10 Best Places to Visit in Madagascar
Hello Displorers, welcome to another exciting video presented to you by Displore and thanks for watching. In this video we shall be taking you to west Africa to show you the 10 best places to visit in Madagascar.Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres off the coast of East Africa. At 592,800 square kilometres Madagascar is the world's second-largest island country and its size as an island country tells you all the beauty that it has install for its visitors. One of the last major areas on Earth to be settled by humans, the natural beauty and ecological diversity of Madagascar makes it feel like a country forgotten by time. Located off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is home to thousands of plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world. Madagascar’s extraordinary natural diversity has earned the country the nickname “the eighth continent”. A veneration of ancestry and tradition pervades the national culture, a reverence that is reflected in the country’s architecture, art and social manners.
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From beaches, islands, diverse flora and fauna, there are thousands of places which any visitor to Madagascar will enjoy which we have been able to narrow down to 10. Hence, here are the 10 best places to visit in Madagascar.
1. Nosy Mangabe
Eminent for its booming populations of bug-eyed aye-aye lemurs, the Nosy Mangabe is a picture of tropical perfection and a spot should not miss when visiting Madagascar.Snuggled deep between the coastal hills of Helodrano Antongila Bay, which carves its way inland on the north-eastern edge of Madagascar, the small island come nature reserve of Nosy Mangabe is a real must for any wildlife lovers heading to these parts. Huge fig trees wrangle around groves of palms, ruffed lemurs meet mantella frogs in the undergrowth, and the green hills crash down into secluded bays of bright yellow sand. The richness of Nosy Mangabe goes beyond its wildlife and plant specie as the place is a picture-perfect location.
2. Ranomafana National Park
Located in the south-eastern region of Madagascar near the village of Ranomafana, the Ranomafana National Park is one of the nation’s most popular parks and for a good reason. Imagine numerous streams splashing through densely forested hills, that is the picture themost scenic eastern section of the park paints in the eyes of its visitors. Besides its scenic nature, the park is home to the endangered golden bamboo lemur, an animal whose diet includes bamboo shoots that contain doses of cyanide that would be lethal to other animals, yet the charming golden lemur feeds on the bamboo with no ill effects. Head to the Ranomafana National Park and watch in awe how its unique natural life flows.
3. Masoala National Park
If you desire to see a pretty impressive mammal, head to the Masoala National park located in the northeast of Madagascar.The Masoala National Park covers nearly 250miles of rainforest and includes three marine parks as well. This park also features ten species of lemur, including the Aye-aye, the world’s largest nocturnal primate. The park is also home to a diverse array of birds and reptiles, including the Tomato frog, named for its bright red colour. The Tampolo, Ambodilaitry and Ifaho marine parks found in the Masoala National Park are ideal for snorkelling and kayaking adventures which is the unique appeal of the park.
4. Andasibe-Mantadia
Madagascar is famous for its array of natural ecology as well as its numerous gorgeous lemur species but if you wish to see the biggest of them all, then the Andasibe-Mantadia is the place to go for such glories. Encompassing around 100 miles of land in eastern Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is home to eleven lemur species, including the country’s largest lemur, the Indri. Located near Madagascar’s capital city of Antananarivo, Andasibe-Mantadia is one of the easiest parks to visit split into two areas, the Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Reserve.
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