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Overview

Discover Madagascar & Comoros

Hike through forested canyons in the Parc National de I'Isalo, where ring-tailed lemurs scamper in the trees Catch a whiff of cloves, ylang-ylang and vanilla driving north of Soanierana-Ivango Drift down the Tsiribihina Riverin a wooden pirogue, passing cliffs carpeted with sleeping bats Gaze into the vast jaws of an insect-eating plant in Parc National d'Andohahela

In This Guide:

Make the most of your trip-of-a-lifetime with the best itineraries, tips and listings from our discerning authors The only guidebook to cover Madagascar and the Comoros Special color section on the diverse ...

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Overview

Discover Madagascar & Comoros

Hike through forested canyons in the Parc National de I'Isalo, where ring-tailed lemurs scamper in the trees Catch a whiff of cloves, ylang-ylang and vanilla driving north of Soanierana-Ivango Drift down the Tsiribihina Riverin a wooden pirogue, passing cliffs carpeted with sleeping bats Gaze into the vast jaws of an insect-eating plant in Parc National d'Andohahela

In This Guide:

Make the most of your trip-of-a-lifetime with the best itineraries, tips and listings from our discerning authors The only guidebook to cover Madagascar and the Comoros Special color section on the diverse animals, birds and plants of this unique destination Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781741046083
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
  • Publication date: 3/15/2008
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 6
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 395,673
  • Series: Lonely Planet Travel Guides Series
  • Product dimensions: 8.02 (w) x 9.22 (h) x 0.58 (d)

