AMBOHIMANGA HILL, WORLD WONDER OF UNESCO

Do you want to have fun and learn about Madagascar history at the same time? Antananarivo is the best place for you to visit. It is the capital of Madagascar. For an unforgetable holiday, Antananarivo or Tanà is waiting for you, the town of many surprises and discoveries! If you want to learn about some histories of Madagascar, it is the right place to visit, as it the place where malagasy civilisation was actually born.

Let us explore a little bit a very special place located in Tanà. At about 24 km from Tanà is located Ambohimanga, one of the 12 sacred hills that surround this big capital. The name “Ambohimanga “means “the blue hill”, it was the ancient city of a powerful kingdom. For a strategic reason it’s located on the top of the hill, so that people can see it from all the villages around. You will learn more about the history if you get there, many things of a great wonder that cannot all be told with words, your eyes need to see to enjoy it!

Ambohimanga is a sacred place, people go there on pilgrimage and for cult or just for a visit and the intake of porks is highly forbidden since it is considered as a “dirty” and profanatory animal. This is an important detail for all the people who want to get there. This place is a royal burial site that is why some people come there to ask blessing from ancestors, that is for some Malagasy people who believe that died kings and queens bless those who worship them. This place is classified as one of Unesco world heritage. If you ever come to the “blue hill” you will be amazed, surprised. This is of course a non missable excursion while travelling in Madagascar.

GO TO MADAGASCAR IN CHRISTMAS

December is drawing near. The month that makes people think about holidays, Christmas, festivities, snow and of course presents. What if this time, the present was a trip? That would be a nice idea!

To ski must be exciting, watching snowfall is beautiful, but spending December holidays in the sun is something that sounds better. Forget a little a bit about snow, low temperature with frost and let us explore a country where you will have to let gloves and warm jackets down, and instead, wear light clothes during the whole holidays. Just go to Madagascar! You will forget that somewhere in the other part of the world, it is snowing.

Surrounded by sea, the Indian Ocean in the East, the Mozambique canal in the West, Madagascar is an island of beauty, an amazing place of wonders. In December, nature is alive in Madagascar. Trees are green, as it is raining mostly in this month, but Chritmas magic will not be spoiled. There are a lot of thing to discover that will promise you no end of pleasant surprise and fun. If you think you would like to see the greenest area in Madagascar, you would better choose to go the East part, an evergreen landscape is waiting for you to admire there.

If you have already heard about the famous tree called “Baobab” or “bottle tree”, you may want to see that in person, this is the high time!  In fact, Madagascar has got 6 species of this tree that are all endemic. Morondava is the perfect destination for people interested in seeing “bottle tree”. Madagascar has other places that are all interesting and worth seeing, just make the right choice about what really interests you the most; you will not be deceived at all!

RELAXING IN FOULEPOINTE MADAGASCAR

Life is a race. Sometimes you need to stop a little bit and do some escape in order to enjoy living. You want to go to a place where you will not have to think about work even just for few days, you need some relaxing time, you need to feel alive and forget about the war going on in some part of the planet. You should come to visit places such as Madagascar, where life is still quiet and where one can enjoy holidays. Indeed, some vacations in Madagascar would help you to get rid of the stress that everyday routine provides. As an Island, Madagascar is surrounded by some thousands of kilometers of wonderful beaches. In this post we'are gonna introduce you the beach of “Foulpointe”. This is a great opportunity for you to discover how much to be alive is so amazing, you will see things that are all fascinating!

Actually, Foulpointe or “Mahavelona” in Malagasy is an area located in the big district of Toamasina. It is 60 km from there. Between Toamasina and Foulpointe, beautiful landscapes are waiting for those who are ready for a new discover, between sea and nature. Immagine you're driving along a road between green and blu. Bringing a camera is the thing not to forget! Take a little break and get out of the car at Ambodiatafana, you may change your mind and stay there! But Foulpointe is not far from there, it is more incredible than mind can imagine! The most beautiful thing to discover is the beach, a picturesque place, where you can admire the sunrise if you get there early in the morning.

When talking about the beach, it is a great pleasure to have a canoe ride, and discover many treasure of the sea, such as starfish, sea urchin, sea serpent… The kind of visit that is so unique in lifetime! Apart from the beach, it is good to learn about the story of this place, a visit at “Mandan’ny Foulpointe” will not be a waste of time. For unforgetable holidays, Foulpointe is a place worthvisiting!

THE NATIONAL PARK OF BEMARAHA | THE TSINGY

For Christmas holidays, having a litlle escape is a good idea to discover a new place. For people who wants to spend christmas in a place where it never snows in December, Madagascar is a good one. For a great discovery, run some kilometers from the capital and go to the west part of Madagascar, you will find the famous “Tsingy du Bemaraha” a national park. It was declared World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1990. This site is a sort of mountain of limestone. A great place like in postcards.

