The Road East: Rice Bowls and Rainforest

Hery leaves Tana behind, drives the RN2 through Madagascar's rice bowl, and arrives in Antondabe at the edge of Midongy du Sud. A first dusk in the rainforest: mouse lemurs, tree ferns, and the cost of remoteness. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 8 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Antondabe, Madagascar. Places in this episode: Antananarivo, Moramanga, Andasibe, Midongy du Sud National Park, Vangaindrano, Analamazaotra. Covered: Travel logistics by taxi-brousse, Cost of rural guesthouses, Night rainforest ecology, Local mineral resources, Community guided wildlife walks, Midongy du Sud park access. Chapters:00:00 Antananarivo01:37 Antondabe02:39 Andasibe05:03 Guesthouse veranda interior06:05 Night forest, cicadas and frogs07:40 Quiet room, gecko call outside A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #MadagascarTravel #Antondabe #MidongyDuSud #Rainforest #LemurWatch #NightWalk #MouseLemur #Celestite #AtsimoAtsinanana #MadagascarPodcast #TravelAfrica #Ecotourism #RemoteTravel #MalagasyForest #IndriSeason #Vangaindrano #IslandWildlife https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/