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ABBREVIATIONS

individual locations
bungalows 264
camping 263-4
gtes dtape 263-4
homestays 264
hotels 264
luxury 150-1
activities 264-6, see also individual
activities
Adriansouli (Com) 255
air travel 276-9, 280
airlines 276-7
airports 276
tickets 277, 280
to/from Comoros 277-9
to/from Madagascar 276-9
within Comoros 280
within Madagascar 280
Ambalavao 109-10, 6
Ambanja 148, 174
Ambatolampy 92
Ambatoloaka 167-9
Ambatondrazaka 197
Ambila-Lemaitso 20, 230
Ambilobe 188
Ambodifotatra 211-13, 212
Ambohimanga 90
Ambohitrombikely Fort 146-7
Ambondromamy 148
Ambondrona 170
Ambositra 100-2, 101
Ambovombe 138
Ampangorina 173
Ampanihy 129-30
Ampanihy Peninsula 216
Ampasimoronjia 171
amphibians 47, 62-3, 184, 219, see
also wildlife-viewing
Anakao 17, 126, 127-8
Anandrivola 219

Attenborough, David 16
avahis 55
Avenue du Baobab 153, 156, 69
Avery, John 221
Aye-Aye Island 218
aye-ayes 16, 46, 55, 218, 219, 54

B
Bagamayo (Com) 262
Baie dAntongil 222
Baie des Dunes 182
Baie des Sakalava 182
Baie du Courrier 183
Baie Sainte Luce 135-6
bamboo 48
Bangoi-Kouni (Com) 244
baobabs 48, 124, 129, 153, 156,
182-3, 69
Bara tribe 119, 121
beaches 17, 23, 23
Ambatoloaka 167-9
Ambila-Lemaitso 20, 230
Ambondrona 170
Anakao 17, 126, 127-8
Andavadoaka 126
Andilana 171-2, 5
Ankarena 213
Baie des Dunes 182
Belle Vue 170
Chomoni (Com) 244
Foulpointe 204-5
Ifaty 124-6
le aux Nattes 17, 215-16
le Sainte Marie 206-7
Itsandra (Com) 17, 242
Katsepy 145
Lokaro Peninsula 17, 134-5
Madirokely 169-70
Mahambo 205
Mahavelona 204
Mer dmeraude 182
Morondava 153
Moya (Com) 254
Nioumachoua (Com) 248-9
Nosy Be 162
Nosy Iranja 17, 174
Nosy Komba 172-3
Nosy Mitsio 173-4
Nosy Sakatia 173
Nosy Tanikely 173

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INDEX

ACT Comoros
Australian Capital
Com
Territory
NSW New South Wales
NT
Northern Territory
A
Qld Queensland
Abdallah III, Sultan 250
SA
South Australia
Abderemane, Ahmed Abdallah 30-1,
Tas Tasmania
254, 255
Vic Victoria
accommodation 263-4, see also
WA Western Australia

Andapa 227
Andasibe 195-6
Andavadoaka 126
Andilana 171-2, 5
Andrianampoinimerina 25
animals 46-8, 49-64, see also
individual species, birds, wildlifeviewing
Anja Reserve 110
Anjajavy 151
Anjiabe beach 173
Anjouan (Com) 249-55, 250
Anjozorobe 90-1
Ankarena 213
Ankify 174
Antafofo 92
Antakrana tribe186
Antalaha 225-6
Antambohoaka tribe 230, 297
Antananarivo 70-92, 72-3, 76-7, 80
accommodation 80-3
attractions 70, 71, 76-9
emergency services 74
entertainment 86-7
food 83-6
history 71
internet access 74
medical services 74
money 74
shopping 87
surrounding region 89-92, 91
tourist offices 75
tours 80
travel agencies 75
travel to/from 87-8
travel within 88-9
walking tour 79, 80
Antandroy tribe 35, 130
Antetezandrota 102
Antoetra 102
Antsahadinta 91-2
Antsirabe 95-9, 96
Antsiranana 175-80, 176
Antsohihy 148
Arboretum dAntsokay 127
architecture 38
area codes, see inside front cover
arts 36-8, 130
Assoumani, Azali 13, 31
ATMs 271

