A dream called Madagascar. Second Part

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PART 2-Return to hotel (Le Domaine) that leaves us open-mouthed at the beauty and luxury bungalows. The hotel has a main building which houses the restaurant and bar owners' accommodation. The hotel has a forest property, and immersed in the vegetation are the bungalows, old stables restored. Are very large and furnished with gusto.Finalmente there is' a stereo from where we can listen to music and relax Malagasy after day. Hot water is taken for 2 hours at set times and the light to upload any video cameras and phones idem. For the lighting of the premises will provide a generator always light. The owners are amazing and the lady treated me like a pampered and figlia.La and depart the following morning we head towards the "Reserve Speciale de l'Ankaran" and the first thing we want to see are the "Tsingy Rouge. Arrive from the jeep and go on foot in the canyon where you stand the strange limestone formations, pinnacles red incredible beauty. In the middle lies the bed of the river (now dry) and all around these bizarre forms, the red earth and, incredibly, the white sand, because there was a time here and then the sea has retired and has given rise to this particular paesaggio.Non there are no words to describe what we saw and it was the thing I was most impressed by this trip to Madagascar. Let us return to the jeep and go in search of a tree for lunch a picnic, organized by the guide, the usual menu: rice, 2 fish, 2 chicken wings, 2 fried vegetable dumplings and bread! Our ruins have finished them, without so many compliments! We are in for a night in a hut ... .. what it will mean we wonder? I soon discover. A sort of camp where they built huts of wood (same as local) where we had to sleep ourselves. When I saw I came an illness, it's not that I want to be middle class, but it was really shameful. Wooden boards are nailed to each other too well either, with spaces of 2-3 cm between each axis ... .. my first thought was: How many insects come here is in night? The bed is made of wood, with slope of 90 ° to the center and has a foam mattress of the top 5 cm. There is a mosquito net in which wind round. Talking about the linen? Indecent. All'inverosimile stained and stinking. A tip? It 'an experience but do bring a sheet or a sleeping bag! The light there is, there are the oil lamps. There is one shower and one bathroom for all where you pull the water with no discharge but with the buckets. These negative things ... but there is always something positive .... If ever there ricapiterà of sleeping in a hut in Africa with the background voices of the Malagasy and the cries of children in the next hut, raising his eyes to heaven and see a firmament of incredible beauty, stroll down the street and the village with the light of the moon and see the trees chameleons sleeping! All in all I have to say that were more positive things than negative .... Basically what affects luxury? And the dirty linen? We have laid out our clothes and we stayed dressed listening breath of Madagascar. The dinner was organized under a "tent" of wood to light the oil lamp and the guides have undertaken to prepare the meal: skewers of meat ZEBU, rice, fish, different sauces, spaghetti, eggs and banana flambé finish ! They have done their best and we really appreciated their sforzi.La wake up next morning at dawn. We head towards the forest dell'Ankarana where we will see the underground river, the caves and the Tsingy Tsingy, other calcareous gray. To reach the cave you must go down to several meters and air missing. To enter you must have torch and a little 'of breath but the view is very beautiful. Heading in with a lot of effort and we look at the Tsingy .... Other harrowing climbing and you have arrived at the observation point: a whole mountain made of these strange formations, this time of gray! But strange that nature! In the afternoon we start to Ankify, the northern coastal town where we stayed for 2 nights with the 'Hotel La Mer "owned by a German lady. I have a very good memory of this hotel, not so much for the beauty because it is fairly spartan but wonderful for the position, elevated to peak on the white beach from which terrace (which is the restaurant) you can see an incredible show! Che mare! Reminds me of the very landscape of the Seychelles, with this vegetation and the rocks that seem exploded on the beach! Ms. us and welcome us to the lemurs in a 2 times a day is to eat. They are beautiful: the black male and female yellow with white on the head ciuffetti fired in the air, from crazy orange eyes! Are the most beautiful I've seen in Madagascar. The cuisine is excellent. The day following the move onto the beach below which is a paradise and we observe the changing of water due to marea.Fine of our tour and start our week of relaxation. The next morning transfer to Nosy Be (30min by motor boat) and 2 h of the boat to arrive in the island paradise of Tsarabanjina! The boat stops right on the beach and our arrival all the staff of us to welcome warmly ! We just brought in our bungalow where we expect the welcome cocktail and Pascal (the director) tells us all that there is' to know. We are enchanted by our bungalow.E 'in wood with a pointed roof, wide veranda with hammock for relaxing el'interno is furnished with taste! A large canopy bed finished in orange takes over the warm tones of the walls, the bathroom is quite big and this cured. It 's very natural, liquid soap is inside the shells, which are collected on the beaches of Tsarabanjina.Il bar overlooks the sea and its floor is sand. Proposes several cocktails and afternoon snacks and the.Da here you can admire the stunning sunsets. The restaurant is above the bar and is very particular. It 'a small sea view terrace with tables painted in strong tones that are contrary to the mats in raffia, these colorful, all mixed together at random, with which device. All this creates an atmosphere that believe is in tune with the environment. The beaches are 7, each one different and all wonderful. Choice for the island there are no deck chairs, so as not to damage the environment. There are the white umbrellas, as the sand, the wood color mats like the bungalows and a pareo blue like the sea .... Naturale.In quite all there are only 21 bungalows and a maximum on the island there will be 45 guests who distribute the different beaches, where there happened to be alone and seemed to be sailors on a desert island! The sea is great, has some incredible colors! The climate in August is great, always slightly ventilated thanks to trade winds which blow at this time and keep the incredibly clear sky. The island offers many activities included in the price: snorkelling, water skiing and excursions on the islands. The last day we went snorkelling and the return we saw whales and dolphins! There are no words to describe what you try in these moments. Madagascar has a special atmosphere that only those who can saperlo.Consiglio there was this trip to those who have the spirit of adaptation and real travelers.