Madagascar day 19: Tritiva and Andraikiba lake.

Submitted by maria on Wed, 27/09/2017 - 21:03

Breakfast at Café Mirana.  Yesterday we met a tuk tuk and he doesn't show up at our hostel, we decided to go and look for him and when we got to where everyone is, he shows up.

 

Lac Tritiva

Tritiva lake

 

 

It took us about three quarters of an hour to get to the first one. Tritiva lake is very beautiful. It is inside a volcanic crater. The contrast of colors between the pines, the rocks and the water is beautiful. It reminds us of the Laguna Negra in Soria. Although the walk is around the lake is not lost, it is mandatory to take a guide from the local community who is in charge of taking care of the area.

Afterwards we visit the Andraikiba lake, it is much bigger but not as spectacular as the previous one. It is a regular picnic area for the local people, there are several handicraft stands on one of the lake's margins. We decided to eat there the sandwiches we had bought at the Café Mirana.

 

Lac Andraikiba

Andraikiba lake

 

Although we went by tuk tuk there is the possibility of renting bikes to get to the lakes.

On the way back we entered the station to get the tickets for Tana for the next day, it is complicated, we are hesitated and it costs us a lot to buy the tickets, 10,000 Ar each. We don't find national, I guess with this distance it's only regional. (4 hours).

 

Antsirabe

Antsirabe

 

We had a beer in Crustipan and a nature doughnut.

We rest a bit and go for a walk to find the restaurant Le Pousse Pousse. We drink a beer for 5000 Ar. They are 65 cl less in the west which puts you 50 cl. The place is fine. Instead of chairs you sit in a pousse pousse.

We're going to dinner at the Japanese place from yesterday. Teriyaki, noodles and meat in sauce with rice and vegetables. Everything is very good. It's a shame that Joaquín felt bad and after a few hours he had gastroenteritis. What a terrible night he had.

 

 

Accommodation: Hasina Hotel 60.000 Ar. Room 3 pax.

Lac Tritiva: entrance 5.000 Ar per pax, guide 20.000 Ar.

Food: 32.300 Ar. sandwiches and breakfast.

Beer Le Pousse Pousse: 5.000 Ar.

Bus ticket from Antsirabe to Tana: 10.000 Ar. It is advisable to travel in the national brousse taxis instead of regional ones, as they are better and more comfortable vehicles.

Dinner: Japanese restaurant Myzen Ramen 45.000 Ar 3 pax.