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DESTINATIONS<br />

Located away from the hustle and bustle of large<br />

cities, Mananjary is the perfect place to go for<br />

an innovative trip. On the edge of the Canal of<br />

Pangalanes, this small village in the southeast of<br />

Madagascar will answer all your desi<strong>res</strong>.<br />

PHOTO : ONG Vozama<br />

Mananjary, a city in the southeast of Madagascar, is<br />

located 161 km north from Manakara. Classified as<br />

a port city, this area is home to Lake Mahela directly<br />

overlooking the sea. This stretch of water is known<br />

as the place where French Jean Laborde's boat ran<br />

aground. The inhabitants will tell you that the anchor chain which you<br />

find on the spot is the anchor from that industrial adventurer’s boat.<br />

A veritable garden of exoticism, Mananjary will delight nature lovers. To<br />

satisfy your escape desi<strong>res</strong>, lose yourself in the plantations of coffee trees and<br />

clove trees, and then learn about the region’s biodiversity! Enjoy a ref<strong>res</strong>hing<br />

treatment at the beach of Sidi Eden! The <strong>res</strong>t of your journey will be an<br />

excursion by dugout canoe in the Canal of Pangalanes, leading you to some<br />

fishermen villages.<br />

During your visit, you will always be welcomed by the local people with a<br />

smile which you will find nowhere else. These people with their exemplary<br />

kindness are always ready to serve you. A stop by the river port and the<br />

marketplace will help you to better imbibe the lifestyle of the Antambahoaka<br />

people.<br />

You will learn more about the Antambahoaka culture through the Sambatra<br />

event. This great traditional circumcision ceremony, taking place every 7<br />

years, marks the passage of teeagers into adulthood. You will also hear about<br />

the legend of the twins.<br />

Soyez prêt pour un voyage inédit à<br />

Get ready for an innovative trip to<br />

Mananjary<br />

Véritable jardin d’exotisme,<br />

Mananjary fera le bonheur<br />

des amoureux de la nature.<br />

A veritable garden of<br />

exoticism, Mananjary<br />

will delight nature lovers.<br />

Lire le magazine en ligne / Read the magazine online<br />

www.primemedia.international<br />

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