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Madagascar, 9th (Bradt Travel Guide)

Madagascar, 9th (Bradt Travel Guide)
By Hilary Bradt

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Tourism in Madagascar has leapt forward as a result of the cartoon film and media coverage of its culture and wildlife. The tourism infrastructure has been improved, with better roads and new luxury hotels, without compromising the focus on ecotourism. The world’s fourth largest island now appeals to a broad spectrum of visitors, from those seeking hard adventure to others content to enjoy the beautiful beaches and accessible national parks.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #219283 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-09-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 448 pages

Editorial Reviews

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‘This is no ordinary travel guide, but a lively, informative, amusing and sensitive account to be enjoyed from cover to cover. The real Madagascar is revealed in enchanting descriptions of people, wildlife and extraordinary places. This is also a pro-active book, for it shows what you can do to help ease the woes of this beguiling country.’
Lee Durrell, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

About the Author

Hilary Bradt has been to Madagascar over 25 times since 1976. She writes and lectures on the subject, most recently at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.

Customer Reviews

Top Stuff!5
Hugely detailed, engaging style, up-to-date, fun and informative to read. Without any doubt the best guide to Madagascar on the market.

Good Information4
We are traveleing to Madagascar this summer and have had trouble finding internet based companies in Madagascar. Her recommendations were great! Also, the information about the parks was a real help in deciding where to go in a limited time frame.

Easily the best guide to Madagascar!4
Well, there are only 2 English-language travel guides to the country around.
Of those two, Lonely Planet is downright awful and unusually poorly researched (see reviews there), so even if you are normally a faithful fan of LP guides, for Madagascar this book is definitely the one to buy.
It contains far more information, based mostly on many years of personal experience of the author. It has a wealth of information on wildlife and national parks, as well as cultural aspects. The style is personal and engaging, often making you feel you are getting personal tips from an old hand.
So why only 4 stars? Well, as the author regularly admits herself, some of the info in the book comes from readers of the previous editions. While part of that is useful too, some of it (such as a raving description of awful tourist trap Foret Ialatsara) is downright incorrect, and no doubt would not have been included in the book had the author had the chance to check it out herself. Also, certain prices given in this book seemed many, many years old.