Manakara & the Southeast

Travelers come to the eastern port of Manakara for 3 good reasons. Firstly, because this is the end station of the notorious jungle train that connects the highlands with the eastcoast. Secondly, because here the multi-day river cruises begin along the reed beds on the vast wetlands of the Pangalanes Canal. And last but not least, Manakara is the starting point of the highly adventurous national route 12, which takes explorers across the misty hills and the mysterious backwaters from the southwest all the way to Tôlanaro.