World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980, on the initiative of the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization). It is the date of September 27th that is chosen to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the UNWTO statutes in 1970.
The Zahamena National Park, created in 1997, is located on the eastern part of the island, 70km northwest of Tamatave and about 25 km east from Lake Alaotra