Lonely Planet : Madagascar & Comoros

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Paperback | 1 March 2008 | Edition Number 6

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Discover Madagascar & Comoros

Hike through forested canyons in the Parc National de I'Isalo, where ring-tailed lemurs scamper in the trees Catch a whiff of cloves, ylang-ylang and vanilla driving north of Soanierana-Ivango Drift down the Tsiribihina Riverin a wooden pirogue, passing cliffs carpeted with sleeping bats Gaze into the vast jaws of an insect-eating plant in Parc National d'Andohahela

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Make the most of your trip-of-a-lifetime with the best itineraries, tips and listings from our discerning authors The only guidebook to cover Madagascar and the Comoros Special color section on the diverse animals, birds and plants of this unique destination

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On the Road	p. 4
Highlights	p. 5
Destination Madagascar & Comoros	p. 12
Getting Started	p. 14
Itineraries	p. 18
History	p. 24
The Culture	p. 32
Food & Drink	p. 39
Environment	p. 45
Wildlife	p. 49
Madagascar	p. 69
Antananarivo	p. 70
Orientation	p. 71
Information	p. 74
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 75
Sights & Activities	p. 76
Walking Tour	p. 79
Courses	p. 80
Tours	p. 80
Sleeping	p. 80
Eating & Drinking	p. 83
Entertainment	p. 86
Shopping	p. 87
Getting There & Away	p. 87
Getting Around	p. 88
Around Antananarivo	p. 89
Ilafy	p. 90
Ambohimanga	p. 90
Anjozorobe	p. 90
Lac Mantasoa	p. 91
Antsahadinta	p. 91
Ambatolampy & Around	p. 92
Lac Itasy & Around	p. 92
Central Madagascar	p. 93
Antsirabe	p. 95
Around Antsirabe	p. 99
Ambositra	p. 100
Antoetra & Around	p. 102
Ranomafana	p. 102
Parc National de Ranomafana	p. 103
Fianarantsoa	p. 105
Around Fianarantsoa	p. 109
Ambalavao	p. 109
Parc National d'Andringitra	p. 110
Tsaranoro Massif	p. 112
Southern Madagascar	p. 113
Toliara (Tulear)	p. 115
East of Toliara	p. 119
North of Toliara	p. 124
South of Toliara	p. 126
Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)	p. 130
Around Fort Dauphin	p. 134
Ambovombe	p. 138
Reserve Speciale de Cap Sainte Marie & Faux Cap	p. 138
Western Madagascar	p. 139
Mahajanga (Majunga)	p. 141
History	p. 141
Orientation	p. 141
Information	p. 141
Sights & Activities	p. 141
Tours	p. 141
Sleeping	p. 143
Eating	p. 144
Entertainment	p. 144
Getting There & Away	p. 144
Getting Around	p. 145
Around Mahajanga	p. 145
West of Mahajanga	p. 145
East of Mahajanga	p. 146
South of Mahajanga	p. 146
North of Mahajanga	p. 148
Tsiribihina River Region	p. 149
Tsiribihina River	p. 149
Miandrivazo	p. 150
Belo-sur-Tsiribihina	p. 151
Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha	p. 151
Morondava	p. 153
Orientation	p. 153
Information	p. 153
Beaches	p. 153
Tours	p. 153
Sleeping	p. 154
Eating & Drinking	p. 155
Getting There & Around	p. 155
Around Morondava	p. 156
Avenue du Baobab	p. 156
Reserve Forestiere de Kirindy	p. 156
Parc National Kirindy Mite & Reserve Speciale d'Andranomena	p. 157
Belo-sur-Mer	p. 157
Northern Madagascar	p. 158
Nosy Be	p. 160
Hell-Ville	p. 165
Mt Passot & Crater Lakes	p. 167
Reserve Naturelle Integrale de Lokobe	p. 167
Ambatoloaka	p. 167
Madirokely	p. 169
Ambondrona & Belle Vue	p. 170
Djamandjary	p. 170
Ampasimoronjia	p. 171
Andilana	p. 171
Islands off Nosy Be	p. 172
Nosy Komba	p. 172
Nosy Tanikely	p. 173
Nosy Sakatia	p. 173
Nosy Mitsio	p. 173
Nosy Iranja	p. 174
Southeast of Nosy Be	p. 174
Ambanja	p. 174
Ankify	p. 174
Diego Suarez & Around	p. 175
Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)	p. 175
