Atsinanana
An eastern coastal region of Madagascar, whose capital Toamasina is the country's largest port, with the Pangalanes Canal to explore.
Atsinanana lies on Madagascar's eastern Indian Ocean coast. Its capital, Toamasina (Tamatave), is the country's largest port city and an important economic center. The coast has the Pangalanes Canal and lagoons, where you can take boat trips past coastal villages and natural scenery; the nearby Ivoloina lemur reserve offers close-up views of lemurs. To the north you can head toward Sainte Marie Island. The climate is hot, humid and rainy, with the dry season relatively more comfortable. Toamasina has an airport and is connected to Antananarivo by National Route 2.