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There are a thousand things to do in Mahajanga

You plan to stay on your next trip to Mahajanga in Madagascar and you already inform you on tourist activities that you can undertake. Don't you worry, you will never get bored ! There are a a thousand things to do in Mahajanga.

There are a thousand things to do in Mahajanga by Hotel★★★ Gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge Majunga

One Minute News Madagascar would be among the best ways to make you aware of what you can do once arrived on the scene. Thanks to this site, you will know among others the date of the next cultural events in the region. You will have ideas of hikes. You can then organize your stay based on the data collected. The Tourism pulse of the world, travel to the card and the weekly shots ideas are among the interesting topics, must see.

If, for example, you offer yourself a trip at sea, nothing prevents to take some shots of the landscape of the Bay of Moramba. Your walks in 4×4, in your hiking or mountain biking can lead you to nature reserves. You have the choice between the Ankarafantsika national park and the Eco Park Reniala. If you want to see local wildlife, the Anjohibe cave speaks for itself. The legendary crocodiles in the Lake sacred impress. Do you tell the story through your guide ! Red Circus also deserves a detour. In a group, You can rent quads and organize a ride following the red trail.

Also called Majunga in french, Mahajanga has its traditional festivals. Among these, include the Koezy festival that pays tribute to the ancestors Sakalava. For a week to ten days, After the opening of the event by a Carnival, the Sakalava people starts cheering, carrying high the colours of their tradition. It's the season of contemplation with the doany.

Here is a circuit that the tour operator coconut Lodge Majunga proposes on a week or 10 days in Mahajanga on a basis of 4 people.

Day 1 : Arrival at the airport of Mahajanga and supported by coconut Lodge shuttle ; arrival at the hotel, Welcome cocktail, presentation of the hotel, the restaurant and the program. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 2 : Breakfast at the hotel in 07.30 and departure 08.30 for small beach and Grand Pavois. Beach, bathing, Sun bath and lunch at noon at the Grand Pavois Barracuda. Siesta in the shade on the beach and start walking to 16.00 for the Red Circus (30 minute walk). Walk in the circus in the sun setting and return to the Barracuda to 18.00 to return to the hotel to 18.30/19.00. Dinner.
Day 3 : Breakfast at the hotel in 07.00 and departure for 02 days to the Anjohibe caves (3 to 4 hours of roads in 4 × 4 which ¾ of tracks).
Arrival around noon on the site, taken bungalows, lunch, NAP and start in 4 × 4 to the fishing village where guests embark on a canoe
traditional in the mangrove to another village and return on foot, super easy stroll for an hour with crossing foot in the water of a small watercourse prior to arrival at the sunset to a natural pool on a huge flat rock. Fantastic.
Day 4 : wake up to 08.00, breakfast and departure to the caves (30 to 45 minutes of gentle slopes). Return of the caves to midi/13.00 and lunch on site. NAP and start to 15.00 for arrival at coconut Lodge to 18/19.00.
Day 5 : free day with a visit of the city of Mahajanga, its markets, its historical doors, the Damayanti garden, its dike, cornice, …
Day 6 : Breakfast at the hotel in 07.30 and departure 08.30 Ankarafantsika Park (2 hours drive). Arrival at the Park, snacks and start of the tour coquereli. Lunch picnic in the forest to 13.00, NAP and start in 4 × 4 for the canyon (30 minutes). Return to 17.00 Mahajanga and arrive at the Lodge Coco to 19/19.30.
Day 7 : departure for week clients ; If not for those who remain 10 days, departure to 09.00 for a magical day at Antsanitia (1 hour of roads and tracks), return at sunset to night 18/19.00. Dinner at the hotel coconut Lodge.
Day 8 : Breakfast at the hotel in 05.30 and departure 06.00 for Katsepy Antrema via the tray of the population, guaranteed charm... Arrival to Katsepy to 08.00, snack and departure in Peugeot 404 for Katsepy lighthouse and a ride to the fishing village down with the blue circus. Starting around noon for lunch around noon 30/13.00 at Antrema. NAP and departure for the beaches on foot (15 minute walk) with the crossing of a bridge over the mangrove, arrival on the beach, swimming and boarding in a speedboat to the mangrove, the sea front and back in Mahajanga toward 17/17.30. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 9 : free day
Day 10 : departure to the airport.
Tariff on a database 4 people, excluding accommodation and catering at the hotel ★★★ gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge Majunga : WEEK = € 700.- 10 DAYS = € 990.-

Ankarafantsika circuits

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