We haven’t published a photo story in a little while. Here’s a brand new one for you. A sunset stroll on the Avenue of Baobabs in Western Madagascar, between secular trees and local life. Where is the Avenue of Baobabs? Hands up if you’ve never seen an image like the one above. If Paris is the Eiffel … Read more
Welcome to Tsingy de Bemaraha, an unforgettable place where lemurs leap between knife-sharp limestone pinnacles. A place where nature and adventure go hand in hand. ‘It’s there, look, in the tree hollow’. ‘Where?’ I asked Tsara, our guide. ‘There! In the tree hollow! Can you see its eyes?’ I tried and tried, but I couldn’t see … Read more
So, have our Madagascar articles given you wanderlust? Are you planning a trip to the Grande Ile? If that’s the case, here are our top 10 tips for Madagascar independent travel, to help you plan your own adventure! 1) At the Airport – $$$, visa and transfer So, you’ve landed at Ivato Airport! Woohoo! Welcome to … Read more
Three days on a pirogue down the Tsiribihina River, travelling through an ever-changing landscape of sandbanks, cliffs and mangroves. Nothing but silence and nature around us. What’s the sound of silence? Nothingness doesn’t exist. You may escape cities and towns and run to the darkest corner of the Amazon, or the deepest reach of the Sahara, … Read more
Well… mountaineering may be pushing it. Trekking, more like. However, we are talking about Madagascar’s highest climbable mountain – climbing Pic Boby is an adventure that shouldn’t be missed. Where is Pic Boby? Climbing a mountain in Madagascar? What? That’s what we thought. We imagined Madagascar as a lush tropical island, with steamy rain forests and … Read more
Do you want to travel Madagascar independently, keeping an eye on your budget? Meet your new best friend, the taxi brousse. What is a taxi brousse? If you’ve travelled around Africa, you’ll be familiar with the concept of bush taxi. These minibuses, packed to the gills with people and produce, shuttle from one city to … Read more