Madagascar is a huge island off the eastern coast of Africa and is probably pissed it doesn’t count as it’s own continent like Australia. Thanks to its remote location and the fact that westerners haven’t’ found anything they need to steal from Madagascar quite yet, it is even now in 2013 quite untouched by foreigners.
The capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo or just Tana and it is not easy to get to. Easiest way I found, other than air Madagascar, was to fly through the nearby island of Mauritius on Air Mauritius or from Nairobi on Kenya Air.
Exotic Madagascar Park is kind of like a zoo but for local animals. The lemurs roam free but can be coaxed
Also , we had lunch here and found that they make a surprisingly good steak so we recommend it.
Next stop
Feon’ny Ala is the craphole we stayed at while visiting Andasibe.
Vakona (the name of a giant eucalyptus like plant that grows all over the forest) lodge is the top local lodging option but it books up early so plan ahead. On the grounds is Lemur Island which is a must visit. Seeing the lemurs from a distance, in the trees in their natural habitat is really cool. Having
Night walk
There are many beautiful things to see and do but unfortunately we only had five days on the island which left us with limited options. The roads are terrible and the traffic is worse so getting just about anywhere takes about 4 times longer than you would expect just by looking at google maps.
Mantadia national park.
Nestor
Ampefy Geiser Kavita hotel
We spent far too little time in Madagascar and when we inevitably return we look forward to the following:
Rafting down the river with Remote Rivers
Explore the west coast, the main city M… stingy forest and baobab avenue
Explore the north of the island, go whale watching and visit noisy be