Madagascar

fly
Tue 6/29/2010 HKG-JNB 23:45-07:00+1
Wed 6/30/2010 JNB-TNR Antananarivo 10:00-14:10 pm
Wed night stay Le Pavillon de l'Emyrne
Th 7/1/2010 fly to Anjajavy
Fri 7/2/2010 stay Anjajvy
Sat 7/3/2010 fly to TNR stay Le Pavillon de l'Emyrne
Sun 7/4/2010 fly TNR-JNB 14:45 pm-17:25 pm stay JNB overnight
Mon 7/5/2010 fly JNB-HKR 12:35noon- 07:45+1 arrival
(would need to take 3 days off, 6/30 Wed, 7/2 Fri & 7/5 Mon)

Isolated by millions of years and miles of Indian Ocean, Madagascar’s exotic wildlife, cultures, and landscapes transport the intrepid traveler into a strange and wonderful world.

Madagascar is often called the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean—a forgotten world inhabited by strange and wonderful plants and animals.

All of the island’s mammals, most of its birds, and over eighty percent of its plants are found nowhere else on Earth, creating a nature-lover’s dream.

You’ll be captivated by the island’s lemurs literally dancing across trails, gigantic baobab trees framing tropical sunsets, and brilliantly colored birds and butterflies flying among a thousand species of orchids

when to go: Jan -March

get there: connect thru Paris

Anjajavy l'hotel http://www.anjajavy.com/ 3n/$1661 incl priv plane transfer, le domaine de fontenay http://www.lefontenay-madagascar.com/ $238, relais de la reine, http://www.tsarakomba.com/, vakona forest lodge http://www.hotel-vakona.com/ $154

info on T&L http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/madagascar-a-safari-tour/sidebar/1

hotel info from cntraveller.co.uk

Anjajavy L'hotel
Near Mahajanga, north-western Madagascar(00 33 1 44 69 15 00)
Anjajavy L'Hotel, a member of Relais & Châteaux, has 25 air-conditioned guest villas, simply furnished with a double bed on the ground floor and two singles on a mezzanine level. The villas in front are more private and have uninterrupted sea views. All have large verandahs and big bathrooms. The main lodge houses a bar, a dining room and an open-plan games room and lounge. There are well-organised land- and water-based activities. There's a three-night minimum stay. Price rating: 3/5
Le Pavillon De L'emyrne
Antananarivo, Madagascar(00 261 20 222 5945)
Le Pavillon de l'Emyrne is a sophisticated, 13-room boutique hotel in the capital with pretty grounds and a colonial ambience. Price rating: 2/5
Mandrare River Camp
Near Fort Dauphin, south-eastern Madagascar(00 261 20 220 2226)
Mandrare River Camp has six comfortable tents with four-poster beds and en-suite bathrooms with bucket showers and eco-friendly chemical loos. Generally excellent meals, accompanied by South African and French wines, are served with great care and attention to detail in the dining tent. There is an emphasis on cultural activities, including visits to local villages and markets. A four-night stay is recommended. Price rating: 4/5
Tarajava Guesthouse
Upper Town, Antananarivo, Madagascar
An eclectic B&B furnished with antiques and Venetian-glass chandeliers. There are four bedrooms, two of which have terraces with astonishing views across the city. Price rating: 2/5

Getting there
Air Madagascar operates a non-stop service between Paris and Antananarivo four times per week. It also operates a weekly service between Marseilles and Antananarivo. There are flights from London Heathrow via Milan.

Air France flies from London to Antananarivo via Paris four times per week. Corsair operates a weekly service from Paris Orly.

You can fly to Johannesburg, South Africa and connect with the Air Madagascar/SAAirlink flight to Antananarivo, which operates five day per week. Air Madagascar flies from Nairobi, Kenya once each week.

There are daily flights between Madagascar and Mauritius and through fares are available on Air Mauritius.

flights to Anjajavy only Tue Th Sat