Madagascar - A Land Of Contrasts, Beauty And Lemurs
Global Aviator|October 2020
There are many dichotomies in Madagascar - an oligarch in terms of natural riches, but still one of the poorest countries in the world. It has a culture which is profoundly informed by ‘ancestry’, yet finds great difficulty in protecting resources for the living and future generations. The island has an impressive system of protected landscapes, but the inhabitants follow a policy of ‘slash and burn’ to gain land for growing rice.
Charmaine de Villiers
Madagascar - A Land Of Contrasts, Beauty And Lemurs

Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres off the coast of East Africa between Mozambique and Mauritius. It is a country that has the potential to attract a vast number of tourists but this potential is still undeveloped. Unspoilt beaches, endemic wildlife and forests are unique attractions.

Isolated from the African landmass for approximately 165 million years, its flora and fauna evolved in isolation over that time and today the island is one of the world's most biologically diverse areas, internationally renowned as a wildlife tourism and ecotourism destination, with much focus on lemurs, birds, and orchids. Madagascar has a large number of birds and lemurs that are found only on the island. One of the most unusual Avenue of Baobabs between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina has helped make the Analamazoatra Reserve one of Madagascar's most popular tourist attractions.

Sights and sounds

Historical sites can be found throughout the country, especially in the capital of Antananarivo such as the Royal Palace or the sacred hill of Ambohimanga, one of two U world heritage listed sites. A popular route from Antananrivo to Tulear in the south passes through several towns noted for their handicraft: Ambatolampy (aluminium foundry), Antsirabé (gemstones, embroidery, toys), Ambositra (marquetry), and Fianarantsoa. Oops, a dictionary with phonetic spelling is required.

And by the way, the names are from the three languages spoken on the island - Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy spoken by the Betsimisaraka on the north-eastern coast of the island.

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