The conquest of the heights of Tsiafajavona

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TOURISM NEWS FLASH The conquest of the heights of Tsiafajavona 22/11/2013 | 07:42:37 Located some 55 miles from the Capital City, the road to Tsiafajavona directly leads to the feet of Great Isle's third highest peek, fairly visible from Antananarivo city The mountain has long been inspiring the poets of Antananarivo. Rising high above the ground, more than 2600 m tall, the peek of Tsiafajavona dominates the Ankaratra, a range stretching over nearly 60 miles on the central highlands. Tsiafajavona is entitled to the bronze medal of Madagascar's highest peeks, beside Peek Baoby in the central southern part (silver) and Tsaratanana in the North (gold). It is possible and not very demanding to reach the top of Tsiafajavona, which literally means "ever foggy one": first set off to the East from the Capital city, then drive on the track leading to the town of Manjakatompo from Ambatolampy; several paths lead from there directly to the top of Tsiafajavona. Mindful of the traditional symbol of the mountain, experimented guides are available and gently offering their services to unaware strangers coming for a ride. A certain number of taboos eventually have to be respected, still, climbing does not take longer than a day or at best, few hours (1) There is actually no comment about this article READ ALSO Tourmaline rush in Ambatofitorahana 13/01/2014 | 07:12:35 This is a remote village on the edge of National Highway 7 which leads to the south. Ambatofitorahana is another quite welcome stopover. [See] The mystery of Alakamisy Ambohimaha 07/01/2014 | 07:19:05 King Solomon's temple was wrought of gold. Did Hebrews really make their way as far up as to this Great Isle to collect it? The mystery of Alakamisy Ambohimaha has not yet revealed all its secrets. [See] The way down to Ranomafàna 30/12/2013 | 10:41:22 About 40 miles away from Fianarantsoa city, the small town of Ranomafana, and more accurately speaking, the national park of the same name, make the dream destination for nature lovers. [See] Carion, a village with a strange name 16/12/2013 | 16:30:27 The same question pops up over and over again when visiting this rural place, namely why on earth such a name which sounds like everything but Malagasy. [See] The long path to South Midongy 11/12/2013 | 16:14:29 Faint hearted, ye keep away. The way to South Midongy are suited only to the most unwavering travelers whose will to discover this remote haven's beauty remains undeterred by the appalling estate of the roads leading to there. [See] Exotic fruits massively available in Faraony 05/12/2013 | 07:59:13 The road to the South East happens to be praised like not many other ones by travelers. Over the latest years to this day, restoration work has been making the access to this particular region of the island much easy. When hitting the National Road 12, an exploration of a place named Faraony is definitely worth the stop. [See] Imerintsiatosika: the town emerging from oblvion 03/12/2013 | 07:41:44 The town called Imerintsiatosika, located some 12 miles west from the capital city, enjoys a quickly growing popularity, mostly because of the newly erected karting circuit nearby. [See] Andriamangaritra's ancient city 25/11/2013 | 17:23:02 By 1725 a.c. the city of Antsahadinta was founded by a certain Archlord Andriamangaritra. Still the remains of this city bears the tracks of long fainted away past [See] Ambanitsena, the safe haven for sausage lovers 19/11/2013 | 07:43:53 Travelers making their way to Toamasina city, are used to have an early and short break on the National Road 2 at a small town called Ambanitsena, some 15 miles in the east of Antananarivo city. [See]