by eliasc64 | Oct 7, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Madagascar, Madagascar Trip 2013
We had an early morning start and followed RN7 for 350km to Fianarantsoa and then to Ranomafana. The landscape is mostly sub-dessert for the first 80km and then it changes when we approach Ihosy, the capital of the Bara people’s region. It is very poor...
by eliasc64 | Oct 6, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Madagascar, Madagascar Trip 2013
We left early to the Isalo NP main entrance, a short 15 min drive from the lodge. The road connecting RN7 to the park entrance is in terrible condition. Now, I did not expect a paved road, but neither to cross a deep river in the peak of the dry season, nor to...
by eliasc64 | Oct 5, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Madagascar, Madagascar Trip 2013
Next day we woke up at 5:30am to get the 8:30 flight to Tulear, via Fort Dophin. Despite the fact that Air Madagascar has a horrible reputation with delays, in our case the flight was on time. The ride to the airport was magical as the heavy fog had engulfed the town....