A legendary train in Madagascar

The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est (FCE) Railway is a colonial-built railway in southeastern Madagascar that connects the high plateau city of Fianarantsoa to the port city of Manakara. 163 kilometers long, it was built by the French between 1926 and 1936 thanks to the work program […]

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Origin of Shipbuilding in Madagascar

On Madagascar's west coast, it is ships, not cars or trucks, that connect isolated fishing villages. Malagasy vessels—specifically schooners with two or more masts, usually with fore and aft sails—are considered much more reliable and cheaper […]

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Cruise stay in Madagascar

When you have finished a journey of discovery in the interior of Madagascar and you want to end on a note of blue and sun, there is only one way. The northern seas of Madagascar bathe in sunshine almost all year round. All around the island, there are small strings of islets […]

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Madagascar Small Five

MADAGASCAR AND ITS “SMALL FIVE” Madagascar is located a few hundred kilometers from the great African continent but has not experienced the same evolution in terms of fauna. In Africa, we are proud to have the “Big Five” and why Madagascar could not be entitled to its “Five”. As on the island, there is no […]

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Circumcision in Madagascar

Circumcision in Madagascar ‒ Here in Madagascar, despite a rather harsh winter, people do not forget to cultivate their joie de vivre. It is between the months of July to October that we feel the festive spirit awakening. In short, winter in Madagascar is traditionally festive: Famadihana (exhumation of the dead), […]

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The “stinky” maki from Madagascar

This would be a novel and probably mostly unsuccessful approach, but the “stinky flirt”, or spraying a "foul" odor, seems to work for the ring-tailed lemur when it comes to attracting a mate. However, the first in-depth study of the creatures' behavior also established that it can lead to the dissolution of friendships between males. […]

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Photographic Trip to Madagascar

Adventure Africa: Why Madagascar? Madagascar, already the sound of this name promises unique experiences in an unknown and exotic world. What could be more natural than meeting him with your camera? Discover with us a fascinating animal world, breathtaking landscapes and a colorful culture, that there […]

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Responsible Tourism Charter

Tourism development must be based on criteria of sustainability, which means that it must be ecologically sustainable in the long term, economically viable and ethically and socially equitable for local communities. Sustainable development is a guided process that envisages a global management of resources in order to ensure their viability, allowing […]

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Tantara vato ou les scènettes à la malagasy.

Loin de la société de consommation, à mille lieues de l’abondance de jouets, les enfants malagasy ont cette chance de jouer avec tout, et même, avec presque « n’importe quoi ». Quelques cailloux, 2 minimums, la conversation entre les personnages (cailloux) peut commencer. Le dialogue se fait en tapant un caillou par un autre et […]

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