Madagascar
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Nature’s paradise, there’s no place on Earth like it!
MADAGASCAR
A Lost World
M
adagascar truly is a lost
world. Thanks to its long
isolation from neighbouring
continents, it’s home to
some 2,300 species of plants and animals,
most of which are found nowhere else. For
years, adventurous travellers have driven
its rugged 4WD tracks in search of dancing
lemurs, eye-spinning chameleons and that
strange mix between cat and mongoose –
the predatory fossa.
Packed into the planet’s fourth-largest
island is a landscape so diverse it astounds.
Central highlands run nearly the entire
1580km length, separating the tropical, rainforested lowlands in the east from the drier,
rain-shadowed lands in the west.
Sandstone canyons and red-rock
formations, forests of limestone pinnacle
some 300m high, idyllic tropical islands,
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chains of freshwater lakes and mangrove
lowlands create habitats not just for
strange reptiles and mammals, but
breathtakingly beautiful birds and a rich
collection of plants, including Darwin’s
orchid – the world’s rarest.
But perhaps the island’s greatest secret
is also its most obvious – the warm and
friendly people. The Malagasy are proud of
their heritage and are keen to share their art,
handicrafts, food and music (both spicy).
If it’s a unique experience you’re after … our smallgroup, boutique-style adventures will exceed all your
expectations! Join us and experience our incredible world.
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FRIENDLY FACES OF MADAGASCAR
Madagascar’s extraordinary wildlife
dominates international perception of “the
eighth continent” and rightfully so. Ninety
per cent of its plants and animals are found
nowhere else on Earth. Yet many visitors
speak of Madagascar’s people, the Malagasy,
with fondest regard.
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