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beaches continued
Nosy Ve 126, 128
Ouallah 2 (Com) 249
Ramena 181-2
Sambava 226-7
Sombe Beach (Com) 255
bee-eaters 59
begging 38, 40
Beheloka 126, 128-9
Belle Vue 170
Belo-sur-Mer 157
Belo-sur-Tsiribihina 151
Betafo 100
Betsileo tribe 35, 103
Betsimisaraka tribe 25, 35, 209
bicycle travel, see cycling
birds 46-7, 58-61, see also individual
species
bird-watching
Lac Alaotra 196
Mahavy-Kinkony Wetland
Complex 145-6
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Morondava 153
Parc National dAndohahela 136
Parc National dAnkarafantsika
(Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa) 66, 148
Parc National de lIsalo 17, 66,
122
Parc National de Montagne
dAmbre 66, 184
Parc National des Tsingy de
Bemaraha 67, 151-2
Reniala Nature Reserve 125
Rserve Prive de Berenty 17,
67, 137
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana
17, 67, 186
Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa (Parc National
dAnkarafantsika) 66, 148
black lemurs 51, 50
black market 271
black-and-white ruffed lemurs 51
blue vangas 61
boas 63, 62
boat travel 164, 279, 280-2, see
also canoeing & kayaking,
sailing
Boina tribe 25
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Index (D-H)

books 36
cooking 42, 43
culture 36
fiction 37
health 287
history 24, 26, 29
poetry 36
travelogues 15-16
wildlife 16, 45, 47
Boriziny 148
Brickaville 197
bus travel 282
bushwalking, see hiking
business hours 266

C
camion-brousse travel 284, see
also taxi-brousse travel
Canal des Pangalanes 228-9, 229
canoeing & kayaking 266, 282
Lokaro Peninsula 17, 135
Maroantsetra 220
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Morondava 153
Nosy Be 163
Tsiribihina River 149-50, 7
Canyon des Rats 123
Canyon des Singes 122, 123
Cap Est 225
Cap Masoala Marine Park 223
car travel 268, 282-3
driving licences 282
hire 282-3
road conditions 283
road rules 283
carbon offset schemes 277
cargo boat travel 164, 279, 280-2
Cascade Antankarana 184
Cascade Antomboka 184
Cascade de Soulou (Com) 261
Cascade des Nymphes 123
Cascade Sacre 184
caves
Grotte dAndrafiabe 187
Grotte de Mitoho 129
Grotte des Chauves-Souris 187
Grotte des Crocodiles 187
Grotte des Portugais 123
Grottes dAnjohibe 146
Grottes de Sarondrano 127
cell phones 273
central Madagascar 93-112, 94
chameleons 47, 63, 219, 63
charette travel 283
children, travel with 266

cholera 288
Chomoni (Com) 244
Christianity 35
Cimetire des Pirates 211
Cirque Rouge 146
climate 14-15, 97, 267
climate change 277
climbing 175-7, 264-5
coelacanths 16, 63
comet moths 64
common brown lemurs 51
Comoros 234-62, 235
language 299-300
conservation 147, 182-3, 196, 203-4,
222, 229, 260
consulates 268-9
Coquerels sifaka 53, 53
costs 15, see also inside front cover
courses 80
crafts 110
credit cards 271, 272
crime 268, see also safe travel
crocodiles 47, 63
crowned lemurs 51, 51
cultural centres 74
culture 32-8, see also fady
Famadihana 32, 37, 269
Fihavanana 32
Grands Mariages 36
customs regulations 267
cycling 265, 280

D
dance 38
dangers 75, 267-8
de Benyowski, Maurice-Auguste 221
de Heaulme, Jean 136
Deckens sifaka 53
Defoe, Daniel 177
deforestation 68, 162
Denard, Bob 31
dengue fever 288
diademed sifakas 53, 52
diarrhoea 291
Diego Suarez 175-80, 176
disabilities, travellers with 274
diving 264, 265, see also snorkelling
Anakao 128
Andavadoaka 126
Belo-sur-Mer 157
Grande Comore (Com) 237
Ifaty 124-5
le Sainte Marie 207
Mayotte (Com) 257
Nosy Be 162-3

Nosy Komba 172-3

Nosy Mitsio 173-4
Nosy Sakatia 173
Nosy Tanikely 173
Nosy Ve 128
Djamandjary 170-1
Djohar, Sad Mohamed 31
Domoni (Com) 254
Donia 163
drinks 40-1, 109
driving licences 282
driving, see car travel, motorcycle travel
Durrell, Gerald 16
Dzaoudzi (Com) 262

