Out and About with Diane

  • 2026-08 Madagascar and South Africa
  • 2026-03 Chilean Fjords
  • 2026-02 Sydney to Sydney Cruise Summary
  • 2026 Birding near Rio
  • 2026 Rapi Nui
  • 2025 New Zealand Cruise
  • 2025 GreenlanD
  • 2025 India
  • Travels

  • August 30-31, 2026: Camp Amoureux aka Akiba Lodge (Marofandilia forest/Kirindy forest))

    August 30-31, 2026: Camp Amoureux aka Akiba Lodge (Marofandilia forest/Kirindy forest))

    What a wonderful place- our lodge is in the middle of the Marofandilia Forest/Kirindy Forest or as our guide says the “Dry Deciduous Forest”. We are here in…

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    Diane

    August 30, 2026

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  • August 29, 2026: Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park) to Camp Amoureux/Akiba Lodge (Marofandilia forest)

    August 29, 2026: Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park) to Camp Amoureux/Akiba Lodge (Marofandilia forest)

    Today was another long travel day. A 6+ hour drive from the Mantadia lodge to the Tana airport. We got there in time for check-in which was uneventful-…

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    Diane

    August 29, 2026

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  • August 27-28, 2026: Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park)

    August 27-28, 2026: Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park)

    I haven’t been feeling too well(fatigued, low grade fever, sore throat) these last few days, so the first day(26th) at Mantadia Lodge I slept most of the day…

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    Diane

    August 27, 2026

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  • August 25-26, 2026: Berenty Lodge to Antananarivo to Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park)

    August 25-26, 2026: Berenty Lodge to Antananarivo to Mantadia Lodge(Andasibe-Mantadia National Park)

    We left the dry spiny forests(Berenty Lodge) for higher elevation and rain(Mantadia Lodge). We startedfrom Berenty Lodge on August 25th with an hour and a half drive to…

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    Diane

    August 25, 2026

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  • August 23-24, 2026: Berenty Lodge (Berenty Reserve)

    August 23-24, 2026: Berenty Lodge (Berenty Reserve)

    Berenty Lodge in the Berenty Reserve is our first ‘real’ stop in Madagascar.  The lodge is in the middle of the private Berenty Reserve and is surrounded by…

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    Diane

    August 23, 2026

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  • August 21-22, 2026: Johannesburg, South Africa to Antananarivo (Tana), Madagascar and on to Bentery Lodge

    August 21-22, 2026: Johannesburg, South Africa to Antananarivo (Tana), Madagascar and on to Bentery Lodge

    It was a straight-forward flight from Johannesburg(aka Joberg) to Antananarivo(aka Tana) and we got a kick out of seeing the double-decker, large jet plane right next to our…

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    Diane

    August 21, 2026

    4 min read

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