The Pangalanes Canal, plantations and the southeast coast
Gateway to the Pangalanes Canal, Manakara lives to the rhythm of the boats that supply the riverside towns: charcoal, everyday essentials. All around, plantations of ravintsara, clove trees, patchouli and ylang-ylang — with their distilleries.
Adventure
Tour · East & Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Sambaina → Antsirabe → Ambalavao → Isalo via the Anja Reserve → Toward Tuléar → Anakao → Itampolo → Lavanono → Berenty → Fort-Dauphin → The East coast by bivouac → Manakara → The Pangalanes Canal → Ranomafana Park → Ambositra
The best time to discover Manakara: April → November.
Along the coast from Fort-Dauphin (tracks and ferries), or from Ranomafana.
