While a Madagascar tour is a great nature travel experience, there are other things to see and do there as well, and checking out some of the man-made sites can mix things up on a trip to the African island. In the heart of the oldest part of ...
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Scuba Diving , Photos , Africa , Madagascar , Ecotourism While many people may think of DreamWorks' animal cartoon movie when they hear about Madagascar , there are many reasons the destination warrants a visit in person. The country of Madagascar is actually a large...
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Mauritius, located to the east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is renowned for its white sandy beaches and also the coconut trees that appear to come straight from a dream. Below you will find 5 of the most interesting beaches that you should not
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This is what I had the pleasure of looking at for two days on the southwest coast of Madagascar. Its a small city of Ifaty with a great hotel where I made a great Malagasy friend. The most popular beaches in Madagascar are found on the northern coasts of the
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Traveling to Madagascar can be an eye opening experience for anyone. The 4th largest island in the world is almost 50% larger than the state of California and roughly the same size as the country of Spain. The ...
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Before coming to the Red Island, I knew nothing about Madagascar, except for its quirky lemurs and chameleons (let’s admit it, even that I’d learned from the animation movie). Remote and isolated, Madagascar is a hidden paradise little known to the outside world – making it all the more fascinating and...
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Surrounded by the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar and east of Tanzania, one of the most dreamlike archipelagos in the world appears to arise from the surrounding crystal waters. This island nation is known as the Seychelles. The Seychelles is often thought
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Mauritius is a small nation composed of several islands in the southwest Indian Ocean. It’s an increasingly popular tourist destination because of its beautiful waters, attractive economic setting and peaceful environment. The island’s located in the southeast of the African content and its nearest neighbor is the country of Madagascar in...
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By Mara Schechter Though it was first used as flavoring by the Aztecs in Central and South America, the majority of vanilla beans–over two thirds– now come from the Northeastern rainforests of the African island of Madagascar. For almost 200 years farmers
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