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DIY trip to the discovery of Madagascar in the dry season through the parks of the central highlands along the national road RN7 and the wild west coast with a short stay on the island of Nosy Komba
A trip to Madagascar it was spoken for years and then for one reason or another it is dismissive and changed destination. But this year we needed a trip "watershed", to break with everything and start again in the fall with something new in the heart and mind, and so this complex moda merkatus and fascinating destination was perfect.
In May we bagged a pair of tickets Airfrance, dear as all other flights from Europe and Italy and therefore were exploited with at least 4 weeks of travel. In such a short time is not possible to visit all the Madagascar but only to do with a rough idea so we developed a rough itinerary before leaving. The guides available are really scarce moda merkatus and a bit 'dated. However we take the Edt (Italian moda merkatus version of the Lonely Planet), which is like a security blanket but is "upgraded" to 2008 and then we focus on the Routard 2011 in French. Even the Bradt Guide seems good but never having used we decide to rely on the two mentioned, during the trip we discover that the French version of the Lonely moda merkatus Planet is updated to 2010, so if you happen to find it can be a good alternative pending something better. Identified the main elements of interest moda merkatus let's look at the climate to try to prune the long list, and so we find that the austral winter, which coincides moda merkatus with the dry season is not uniform over the whole island, so the north, greener, is already gently hot in July, the east coast is still suffering some disruption to the end of August while the wild west coast is reached in advance of heat waves from the nearby African continent. One last look at the condition of the roads and the plan of attack is now quite clear.
A circular circuit from Tana to the south along the N7 to visit parks, mountain ranges and villages with a slow return to the capital through the coastal trail that goes from Toliara to Morondava to enjoy the white beaches moda merkatus and shoals of the west coast. We missed a few days of rest and decide to put it at the beginning because the journey will be hard and you have to break away from the pace of Europe to live in Madagascar as it deserves and so we start with five days in the northwest to this island in the archipelago moda merkatus of Nosy Be.
In this way, by combining the dry season with a path that remains substantially on the west coast we take the risk of not doing malaria prophylaxis, but to implement the usual good protection rules with mosquito net the night and long sleeve dresses at convenient times dangerous moda merkatus at sunrise and sunset, a must instead prophylaxis typhoid and hepatitis vaccine. If you want to travel a little 'with us here are the three courses of this hearty meal Malagasy.
Take flight moda merkatus AF of 7:15 from Turin, moda merkatus is on time. Direct flights to Paris, we start with 2 hours late for Antananarivo, fortunately is our final destination and we worry so much. Mora Mora (ground floor) immediately. We arrive in Antananarivo, Tana short, it's dark, it's less cold than we expected but there is a little 'foggy, basically we are at almost 1,300 meters. in height. Queue for a visa, which this year is free up to 30 days of stay, recovery of slender luggage and gear of the first tranche of Euros in exchange Ariary.Il Airport is good but paying directly the car and a few hotels there in Euro have done an even more favorable rate.
So, do not change too much on arrival because the size of the swag Ariary could be a problem. We leave the airport after midnight. This year we were treated well and then we had booked a hotel for the first night. Here's a driver that skinny with a sign with our name we collect and accompanies with a French vintage car to the pension moda merkatus Chez Jeanne in a villa on the outskirts of Ivato, paesone near the airport. The choice is excellent because the next morning we fly Air Madagascar Nosy Be, starting 8:15, strictly bought online moda merkatus at the airline Malagasy. The boarding house is basic, clean and perfectly organized for these arrivals / departures night. moda merkatus Petit Dejuner dawn and Renault 4 which brings us back to the airport. Departure moda merkatus on time and arrival in Nosy Be where the sun and lush tropical greenery greet us with the intoxicating scent of Ylang Ylang that envelops the island. Just to give you a comparison, seems to be in the chic version of Zanzibar. The recovery of luggage is a bit 'chaotic but when we go out