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| Introduction | p. ix |
| Acknowledgements | p. x |
| Perspectives on Madagascar | p. xi |
| General Information | |
| The Country | p. 3 |
| Facts and Figures | p. 3 |
| History | p. 6 |
| Climate | p. 10 |
| The People | p. 13 |
| Origins | p. 13 |
| Beliefs and customs | p. 13 |
| Malagasy society | p. 20 |
| Ethnic groups | p. 23 |
| Language | p. 29 |
| Natural History | p. 31 |
| Introduction | p. 31 |
| Geology | p. 32 |
| Madagascar's biodiversity | p. 33 |
| Madagascar's wilderness | p. 54 |
| Conservation | p. 69 |
| National Parks and reserves | p. 73 |
| Planning and Preparations | p. 77 |
| When to go | p. 77 |
| Red tape | p. 77 |
| Getting there | p. 79 |
| What to take | p. 81 |
| Money | p. 85 |
| Ways and means | p. 85 |
| Highlights and itineraries | p. 91 |
| Health and Safety | p. 95 |
| Health | p. 95 |
| Safety | p. 103 |
| In Madagascar | p. 107 |
| Money | p. 107 |
| Transport | p. 108 |
| Accommodation | p. 115 |
| Food and drink | p. 116 |
| Handicrafts and what to buy | p. 118 |
| Music | p. 118 |
| Miscellaneous | p. 119 |
| Public holidays | p. 121 |
| Madagascar and You | p. 123 |
| Responsible tourism | p. 123 |
| How you can help | p. 128 |
| The Highlands | |
| Antananarivo and Area | p. 135 |
| Overview | p. 135 |
| Ivato airport | p. 136 |
| Antananarivo (Tana) today | p. 137 |
| What to see/do | p. 150 |
| Shopping | p. 152 |
| Media and communication | p. 154 |
| Miscellaneous | p. 154 |
| Transport out of Tana | p. 156 |
| Excursions | p. 157 |
| The Highlands South of Tana | p. 167 |
| Overview | p. 167 |
| From Tana to Antsirabe | p. 167 |
| Antsirabe | p. 168 |
| Ambositra | p. 173 |
| Fianarantsoa | p. 175 |
| Ranomafana | p. 178 |
| The road to Manakara | p. 183 |
| Ambalavao | p. 183 |
| The South | |
| The South | p. 189 |
| Overview | p. 189 |
| Ihosy | p. 190 |
| From Ihosy to Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) | p. 191 |
| From Ihosy to Toliara (Tulear) | p. 191 |
| Ranohira and Isalo National Park | p. 191 |
| Continuing south | p. 195 |
| Toliara (Tulear) | p. 195 |
| Sightseeing and excursions | p. 199 |
| Beach resorts north of Toliara | p. 201 |
| Continuing north to Morombe and Morondava | p. 203 |
| Beach resorts south of Toliara | p. 204 |
| Beza-Mahafaly Special Reserve | p. 206 |
| The road to Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) | p. 207 |
| The far south | p. 206 |
| Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) | p. 210 |
| Sightseeing and excursions | p. 215 |
| The wildlife reserves | p. 217 |
| The East | |
| Toamasina (Tamatave) and the Northeast | p. 229 |
| Overview | p. 229 |
| Toamasina (Tamatave) | p. 230 |
| The route north | p. 234 |
| Continuing north (if you dare) | p. 235 |
| Manompana to Maroantsetra | p. 236 |
| Maroantsetra and the Masoala Peninsula | p. 238 |
| Antalaha and beyond | p. 243 |
| Sambava | p. 244 |
| Continuing north | p. 247 |
| Andapa and area | p. 247 |
| Protected areas | p. 349 |
| Nosy Boraha (Ile Ste Marie) | p. 257 |
| Overview | p. 257 |
| Getting there and away | p. 258 |
| Where to stay and eat | p. 258 |
| Ambodifotatra | p. 262 |
| Exploring the island | p. 262 |
| Water activities | p. 263 |
| South and West of Toamasina | p. 265 |
| Overview | p. 265 |
| Pangalanes | p. 265 |
| Andasibe (Perinet) | p. 268 |
| Other places of interest on RN2 | p. 273 |
| Lake Alaotra | p. 274 |
| The southeast coast | p. 277 |
| Mananjary and Manakara | p. 277 |
| Continuing south | p. 281 |
| The North and West | |
| The North and West | p. 287 |
| Overview | p. 287 |
| Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) | p. 287 |
| Excursions from Antsiranana | p. 292 |
| The northern reserves | p. 294 |
| Overland from Antsiranana to Sambava | p. 300 |
| Overland from Antsiranana to Ambanja and Nosy Be | p. 301 |
| Bays and inlets accessible to yachts | p. 302 |
| Nosy Be | p. 305 |
| Overview | p. 305 |
| Getting there and away | p. 306 |
| Getting around the island | p. 306 |
| Watersports | p. 307 |
| Souvenir shopping | p. 308 |
| Hell-Ville (Andoany) | p. 308 |
| Beach hotels | p. 310 |
| Practicalities | p. 314 |
| Excursions | p. 315 |
| Nosy Komba and Nosy Tanikely | p. 318 |
| Other islands in the Nosy Be archipelago | p. 321 |
| The West | p. 327 |
| Overview | p. 327 |
| Mahajanga (Majunga) | p. 328 |
| Further afield | p. 333 |
| Ampijoroa Forestry Station | p. 334 |
| Katsepy to Mitsinjo, Lake Kinkony and the south (the hard way) | p. 336 |
| The route south from Mahajanga | p. 338 |
| Maintirano and region | p. 340 |
| From Maintirano to Morondava | p. 341 |
| Morondava | p. 343 |
| Reserves north of Morondava | p. 346 |
| Travelling between Morondava and Toliara | p. 347 |
| River trips | p. 349 |
| Historical Chronology | p. 351 |
| The Malagasy Language | p. 352 |
| Madagascar's Mammals and Where to See Them | p. 355 |
| Further Information | p. 360 |
| Index | p. 365 |
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