Ambohimanga Rova - the sacred hill in Madagascar

The sacred hill in Madagascar During your vacation in Madagascar you have countless opportunities to take a look at the eventful past of the island of Madagascar in various places. Discover the exciting history of Madagascar and learn all about monarchies, kingdoms and dynasties on the island. A particularly good place for a kind [...]

Zebu bullfights in Madagascar bush

Traditional bullfighting When bullfights are mentioned, most people think directly of bloody spectacles that often end badly for both animals and humans. Although these spectacles have a high cultural and traditional value, from today's perspective they usually seem like superfluous relics from a bygone era. Bullfights are also part of Madagascar's [...]

Cycling in Madagascar

A unique adventure Anyone who travels a lot by bicycle knows that this travel vehicle allows impressive experiences in nature. With the bike, you can often still go where even all-wheel drive vehicles are no longer reliable. In addition, a bicycle tour allows you to travel at your own individual pace and enjoy the [...]

National parks and reserves in Madagascar

The original nature of the island The nature on the island of Madagascar is absolutely unique on this planet with its diversity. Although there are large contiguous jungle areas in other regions of the world, but nowhere is the number of inhabitants, plants and animals, so unique, as on the so-called Red Island. If you want to spend a vacation [...]

Geyser of Andranomandraotra

Man-made Many travel guides and information sites that serve as a point of contact for tourists planning their next vacation in Madagascar still provide their readers with a lot of false information. They tell in detail about the geysers of Andranomandraotra, which are located a little southwest of the capital Antananarivo near Analavory. Thereby you report that the [...]

Andringitra N.P. and Tsaranoro Valley in Madagascar

Trekking tours, climbing and paragliding in Madagascar Sporting activities in the Andringitra Mountains and Tsaranoro Valley It was only in 1998 that the mountain landscape in the Andringitra Massif was declared a National Park, the spectacular 32,000 hectare area represents an unparalleled attraction in Madagascar! The alpine landscape is - despite certain similarities with other mountain regions of the world - interspersed [...]

Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar

Place of magic Madagascar is an island that hosts numerous national parks, nature reserves and unique special protected areas. After all, the nature on this island is something absolutely unique and unique in the world and therefore deserves a very special protection. However, among the numerous varied and fascinating national parks, there are always one or two representatives that still need a [...]

Isalo N.P. on Madagascar

Place of stone wonders When it comes to the most famous and diverse national parks on the island of Madagascar, Isalo National Park cannot be missing from the listing. There are many words that describe this unique park: Place of stone wonders, Garden of colors, Wonderland of dreams - all these paraphrases emphatically show the tremendous impact [...]

The Masoala Peninsula in Madagascar

The Masoala Peninsula The Masoala National Park covers over 2000km2 and offers its visitors an incredible variety of flora and fauna. Lemurs, chameleons, butterflies... In Madagascar's largest contiguous national park, the biodiversity is almost limitless. Only here in the north-east of the island lives the bright red tomato frog. For ornithologists, a trip to Madagascar is worthwhile for birdwatchers in the area: In [...]

Masoala trek in Madagascar

Pure adventure and nature experience In Madagascar there are many places that have so far been touched by man only very little or not at all. However, the most fascinating of these places can be found on the east coast of the country, on the so-called Masoala Peninsula. There you will find partly still completely untouched rainforest and there are neither roads nor tracks, [...]

Anja Park in Madagascar - a small village reserve

Living nature conservation and local initiatives Madagascar is an island on which nature conservation is unfortunately not yet as important as it should be. In the last centuries man has destroyed a large part of the original nature on this unique island and if the appropriate emergency brake is not soon pulled, then this unique [...]

Andringitra National Park

The Andringitra National Park Adventurous first-hand experience The Andringitra National Park is still a fairly young national park, and spans an area of about 32,000 hectares. It was only designated as a national park in 1998, in order to better preserve the flora and fauna living there, as well as the scenic beauty of the mountains in the future. [...]

The so-called "Jungle Express

Train ride and adventure tour Until a few years ago, we would have absolutely recommended a tour with the Jungle Express to any tourist planning a vacation in Madagascar. In the meantime, however, traveling by this train has become such an adventure that we can no longer in good conscience recommend such a trip to our vacationers. Since we [...]

The most beautiful lemur park in Madagascar

Animal observations under best conditions Who plans a vacation on Madagascar, understandably always wants to take a look at the lemurs living there. They are emblematic of the endemic fauna of this fascinating island, because in no other place in the world have primates evolved in the same direction as in Madagascar. There are [...]

Lake Mantasoa in Madagascar

Fascinating impressions and lots of relaxation If you are planning a trip to Madagascar and book one of our tours, for example, then in most cases you will start in the capital Antananarivo and end up there again at the end of your trip. If the lively and excited capital is too turbulent for you, we recommend a side trip [...]

The elephant of Ambohitsara

Mysterious relic of a long forgotten time If you make a detour to the east coast of the country on your trip to Madagascar and book, for example, our tour from Antananarivo to Tulear within 19 days, a detour to Manakara is included there, from where you can also make a trip to Ambohitsara. Ambohitsara is actually a [...]

