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Domaine de La Cascade
This gorgeous park, about 9km from the Total station on the road to Ambovombe from Fort Dauphin, is an easily overlooked spot. Almost 100 hectares in size, it consists of a nursery set in a paradisiacal valley with several walking trails, including one to a pretty waterfall where y
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Mangrove Information Center
On the left, 15km north of Tuléar, you’ll come upon a sign for the Mangrove Information Center a 200-hectare wetland complex created by HONKO, a Belgian NGO. The main attraction is a 1.5km wooden boardwalk. It’s a nice place to stretch your legs on the way north, with a trail throu
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Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Lokobe
The Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Lokobe protects most of Nosy Be’s remaining endemic vegetation. The reserve is home to the black lemur (the male is dark brown, almost black, while the female is a lovely chestnut colour with white tufts around her ears and cheeks) and several oth
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La Fenêtre de lIsalo
La Fenêtre de l’Isalo is a popular natural rock window that frames the setting sun, although we actually prefer it for the surrounding views of sweeping plains and weird-and-wonderful rock formations turned golden at sunset. At the time of writing, visitors were encouraged not to v
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Lac Anosy
Antananarivo’s heart-shape lake lies in the southern part of town. It is particularly lovely in October, when the jacaranda trees lining its shores are covered in purple blossoms. On an island connected to the shore by a causeway stands a large golden angel on a plinth, the Monumen
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Réserve Forestière de Kirindy
This reserve, 60km northeast of Morondava, covers about 12,500 hectares and is a protected area thats popular with scientists and travellers for its amazing wildlife. Kirindy is one of the few places in Madagascar where you are very likely to see the fossa (Cryptoprocta felix ), th
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Nosy Tanikely Marine Reserve
Nosy Tanikely is 10km west of Nosy Komba. It is a protected marine reserve and one of the best snorkelling sites in the area, with coral, numerous fish and sea turtles.Snorkelling is best in the morning, before the wind picks up. Although the reserve officially opens at 8am, you ar
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Sahambavy Tea Estate
This is Madagascars only tea plantation. Visits take you from the fields to the processing plant and finish with a tasting. Tea is picked every day from October to April, and three days a week the rest of the year (visits cost Ar5000 when there is no picking as there is less to see
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Andilana
Far and away Nosy Be’s best beach, Andilana, at the island’s northwest tip, is a long stretch of pearly white sand, with water that’s true turquoise and clear as gin. It’s ideal for swimming and chilling for an afternoon, with gorgeous sunsets. Andilana ignites on Sundays, when Fre
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Parc National de Masoala
The magical Masoala (mash-wala) Peninsula is the site of a 2100-sq-km national park containing one of the best primary rainforests in the country. It also encompasses three protected marine areas: Tampolo Marine Park on the peninsula’s southwestern coast, Cap Masoala Marine Park at
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Macolline
Billed as a botanical hiking trail, Macolline is an arboretum on the banks of the River Ankavanana, 3km north of Antalaha. Guided walks of three to six hours can include lunch and a pirogue ride. There are fruit trees and medicinal plants, as well as frogs, chameleons, millipedes a
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Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha
If you visit one place in Western Madagascar, make it the Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha. A Unesco World Heritage-listed site, its highlights are the jagged, limestone pinnacles known as tsingy and the impressive infrastructure – via ferrata (mountain route equipped with fixe
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Réserve Spéciale Ankarana
Réserve Spéciale Ankarana is a striking and undeveloped fantasy-land, home to uniquely Madagascan sights: psychedelic fields of spiky tsingy (limestone pinnacle formations) next to dry forests. Running through and under the tsingy are hidden forest-filled canyons and subterranean r
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Presidential Palace
This beautiful 19th-century manor was an official French residence for many years. It became the Madagascan presidential palace in 1975 and remained so until president Didier Ratsiraka decided to build a more modern complex about 15km south of the capital in 1991. The mansion remai
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Sacred Banyan Tree
On the coast beyond the tiny village of Mahatsinjo, theres an enormous sacred banyan tree planted by the Queen of the Sakalava tribe in 1836. Nowadays, the Queen of Nosy Be makes an annual pilgrimage to sacrifice a zebu and gain benediction. Shoes must be removed before approaching
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La Corniche
Majunga is all about the Corniche, the palm-lined promenade bordering the sea made up of Blvd Poincarré and Blvd Marcoz. In the evening, residents come here to enjoy a stroll under the setting sun, sip a soft drink or nibble kebabs from numerous street carts. During school holidays
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Croc Farm
This is an unusual place: a commercial crocodile farm that breeds crocs and sells their meat and skin, as well as a zoo where you can see the reptilian giants in all their basking glory, along with lemurs, chameleons and even the rare fossa (striped civet).The park’s about 3km from
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Réserve de Nahampoana
This 67-hectare forest reserve, 7km north of Fort Dauphin, deserves much greater recognition. Its exotic tropical setting, with mountains for a backdrop, is prettier than Berenty. Add to this a robust and varied lemur population, including ringtail, sifaka, brown, bamboo and mouse
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Maromby
The monks at this monastery continue to do what they have for centuries: make wine (red and white, and flavoured aperitifs) and honey (which you can buy in the shop). The modern church, with its striking stained glass windows, vaulted wooden ceiling and carved doors, is particularl
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Ialatsara Lemur Forest Camp
Created in 2002 this 10-sq-km private reserve lies 83km south of Ambositra on the RN7, making it a convenient stop, and a logical one if youre not going to visit Ranomafana. It’s also a nice way to break up the long drive. The reserve is home to six species of lemur and seven speci
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