Tsiroanomandidy
This little town 120 km west from Tana is located at the end of the paved RN 1 which turns from this point virtually impassable. Tsiroanomandidy means: “Where only one ruled”. The village is located in a moonlike landscape and its inhabitants are mainly cattle-holders. The place is known for holding one the largest cattle markets of the island which is held every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning and which constitutes the only attraction of the place. Near the town there is the airfield of Antonov where sometimes flights to take off. The near Bevato massive is known for hunting wild boar and wild oxen.
Tsiroanomandidy is also the starting point of the descending of the Manambolo River
There are only very basic hotels