E
eastern Madagascar 189-232,
190
itineraries 20, 20
economy 34-5
ecotourism 66-7, 90-1, 229, 244,
248, 249
electricity 263
elephant foot 48
embassies 268-9
emergencies, see inside front cover
endangered species 47, 147, 196, 229,
248, 260
environmental issues 65-8
carbon offset schemes 277
conservation 147, 182-3, 196,
203-4, 222, 229, 260
deforestation 68, 162
endangered species 47, 147, 196,
229, 248, 260
erosion 68
fire 68, 123
global warming 277
mining 130
erosion 68
Evatra 134-5
events 269, see also festivals
exchange rates, see inside front cover

F
Fabrique de Papier Antaimoro 110
fady 33, 39, 77, 102, 111, 146, 152
Falairivo 102
Famadihana 32, 37, 269
fanalokas 57
Farafangana 232
fashion 33
Faux Cap 138
fax services 273
Fazul, Mohamed Sad 246

Fenoarivo-Atsinanana 205-6
festivals 163, 209, 269
Fianarantsoa 105-9, 106, 8
Fihavanana 32
films 27, 38, 68
fire 68, 123
fish
food 39-40
species 47-68, 62-3
fishing
Baie des Sakalava 182
le Sainte Marie 207
Nosy Be 163
Nosy Komba 172-3
Nosy Sakatia 173
flatid leaf bugs 64, 64
flying foxes 57, 56
Fomboni (Com) 247-8, 248
food 39-44, 269
celebrations 41-2
customs 41-2
fish 39-40
vegetarian travellers 41
Fort de Sahanafa 123
Fort Dauphin 130-4, 131, 135
fosas 57, 156, 57
Foulpointe 204-5
French colonialism 25-31
frogs 47, 63, 219, 62

G
gay travellers 269
geckos 47, 63, 219
geography 45
geology 45
giant couas 59, 58
giant day geckos 63
giant jumping rats 57, 156
giraffe-necked weevils 64
global warming 277
golden bamboo lemur 46, 103, 104
Grand Lac 186
Grande Comore (Com) 235-45, 236,
233
Grande Terre (Com) 258-61
Grands Mariages 36
Grands Tsingy 186
grey mouse lemurs 55, 55
Grotte dAndrafiabe 187
Grotte de Mitoho 129
Grotte des Chauves-Souris 187
Grotte des Crocodiles 187
Grotte des Portugais 123
Grottes dAnjohibe 146
Grottes de Sarondrano 127

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H
Hatsambou (Com) 243
health 35, 74, 75, 286-92
books 287
costs 288
diseases 288-91
insurance 286
medical services 288
traditional medicine 292
vaccinations 287
websites 287
hedgehog tenrecs 57, 57
Hell-Ville 165-7, 166
helmet vangas 61, 60
hepatitis 289
hiking 17, 265
Andapa 227
Anjouan (Com) 251
Grande Comore (Com) 237-8
Lokaro Peninsula 17, 135
Mananara 219
Maroantsetra 220
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Mohli (Com) 246
Montagne des Franais 180, 265
Parc National dAndringitra 17,
66, 112
Parc National dAnkarafantsika
(Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa) 66, 148
Parc National de lIsalo 17, 66,
122
Parc National de Mananara-Nord
66, 217
Parc National de Mantadia 194
Parc National de Montagne
dAmbre 66, 184-6
Parc National de Ranomafana
67, 105
Parc National des Tsingy de
Bemaraha 67, 152
Rserve Spciale dAnalamazaotra
194
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana
67, 187, 7
Route des Contrebandiers 197
Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa (Parc National
dAnkarafantsika) 66, 148
hira gasy 36, 86
history 24-31
books 24, 26, 29
internet resources 28
hitching 283
holidays 15, 269-70

