The next 4 days will be spent at the Lodge, snorkelling, diving, or deep sea fishing. 21st June clients will fly to Chinde airstrip for a champagne picnic before watching the total eclipse. Fly back to the Lodge, and depart next morning to return to Johannesburg. Total Solar Eclipse, June 2 - 25, 2001. Remote River Expeditions has been operating tours in Madagascar since 1992, offering the best international and Malagasy guides and naturalists.
Limited spaces are available for our multi-activity program tailored to coincide with the eclipse.
The itinerary includes 9-days of calm water rafting on the majestic Mangoky River. Here's an extract from a Madagascar website putting you fully in the picture regarding the eclipse experience. It is a little more than 16 hours, the sun is already rather low at the horizon, the sky without cloud is avoided of an orange yellow color which reflects an unreal atmosphere. Unique features include eclipse-related vocabulary in seven local languages, maps showing the zone of totality and detailed information on the best viewing places .