Nosy Lonja	p. 180
Road to Ramena	p. 180
Ramena	p. 181
Baie des Sakalava	p. 182
Baie des Dunes & Mer d'Emeraude (Emerald Sea)	p. 182
Windsor Castle	p. 183
Joffreville	p. 183
Parc National de Montagne d'Ambre	p. 184
Reserve Speciale de l'Ankarana	p. 186
Ambilobe	p. 188
Eastern Madagascar	p. 189
Antananarivo to Toamasina	p. 191
Moramanga	p. 191
Parc National d'Andasibe-Mantadia	p. 192
Andasibe	p. 195
Lac Alaotra	p. 196
Parc National de Zahamena	p. 196
Ambatondrazaka	p. 197
Route des Contrebandiers	p. 197
Brickaville	p. 197
Toamasina (Tamatave)	p. 197
History	p. 199
Orientation	p. 199
Information	p. 199
Tours	p. 199
Sights & Activities	p. 200
Sleeping	p. 200
Eating	p. 201
Entertainment	p. 202
Getting There & Away	p. 202
Getting Around	p. 203
North of Toamasina	p. 203
Parc Zoologique Ivoloina	p. 203
Mahavelona (Foulpointe)	p. 204
Mahambo	p. 205
Fenoarivo-Atsinanana	p. 205
Soanierana-Ivongo	p. 206
Manompana	p. 206
Ile Sainte Marie	p. 206
Ambodifotatra	p. 211
South of Ambodifotatra	p. 213
North of Ambodifotatra	p. 214
Ile aux Nattes	p. 215
Northeast Coast	p. 216
The Vanilla Coast	p. 216
Parc National de Mananara-Nord	p. 216
Nosy Atafana National Marine Park	p. 217
Mananara	p. 218
Mananara to Maroantsetra	p. 219
Reserve de Nosy Mangabe	p. 219
Maroantsetra	p. 220
Masoala Peninsula & Parc National de Masoala	p. 223
Cap Est	p. 225
Antalaha	p. 225
Sambava	p. 226
Andapa	p. 227
Parc National de Marojejy & Reserve Speciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud	p. 227
Iharana (Vohemar)	p. 227
South of Toamasina	p. 228
Canal des Pangalanes	p. 228
Mananjary	p. 230
Manakara	p. 231
Farafangana	p. 232
Comoros	p. 233
Grande Comore	p. 235
Moroni	p. 239
Itsandra	p. 242
Hatsambou	p. 243
N'tsaoueni	p. 243
Mitsamiouli	p. 243
Trou du Prophete	p. 243
Bangoi-Kouni & Lac Sale	p. 244
M'beni	p. 244
Chomoni	p. 244
Iconi	p. 244
Moheli	p. 245
Fomboni	p. 247
Around Moheli	p. 248
Anjouan	p. 249
Mutsamudu	p. 252
Interior Anjouan	p. 254
Domoni	p. 254
Moya	p. 254
Sima & the West	p. 255
Mayotte	p. 255
Grande Terre	p. 258
Petite Terre	p. 262
Directory	p. 263
Accommodation	p. 263
Activities	p. 264
Business Hours	p. 266
Children	p. 266
Climate Charts	p. 267
Customs	p. 267
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 267
Embassies & Consulates	p. 268
Festivals & Events	p. 269
Food	p. 269
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	p. 269
Holidays	p. 269
Insurance	p. 270
Internet Access	p. 270
Legal Matters	p. 270
Maps	p. 270
Money	p. 271
Post	p. 272
Shopping	p. 272
Solo Travellers	p. 272
Telephone & Fax	p. 273
Time	p. 274
Tourist Information	p. 274
Travellers with Disabilities	p. 274
Visas	p. 274
Volunteering	p. 275
Women Travellers	p. 275
Transport	p. 276
Getting There & Away	p. 276
Entering the Country	p. 276
Air	p. 276
Sea	p. 279
Tours	p. 279
Getting Around	p. 280
Air	p. 280
Bicycle	p. 280
Boat	p. 280
Bus	p. 282
Car & Motorcycle	p. 282
Hitching	p. 283
Local Transport	p. 283
Tours	p. 285
Train	p. 285
Health	p. 286
Before You Go	p. 286
Insurance	p. 286
Recommended Vaccinations	p. 287
Medical Checklist	p. 287
Internet Resources	p. 287
Further Reading	p. 287
In Transit	p. 287
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)	p. 287
Jet Lag & Motion Sickness	p. 288
In Madagascar & The Comoros	p. 288
Availability & Cost of Health Care	p. 288
Infectious Diseases	p. 288
Traveller's Diarrhoea	p. 291
Environmental Hazards	p. 291
Traditional Medicine	p. 292
Language	p. 293
Glossary	p. 301
The Authors	p. 303
Behind the Scenes	p. 305
Index	p. 311
World Time Zones	p. 318
Legend	p. 320
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