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Index (H-M)

hoopoes 59, 59
humpback whales 222, see
also whale-watching
ibises 59
Iconi (Com) 244-5
Ifaty 124-6, 6
Ifaty/Mangily 124-6
Iharana 227-8
Ihosy 119
Ilafy 90
Ilakaka 124
le aux Forbans 211
le aux Nattes 17, 215-16
le Sainte Marie 206-16, 208
lot Bouzi (Com) 260
lot Madame 212-13
immigration 276
independence 26-31
indris 55, 192, 193, 54
insects 64
insurance 270, 286
internet access 270
internet resources 16
culture 24
environment 45
history 28
music 37
news 31
wildlife 45, 65
Islam 34
Itampolo 126, 129
itineraries 18-23
Antananarivo 71
beach odyssey 23, 23
biodiversity tour 23, 23
eastern Madagascar 20, 20
northern Madagascar 18,
18
Route du Sud 19, 19
Vanilla Coast 21, 21
western Madagascar 22, 22
Itsamia (Com) 248
Itsandra (Com) 17, 242-3
Ivato 89

J
Jardin Botanique 184
Jimilime (Com) 251
Joffreville 183-4
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K
Karim, Mohammed Taki Abdul 31
Katsepy 145
kayaking, see canoeing & kayaking
kestrels 59
kingfishers 59, 59
kitesurfing 163, 182, 266

L
La Fentre de lIsalo 124
La Maison de Marovas-Be 151
La Reine de lIsalo 123
Lac Alaotra 196, 196
Lac Ampitabe 229-30
Lac Andraikiba 99-100
Lac Andranotoraha 92
Lac Andranotsara 228
Lac Anosy 76-7
Lac Dzialandz (Com) 251
Lac Dzialaoutsounga (Com) 251
Lac Dziani Boundouni (Com) 245
Lac Itasy 92
Lac Kinkony 145
Lac Mangatsa 146
Lac Mantasoa 91
Lac Maudit 186
Lac Rasoamasay 230
Lac Rasobe 230
Lac Sal (Com) 244
Lac Tatamarina 100
Lac Tritiva 99-100
Lac Tsimanampetsotsa 129
Lac Vert 186
lakes, see individual lakes, lacs
Lambert, Joseph Franois 30, 246,
247
language 16-17
Comorian 299-300
food terms 43-4
French 16-17, 293-7
Malagasy 297-9
road terms 282, 284
Lavanono 138
legal matters 270
lemurs 46, 50-1, 54-5, 245, 50, 51,
55, see also lemur-watching,
sifakas
lemur-watching 17, 23
Anja Reserve 110
Aye-Aye Island 218
lot Bouzi (Com) 260
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Palmarium Reserve 229
Parc National dAndasibeMantadia 17, 66, 193

Parc National dAnkarafantsika

(Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa) 17, 66, 147-8
Parc National de Mananara-Nord
66, 216
Parc National de Marojejy 66, 227
Parc National de Montagne
dAmbre 66, 184-6
Parc National de Ranomafana
67, 103-5
Parc Zoologique Ivoloina 203
Rserve de Nosy Mangabe 67, 219
Rserve Forestire de Kirindy 156
Rserve Prive de Berenty 17,
67, 136-8
Rserve Spciale dAnjanaharibeSud 227
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana
17, 67, 186
Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa (Parc National
dAnkarafantsika) 17, 66, 147-8
lesbian travellers 269
Libertalia 177
literature 34, 36, see also books
Livingstones fruit bat 249
Lodge des Terres Blances 150
Lokaro Peninsula 17, 134-5
long-tailed ground-rollers 59, 58

M
Madagascar bee-eater 59
Madagascar crested ibis 59
Madagascar flying fox 57, 56
Madagascar hoopoe 59, 59
Madagascar kestrel 59
Madagascar kingfisher 59, 59
Madagascar paradise-flycatcher
61, 61
Madagascar scops owl 59
Madagascar tree boa 63, 62
Madio Rano 124-6
Madirokely 169-70
Mahafaly tribe 130
Mahajanga 141-5, 142
Mahambo 205
Mahavelona 204-5
Mahavy-Kinkony Wetland Complex
145-6
Majunga 141-5, 142
malaria 289-90
mammals 50-7
Mamoudzou (Com) 258-61, 259
Manakara 231-2, 231
Manambolosy 219

