CAPITAL ANTANANARIVO - POPULATION 19.4 MILLION - AREA 581,540 SQ KM - OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ENGLISH, FRENCH, MALAGASY
Add Madagascar to your travel wish list and you'll have something in common with legions of under-10 year olds frantic to visit since Sacha Baron Cohen's tuneful lemur hit the big screens. Madagascar's appeal as a mainstream tourist destination has certainly widened in recent years, but this vast island with its line in prehistoric species, glittering beaches, and gorgeous rainforests still has enough room to support them all, and leave plenty spare for escape artists. Visit the Ifaty region for diving, beach-bumming and whale-watching during July and August, or stroll through the Park National de Ranomanfana, prime territory for 12 species of our ring-tailed friends. Meanwhile the strenuous trails of the more remote Parc National de l'Isalo are perfect for strong-legged souls who like to move it, move it.
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