Insight Guides Pocket Madagascar (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Madagascar, from top attractions like the Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha and Nosy Be, to hidden gems, including the Baie des Dunes and Andrambovato. 

·       Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Madagascar  
·       Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Antananarivo, the Mandrare River Valley and the Allée des Baobabs and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
·       Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
·       Contains essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
·       Inspirational colour photography throughout
·       Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• África
• Travel
• Africa
• Madagascar

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781785731983
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Madagascar, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Madagascar, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Madagascar are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Madagascar. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd







Madagascar’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Antananarivo and around
Explore the grand palaces and museums that stud the 12 Sacred Hills of Imerina. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Parc National de l’Isalo
Sandstone formations and otherworldly flora characterise this park. For more information, click here .




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Parc de Ranomafana
A dozen lemur and 115 bird species inhabit this biodiverse park’s rainforest-swathed slopes. For more information, click here .




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Allée des Baobabs
This alley of ancient baobabs is most impressive at dusk. For more information, click here .




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Mandrare River Valley
A spiny forest dominated by the ‘octopus tree’ offers fabulous lemur-viewing and birdwatching. For more information, click here .




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Parc Andasibe-Mantadia
This park supports many birds, frogs and orchids. For more information, click here .




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Manambolo and Tsiribihina Rivers
A boat is the best way to travel towards Morondava. For more information, click here .




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Parc des Tsingy de Bemaraha
The jagged formations of this stone forest support rich flora and fauna. For more information, click here




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Nosy Be
Dotted with idyllic beaches and lakes, this gorgeous Indian Ocean island also offers snorkelling, whale-watching and lemur-viewing. For more information, click here




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Parc de la Montagne d’Ambre
Madagascar’s oldest national park protects nine chameleon species. For more information, click here



A Perfect Tour of Madagascar



Day 1

Antananarivo
Dedicate the morning to the Rova Antananarivo, museums and other old buildings that grace historic Haut-Ville. After a Malagasy-fusion lunch-with-a-view at Restaurant Lokanga, head to the lower town to explore its markets, shops and colonial landmarks.



Day 2

Ambohimanga and Ivato
It’s about an hour’s drive north to Rova Ambohimanga, the most compelling of Imerina’s 12 Sacred Hills, with its centuries-old palaces and royal tombs. Head back to suburban Ivato to enjoy a guided tour and pre-booked lunch at La Ferme d’Ivato, then visit the nearby Croc Farm, and stop at Marché Artisanal de la Digue, the island’s largest handicraft market.



Days 3-4

Parc National Andasibe-Mantadia
A half-day drive brings you to Madagascar’s best one-stop wildlife viewing destination. Take a guided evening walk to see nocturnal tree-frogs, chameleons and lemurs. The next morning, hike into the forested hills in search of the charismatic indri - the largest living lemur. Return to Antananarivo on the second afternoon.



Days 5-6

Baobabs and Tsingy
Fly to the low-key western seaport of Morondava to visit and photograph the iconic Allée des Baobabs, and look for the rare fossa (the island’s largest carnivore) in the Réserve Forestière de Kirindy. Allow at least two days to visit the remote Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha.



Days 7-9

Diego Suarez
Fly to the scenic port town of Diego Suarez and base yourself in the lively town centre or at Joffreville on Montagne d’Ambre. A hike in the wildlife-rich forests of Parc National de la Montagne d’Ambre is a must-do. Other great goals for day trips include the historic Montagne des Français, the beach resort of Ramena and the gorgeous La Mer d’Emeraude.



Days 10-11

Réserve Spéciale d’Ankarana
Break the long drive from Diego Suarez to Nosy Be with a short side trip to the surreal Tsingy Rouges and a two-night stay at the Ankarana, the most accessible of Madagascar’s major tsingy formations.



Days 12-13

Nosy Be
A full-day’s drive takes you the lovely tropical island of Nosy Be. Spend the next day chilling out on an idyllic beach or exploring atmospheric Hell-ville. In the late afternoon, head up Mont Passot with its eight crater lakes, to catch the sunset from the summit.



Days 14-15

Island-hopping
Follow a morning visit to the steep rainforest-swathed Nosy Komba and its habituated black lemurs with an afternoon snorkelling or diving the multi-coloured coral reefs of Nosy Tanikely. After another night on the island, fly home directly or via Antananarivo.


Table of Contents
Madagascar’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour of Madagascar
Introduction
Beaches, forests and mountains
Lemurs and other wildlife
A cultural cocktail
Madagascar today
A Brief History
The build-up to colonisation
The colonial era
Post-independence
Madagascar in the 21st century
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Antananarivo
Ville Basse
Ville Moyenne
Haute-Ville
Suburban highlights
Sacred Hills of Imerina
Andasibe-Mantadia and surrounds
Lac Itasy
Central Highlands
Antsirabe
Ambositra
Parc National de Ranomafana
Fianarantsoa
Ambalavao
The Deep South
Parc National de l’Isalo
Toliara
Ifaty-Mangily
Fort Dauphin
The coast east of Fort Dauphin
West of Fort Dauphin
The West Coast
Morondava and the Allée des Baobabs
Réserve Forestière de Kirindy
Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha
Mahajanga
Ankarafantsika National Park
The Northeast Coast
Canal des Pangalanes
Toamasina
Foulpointe
Mahambo
Île Sainte-Marie
Maroantsetra and the Masoala Peninsula
NOSY BE
Hell-Ville
Beaches
Mont Passot and Lokobe
Other islands
The Far North
Diego Suarez
Montagne des Français
Ramena and the Emerald Sea
Parc National de la Montagne d’Ambre
South of Diego
What To Do
Sports and outdoor activities
Wildlife watching
Birding
Hiking
Snorkelling and diving
Whale- and dolphin-watching
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