Zombitse Vohibasia National Park

Especially for birdwatchers traveling to Madagascar, the 36.000 ha large Zombitse-Vohibasia-NP is a speciality of first rank. Declared a national park in 2002, the park is not only home to a unique remnant of the dry forest vegetation that used to be found everywhere. More than 80 bird species, several lemur species and the extremely shy fossa also cavort in the extensive protected area in the [...]

Ilakaka - city of sapphires

At the end of 1989, a French gemstone dealer found sapphires in an offer of garnet stones, at that time only he knew that they were sought-after gems and that there were some in Madagascar. He immediately asked for a concession from the Ministry of Mines in Antananarivo and when he returned to Madagascar about two months later, he [...]...

Tsinjoriake in Madagascar - a new nature reserve

Since 2009, the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) have increased the program for German-Madagascar environmental studies in Madagascar. About 5000 Ha in the south of Tulear have been declared a nature reserve, Tsinjoriake is opening up to ecotourism. The huge rocky cliffs of Saint Augustin Bay, mangrove forests, the majestic Table Mountain and the biodiversity of the ecosystem have been [...]

Money and banks in Madagascar

The official currency of Madagascar since January 1, 2005 is the Malagasy Ariary (MGA), this currency was reintroduced under the first mandate of Marc Ravalomanana to replace the Malagasy Franc (Franc malgache). This currency was first introduced in 1961, 1 Ariary is worth 5 Malagasy Francs. The banknotes still show [...]

Car rental in Madagascar with driver

Every trip to Madagascar stands and falls with successful logistics. As a developing country, Madagascar has all the typical phenomena that make a trip more difficult than in other parts of the world. These include not only the often very bad roads and tracks, which in some areas change their course from year to year. Also a signposting and corresponding assistance [...]

Migratory locusts eat Madagascar into disaster!

Madagascar's fight against new locust plagues It is common practice to combat large insect plagues with appropriate insecticides. In the case of the migratory locusts, too, the universal insecticide DDT was used for a long time. In this way, the prevalence of the voracious insects was successfully contained. Today, the use of insecticides is viewed rather critically: not only is the use of a [...]

Migratory locust crisis situation in Madagascar

Crisis in agriculture When a poor country like Madagascar is hit by natural disasters, the consequences are still felt years later. This is also because the country lacks the financial resources to deal with the consequences. Hunger and devastated areas are the consequences of one of the largest plagues of locusts ever to hit the country. When in February 2013 the [...]

Emigrate to Madagascar

In another entry, Welcome to Madagascar, I wrote about entering Madagascar on a tourist visa. What happens if you feel like changing your life and settle in the long term in the land where the pepper grows or, for example, want to spend the northern winter in the southern summer? How can you get to [...]

With love from Madagascar

It's been almost two years since we started the film project WITH LOVE FROM MADAGASCAR. "2 months of planning/ 2 months of filming and now we have been post-producing for over 3 months and slowly a completion of the film is foreseeable! Thanks to our many supporters we were able to finance the 2 months of filming in Madagascar initially. Since our [...]

Self drive in Madagascar

Often I am contacted by independent & adventurous self-drivers who are very disappointed when I answer them that it is not common in Madagascar and above all very dangerous to rent a car and drive it yourself and that I generally advise against it. Why I advise against this I will explain in the following post [...]

Madagascar Travel: The agony of choice

In which direction should it go? Madagascar is a country bursting with energy, beauty and fascinating secrets. Every season and every region has its own special charm on the island, which as a tourist you will most likely find difficult to escape. Depending on the time of year you choose for your vacation [...]

Non-motorized cabs and commercial vehicles in Madagascar

Leisurely from A to B Anyone planning a trip to Madagascar inevitably also thinks about how to get from A to B on the island. There is the possibility of getting into one of the shared cabs or other motorized cab, however, this rather uncomfortable and not infrequently also very [...]

The climate in Madagascar

Learn interesting facts for your vacation When travelers from Europe hear that Madagascar as an island belongs to the continent of Africa, they usually assume a very dry climate, where especially heat plays a special role. In fact, a closer look at the climate of Madagascar shows that such generalizations are not appropriate [...]

Public transport in Madagascar (cab and taxi-brousse) Motorized cabs

Every trip is a new experience In many countries, it is advisable to take a cab to the hotel after landing at the airport, for example. In many places on earth it is also possible to get from A to B by bus and thus plan your individual trip in different stages. In Madagascar, this can not [...]

Welcome to Madagascar

Entering Madagascar Madagascar belongs to the African continent and on it things are known to be a bit different than in Europe. If you want to travel to Madagascar and spend your vacation there, you can consequently assume that the entry is associated with somewhat different regulations than you are used to from Europe. At least you have to [...]

Flight connections from Europe to Madagascar

Cheap, fast and reliable If you want to spend your vacation on Madagascar, you basically have of course different travel options to choose from. However, since Madagascar is an island, it goes without saying that you will land on the island either by ship or by plane. Ships that dock in Madagascar are usually frequently [...]