Three Reasons You Should Visit Madagascar
Three Reasons You Should Visit Madagascar
Madagascar is an island country off the southeast coast of Africa. Known for its untouched natural beauty, humans have only lived here for about 1,300 years.
Madagascar has a lot to offer visitors, but where should you start?
Avenue of the Baobabs
Baobabs are beautiful but unusual trees that can be found all around Madagascar. Known as the “Tree of Life,” they can live to be up to 2,500 years old, and grow up to 18 meters tall.
Because of their fat trunks and short branches, an old Arabian story says the devil pulled baobab trees out of the ground and put them back upside-down.
The Avenue of the Baobabs is a road on the west side of Madagascar with about two dozen baobabs along it, some of which are more than 800 years old.
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
In the Malagasy language, tsingy means “where one cannot walk barefoot” — and looking at the tall, thin rocks in this UNESCO World Heritage site, it’s easy to see why you wouldn’t want to take your shoes off.
This “forest” of rocks is up to 100 meters high. It was almost impossible to visit until bridges and ladders were added in the 1990s.
Wildlife in Madagascar
Because it’s 400 kilometers from the rest of Africa, many of the plants and animals in Madagascar cannot be found anywhere else.
Although there are no monkeys on the island, Madagascar is home to more than 100 types of lemur, as well as the world’s smallest reptile — called Brookesia nana — that measures just 2.2 centimetres in length when fully grown.
The Best Way to See this Beautiful Island is With A Gay Friendly Tour Guide
Book a Holiday Houseboy, your private gay friendly tour guide to make the most of your stay in Madagascar. He will look after your safety and welfare at all times. Not only that, he will be able to take you off the beaten track to give you an experience like no other.
Tony
Tony has a degree in Tourism & the Hotel Management. Taking the tourism route, he then obtained his “Attestation d’Aptitude an Metier de Guide”. This is national qualification to be a legal tour guide in Madagascar. He is also a passionate landscape and wildlife photographer. As such he knows the best places to show you. Guiding since 2009, he also manages domestic flights and international tour groups. Indeed he can cover all types of groups – students, honeymoons, solo travel and professionals. Tony has knowledge about the endemic animals such as the golden bamboo lemurs, one of 30 species of lemur in Madagascar today. Reptiles such as the carpet chameleon, the Madagascar tree boa and the ploughshare tortoise. And unique birds such as the vanga, Madagascan fish eagle and Meller’s Duck. Tony is much more than a naturalist guide though. He can introduce you to his culture and way of life on this tropical island. Book Tony for a friendly face who is eager to showcase his country to make your trip extra special.
Tony is 28 years old, smokes and speaks English French and his native Malagasy.
Total cost for the guide services of Tony for one day (8 hours) = a non refundable deposit of USD 45 by Paypal or major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) PLUS USD 50 in cash to Tony after his services. Total 95 US dollars.
Similarly the total cost for the guide services of Tony for half a day (4 hours) = a non refundable deposit of USD 20 by Paypal or major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) PLUS USD 30 in cash to Tony after his services. Total 50 US dollars.
This does not include transport, entrance fees or any food & beverage costs.
Tony can hire a four wheel drive TOYOTA, licensed to carry 3 person maximum. Cost of this is USD 75 per day including petrol.
