Madagascar

 about expeditiom

Date:    

10.July 1998 till 6.August 1998 (by Air plane from Prague via Paris to Antananarive and then by off road Mitsubichi Pajero 4x4)  

Members:

Ivan Mackerle, Jiří Skupien, Danny Mackerle, Jaroslav Prokopec

Guide and interpreter:

Pascal Guy (Malagasy living in Czech Republic)

Driver:

Dada (Malagasy),

Route:

1. journey (North)

Antananarivo – Maevatanana – Mahajunga – (Ferry) – Mitsinjo - Ananalava – and back to Antananarivo (Total 1.920 km).

2. journey (South)

Antananarivo – Ampitatsarotra (bridge) - Ifandana (rock) – Ambavala – Ifandana – Ihosy – Tuleár – Androka – Reakaly – Ambovombe – Betroka –

Ihosy - and back to Antananarivo (Total 3.090 km)

Total together 5.010 km

The Objective:

To verify claims about the man-eating tree Tepe and to find it.

To search for the Elephant Bird Aepyornis

To colect informations about mythic creature – dwarf kalonuru

To take a part in tromba, extatic method for encountering with ghosts.