MADAGASCAR

Madagascar Holidays

Lying only 400 kilometers off the coast of Africa, Madagascar is like nowhere else on earth and is often referred to as the eighth continent. Having evolved over millions of years in complete isolation from the rest of the world, Madagascar is home to 5% of the worlds plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic. This has essentially created a private wildlife sanctuary that has thrown up in the words of the naturalist Joseph Commerson, “the most strange and marvelous forms.”

With conservation and wildlife at the heart of our tours, it is hardly surprising that Madagascar rates highly on our list of favourite destinations and is a must for anyone with an interest in natural history. The spiny forests, tomato frogs, strange and colouful chameleons, dancing lemurs, baobabs, the elusive Aye-Aye and the incredible malagasays people, ensures that Madagascar remains a very different Africa. It is however, a pioneering destination and for those looking to travel beyond the conventional comforts of an African tour, the rewards of this "Red Island" are great indeed!