"Madagascar" Madagascar by nepalgoods

Madagascar Travel Guide: 1,263 reviews and 3,019 photos

Never go to Madagaskar in February! It was raining most of the time, when I was there in February 1998. And rain in Madagaskar is nothing like you have at home. It is just water pouring from above. Everything gets wet. An your clothes don't get dry in weeks.

But anyway people are so nice, that I somtimes just forgot about the rain. They have so big smiles, it just warms your heart.

By the way: this animal is a Katta, typical type of primate living in Madagaskar.

I only spent one week in Madagascar. The photos of animals are mainly made in the Zoo of Tana, which is very nice.

The results of staying 4 days in Tana, the capital, and two days in Ampefi, a small town about 150 km away from Tana, you can see in my travelogues.

I have to apologize to everybody: my travelogue about Madagaskar is in German only.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Such big smiles!

Last visit to Madagascar: Feb 1998
Intro Updated Jan 7, 2009
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Comments (63)

sourbugger Jul 4, 2009 at 4:57 AM Report Abuse

looks an incredible place to visit
Helga67 Jan 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM Report Abuse

Great writing in your travelogue. I'm glad that I'm not going during the raining season
toonsarah May 14, 2008 at 12:24 PM Report Abuse

I've always wanted to go to Madagascar but I'll take care now not to go in February! Lovely photos in particular, and I enjoyed testing my German in your travelogue - well I understood just a little ;))
Bwana_Brown Feb 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM Report Abuse

Great tips on a place one does not hear much about! Madagascar has always been an exotic destination wish for me but my old high-school French is just barely passable as well!!
tini58de Jul 6, 2006 at 9:59 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful page - fantastic travellogues - great overview!!! You know, how much I like the markets!!!!
JLBG Jul 1, 2006 at 9:48 PM Report Abuse

Excellent introduction to a country that I plan to visit some day. Beautiful photos in your travelogues.
glenn57 May 27, 2006 at 4:32 AM Report Abuse

What the Malagasy call the 'Katta" is called the "Ring-tailed lemur" in English.
Jim_Eliason Apr 7, 2006 at 8:56 AM Report Abuse

great pics!
Nemorino May 19, 2005 at 1:33 PM Report Abuse

Didn't there used to be a German song "Wir lagen vor Madagaskar/Und hatten die Pest an Bord"? Actually that just about exhausts my prior knowledge of the place, until I read your page. Too bad about the rain.
Goner Dec 19, 2004 at 9:38 PM Report Abuse

First Makagascar page I've visited. Very interestingm, danka (did I spell that right?) LOL