Before travelling | During your journey
Getting around: by boat
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| Passengers boat along the Tsiribihina River © Madagascar Travel Guide |
Madagascar has a strong maritime tradition and there are many coastal
transport services. Rapids render many of the rivers unnavigable; local
tour operators can organise small-boat safaris on the Betsiboka and the
Tsiribihina. The Pangalanes Canal runs for almost 600km (370 miles)
along the east coast. Much of it is currently too clogged with silt for
commercial traffic; the tourist board can arrange sailing holidays.