Fort Dauphin is the base for visiting the southern tip of Madagascar, an area where spiny forest and deciduous woodland meet. The town itself remains a busy working port, but the countryside around is charming and unspoilt. Zebu cattle plough the rice paddies, each village has its own market day, and clothes are washed in the rivers. Amongst the hustle and bustle of the villages, pockets of woodland and forest remain. Of these, Berenty Private Reserve is perhaps the best known, with its cheeky ring-tailed lemurs and sifakas leaping amongst the trees. Birdlife is spectacular, with several endemics found in the area. For botanists, the twisted forms of the spiny forest are fascinating, and rare triangular palms can still be seen growing beside the road.
In this region
Anakao is a Vezo fishing village around fifty kilometres south of Tulear. The terrible roads heading south make boat the best way to reach Anakao and fleets of pirogues...
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Andohahela National Park is located in southeast Madagascar and is remarkable for the three extremes of habitats that are present within it.
The park covers...
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One of Madagascar’s best known wildlife reserves, Berenty is set on the banks of the Mandrare River. Strolling through the gallery forest you could be forgiven for...
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Settled first by the Portuguese and later by the French, Fort Dauphin has an idyllic location on a peninsula jutting out into the Indian Ocean. Today the fort itself is a...
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The Ifotaka Community Forest is as remote as it is wild. It covers a huge expanse of gallery and spiny forest and has been protected by the Antandroy Tribe, one of...
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