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Flights to Madagascar from South Africa
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Andohahela Madagascar
Andohahela
(60 km away from Fort Dauphin)
Andohaela, in the region of Fort Dauphin, is a key national park, reason
why it was honoured and awarded the Loutre d’Argent Trophy at the
World Travel Market 99 in London. Its specificity lies in the extraordinary
variety of its ecosystems due to the proximity of the mountainous chain
of Anosy.
The eastern tropical and humid forest changes into a dry forest to the
west and south with, in between, an intermediate area with little rainfall
but with the benefit of several rivers from the mountains. More than 90%
of the plants from Andohaela are used in traditional medicine, like the
Jabihy which is used for the quick recovery of young mothers as well as
for embalming corpses!
The triangular palm tree Dypsis Decaryi exists only in this part of the
world. The types of iguanas found here are only encountered in America,
which, if need be, is a proof of the continental drift, and the park shelters
13 species of lemurs, of which the “sifaka”, well -known for
its jumps. Lastly, geology of the southern tip of Anosy has very specific
features, especially due to its metamorphic rocks and the magic effect
of their colours and shapes carved by erosion.
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