Culture and Discovery in Madagascar

Ankarana is in the north part of the island and is home to a spectacular geological formation: the Tsingys. There are numerous tourist circuits around the park which let you explore the caves, forests, and enormous stretches of chalk spires created by erosion.

Ankarana is in the north part of the island and is home to a spectacular geological formation: the Tsingys. There are numerous tourist circuits around the park which let you explore the caves, forests, and enormous stretches of chalk spires created by erosion.

We've been driving along this rough track for a long time and it's opened our eyes to the raw beauty of a semi-desert Madagascar. Having got used to the arid charm of the bushy plains, we leave the octopus trees and the rainbow-coloured, native birds behind and enter the coastal strip where the Vezo people live and where isolation has preserved the traditions.

We've been driving along this rough track for a long time and it's opened our eyes to the raw beauty of a semi-desert Madagascar. Having got used to the arid charm of the bushy plains, we leave the octopus trees and the rainbow-coloured, native birds behind and enter the coastal strip where the Vezo people live and where isolation has preserved the traditions.

Take a four day cruise down the Tsiribihina and explore something out of the ordinary...

Take a four day cruise down the Tsiribihina and explore something out of the ordinary...

Chameleons, lemurs, baobabs and carnivorous plants: Madagascan species which are symbols of a genetic heritage that still puzzles biologists. In fact, the biodiversity of Madagascar offers an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna, due its isolation, which is totally unlike that on other continents.

Chameleons, lemurs, baobabs and carnivorous plants: Madagascan species which are symbols of a genetic heritage that still puzzles biologists. In fact, the biodiversity of Madagascar offers an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna, due its isolation, which is totally unlike that on other continents.

Who has never dreamed of going back in time to discover a lost paradise? Exploring the Makay massif, a remote territory in the extreme south of the island, is like discovering the myth of a forgotten valley that jealously guards its Noah's Ark...

Who has never dreamed of going back in time to discover a lost paradise? Exploring the Makay massif, a remote territory in the extreme south of the island, is like discovering the myth of a forgotten valley that jealously guards its Noah's Ark...