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“Write for us” at madafan.com, free publicity for your Madagascar tourism activity while getting published on different networks, including www.lonelyplanet.com
Madafan always wanted to be a platform where anyone who travelled or lived in Madagascar can share their experience, their recommendations (as well as the “avoid it” places/activities) that Madafan readers ought to know, though setting-up a vibrant community of Madagascar-fans. We definitely aim to have everybody fom every corner of Madagascar write articles about [...]
“I met Madagascar”: showcase Madagascar products you find abroad
Just wandered in a TJMaxx shop somewhere in Tysons corner in Virginia- US and stumbled upon this wonderful surprise that I wanted to share with Madafan readers. Everytime I have to travel outside Madagascar, I’m always eager on finding some Madagascar-related items around me- this time it happened at a time where I didn’t expect [...]
BOMBS discovered in Madagascar
Madafan is about “discovering” Madagascar, and given the crisis we have now, you may think that there has actually been bombs that exploded in Madagascar. Well, sorry to “disappoint” but the bomb I’m talking about here stands for “Best Of Malagasy Blogs”- the second edition, as the first one happened in 2007. Just couldn’t resist [...]
A tour around the duty free zone at Ivato airport. Some malagasy voan-dalana
A “voan-dalana” is what you bring back to your close friends and relatives after travelling- a kind of souvenir. The worst part of travelling must be hanging inside the airport waiting for the nice lady to call passengers of your flight. So, in Madagascar, while waiting for a 1:40 AM flight, I did a tour [...]
Two spots for catching a wave or hitting the surf in Madagascar
So I’ve visited the “Destination Vacances” expo that was held at “La Résidence” last week-end. The idea was to get some inspiration for this coming holidays, and I dare say I wasn’t disappointed. I guess I’ll have more post inspired by the event but here are few options you can consider. For now, let’s focus [...]
Collection of videos on whalewatching in Nosy Boraha (AKA Sainte Marie)
While the whalewatching has actually started in Madagascar, Nosy Boraha (AKA “île aux nattes”) is one of the major places for spotting those humpback whales that come to warmer sea of Madagascar. Madafan has gathered some interesting videos that those who already lived this wonderful experience has published all around the internet for you to [...]
Saha forest camp Anjozorobe…An escape not far from Antananarivo
In case you’re wondering, this is not a “chalet” in Switzerland but a bungalow of Saha Forest Camp in Anjozorobe- 90km tar-road plus 10 km of community-maintained secondary muddy road during rainy season. Madafan have been there two weeks ago (almost end of rainy season), could though go to Saha Forest Camp with a sedan-like [...]
6 King Julien lemur brothers you’d want to see while in Madagascar
If you have kids (or even if you don’t), chances are that you’ve seen the Madagascar [2005] cartoon, and the last one, Madagascar, escape to africa [2008]. Like many of us (I do), we find King julien character as cute and funny. This post will open our eyes to the fact that sometimes reality (actual [...]




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