You might not know it- Madagascar is huge. Also, their roads are (to be gentle) under developed. This makes travel take longer. Most people fly into Antananarivo (‘tana) because it’s the main city, right in the middle. Andasibe, however, is a place on the far eastern side of the island. It takes about 6-7 hours to drive there, depending on weather, traffic, road conditions, etc. One accident anywhere in Madagascar can be devastating to everyone else’s travel plans.
Go and stay at the Vakona Lodge, because the Lemur Island experience is basically within the premises.
Vakona Forest Lodge is a nature lover’s paradise located about 15 minutes drive beyond Andasibe village and on the doorstep of two national parks; Andasibe and Mantadia. To hear the plaintive wail of the Indri (Madagascar’s largest living lemur) is the undoubted highlight of a stay in the forest.
