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Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto

with Hery Rakoto

82 episodesLatest 4 days agoNew episode
Recorded in MadagascarAbout MadagascarEnglishSociety & CulturePlaces & TravelDocumentaryEducation
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. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo 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 https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/madagascar/
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  1. Vanilla Curing and Stone Cutting in Antalaha

    Day six in the vanilla capital. Hery walks through the curing houses of Tanambao, visits the semi-precious stone workshops, and navigates the heavy swell warnings affecting the por…

    S2 E2211:12
  2. Antalaha Stone Cutting and Market Rhythms

    I walk through the semi-precious stone workshops of Antalaha, watch the vanilla auctions close for the week, and navigate the heavy swell warnings hitting the SAVA coast. ☕ Enjoyi…

    S2 E2110:48
  3. Vanilla Curing, Stone Cutting and the SAVA Economy

    Hery walks through Antalaha’s curing houses and stone workshops, explaining how vanilla prices shape the town’s economy. He visits a local cafe for coffee, checks on residency bank…

    S2 E2010:26
  4. Vanilla Curing Houses and Stone Cutters in Antalaha

    Day three in the vanilla capital. I walk through the curing sheds, watch stone cutters at work, and navigate the practicalities of living in SAVA. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep e…

    S2 E1910:58
  5. Antalaha Vanilla Auctions and Stone Cutters

    Day two in Antalaha. I navigate the Tanambao market, watch green-vanilla buying, visit the semi-precious stone workshops, and sort out my residency registration. ☕ Enjoying the sh…

    S2 E1809:24
  6. Arrival in Antalaha Vanilla Capital

    Hery arrives in Antalaha by coastal boat, navigating the humid spring air to settle into a new flat in Tanambao. He explores the vanilla auctions, the Tanambao market, and the trad…

    S2 E1712:10
  7. Last Morning in Maroantsetra Before Masoala

    Hery spends his final full day in Maroantsetra, preparing for the Masoala trek. He navigates the port economy, observes marine patrols, and reflects on the town's shifting rhythms…

    S2 E1609:44
  8. Last Morning in Maroantsetra Before Masoala

    Hery packs for the Masoala trek, navigates Maroantsetra's final dry-day routines, and reflects on the town’s economy before heading into the rainforest. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help…

    S2 E1510:38
  9. Masoala Trek Gear and Bay Patrols in Maroantsetra

    Hery finalises gear for the Masoala rainforest trek, observes new marine patrols in Antongil Bay, and reflects on the shifting local economy as the dry season ends. ☕ Enjoying the…

    S2 E1411:54
  10. Whale Watching and Trek Logistics in Maroantsetra

    Hery navigates the tail end of whale season in Antongil Bay, books supplies for a Masoala rainforest trek, and sorts out the practicalities of living in Analanjirofo. ☕ Enjoying t…

    S2 E1311:26
  11. Dawn Whales and Masoala Preparations

    Day nine in Maroantsetra. Hery watches humpback whales in Antongil Bay before finalizing logistics for a five-day trek into Masoala National Park. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep e…

    S2 E1209:20
  12. 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…

    S2 E1109:25
  13. 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 e…

    S2 E1009:35
  14. 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 t…

    S2 E909:27
  15. 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 wildli…

    S2 E810:48
  16. 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. ☕ E…

    S2 E709:39
  17. Maroantsetra Rain and Masoala Treks

    Day two in Maroantsetra brings grey skies, swollen rivers, and the reality of living on Madagascar’s humid northeast coast. I navigate the local economy, book a trek into Masoala N…

    S2 E610:00
  18. Maroantsetra Arrival and Antongil Bay

    Hery arrives in Maroantsetra after the rough RN5 drive, navigating the grey skies of September. He checks into his new base, explores the port economy, and prepares for the Masoala…

    S2 E511:23
  19. Final Clove Smoke and the RN5 Road

    The last full day in Fenoarivo Atsinanana before heading north. Hery navigates the clove market, checks the RN5 road conditions for the journey ahead, and sorts out the practicalit…

    S2 E410:22
  20. Clove Smoke and the RN5 Road

    The final day in Fenoarivo Atsinanana. Hery surveys the clove drying yards, checks the RN5 road conditions north toward Masoala, and packs up before heading to Sainte-Marie. ☕ Enj…

    S2 E310:19
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