Lonely Planet Madagascar (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Madagascar (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet, Emilie Filou

Language: English

Pages: 288

ISBN: 1741791758

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


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Lonely Planet Madagascar is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Spend a night under the stars on the Imarivolanitra Trail, nestle in a hammock at Chez Sika, or see the majestic baobabs during sunset; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Madagascar and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Madagascar Travel Guide:

  • Colour maps and images throughout
  • Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
  • Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
  • Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices
  • Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, literature, music, architecture, politics, wildlife, and cuisine
  • Over 36 local maps
  • Useful features - including Top Experiences, Walking Tours, and Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar)
  • Coverage of Antananarivo, Andavadoaka, the Great Reef, Ilakaka, Itampolo, Nosy Be, Majunga, Morondava, Ambanja, Diego Suarez, Ramena, Sambava, Moramanga, Brickaville, Tamatave, Ile Sainte Marie, the Masoala Peninsula, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Madagascar, our most comprehensive guide to Madagascar, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less travelled.

  • Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Africa guide for a comprehensive look at all the continent has to offer.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Emilie Filou, and Paul Stiles.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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which crosses several tidal creeks and slippery logs about 10 minutes south of the causeway. Guides hang around at the entrance to collect a small community fee (Ar2000), to which they add their own fee if you hire them (Ar5000 is more than ample). However, as their actual knowledge and English may be limited, we strongly recommend that you come here with someone who knows the history of the area. AT-SM Agency ( 032 40 084 43, 034 01 793 81; atsm11@live.fr) can arrange this. It’s completely

tell the driver. Transfers provided by the hotels for their clients cost around Ar27,000 per person, while taxis in Tuléar charge around Ar60,000. Travel to Andavadoaka and points north can also be done by boat (Click here). AMBOLIMAILAKA You might consider this a smart alternative to Mangily, if you really want to get away from it all. There are three upmarket hotels to consider, all of them following the lodge-and-bungalow model, and offering a similar, and very broad, range of a la

cafe-restaurant serves simple but well-prepared meals, including salads you can tuck into without hesitation, and rotating plats du jour such as ravitoto (pork stew with manioc greens), zebu stew etc. It also does burgers and croque-monsieurs (ham-and-cheese grilled sandwiches), excellent home-made ice creams and breakfasts. Fishing Residence SEAFOOD €€ (www.fishingresidence.com; Blvd Marcoz; mains Ar13,000-16,000) This hotel-restaurant is well known for its exquisite seafood, such as calamari

Bekopaka; camping Ar5000, d Ar40,000-68,000, without bathroom Ar15,000) This super-friendly hotel offers everything from camping to plush and spacious ensuite bungalows. There is a lovely garden, and the restaurant serves excellent food in the evening (the Ar19,000 three-course meal is great value) – although it must be said that the packed lunches are rather sorry-looking. It is very popular so make sure you book in advance. Tanankoay is 900m north of Bekopaka on the road to the Grands Tsingy.

rat (its only jump is to come out of its burrow, otherwise it’s very much a scurrying kind of creature). In any case, you’re guaranteed to see at least a couple of the six species of lemurs, mainly nocturnal, including the fat-tailed lemur and the tiny mouse lemur, believed to be the world’s smallest primate. There are also 45 bird species and 32 reptile species, including the rare Madagascan flat-tailed tortoise. Keep in mind that some animals hibernate during the winter months of June to

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