Dear Klaus, 3 great weeks are behind us. We have now arrived in Ifaty and have a little time to relax and review the trip. I would like to give you some feedback on our time with Eric. Somehow fate had it that you chose Eric and his Landcruiser for us (probably due to our request at very short notice). The chemistry between us was right from day one and we can only count ourselves lucky that we had such a good time with him. Due to the notoriously very, very bad road conditions, the most important thing first: Eric is an extremely careful, experienced driver, always highly concentrated and anticipatory, so that we felt very safe with him. But that's not all. We were fascinated by his knowledge of the country and its people, the many different tribes, the animals, Malagasy traditions and not least the typical food, as well as his wide-ranging general knowledge. It goes without saying that he was also a very good guide with an excellent network. At all destinations, especially the national parks, where we always had to be accompanied by a locally registered guide, he used his contacts to put us in touch with very good people. Although it wasn't necessary, he accompanied us on all the excursions himself. He always had a caring eye on us and made life easier, especially for me with my food intolerances, by informing the respective kitchen teams. By the way, his English is brilliant, much better than ours. To sum up, thanks to Eric and his empathetic nature, we gained a much deeper insight into life in Madagascar than if we had undertaken this adventure on our own. Last but not least, I would like to mention that Eric was always more than punctual, is a very well-groomed man, knows how to behave very well and was never indiscreet. We had a lot of fun with him and it was a real pleasure and enrichment for us to travel through Madagascar with him. We would therefore like to thank you, dear Klaus, very much for making this intensive trip possible for us by acting unbureaucratically and quickly. We travel a lot, often to countries where vehicles with a driver/guide are also useful, but we have never had such a friendly and committed guide as Eric. He simply did everything to ensure that we had an unforgettable trip through his country. We'll definitely be back, we know who we want to drive and the vehicle ;-)) Best regards and a thousand thanks from Jürgen and Kerstin... Collapse