<br> | ||
| + | -13.892448, 48.484674 | ||
| + | walking with Issouf through cocoa plantations till river crossing<br> | ||
| + | -13.890571, 48.487365<br> | ||
| + | -13.889913, 48.489541<br> | ||
| + | -13.883595, 48.494268<br> | ||
| + | -13.880451, 48.495915<br> | ||
| + | -13.879712, 48.495964<br> | ||
| + | -13.877579, 48.496965<br> | ||
| + | -13.877572, 48.498922<br> | ||
| + | -13.875248, 48.499545<br> | ||
| + | -13.872463, 48.500117<br> | ||
| + | -13.866611, 48.499571<br> | ||
| + | -13.864021, 48.500047<br> | ||
| + | -13.863414, 48.499999<br> | ||
| + | -13.859732, 48.497014<br> | ||
| + | -13.857079, 48.497750<br> | ||
| + | -13.855389, 48.496947<br> | ||
| + | -13.853905, 48.496661<br> | ||
-13.851442, 48.498337 | -13.851442, 48.498337 | ||
| − | crossing the Sambirano river | + | crossing the Sambirano river <br> |
| − | good bye to Issouf | + | good bye to Issouf<br> |
-13.850604, 48.497682 | -13.850604, 48.497682 | ||
| Line 453: | Line 588: | ||
-13.844158, 48.497070 | -13.844158, 48.497070 | ||
| − | Bemaneviky | + | [[Bemaneviky]]<br> |
| − | 2nd night in private room (15,000 Ariary) | + | 2nd night in private room (15,000 Ariary)<br> |
| − | 48,578 steps | + | 48,578 steps<br> |
-13.842023, 48.494395 | -13.842023, 48.494395 | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 16 December 2016
Trekking tour along the Sambirano River from Ambanja to the first mountains of the Tsaratanana Massif in the northwest of Madagascar - 5 nights back and forth
3-day trek along the Sambirano River upstream
Day 1
Ambanja
Hotel Palma Nova
-13.677106, 48.447338
Benavony
-13.708580, 48.485444
Amdolidimaka
19,891 steps
-13.759026, 48.488541
Ambobaka
24,907 steps
over 14km from Ambanja (road)
medicinal plants (garden)
cascades
-13.751951, 48.517211
Ambodimanga Ramena
29,327 steps
-13.762863, 48.494389
Antanamandririna
36,063 steps
-13.802136, 48.486542
Ambodifinesy
39,192 steps
-13.823035, 48.488794
Bemaneviky
1st night (private room with only one bed, but clean) - 15,000 Ariary
-13.840417, 48.493690
Day 2
village
4,672 steps
-13.862293, 48.512691
Antanamazava
after small river
-13.869145, 48.520247
Maevatanana
8,419 steps
-13.881228, 48.526334
Magnirenja
16,132 steps
-13.925395, 48.544866
Antsirasia
18,745 steps
Sambirano river crossing by foot
-13.931072, 48.566292
Marovato
29,305 steps
-13.947110, 48.554842
village
36,381 steps
-13.956808, 48.585729
landmark
-13.969334, 48.592278
Maromby
40,234 steps
-13.974896, 48.600630
Marotolana
2nd night at Madam Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary
52,033 steps
-14.024824, 48.614506
Day 3
hot - break - Michael goes for a swim
-14.041821, 48.641636
Mevadoany
-14.041058, 48.665912
15km to Tsaratanana National Park entrance
-14.047513, 48.676876
resting under the trees
-14.045584, 48.690404
wonderful swimming spot with jacuzzi, mango trees and guava shrub
crocodiles downstream
20,191 steps
-14.051151, 48.702256
Beangona
3rd night in a small private hut (family of one of our teenager guides) - 10,000 Ariary
-14.052043, 48.703380
2 days trekking in the Tsaratanana Massif with teenager guides
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3-day trek along the Sambirano River downstream
Day 1 downstream
leaving Beangona
-14.052043, 48.703380
crossing a mountain
-14.046367, 48.699929
-14.041607, 48.693429
-14.044133, 48.691301
-14.045682, 48.689853
-14.048281, 48.686947
-14.049823, 48.685769
-14.047826, 48.683509
-14.047692, 48.677153
-14.046946, 48.671731
-14.043280, 48.667511
arriving at village Mevadoany
-14.041536, 48.666240
Mevadoany
-14.040803, 48.665083
-14.047222, 48.658330
-14.048367, 48.653456
-14.038801, 48.636555
river crossing
near warm swimming pool (swam with kids, near Madame Soanette's village)
-14.036917, 48.633732
-14.035311, 48.631344
-14.031398, 48.625581
Marotolana
1st night at Madame Soanette (private room) - 15,000 Ariary
-14.024824, 48.614506
Day 2 downstream
leaving Marotolana
-14.024824, 48.614506
wonderful walk early morning over mountain range - only small path
-14.023771, 48.610805
-14.020172, 48.605414
-14.017358, 48.601117
-14.015904, 48.599171
-14.014085, 48.597488
-14.014034, 48.597081
-14.013631, 48.596151
-14.013087, 48.594751
-14.012202, 48.593563
-14.011809, 48.593119
-14.011047, 48.592591
-14.010562, 48.592710
-14.009961, 48.592539
-14.009188, 48.591801
-14.008899, 48.590397
-14.007862, 48.589179
-14.006461, 48.588602
-14.004749, 48.588688
-14.003089, 48.587556
-14.001504, 48.585938
-14.000719, 48.585362
-13.998274, 48.584511
down at the foot of the mountain -13.996117, 48.581725
-13.993797, 48.580132
-13.991887, 48.579696
entering village Ambakoana -13.987879, 48.578725
Ambakoana
village with Justin Bieber - very clean village!
