Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESERT
Much of southern Madagascar is a desert, but not just any kind of desert: with its frontier
sapphire towns and rugged canyons, it could be a Western movie set, save perhaps for the
giant baobabs.
Western Madagascar
Baobabs
Food
Scenery
MAGNIFICENT GIANTS
The Malagasies call them 'roots of the sky', after their crooked branches, and in western
Madagascar, they come in all guises: in majestic avenues, intertwined, straight or bottle-
shaped.
SEAFOOD & GAME
Food adventurers will rate the region for its variety: the seafood is abundant and cheap, in-
cluding lobster and crayfish, and there are some truly off-the-beaten-track delicacies. Fruit
bat, anyone?
