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1800 km off-road on 4WD in the South of Madagascar
I once asked Madafan readers about making Madagascar a destination for extreme sports, not only have I found answers from my internet-wanderings and from the discussions I had with few of them, but one exciting experience is soon going to happen in the south region of Madagascar. In that previous article, I was mentioning the [...]
7 facts you need to know about taxi rides in Madagascar
Once you’re tired of walking around a city, as a tourist, you may be tempted to have a taxi-ride… So let’s try to give you some tips in order to make it a memorable and funny ride The following isn’t about the”agreed” taxis parking outside big hotels and at the airport , we’re talking here [...]
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 [...]
Ampefy: A close gateway from Antananarivo
I recently came back to Madagascar for the first time in a long while. The excitement of long overdue reunion with family and friends aside, I was anxious to reacquaint myself with the peculiar atmosphere and scent of the region where I grew up. The current unusual conditions (political standoff) added a tinge of mystery [...]
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 [...]
200 (and counting) madagascar travel-related videos
As madafan moves along with promoting Madagascar as a travel-destination, it is also important to highlight other people’s effort and contribution to this goal. Thus, Madafan initiated the first collection of user-generated Madagascar travel-related videos. In fact, video.madafan.com aims to be the central point for any free-access videos available online related to Madagascar. One aside [...]
Mahavelona, what’s so special there to host a facebook meeting?
If you’re a follower Madafan, you know that we are planning to host a meeting between locals and any tourists in town at Mahavelona on August 08th 2009.If not, then now you know Here is the poster Why Mahavelona? And why facebook? In fact, me and Thorsten Negro (who manages tanalahorizon, a german tour operator [...]
Watch out this week-end: lobster’s feast in Taolagnaro
Have you ever tasted a grilled lobster? You must have loved it. If not, this week-end (I know, it’s kind of short notice) Taolagnaro (AKA Fort-Dauphin) will celebrate the lobsters. Quoting the national tourism board’s announcing the event: “The second edition of the feast of the spiny lobster, more known “Feria Oramena” will animate fort-Dauphin [...]
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