11,778 steps
-13.986692, 48.577906
-13.985061, 48.571937
-13.982403, 48.568394
-13.978221, 48.564300
-13.974742, 48.562571
Mikotromihezova
15,850 steps
-13.970191, 48.560344
-13.964483, 48.557599
-13.959581, 48.558285
-13.951535, 48.558027
Marovato
chilled drinks in a clean bar/shop
19,813 steps
-13.947161, 48.554930
-13.950251, 48.551942
-13.950487, 48.547089
-13.951270, 48.543603
-13.951260, 48.541346
-13.948590, 48.537501
-13.946406, 48.533542
back directly at the Sambirano
-13.945015, 48.530292
-13.944673, 48.526563
-13.943854, 48.523772
-13.939996, 48.522013
-13.935685, 48.520691
-13.934239, 48.520172
Migioky
28,126 steps
-13.931427, 48.516704
-13.927884, 48.513328
-13.925530, 48.511984
-13.923430, 48.508614
-13.920029, 48.504551
-13.918139, 48.502891
-13.916229, 48.500380
-13.914342, 48.498198
-13.910512, 48.495319
Ambohimarina
entering village
-13.905521, 48.493524
-13.900230, 48.493103
old hospital or school after Ambohimarina (I think it's closed down)
-13.897999, 48.492937
-13.894075, 48.492840
-13.894164, 48.486858
-13.892453, 48.484675
Antanambao
Issouf's village
-13.892448, 48.484674
walking with Issouf through cocoa plantations till river crossing
-13.890571, 48.487365
-13.889913, 48.489541
-13.883595, 48.494268
-13.880451, 48.495915
-13.879712, 48.495964
-13.877579, 48.496965
-13.877572, 48.498922
-13.875248, 48.499545
-13.872463, 48.500117
-13.866611, 48.499571
-13.864021, 48.500047
-13.863414, 48.499999
-13.859732, 48.497014
-13.857079, 48.497750
-13.855389, 48.496947
-13.853905, 48.496661
-13.851442, 48.498337
crossing the Sambirano river
good bye to Issouf
-13.850604, 48.497682
-13.849038, 48.496378
-13.848178, 48.496885
-13.844158, 48.497070
Bemaneviky
2nd night in private room (15,000 Ariary)
48,578 steps
-13.842023, 48.494395
Day 3 downstream
leaving Bemaneviky -13.841765, 48.493519
crossing Sambirano to continue on other side -13.843128, 48.491201
-13.843935, 48.490215
-13.846298, 48.487581
-13.847489, 48.487020
-13.848638, 48.483032
-13.848614, 48.480382
-13.848967, 48.476207
Morafeno 4,055 steps -13.848414, 48.473674
-13.846993, 48.471098
-13.844322, 48.466726
-13.843919, 48.465420
-13.837722, 48.466963
-13.835387, 48.467248
-13.833556, 48.469458
-13.832283, 48.469501
Mahatera 8,212 steps -13.830021, 48.468502
-13.823257, 48.467887
-13.819781, 48.467583
-13.815335, 48.468702
-13.811777, 48.469818
Andranomandevy 11,604 steps -13.810881, 48.471675
-13.808413, 48.471371
-13.805101, 48.469631
-13.804337, 48.468661
-13.802360, 48.469331
-13.797102, 48.468422
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-13.792787, 48.469913
-13.785924, 48.470275
-13.783353, 48.468930
-13.781062, 48.467909
Manambaro 17,083 steps -13.779991, 48.466484
-13.776529, 48.465036
-13.772337, 48.466006
-13.770091, 48.466885
-13.764488, 48.466897
-13.763303, 48.462235
-13.761851, 48.461329
-13.760985, 48.461260
crossing Sambirano -13.758327, 48.462103
-13.756233, 48.464729
-13.752785, 48.464734
-13.749700, 48.466021
turn to the main road -13.748395, 48.467470
back on main dirt road to Ambanja -13.747754, 48.467743
-13.743935, 48.469745
Ambanja Palma Nova 39,456 steps
