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Madagascar: "All things bright and beautiful and a little more besides."

First, decide how to best make use of your time - each of Madagascar's fascinating corners offers something different. Is your priority bumming around on beaches? Hiking pristine rainforests in search of lemurs? Climbing bizarre rock formations or canoeing down a river? You're spoilt for choice here.

When you land in the capital city of Madagascar, Antananarivo for the start of a holiday you are in for a wonderful experience. This beautiful island lies off the coast of Africa and is fast becoming a greatly sought after holiday destination for people from all over.

Even more interesting are the islands off the coast of Madagascar, in particular Nose Be and Sainte Marie as these islands offer visitors pristine beaches, good food, great accommodation and all the water sports you can think of.

That is not all Madagascar has to offer though, it has a rich culture and offer great wildlife experiences to all visitors. Many people come for a combination type of holiday where they take a holiday package that gives them time at a beach resort and time in one of the nature reserves. In this way they can experience two sides of all that Madagascar has to offer.
What makes a holiday in Madagascar so different is that they do not go in for tower block hotels and resorts. You find the greatest small resorts and guest houses hidden in beautiful tropical gardens where you are not overrun with people. No wonder that this has become a favourite for honeymoon couples.

Whatever you are looking for, whether it is a beach vacation, an adventure focussed on marine life or a wildlife experience, Madagascar has it and it is all wrapped up in a friendly smile from the local people.

Madagascar has evolved into one of the world's most phenomenal destinations for natural history travel. The world's fourth-largest island contains an immense diversity flora and fauna Of 12,000 plant species identified here, 10,000 are endemic to the island including seven of the world's nine species of the iconic Baobab tree, some Renowned national parks and World Heritage Site.

The island of Madagascar has been described as an "alternate world" or a "world apart" because of the uniqueness and rarity of many of its plant and animal species. Their characteristics are believed to reflect the island's origins as a part of Gondwanaland and its many millions of years of virtually total isolation following the breakup of the landmass.