Kayaking Madagascar's Longest River - The Mangok with Oscar Scafidi

About this episode

Oscar Scafidi shares his experience of attempting the first descent of Madagascar's Mangoky River.

🎧 Follow the show here— it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Oscar Scafidi has spent two decades living and working across 36 countries in Africa — writing travel guides for Bradt, teaching African history, and launching himself down some of the continent's most remote rivers. In 2022, he and a teammate attempted the first descent of Madagascar's Mangoky River: 750km, 28 days, and a 200km portage across a waterless mountain range that nearly broke the expedition ...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Watson

Guest: Oscar Scafidi

Topics covered

• kayaking
• expedition
• travel
• survival
• Madagascar
• rivers

Keywords

• kayaking
• Mangoky River
• Madagascar
• expedition
• survival
• travel guides
• African history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Madagascar, Mangoky River, Africa

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