When talking about the Tsingy, there is an image of a mountain having needles sharp.This place has the most amazing landscape in Madagascar. It is said that this place was the shelter of the first occupants of Madagascar the “vazimba” long time ago. Now it's become a place where people come to offer worship to the ancestors. The “Tsingy du bemaraha” has an area of 15200 ha, classified amongst the widest protected site in Madagascar. Sheltering many lemurs, terrestrial and aquatic birds, and other animals such as bats, reptiles and amphibians.

Regarding the flora, the Tsingy has a special vegetation. A dense dry deciduous forest and many species of plants. About 650 species are listed there. Discovering this site must be an experience which is unforgetable and unique in life, each landscape will be a good memory engraved in mind forever. There is no such a place elsewhere! For those who love adventures, the best thing to do is to explore this place, they will never be disappointed. They would better get prepared for surprise and fun!

Isalo National Park the so-called "Colorado of Madagascar"

For your next holidays especially for this coming christmas, to have a trip is just a good idea. It is nice to go to a place where everything is white, full of snow. However the discovery of a new place is more exciting. Madagascar is a country where it never snows December, instead, it rains but the sun is always there, early in the morning to greet everyone. Spending some Holidays in Madagascar will be an unforgetable experience of a whole lifetime. Some tour in the south part of Madagascar will create a good memory, a lot of surprise and new discovery are waiting to take breath away. Isalo will  give you the best present for christmas.

Actually, Isalo is one of the most visited beauty spot in Madagascar. Located in the south, it belongs to Ranohira town in the district of Ihorombe. For wild nature lovers, it is the ideal place to visit, breathtaking landscape is waiting for them there. Isalo park covers 81 540 ha, a site that is sheltering many animals of different species, such as the Pseudocossyphus bensoni, the blackbird that is endemic. This bird is barely found elsewhere. During rainy season, the  endemic frog called Boophis albilabris occidentalis can be found around the waterfall “Cascade des nymphes”. Apart from that, you will not miss the lemurs if you go to Isalo park, there are nocturnal and diurnal species.

For those who aprreciate the flora more than animals when they visit such a place, they will not be disappointed. Isalo park has more than 400 species of plants, a wide variety of wonders, endemic plants and palms.The Aloes isaloensis, the palm which is typically of Isalo called “satrana” in Malagasy, and other amazing plants can be found there. Isalo is an incredible place!

RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK

For people who want to live in  romance and want to please their companion, a tour in a beautiful place is a good way to celebrate Valentine’s day. And Madagascar is indeed a good place to go to. This island is usually called “the red island” but it is only true in a half part. Why? Because you can still see beautiful green places in Madagascar, the eastern part like the Masoala, Marojejy and especially the national park of “Ranomafana”. This park is situated in Fianarantsoa. Created in 1991, It became one of the World heritage site in 2007.

Ranomafana park covers 41 600 ha of rainforest. Especially known for its richness in biodiversity and its thermal center of natural hot water spring. That is why it is called “ranomafana” in Malagasy, referring to the natural spa that has a healing power. Many peolpe come there just to explore this beautiful place or to get rid of their health problem. In this park lives a biodiversity, and many of them are in danger. Some species of lemurs are really threatened and need protection. Apart from lemurs, wild birds about 115 species can be found there. About hundred butterflies and more than 90 amphibians are living in this park. Fish and some species of reptile can be found there too.

It often rains in Ranomafana. Plants such as orchids are found there, these are Bulbophyllum, Aeranthes, Jumellea … If you ever plan to visit this park and spend some days in, do not forget to bring tent and your sleeping bag, you will need them for a little camping. And of course, torch for the nocturnal visit during which other species of amazing fauna will be discovered. Ranomafana is just to do while spending some holidays in Madagascar.

So for next holiday, for christmas or the new coming year, go to Madagascar!

Tour offer for christmas and new year in Madagascar

SPECIAL OFFER for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR!

Take advantage of this coming christmas to Discover Madagascar! Experience the magic of christmas in a country where the word "snow" is unknown. Instead of getting frozen, what about spending some marvelous time in a tropical country discovering the beauty of the nature??

Tour Organizer in Madagascar

We all know Tourism is one of the most significant economic motor in this planet. For developping countries it's the main currency source which makes everything turning.

As far as Madagascar is concerned, Tourism is a key which can help the country to rise and develop. Indeed, tourism is linked to lots of activities: accommodations, car rentals, agricultures, artcrafts..., hence, many lives depend on it. 

This year again, a new Tour Operator has just been born to offer its services to travellers that want to discover Madagascar: Lulu-Tours-Madagascar.

Founded by a young, but experienced entrepreneur, LTM is now composed of some young tour guides who all have ever worked in that field for some years. Indeed youthfulness is certainly need to give a new image and new perception of tourism in the continent Island.

Madagascar is quiet big. It has lots to offer and to amaze tourists. You are invited to have an eye on the following images which may incite you to come and discover the island.