Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By boat
Toamasina is one of the starting - or finishing - points for a trip down the
PangalanesCanal.BoatsleavefromthePortFluvialatthesouthwestedgeofthetown(sep-
arate from the harbour).
GETTINGAROUND
A taxi ride in the town should cost 2,000Ar. There is an abundance
of
pousse-pousses
,whichshouldcostaround1,000Arforashorttripintown.Recentyears
have also seen the appearance of numerous
cyclo-pousses
, or bicycle rickshaws.
WARNING!
Walking around certain parts of town after dark is inadvisable; there
havebeensomelate-nightmuggings.Inanycasethisisbestavoidedasseveralholesinthe
town's pavements are impossible to see in the dark and large enough to swallow an unsus-
pecting pedestrian.
