The Antongil Bay and the Masoala Peninsula
The Antongil Bay and the Masoala Peninsula form one of the last remaining areas of the eastern rainforest, a dense and impenetrable, partially unexplored world that is home to endemic animal and plant species.
This wildlife sanctuary has a rich history: Initially serving as a stopover for Portuguese sailors and then for the buildings of the Dutch East India Company, the Antongil Bay became a hideout for pirates and a base for. The slave raids carried out by the Betsimisaraka in the Comoros and East Africa.
Mananara-North
This city is located at the southern entrance of the Bay of Antongil, near the mouth of the Mananara River (185 km north of Fenoarivo) and is world-renowned for the quality of the piezoelectric quartz contained in its subsoil.
Mananara-North National Park
This protected area, which includes a forest park of 23,000 ha and a marine park of 1,000 ha, hosts an extremely rich fauna and flora.
It is part of a biosphere conservation project carried out in the region jointly by the Malagasy government and the United Nations with the participation of the local population.
Guidance cannot be given without
An authorization issued in Mananara must be carried out. The Mananara Nord Biosphere Reserve is part of the global network of biosphere reserves.
Launched in 1971, the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) promotes interdisciplinary research, education, and demonstration in the field of resource management.
It helps improve understanding of biophysical, socio-economic, and cultural factors affecting the environment and increase scientists’ involvement in decisions on more efficient resource use.
The Island of Roger
This small island in the middle of the Mananara River, 4 km from its mouth, is likely the 
is the only place in Madagascar where Aye-Aye lemurs can be easily observed in the wild.
The Island Roger is one of the two places (along with Palmarium in Ankanin’Nofy) where you can observe the very shy, rare, and nocturnal Aye Aye Lemurs in their natural habitat.
Necropolis of Andavakandrehy
The cave of Andavakandrehy in Ambalatrano (17 km south of Mananara), a sacred site inscribed in the cultural heritage, sinks 200 meters underground.
It houses a Betsimisaraka necropolis
