Video: Madagascar
Madagascar, known as the Red Island, is located 250 miles off the coast of East Africa. The world's 4th largest island, with landscapes ranging from rainforests to arid desert, its unique culture has developed from a mix of Malaysian, African, and Arab people. It is home to animal and plant life found nowhere else in the world.
Traveller Ian Wright begins his journey in the capital Antananarivo, heads south through Antsirabe and Ranomafana National Park to the town of Ihosy. After travelling West through Isalo to Ifaty, and north to Diego Suarez, he ends his journey on the Isle Sainte Marie.
Along the way…
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Traveller Ian Wright begins his journey in the capital Antananarivo, heads south through Antsirabe and Ranomafana National Park to the town of Ihosy. After travelling West through Isalo to Ifaty, and north to Diego Suarez, he ends his journey on the Isle Sainte Marie.
Along the way…
- Witness a Hiragasy performance incorporating dance, theatre and acrobatics
- Catch sight of the rare Golden Bamboo Lemur
- Dive in coral reefs and encounter sharks, often too close for comfort!
- Visit the sacred lake in the village of Anivorana where people honor their ancestors by slaughtering a zebu and feeding it to crocodiles
- Explore Isle Sainte Marie, tropical paradise and famous pirate hideaway, now sheltering a pirate graveyard where tales of hidden treasures abound
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