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Vohibola Forest
Vohibola is one of the last pieces of littoral forest in the country. There are three rewarding hiking trails here: the Discovery Trail (Ar20,000), a half-day immersion in forest conservation; the Forest Trail (Ar50,000, minimum five people), which allows you to see some rare plant
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Parc National Baie de Baly
Best known as the home of the critically endangered ploughshare tortoise, this remote park has dense dry, bamboo and mangrove forests, sand dunes and beaches, lakes and rivers. In addition to eight lemur species (Deckens sifaka and brown lemurs are most commonly sighted), the beach
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Ylang
Ylang-ylang oil is distilled at Lemuria Land on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and daily during the rainy season (January-end March). The whole process of turning these somewhat insignificant flowers into a valuable essential oil is explained.To reach the distillery head east from H
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Parc National dAndringitra
Parc National dAndringitra is the pièce de résistance of the wider Massif de lAndringitra. It encompasses high-altitude plateaux of epic beauty, small tracts of primary rainforest, scenic trails along mountain streams and waterfalls, and Pic Boby, the highest accessible mountain in
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Centre ValBio
This international training centre for the study of biodiversity is housed in attractive buildings on the edge of the national park. If you have any interest in the scientific research going on in and around Ranomafana, you should make time to either visit the centre (admission Ar1
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Parc Zoologique Ivoloina
The Parc Zoologique Ivoloina (ee-va-la-ween) is a very well-run zoo and botanical garden set on a lovely lake just north of Tamatave. Visitors can enjoy four walking trails with booklets in English, a snack bar, and an education centre. An optional guide is Ar10,000 or Ar40,000 for
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Parc de Tsarasaotra
Lake Alarobia may be located at the heart of Antananarivos industrial area, but it is a vital refuge and nesting site for 14 threatened endemic bird species such as the Madagascar pond heron, Mellers duck and Madagascar little grebe. The site is classified RAMSAR (International Con
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Vohimana Forest
Established as a private reserve in 2001, this crucial 1.6-sq-km corridor links the Andasibe area parks with the forests of the south. Its administered by the NGO Man and the Environment , which is developing it as an ecotourism site in conjunction with their conservation work. At
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Réserve dAnja
This nifty little 370,000-sq-metre reserve encompasses three mountain-size boulders (‘the three sisters’) ringed at the base by a narrow forest full of ring-tailed lemurs. Anjas lemurs are famous for sunning themselves on the boulders (generally early in the morning); there are aro
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Réserve Spéciale de Cap Sainte Marie
Madagascar’s southernmost tip, Cap Sainte Marie is a thought-provoking climax to the ‘eighth continent’, a stark and windswept place that, like so many places down here, feels like the end of the Earth. Theres an 18-hectare reserve here, partly created to protect radiated and spide
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Lemurs Park
You will find nine species of lemur at this private reserve located 22km west of the capital on the RN1. Its a good place to visit if you havent had the chance to see lemurs elsewhere, or if you need one final lemur fix before you go! The lemurs are free-ranging (except for the two
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Cimetière des Pirates
This is a fascinating spot from which to contemplate the history of the island. The cemetery overlooks the Baie de Forbans, the perfect pirate hang-out, and smells of a very different era. Ironically, most of the gravestones are actually those of missionaries, but you can clearly s
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Loky Manambato Protected Area
Madagascan NGO Fanamby manages the Loky Manambato Protected Area, 56km west of Vohémar, to support local villages and protect flora and fauna. Most spectacular are the critically endangered golden-crowned Tattersalli sifakas: about 1000 of them live only in the seven forested areas
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Parc National Montagne d’Ambre
This wonderful national park is literally a breath of fresh air from the arid northern plains: at 1000m, it is generally 10°C cooler than in Diego or Ankarana, even more in winter, and its luxuriant forests could not contrast more with the mineral beauty of the lower grounds. For v
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Parc National de lIsalo
Isalo is like a museum dedicated to the art of the desert canyon. It contains sculpted buttes, vertical rock walls and, best of all, deep canyon floors shot through with streams, lush vegetation and pools for swimming. All of this changes with the light, culminating in extraordinar
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Musée Andafivaratra
Housed in a magnificent pink baroque palace, this museum is the former home of Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony, the power behind the throne of the three queens he married in succession (Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III) between 1864 and 1895. The museum’s collection is a
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Parc National Tsingy de Namoroka
This isolated park is home to that peculiarly Madagascan landform, the tsingy , a dense forest of jagged rocky pinnacles interwoven with deep canyons filled with streams and trees. Its a bit like visiting the more-famous Tsingy de Bemaraha , but without the crowds. Trails weave amo
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Réserve Privée de Berenty
This well-known private reserve contains nearly one-third of the remaining tamarind gallery forest in Madagascar, nestled between the arms of a former oxbow lake on the Mandrare River. It was one of Madagascar’s first ecotourism destinations, its international reputation once drew
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Parc National de Tsimanampetsotse
This 43,200-hectare park makes a good day trip if youre in the area. While it may not be a generalist’s first stop, its certainly worth a detour as you follow the remote coastline south. The parks large and ancient salt lake hosts some part-time resident flamingos (April to October
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Réserve Spéciale de Beza
Southwest of the RN7 from Andranovory, the Réserve Spéciale de Beza-Mahafaly is better known as a scientific venture rather than a tourist destination, but travellers are welcome. The spiny and riverine forest here harbours four species of lemur (ring-tailed, white-footed and mouse
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