Mananara 218-19
Mananjary 230-1
Manjakatompo 92
Manombato 230
Manompana 206
maps 71, 74, 270
March Artisanale de la Digue 87
marine parks
Cap Masoala Marine Park 223
Nosy Atafana National Marine
Park 217
Parc Marin de Mohli (Com) 248-9
Tampolo Marine Park 223
Tanjona Marine Park 223
markets 79, 87, 200, 241
Maroantsetra 220-3
Maromokotro 45
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4, 223
masonjoany 145
massage 79, 102, 172
Mayotte (Com) 255-62, 256
Mbeni (Com) 244
measures 263, see also inside front cover
medical services 288, see also health
Menabe 25
meningitis 290
Mer dmeraude 182
Merina tribe 25-6, 35, 71, 88
metric conversions, see inside front
cover
Miandrivazo 150-1
Milne-Edwards sifaka 53, 53
Milne-Edwards sportive lemur 55, 55
mining 130
Miringoni (Com) 249
Mitsamiouli (Com) 243
mobile phones 273
Mohli (Com) 245-9, 245
money 15, 271-2, see also inside
front cover
mongoose lemurs 51, 245, 51
mongooses 57
Montagne dAmbre 186, 185
Montagne des Franais 180-1, 265
Morombe 126
Morondava 153-6, 154
Moroni (Com) 239-42, 240
mosquitoes 292
motorcycle travel 163, 220, 282-3
Mt Djadjana (Com) 251
Mt Karthala (Com) 235, 237-8
Mt Ntingui (Com) 251
Mt Passot 167
Moya (Com) 254
MTsamboro (Com) 261

museums
La Maison dIsalo 122
Mozea Akiba 141
Muse Andafivaratra 78
Muse dArt et dArchologie 78
Muse Regional de lUniversit de
Toamasina 200
music 37
Muslims 35
Mutsamudu (Com) 252-3, 253

N
Nandrasana 219
national parks & reserves 65-8, see
also marine parks
Anja Reserve 110
Mahavy-Kinkony Wetland
Complex 145-6
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Parc National dAndasibeMantadia 17, 66, 192-5
Parc National dAndohahela 136
Parc National dAndringitra 17, 66,
110-12, 111
Parc National dAnkarafantsika
(Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa) 66, 147-8
Parc National de lIsalo 17, 66,
122-4, 123
Parc National de Mananara-Nord
66, 216-17, 217
Parc National de Mantadia 194
Parc National de Marojejy 66,
227
Parc National de Masoala 66, 223-4
Parc National de Montagne
dAmbre 66, 184-6, 185
Parc National de Ranomafana 67,
103-5, 104
Parc National de
Tsimanampetsotsa 129
Parc National de Zahamena 196,
196
Parc National des Tsingy de
Bemaraha 67, 151-3, 152
Parc National Kirindy Mite 157
Parc National Zombitse-Vohibasia
67, 124
Parc Zoologique Ivoloina 203
Reniala Nature Reserve 125
Rserve de Maromizaha 194
Rserve de Nahampoana 134
Rserve de Nosy Mangabe 67,
219-20
Rserve Forestire de Kirindy 156-7

315

Rserve Naturelle Intgrale de

Lokobe 167
Rserve Prive de Berenty 17,
67, 136-8
Rserve Spciale dAnalamazaotra
193-4, 193
Rserve Spciale dAndranomena
157
Rserve Spciale dAnjanaharibeSud 227
Rserve Spciale de Beza-Mahafaly
67, 129
Rserve Spciale de Cap Sainte
Marie 138
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana 17,
67, 186-8, 187, 7
Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa (Parc National
dAnkarafantsika) 66, 147-8
Nelicourvi weaver 61
newspapers 263
Nile crocodile 63
Nioumachoua (Com) 248-9
northern Madagascar 158-88, 159
itineraries 18, 18
Nosy Atafana National Marine Park
217
Nosy Be 160-72, 161
Nosy Iranja 17, 174
Nosy Komba 172-3
Nosy Lonja 180
Nosy Mitsio 173-4
Nosy Sakatia 173
Nosy Tanikely 173
Nosy Ve 126, 128
NTsaouni (Com) 243

O
oral traditions 36
orchids 48
Ouallah 1 (Com) 249
Ouallah 2 (Com) 249
owls 59

P
packing 15
palaces, see rovas
Palmarium Reserve 229
paradise-flycatchers 61, 61
Parc Botanique des Mille Baobabs 182-3
Parc Marin de Mohli (Com) 248-9
Parc Mitsinjo 194
Parc National dAndasibe-Mantadia
17, 66, 192-5
Parc National dAndohahela 136

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Parc National dAndringitra 17, 66,

