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Travels in Madagascar


Visiting Madagascar was very special for me as it was the 100th UN-listed country that I had travelled to as a backpacker. 

Madagascar is the world's 4th largest island and, due to the rust-coloured soils of the central highlands, is nicknamed The Great Red Island and makes a great place for your backpacking adventure

​​Hotel Manoir Rouge - Ivato International Airport

​Manoir Rouge hotel near Ivato International Airport in Madagascar
The Hotel Manoir Rouge is a great little hotel not far from the Ivato International Airport that serves Antananarivo, Madagascar. I stayed here before my 2:40 am flight to Kenya

​How to get to Ivato International Airport using public transport

public transport to Ivato International Airport
This is probably only for die-hard travellers, if you don't mind squeezing in and having your backpack balanced on your lap, you can take a Taxi-Brousse to the Ivato International Airport

​​Backpacking in Madagascar: Antsirabe to Morondava with Soatrans

​Backpacking in Madagascar: Antsirabe to Morondava with Soatrans
If you want to see the Avenue des Baobabs and can't get a flight, I highly recommend using Soatrans to travel to Morondava

​Avenue of the Baobabs

Avenue of the Baobabs in Madagascar
​​The Avenue of the Baobabs, I feel my Madagascar journey is now complete

​​Backpacking in Madagascar: Antsirabe, A Great Place to Break the Journey

Best coffee in Madagascar
Antsirabe was a stopping point on my Madagascar journey. I had to wait a few extra days for a seat on the Soatrans bus to Morondava and I found the Best Coffee in Madagascar

​Backpacking in Madagascar: My Top 8 Sights in Fianarantsoa

Backpacking in Madagascar: My Top 8 Sights in Fianarantsoa
Sometimes on the road less travelled, there ain't much in the way of places of interest. Fianarantsoa is a bit like that but with a half-decent hotel, it makes a good place to break the journey. 

​​How to Get Cash at the Ivato International Airport - Madagascar

money in Madagascar
Complete Guide to get yourself some Malagasy Ariary on arrival at Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Travelling on a cargo boat down the Canal des Pangalanes

Off The Beaten Track in Madagascar - Tamatave to Manakara
I spent 9 days travelling down the east coast of Madagascar, from Tamatave to Manakara including 2 full days on a cargo boat on the Canal des Pangalanes in what has been my most adventurous travels in years

​​Backpacking in Madagascar: Waiting for the train in Toamasina

drinking World Cola Madagascar
Backpacking the delights of Tamatave in Madagascar

​​Travelling by Train from Toamasina to Brickaville in Madagascar

​Travelling by Train from Toamasina to Brickaville in Madagascar
​Train services run by Madarail between Toamasina/Tamatave and Moramanga have been reintroduced and I ride it between Toamasina and Brickaville

My Top 9 Sights in Antananarivo

​Backpacking in Madagascar - Top 9 Sights in Antananarivo
Backpacking Madagascar: Antananarivo

​Visiting the Lemurs Park near Antananarivo

Ring-Tailed Lemur at the Lemurs Park in Madagascar
Just outside of the crazy capital at the Lemurs Park, you can get close up and personal with lemurs which is an endangered species due to hunting and deforestation

​​Free ATM Withdrawals in Madagascar

MCB ATM at IVATO airport in Madagascar
Free ATM withdrawals in Madagascar, are an essential part of travelling.

​​How to get a Visa On Arrival in Madagascar

Madagascar Visa on Arrival
Visa On Arrival for Madagascar

​Madagascar my 100th UN-LISTED country

drinking a THB beer in Madagascar
Madagascar, finally!  My 100 UN Country.

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