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Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto

Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto

Hery Rakoto

Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto is a slow, place-based guide to the world's fourth-largest island. Travelling here means moving between a narrow coastal plain, a central high plateau and an arid south, while hearing Malagasy and French in daily use. The island's isolation has produced species that exist nowhere else, and its rivers and roads carry their own rhythms.

Early episodes keep a base in Antananarivo, the capital on the high plateau. Later the host moves east to Toamasina, the country's main port, then south to the spiny forest country around Toliara and inland to Fianarantsoa, the highland town known for its surrounding rice terraces.

The show unfolds across dry-season months and wet-season months, returning to the same highland towns and eastern coastline. Each visit adds a layer; a market becomes recognisable, a route through the hills becomes familiar. Over two years the podcast accumulates the kind of knowledge that comes from living somewhere, not passing through.

Hery Rakoto lives in Madagascar and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Hery is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

#Madagascar #MadagascarTravel #EastAfrica #Antananarivo #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo

51 - Maroantsetra Dawn: Rain, Whales and the Bay
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  • 51 - Maroantsetra Dawn: Rain, Whales and the Bay

    Day eight in Maroantsetra. Hery navigates the grey spring morning to watch humpback whales from Antongil Bay, checks the rough sea conditions affecting pirogue travel, and reflects on the town's ecotourism economy.

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    Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide →

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    Episode 51 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

    Places in this episode: Antongil Bay, Nosy Mangabe, Masoala National Park, Mangabe Quarter, Maka Coffee Shop, Le Bambou Cafe, Hotel l'Hippocampe, Bank of Africa.

    Covered: Whale Watching Logistics, Masoala Trek Preparation, Local Economy & Costs, Conservation Tensions, Weather Risks.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Antongil Bay
    02:57 Maroantsetra
    06:59 Le Bambou Cafe

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MadagascarTravel #AntongilBay #MasoalaNationalPark #WhaleWatchingMG #Maroantsetra #Analanjirofo #LemurSpotting #AyeAyeForest #MadagascarLife #RainforestTrek #SustainableTourism #RedRuffedLemur #HumpbackWhales #NosyMangabe #MadagascarBudget #TravelPodcast #MadagascarFood #WildSilkCraft

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 - 9min
  • 50 - Maroantsetra Rain and the Masoala Gateway

    Day six in Maroantsetra. The spring rains are heavy, the RN5 is rough, and I am finalising the logistics for a five-day trek into Masoala National Park while navigating the local economy and whale season.

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    Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide →

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    Episode 50 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

    Places in this episode: Hotel l'Hippocampe, Maka Coffee Shop, Rakoto's Office, Maroa Arts Centre, L'Annexe, Bank of Africa, Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve.

    Covered: Masoala Trek Logistics, Local Economy & Costs, Weather Risks, Wildlife Viewing, Residency Planning.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Hotel l'Hippocampe
    01:53 Bank of Africa
    04:12 Maroa Arts Centre
    07:21 Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MadagascarTravel #MasoalaNationalPark #Maroantsetra #AntongilBay #RedRuffedLemur #HumpbackWhales #MadagascarLife #RainforestTrek #AfricanAdventure #SustainableTravel #WildlifeConservation #TravelOnABudget #NoisyMangabe #MadagascarNature #EastCoastMadagascar #VanillaIsland #TravelDiaries #ExpeditionLog

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 - 9min
  • 49 - Rain, Lemurs and the Masoala Gateway

    Hery navigates the persistent spring rains of Maroantsetra on day six. He secures a guide for the Masoala trek, visits the Bank of Africa for residency logistics, and reflects on the local economy and wildlife opportunities.

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    Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide →

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    Episode 49 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

    Places in this episode: Hotel l'Hippocampe, Bank of Africa, Maroa Arts Centre, Le Chalet D'Ambararata, Maka Coffee Shop, Maroantsetra Port.

    Covered: Masoala Trek Preparation, Residency Banking Logistics, Maroantsetra Port Economy, Local Guide Relationships, Spring Rain Patterns.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Hotel l'Hippocampe
    02:02 Maroa Arts Centre
    04:10 Le Chalet D'Ambararata
    06:27 Cafe
    08:32 Sea

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MadagascarTravel #MasoalaNationalPark #Maroantsetra #RedRuffedLemur #AntongilBay #MadagascarTrekking #RainforestAdventure #HumpbackWhales #TravelBudget #MadagascarLife #AriaryCurrency #WildSilkCrafts #ConservationTravel #EastCoastMadagascar #NoisyMangabe #ResidencyVisa #LocalGuides #SustainableTourism

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 9min
  • 48 - Masoala Treks and Bay Whales in Maroantsetra

    Hery navigates the rainy streets of Maroantsetra, secures a guide for a five-day Masoala trek, handles banking and residency logistics, and reflects on the local economy and wildlife opportunities.

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    Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide →

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    Episode 48 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

    Places in this episode: Hotel l'Hippocampe, Maka Coffee Shop, Bank of Africa, Maroa Arts Centre, Le Chalet D'Ambararata, Bazary, Baie d'Antongil, Nosy Mangabe.

    Covered: Masoala Trek Logistics, Local Economy & Costs, Whale Watching Season, Residency Banking, Rainy Season Travel.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Hotel l'Hippocampe
    02:21 Bank of Africa
    05:43 Le Chalet D'Ambararata
    08:43 Street

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MadagascarTravel #MasoalaNationalPark #Maroantsetra #Analanjirofo #LemurWatching #HumpbackWhales #MadagascarTrekking #TravelOnABudget #EastCoastMadagascar #WildlifeConservation #VanillaIsland #AdventureTravel #SustainableTourism #MadagascarLife #RedRuffedLemur #AntongilBay #TravelTips2026 #MadagascarCulture

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 - 10min
  • 47 - Rain, Lemurs and the Masoala Gateway

    Day three in Maroantsetra. The rain is heavy but the bay is calm. I walk through the fokontany, check on the Masoala trek booking, and talk about the real cost of living here.

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    Plan your trip to Madagascar: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Madagascar guide →

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    Episode 47 of Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto. Hery Rakoto is in Maroantsetra, Madagascar.

    Places in this episode: Maka Coffee Shop, Hotel l'Hippocampe, Bank of Africa, Le Chalet D'Ambararata, Antainambalana River, Ambatomasina fokontany, Masoala National Park, Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve.

    Covered: Masoala Trek Logistics, Residency & Visa Process, Local Economy & Costs, Maroantsetra Transport, Wildlife Viewing Opportunities.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Maka Coffee Shop
    01:15 Masoala National Park
    02:58 Ambatomasina fokontany
    04:57 Le Chalet D'Ambararata
    06:21 Antongil Bay
    08:46 Sea

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MadagascarTravel #MasoalaNationalPark #RedRuffedLemur #Maroantsetra #Afanitroro #HumpbackWhales #NosyMangabe #AyeAye #MadagascarLife #RainforestTrek #SustainableTravel #WildlifeConservation #MadagascarFood #MobileMoneyMG #EastCoastMadagascar #TravelTips2026 #VanillaIsland #AdventureTravel

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 - 9min
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