Table of Contents

On the Road     4
Highlights     5
Destination Madagascar & Comoros     12
Getting Started     14
Itineraries     18
History     24
The Culture     32
Food & Drink     39
Environment     45
Wildlife     49
Madagascar     69
Antananarivo     70
Orientation     71
Information     74
Dangers & Annoyances     75
Sights & Activities     76
Walking Tour     79
Courses     80
Tours     80
Sleeping     80
Eating & Drinking     83
Entertainment     86
Shopping     87
Getting There & Away     87
Getting Around     88
Around Antananarivo     89
Ilafy     90
Ambohimanga     90
Anjozorobe     90
Lac Mantasoa     91
Antsahadinta     91
Ambatolampy & Around     92
Lac Itasy & Around     92
Central Madagascar     93
Antsirabe     95
AroundAntsirabe     99
Ambositra     100
Antoetra & Around     102
Ranomafana     102
Parc National de Ranomafana     103
Fianarantsoa     105
Around Fianarantsoa     109
Ambalavao     109
Parc National d'Andringitra     110
Tsaranoro Massif     112
Southern Madagascar     113
Toliara (Tulear)     115
East of Toliara     119
North of Toliara     124
South of Toliara     126
Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)     130
Around Fort Dauphin     134
Ambovombe     138
Reserve Speciale de Cap Sainte Marie & Faux Cap     138
Western Madagascar     139
Mahajanga (Majunga)     141
History     141
Orientation     141
Information     141
Sights & Activities     141
Tours     141
Sleeping     143
Eating     144
Entertainment     144
Getting There & Away     144
Getting Around     145
Around Mahajanga     145
West of Mahajanga      145
East of Mahajanga     146
South of Mahajanga     146
North of Mahajanga     148
Tsiribihina River Region     149
Tsiribihina River     149
Miandrivazo     150
Belo-sur-Tsiribihina     151
Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha     151
Morondava     153
Orientation     153
Information     153
Beaches     153
Tours     153
Sleeping     154
Eating & Drinking     155
Getting There & Around     155
Around Morondava     156
Avenue du Baobab     156
Reserve Forestiere de Kirindy     156
Parc National Kirindy Mite & Reserve Speciale d'Andranomena     157
Belo-sur-Mer     157
Northern Madagascar     158
Nosy Be     160
Hell-Ville     165
Mt Passot & Crater Lakes     167
Reserve Naturelle Integrale de Lokobe     167
Ambatoloaka     167
Madirokely     169
Ambondrona & Belle Vue     170
Djamandjary     170
Ampasimoronjia     171
Andilana      171
Islands off Nosy Be     172
Nosy Komba     172
Nosy Tanikely     173
Nosy Sakatia     173
Nosy Mitsio     173
Nosy Iranja     174
Southeast of Nosy Be     174
Ambanja     174
Ankify     174
Diego Suarez & Around     175
Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)     175
Nosy Lonja     180
Road to Ramena     180
Ramena     181
Baie des Sakalava     182
Baie des Dunes & Mer d'Emeraude (Emerald Sea)     182
Windsor Castle     183
Joffreville     183
Parc National de Montagne d'Ambre     184
Reserve Speciale de l'Ankarana     186
Ambilobe     188
Eastern Madagascar     189
Antananarivo to Toamasina     191
Moramanga     191
Parc National d'Andasibe-Mantadia     192
Andasibe     195
Lac Alaotra     196
Parc National de Zahamena     196
Ambatondrazaka     197
Route des Contrebandiers     197
Brickaville     197
Toamasina (Tamatave)      197
History     199
Orientation     199
Information     199
Tours     199
Sights & Activities     200
Sleeping     200
Eating     201
Entertainment     202
Getting There & Away     202
Getting Around     203
North of Toamasina     203
Parc Zoologique Ivoloina     203
Mahavelona (Foulpointe)     204
Mahambo     205
Fenoarivo-Atsinanana     205
Soanierana-Ivongo     206
Manompana     206
Ile Sainte Marie     206
Ambodifotatra     211
South of Ambodifotatra     213
North of Ambodifotatra     214
Ile aux Nattes     215
Northeast Coast     216
The Vanilla Coast     216
Parc National de Mananara-Nord     216
Nosy Atafana National Marine Park     217
Mananara     218
Mananara to Maroantsetra     219
Reserve de Nosy Mangabe     219
Maroantsetra     220
Masoala Peninsula & Parc National de Masoala     223
Cap Est      225
Antalaha     225
Sambava     226
Andapa     227
Parc National de Marojejy & Reserve Speciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud     227
Iharana (Vohemar)     227
South of Toamasina     228
Canal des Pangalanes     228
Mananjary     230
Manakara     231
Farafangana     232
Comoros     233
Grande Comore     235
Moroni     239
Itsandra     242
Hatsambou     243
N'tsaoueni     243
Mitsamiouli     243
Trou du Prophete     243
Bangoi-Kouni & Lac Sale     244
M'beni     244
Chomoni     244
Iconi     244
Moheli     245
Fomboni     247
Around Moheli     248
Anjouan     249
Mutsamudu     252
Interior Anjouan     254
Domoni     254
Moya     254
Sima & the West     255
Mayotte     255
Grande Terre     258
Petite Terre     262
Directory      263
Accommodation     263
Activities     264
Business Hours     266
Children     266
Climate Charts     267
Customs     267
Dangers & Annoyances     267
Embassies & Consulates     268
Festivals & Events     269
Food     269
Gay & Lesbian Travellers     269
Holidays     269
Insurance     270
Internet Access     270
Legal Matters     270
Maps     270
Money     271
Post     272
Shopping     272
Solo Travellers     272
Telephone & Fax     273
Time     274
Tourist Information     274
Travellers with Disabilities     274
Visas     274
Volunteering     275
Women Travellers     275
Transport     276
Getting There & Away     276
Entering the Country     276
Air     276
Sea     279
Tours     279
Getting Around     280
Air     280
Bicycle      280
Boat     280
Bus     282
Car & Motorcycle     282
Hitching     283
Local Transport     283
Tours     285
Train     285
Health     286
Before You Go     286
Insurance     286
Recommended Vaccinations     287
Medical Checklist     287
Internet Resources     287
Further Reading     287
In Transit     287
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)     287
Jet Lag & Motion Sickness     288
In Madagascar & The Comoros     288
Availability & Cost of Health Care     288
Infectious Diseases     288
Traveller's Diarrhoea     291
Environmental Hazards     291
Traditional Medicine     292
Language     293
Glossary     301
The Authors     303
Behind the Scenes     305
Index     311
World Time Zones     318
Legend     320

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