MAD ISLAND FLING / MADAGASCAR MAGIC


Tour Operators and Travel Agents:

If you are not keen on the DIY option, contact any of the following organisations to check out a range of made-to-order itineraries designed around your specific interests.

  • 180 Degree Adventures: MTB trips through Madagascar - Tel (+27-82) 553 2054
  • Air Madagascar: Best flight option; major discounts on internal flights - Tel (+27-11) 289 8071
  • Animal Tracks: Also Island Ventures; offers Reunion options too - Tel (+27-11) 454 0543
  • Falcon Africa Safaris: Will design your unforgettable adventure - Tel (+27-11) 886 1981
  • Kayak Africa: SA Operator running kayak safaris in the Masoala peninsula - Tel (+27-21) 689 8123
  • Mad Chameleon: Local Operator, often difficult to contact - email: madcam@dts.mg
  • Madagaskar Adventures: Tailor-made itineraries to suit individuals - Tel (+27-11) 728 7384
  • OrTour: Local Operator in Tana - speak to Michel Rakotoasimbola - Tel (032) 07 704 64
  • Unusual Destinations: Madagascar plus a whole lot more - Tel (+27-11) 706 1991

STRUIK BOOK GIVE-AWAY ...

Would you like to win an Outdoor Survival Guide (valued at R99,95) from STRUIK-NEW HOLLAND Publishers?

This is the perfect book to have on hand as you backpack through the world’s wild places, covering everything from survival tips and first aid techniques to all those little equipment items you should not leave home without. All you have to do is send your details on a postcard to the STRUIK / OUT THERE Competition, PO Box 277, Rivonia 2128 - the first ten entries drawn will each win an Outdoor Survival Guide which they will receive via surface mail.


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Bliss out on an intoxicating blend of spiny desert spiking the sunset, granite domes rearing above virgin rainforest and glassy waves crashing onto stretches of coral reef. Jacques Marais tripped into Madagascar and discovered a gentle island where Fre ...

Page: 2 Ifaty Beach Bumming (****):
You’re between a rock and a hard place, bud. A road trip to Ifaty via Morombe (R55) equates to two day of severe bodily contortions along a bone-jarring track, while a pirogue jaunt along the coast (R300) might linger for up to four days, depending on ...

Page: 3 Inselberg Scrambling (*****):
Brace yourself for the beauty of what must be Mad’s most enchanting town. In Ambalavao (it means the New Valley), all the cultures, charisma and traditions of Africa, the East and an earthy Provence flow together in a blend of imposing, mud-red-homes, ...