{"id":11211,"date":"2020-02-22T11:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T10:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/?p=11211"},"modified":"2020-02-22T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T10:02:20","slug":"der-zauberhafte-extremsueden-madagaskars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/the-magic-extreme-suedes-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"The magical extreme south of Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The magical extreme south Madagascar<\/h2>\n<h3>The spiritual values of ancestor worship<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to experience a rare and mythical journey, the crossing between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/toliara-or-tulear-the-city-where-the-sun-always-shines\/\">Tulear<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/fort-dauphin\/\">Fort Dauphin<\/a> on the coast part of these extraordinary crossings that we would like to share with you. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/92.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/92-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/92-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/92.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>unique itinerary leads on the unusual and secret tracks of the extreme south of Madagascar, and the encounters in these distant lands are authentic, often picturesque and human very strong. The great <strong>Androka dunes<\/strong>that ripple as far as the eye can see, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/taboo-and-fady\/\"><strong>Aloalo<\/strong><\/a> and funerary art of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/bevoelkerung-language-2\/\"><strong>Mahafaly<\/strong><\/a> who are specialized in it.<br \/>\nThese works, so characteristic of the region, symbolize the earth and the sky, the real and the imaginary, and also the ancestors and the living. The Aloalo is of great spiritual value and represents one of the fundamental pillars of Mahafaly's culture.<\/p>\n<p>As travelers, we are invited to be respectfully close to the sacred and timeless. In the past, these tombs were hidden, secret and only a few people had access to them. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case today. Our role is also to encourage people to respect these places and not to trade these pieces that have a very high symbolic value. If we continue on our way, the crossing of the <strong>Menarandra River<\/strong> in itself a unique adventure. The dry bed leads us to the territory of the ethnic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/bevoelkerung-language-2\/\"><strong>Antandroy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The transition from the arid south to the lush vegetation of the east<\/h3>\n<p>This very dry region is difficult to farm and the population lives mainly from extensive sheep and cattle breeding. We cross forests of prickly pear trees with sharp thorns that leave lasting memories on the sides of the Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>On the ground, between the pebbles of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4208.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4208-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4208-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4208.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>route, vigilance is advised: Magnificent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/east-coast-the-splendor-of-the-slopes\/\"><strong>Radiated tortoises<\/strong><\/a>, endemic to southern Madagascar, move nonchalantly. Undoubtedly, we are in the heart of the \"land of thorns\", the driest region of Madagascar. The different species of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/about-madagascar\/vegetation-zones\/\"><strong>Dideraceae<\/strong><\/a> are there to witness this.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually, the vegetation and the environment change. At the height of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/andohahela-national-park\/\"><strong>Andohahela Reserve<\/strong><\/a> Three specific types of biotope meet: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/the-wild-southern\/\"><strong>dry bush<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/andohahela-national-park\/\"><strong>semi-arid forest<\/strong><\/a> and a dense, moist forest that lies south of the <strong>Tropic of Capricorn<\/strong> is rather rare. A little further east, the transition is sudden. We cross a ridge line under magnificent, extravagant trees, and a wide, green valley opens up before us.<\/p>\n<h3>Fort Dauphin or Taolagnaro<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Anosy region<\/strong> marks the transition to a new natural and human environment. Here, mountains flow into the sea, mighty rivers flood the landscape before reaching the I<strong>ndian Ocean<\/strong> reach. Every time we travel, we feel the same feeling in front of these elements, an incredible sense of quiet strength. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/in-the-land-of-thorny-people\/\">Fort-Dauphin or Tolagnaro<\/a> lies at the foot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/fort-dauphin\/\"><strong>Pic Saint Louis,<\/strong><\/a> facing the Indian Ocean. The tranquility of this provincial town is soothing, conducive to a healthy rest after this beautiful escape. We are 1,122 km as the crow flies from Tana, the capital in the highlands.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der zauberhafte Extrems\u00fcden Madagaskar Die spirituellen Werte des Ahnenkultes Wenn Sie eine seltene und mythische Reise erleben m\u00f6chten, ist die \u00dcberquerung zwischen Tulear und Fort Dauphin an der K\u00fcste Teil dieser au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichen \u00dcberfahrten, die wir gerne mit Ihnen teilen m\u00f6chten. Diese einzigartige Reiseroute f\u00fchrt auf den ungew\u00f6hnlichen und geheimen Pisten des \u00e4u\u00dfersten S\u00fcdens von Madagaskar, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"class_list":["post-11211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-natur-reisen","blog-level-blog-child-2"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DJI_0308-e1582365541549.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urlaub-auf-madagaskar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}