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Madagascar’s wondrous wildlife (and where to see it)
01 June 2013
Madagascar is well-known for its biodiversity; 5% of all animal and plant species known to man live here and only...
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Top 10 ultimate places to see wildlife
30 May 2012
In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we share our top 10 places to see the world’s most...
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Eat your way around Madagascar
10 April 2012
Madagascar conjures up images of leaping lemurs, primeval rainforest and idyllic shores. But few people think of the island as...
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Top 10 protected areas in Madagascar
09 February 2012
It is hard to underestimate how unique Madagascar’s wildlife is: an incredible 615 species have been discovered on the island...
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Before it’s too late: the world’s most endangered sights
21 July 2011
Tourism, political instability and urban development threaten some of our greatest natural and cultural history – do your bit for...
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Lonely Planet’s honeymoon helpdesk
02 February 2011
Getting married? Great news! Congratulations from everyone at Lonely Planet. We love a bit of romance. After all, our story...
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Madagascar & Comoros: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Madagascar & Comoros guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the...
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5 fabulous things to do in Madagascar
17 August 2010
Forget Hollywood fripperies, Madagascar is like no place else on earth. We’ve cherrypicked 5 unforgettable things to do in this...
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Best of cosmopolitan Africa
10 June 2010
In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, celebrate Africa and submerge yourself in some of the wor...
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10 places that don’t exist (but should)
05 January 2010
We’ve all read a book or watched a movie and wished the places it transported us to were real. ...
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Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Madagascar itinerary
12 November 2009
From the tropical north to the desert southwest and the mountainous Hauts Plateaux, this itinerary takes you on and off...
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Savika (rodeo) in Madagascar's Central Highlands
12 November 2009
The last thing I had expected to do in Madagascar was wrestle a bull, but that’s exactly what happened. While...
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Madagascar's Crocodile Caves in Ankarana National Park
12 November 2009
Lemurs may be Madagascar’s biggest draw card, but cave-dwelling crocodiles are what drew me to Ankarana National Park. A vast...
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Turning the Dead: Famadihana in Madagascar
12 November 2009
To most of us, death is a solemn experience, a time of quiet reflection, sorrow and loss. Not so for...
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