One of the country's most visited reserves—home to the ring-tailed lemur—is also the only one you can visit without a guide. The ...

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Snorkelers and divers—as well as the good-time sun, surf, and sunscreen set—head to the coral reef off western Madagascar. The best dive centers ...

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A short boat ride from the mainland, this 1,284-acre island in Antongil Bay holds hope as an ecotourism model. Lemurs (the nocturnal aye-aye is ...

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Even the most dedicated ecotrekker craves a pull-out-the-stops meal at trip's end. At this hotel restaurant in the old section of Antananarivo, the capital ...

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Street food, though not fast food, kobandravina is a ground-up mix of peanuts and brown sugar wrapped in sweet rice-flour batter. The "loaf" is then ...

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High-quality locally produced cocoa and vanilla has been put to tasty use by this Antananarivo-based factory since 1940. Among the organic, artisanal offerings, the dark ...

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A pretty town in the southern reaches of the central highlands, with balconied buildings painted in bright hues. The local women can be seen spinning ...

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A twofer, with exceptionally knowledgeable guides and spectacular birding. Made up of Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve, this is the only easily accessed ...

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In the east on a peninsula, this park protects about 568,000 acres of lowland rain forest—the most significant remaining tract in the country ...

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Some 85 percent of Madagascar has been devastated by deforestation, putting its awesome diversity of wildlife at serious risk. The national parks assume almost impossible ...

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