Daniel Austin, Hilary Bradt

Bradt: Madagascar Highlights

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Madagascar's isolation means most of its mammals, birds, and plants exist nowhere else on earth. This guide showcases the best of the island with details of all the sights included in tour operators' itineraries; trips along the Route Nationale 7, around Nosy Be, days trips around Antananarivo, and tours to the east and southwest of the country. Detailed maps include 'the top spots' - the six places most favoured by tour operators, and a birders' map identifies the island's key locations to spot birds. An authoritative chapter on conservation discusses many of the islands projects and outlines how visitors can help. With full colour photographs throughout, this handy book also acts as a field guide to lemurs, chameleons and a host of other exotic plants and animals.

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This is the only concise guide to Madagascar’s highlights. Madagascar has been a specialist wildlife destination for decades, but mainstream tourism is now on the up with a range of boutique hotels to entice travelers to this naturalist’s Promised Land. This beautifully photographed guide caters for all short-stay visitors bringing you the ‘don’t miss’ highlights of the country. Detailed maps include the six places most favored by tour operators, and a birders’ map identifies key locations to spot birds. A chapter on conservation discusses the island’s projects and outlines how you can help.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bradt/Sawday/Wh
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9781841624259
• ISBN-10: 184162425X
• Artikelnr.: 34471948

Autorenporträt

By Daniel Austin and Hilary Bradt

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE       INTRODUCING MADAGASCAR
Chapter 1          History; people
Chapter 2          The Natural World
                        Geography & climate; habitats & vegetation;
wildlife
Chapter 3          Planning your trip
                        When to go, types of visit; birding trips; red
tape; getting there; health advice before you go; giving something back
(local charities etc)
Chapter 4          On the Ground
                        Health; safety; money; food; drink; shopping;
communications; cultural etiquette; tipping.
PART TWO       MADAGASCAR HIGHLIGHTS
Chapter 5          Antananarivo (Tana) and surrounds
Excursions to Lemurs Park and Ambohimanga. Local charities.
Chapter 6          Tana to Andasibe
Andasibe: The rainforest national park three hours from Tana that everyone
visits, the journey and places of interest on the way as well as the
national park. Boxes on night walks, the indri and Mitsinjo reserve, an
alternative to the well known national park.
Chapter 7          RN7: The Route South
                        Route Nationale 7, Tana to Toliara (Tulear): The
most popular road journey in Madagascar, and the one with the most tourist
infrastructure along the route.
                        Highlights along the route heading southwards:
Antsirabe & pousse-pousses, Ambositra & woodcarving, Zafimaniry villages,
Ranomafana, Fianarantsoa & vineyards, Sahambavy tea plantation, Ambalavao &
paper-making, Anja Park, Andringitra national park, Isalo national park,
Arboretum d'Antsokay, Toliara. Boxes cover rice, zebu, tombs, carving,
Merina/Bara tribes and bamboo lemurs.
Chapter 8          Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) and surrounds
This region is a natural destination in itself, pretty much disconnected
from the rest of the country by overland transport. Tourists generally fly
here. The town, beaches, day excursions, Ste Luce, nearby reserves
(Berenty, Mandena and Nahampoana) and Andohahela national park. Boxes:
ring-tailed lemurs, sifakas, endemic birds of Madagascar.
Chapter 9          The north and northwest
                        General route: Ansiranana (Diego Suarez); Nosy Be
and nearby islands; Mahajanga and region.
Ansiranana (Diego Suarez) and region: Montagne d’Ambre National Park;
Ankarana; The road journey to Nosy Be. Boxes on Tsingy, invertebrates,
chameleons, geckos, chocolate.
                        Nosy Be and nearby islands: Nosy Be, Nosy Komba,
Nosy Tanikely, Tsarabanjina, Nosy Iranja, etc. Boxes: cruising.
                        Mahajanga and region: Ankarafantsika national park;
Anjajavy.
Chapter 10        The West
                        Morondava and surrounds: beach hotels; Avenue of
the Baobabs; Kirindy Reserve; Tsingy de Bemaraha national park. Boxes:
baobabs; Vezo & Sakalava people & their customs.
Chapter 11        Eastern adventure
                        General route: Toamasina and the Pangalanes Canal;
Maroantsetra and region; Ile Ste Marie.
                        Toamasina, Ivoloina park, Pangalanes Canal and lake
resorts. Boxes: The MFG zoo consortium, HELP charity, reforestation
projects.
                        Maroantsetra, Nosy Mangabe, Masoala Peninsula.
Boxes: aye-aye, rainforest ecology, frogs.
                        Ile Sainte Marie. Boxes: whale-watching, pirates.
Appendix: Language
Appendix: Further Reading
Index