Travel Guide Ambato Boeny

Ambato Boeny is the historical heart of Boeny. It is a sacred place because of its importance for the Sakalava memory. In addition to the interest of the route between rice fields, bamboo and palm trees to the depths of a very enclosed region, it is possible to visit the doany (sacred reliquaries) after having contacted the Fokonolona.About 20 km from Ambato Boeny, the main Sakalava sanctuary is located in Madirobalo. It can be reached by track and pirogue. Pilgrimages are organized from the most distant villages. A legend is told there: a prince, Iadamalandy, would have been reincarnated in a python, hidden in the doany. It is fady to talk about it.