Manakara Vacations

Terminus: Manakara It’s the final station on the FCE line: Fianarantsoa- Côte Est, the only railway line in the whole of Madagascar. Over here, it is best not to be in any hurry... it will take you at least 12 hours to end up in Mankara! But the trip is well worth it: mountains passing by, traveller's palm forests, bamboo, litchis, and even passing through Ranomafana forest will all be part of the adventure…

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Manakara: How to get there?

28 miles from Vohipeno by car/coach

Manakara: See when to go ?

Between April and October (dry season), hurricane risk from end of December to mid-April

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Manakara: What to see nearby?

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Terminus: Manakara It’s the final station on the FCE line: Fianarantsoa- Côte Est, the only railway line in the whole of Madagascar. Over here, it is best not to be in any hurry... it will take you at least 12 hours to end up in Mankara! But the trip is well worth it: mountains passing by, traveller's palm forests, bamboo, litchis, and even passing through Ranomafana forest will all be part of the adventure…

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For a swim, you must go round to Trou du Commissaire, an enclave protected by a coral reef.

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