Destination Madagascar
Madagascar is one of those destinations that conjure up a thousand images just upon hearing the name. The little-known, exotic island is filled with weird and wonderful flora and fauna, the major drawcard being the endemic lemur. Madagascar’s natural beauty is certainly inspiring, with rolling tiers of paddy fields with speckled mud houses and expansive tropical rainforests.
Trek beneath lush jungle canopies in search of the bright chestnut-coloured Diademed Sifaka, the most handsome of the lemur family. Wake to the eerie wail of the bear-like Indri, at almost a metre tall, the country’s largest lemur.
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Be amazed as your keen eyed guide points out the huge range of astonishing creatures such as the collared nightjar and chameleon.
Ride around the pretty, leafy boulevard streets of Antsirabe in a brightly coloured pousse-pousse (rickshaw). In the morning light, catch beautiful reflections of old colonial buildings on the lake.
Forage between the tall red-brick Betsileo houses that line the streets of Ambositra, Madagascar’s arts and crafts capital, for beautifully crafted wooden souvenirs then visit the medieval looking village of Ambalavao and see women making exquisite paper products from scratch.
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