110-12, 111
Parc National dAnkarafantsika
(Station Forestire dAmpijoroa)
66, 147-8
Parc National de lIsalo 17, 66, 122-4,
123
Parc National de Mananara-Nord 66,
216-17, 217
Parc National de Mantadia 194
Parc National de Marojejy 66, 227
Parc National de Masoala 66, 223-4
Parc National de Montagne dAmbre
66, 184-6, 185
Parc National de Ranomafana 67,
103-5, 104
Parc National de Tsimanampetsotsa 129
Parc National de Zahamena 196, 196
Parc National des Tsingy de Bemaraha
67, 151-3, 152
Parc National Kirindy Mite 157
Parc National Zombitse-Vohibasia
67, 124
Parc Zoologique Ivoloina 203
Parsons chameleon 63, 63
Petit Lac 184
Petite Terre (Com) 262
Petits Tsingy 187
Pic Imarivolanitra 45, 110, 112
Pic St Louis 134
pirates 177, 207, 209, 244-5
Cimetire des Pirates 211
pirogue travel, see canoeing &
kayaking
Piscine Naturelle 122
Piscine Naturelle dAmbodiatafana
214
pitta-like ground-rollers 61, 61
planning 14-17, 286-7, see also
itineraries
plants 48, 65
bamboo 48
baobabs 48, 124, 129, 153, 156,
182-3, 69
elephant foot 48
orchids 48
vanilla 12, 218, 7
ylang-ylang 167
ploughshare tortoises 147
population 35
postal services 272
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pousse-pousse travel 98, 232, 283-4,

see also taxi-brousse travel
Project Angonaka 147
pygmy leaf chameleons 63

Q
quad-biking 163, 175-7, 220, 266

Route des Contrebandiers 197

Route du Sud 19, 19
rovas
Ambohimanga 90
Antananarivo 77-8
Antsahadinta 91
Mahajanga 141
rum 41

R
rabies 290
Radama I 25
Radama II 26
radiated tortoises 63, 63
rainforests 48, 65
Ralaimongo, Jean 26
Ramena 181-2
Ranavalona I 25
Ranavalona II 26
Ranavalona III 26
Ranohira 119-21
Ranomafana 102-3
Rantabe 219
Ratsiraka, Didier 12, 27-9, 199
Ravalomanana, Marc 12, 28-9
red ruffed lemurs 51
religion 35
Reniala Nature Reserve 125
reptiles 47, 62-3, 148, 184, 219, see
also wildlife-viewing
Rserve de Maromizaha 194
Rserve de Nahampoana 134
Rserve de Nosy Mangabe 67, 219-20
Rserve Forestire de Kirindy 156-7
Rserve Naturelle Intgrale de Lokobe
167
Rserve Prive de Berenty 17, 67,
136-8
Rserve Spciale dAnalamazaotra
193-4, 193
Rserve Spciale dAndranomena 157
Rserve Spciale dAnjanaharibeSud 227
Rserve Spciale de Beza-Mahafaly
67, 129
Rserve Spciale de Cap Sainte
Marie 138
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana 17, 67,
186-8, 187, 7
reserves, see national parks & reserves
responsible travel 38, 40, 149, 258, 277
ring-tailed lemurs 51, 50
ring-tailed mongooses 57
river travel, see boat travel, canoeing
& kayaking
rock-climbing 175-7, 264-5

S
safe travel 75, 267-8, 283
Sahambavy Tea Estate 109
Sad, Ali 30
sailing 257, 266
St Augustin 127
Sakaivo 102
Sakalava tribe 25, 35, 143, 153
Sambava 226-7
Sambi, Ahmed Abdallah 13, 31
Sazil (Com) 257, 261
scops owls 59
sea turtles 245, 248, 258, 261
sex tourism 34, 267-8
shopping 19, 272, see also markets
sifakas 52-3, 52, 53, see also lemurs
Sima (Com) 255
Singani (Com) 244
snakes 47, 63, 219, 62
snorkelling 265, see also diving
Baie des Dunes 182
le Sainte Marie 207
Lokaro Peninsula 17, 134-5
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Mayotte (Com) 257
Mer dmeraude 182
Moya (Com) 254
Nosy Be 162-3
Nosy Komba 172-3
Nosy Tanikely 173
Soanierana-Ivongo 206
Soilih, Ali 30-1
solo travellers 272-3
Sombe Beach (Com) 255
SOS Childrens Village 99
southern Madagascar 113-38, 114
itineraries 19, 19
spas 79
sports 35
Station Forestire dAmpijoroa (Parc
National dAnkarafantsika) 17,
66, 147-8
surfing 131-2, 266
swimming, see also beaches
Antananarivo 79
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4

