Madagascar Tours and Wildlife Holidays

World primate Safaris are specialists in Madagascar tours.

The fourth largest and one of the most diverse islands of the world Madagascar is solely unique - nicknamed the "8th continent" because of its diversity of species and the perfect place to spen your wildlife holiday! Brimming with endemic fauna and flora and with a culture, geography and climate so diverse one will never be disappointed when travelling through this amazing country. One moment you can be driving through pristine rainforest filled with lemurs and chameleons and the next you can be out on the savannah plains or white sandy beaches!

Just to give you an idea of how diverse this country really is we have listed some interesting facts for you...As you will know, Madagascar is renowned for its high percentage of endemic fauna and flora of which 106 of the 250 bird species are endemic, 98% of the islands native reptile and amphibians are only found on this island, over half of the worlds chameleon species are found here, 32 species of lemur, and in the waters surrounding the island the traveller has the opportunity of seeing swordfish, sharks, stingrays and whales! Unbeatable...

The traveller has a multitude of choices... None of the species of lemur on this magical island are in existence in the wild anywhere else in the world and yet here they are in abundance from one of the smallest primates in the world - the nocturnal mouse lemur - to the dancing sifaka both found in Berenty Reserve, to the largest lemur in existence, the Indri, found in Perinet/Andasibe. Combining the unique fauna and flora of this island with days of relaxation and world class diving on some of the best beaches and islands in the world is hard to beat.

What to expect: Madagascar tours are often not easy; roads are rough, transport infrastructure is minimal and distances are long, however, this is more than compensated for by the friendliness of the Malagasy people, the wide choice of comfortable accommodation and the diversity of the culture, geography, climate wildlife and people of the 8th continent. With such a variety of appeal it is also comforting to the traveller to know that Madagascar is one of the most affordable destinations in the Indian Ocean region.