Moya (Com) 254

Toamasina 200

Tular 115-19, 116, 120

TV 263
typhoid 291

T
taboos, see fady
Tamatave 197-203, 198
Tampolo Marine Park 223
Tana, see Antananarivo
Tanjona Marine Park 223
Tanjora 219
Taolagnaro 130-4, 131, 135
taxi-brousse travel 98, 282-3,
284-5
telephone services 273
tenrecs 46, 57, 68, 57
textile arts 38
theatre 38
theft 268
time 274
Toamasina 197-203, 198
Toliara 115-19, 116, 120
tomato frogs 63, 62
tortoises 63, 63
tourist information 274
tours
to Madagascar 279-80
within Madagascar 285
traditional medicine 292
train travel 108-9, 285, 8
travel to/from Madagascar 276-80
travel within Madagascar 280-5,
281
travelogues 15-16
trekking, see hiking
tribes
Antakrana 186
Antambohoaka 230, 297
Antandroy 35, 130
Bara 119, 121
Betsileo 35, 103
Betsimisaraka 25, 35, 209
Boina 25
Mahafaly 130
Merina 25-6, 35, 71, 88
Sakalava 25, 35, 143, 153
Vazimba 71, 152
Trou du Prophete (Com) 243
Tsaranoro Massif 112, 111
Tsaratanana Massif 45
tsingy 151, 186, 7
Tsiombe 138
Tsiranana, Philibert 27
Tsiribihina River 149-50, 7
tuberculosis 291

U
Union des Comores (Com), see
Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mohli

V
vacations 15, 269-70
vaccinations 287
vangas 61, 60
vanilla 12, 218, 7
Vanilla Coast 216-28
itineraries 21, 21
Vazimba tribe 71, 152
vegetarian travellers 41
Verreauxs sifaka 53, 52
vineyards 109
visas 274-5
Vohmar 227-8
Vohibola 229-30
Vohimana Forest 195
volcanoes 237-8, 244
volunteering 275

W
walking, see hiking
water 292
waterfalls
Cascade Antankarana 184
Cascade Antomboka 184
Cascade de Soulou (Com) 261
Cascade des Nymphes 123
Cascade Sacre 184
water-skiing 151, 163
weather 267
websites, see internet resources
weights 263, see also inside front cover
western avahis 55
western Madagascar 139-57, 140
itineraries 22, 22
whale-watching
Baie dAntongil 222
le Sainte Marie 207-9
Maroantsetra 220, 222
Rserve de Nosy Mangabe 67, 219
Rserve Spciale de Cap Sainte
Marie 138
white-headed vangas 61
wildlife, see animals
wildlife-viewing
Aye-Aye Island 218
biodiversity tour 23, 23

Mahavy-Kinkony Wetland
Complex 145-6
Masoala Peninsula 17, 223-4
Parc National dAndasibeMantadia 17, 66, 193
Parc National dAndohahela 136
Parc National dAndringitra 17,
66, 110-12
Parc National dAnkarafantsika
(Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa) 66, 147-8
Parc National de lIsalo 17, 66,
122-3
Parc National de Mananara-Nord
66, 216
Parc National de Montagne
dAmbre 66, 184-6
Parc National de Ranomafana
67, 104-5
Rserve de Nahampoana 134
Rserve de Nosy Mangabe 67, 219
Rserve Forestire de Kirindy 156
Rserve Naturelle Intgrale de
Lokobe 167
Rserve Prive de Berenty 17,
67, 136-8
Rserve Spciale dAnalamazaotra
193-4
Rserve Spciale de lAnkrana 17,
67, 186-8
Station Forestire
dAmpijoroa (Parc National
dAnkarafantsika) 66, 147-8
Tsiribihina River 149
Windsor Castle 183
windsurfing 132, 163, 177, 182,
266
wine 41, 109
women travellers 275
woodcarving 254
World Heritage sites
Ambohimanga 90
Antoetra 102
Parc National des Tsingy de
Bemaraha 67, 151-3, 152

Y
yellow fever 291
ylang-ylang 167

Z
Zafimaniry people 102
Zafy, Albert 28
zebus 119, 121

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