Africa Safari Blog

Source: National Geographic, November 09

The lizard moved in frightened rhythms across the sun-blasted stone. A few quick steps, a turn of its boxy head. Then the stillness, the absolute zero, of a creature that sensed it was being hunted. All around, jagged spires and flutes rose like the towers of some Gothic cathedral, silent and empty. From the canyons below, a parrot flew squawking, breaking the trance. The lizard launched. Hery Rakotondravony’s arm fired out. Moments later the young herpetologist uncurled his fingers.
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By Francois de Maroussem
Taken & edited from “Constance Hotel Experience – SILENCE no. 16 November 2008.

The west of Madagascar offers imposing landscapes which are the real symbols of the island: the Baobab alley of Morondava (or of the Menabe: ancient Sakalava kingdom of the red island) and the famous Tsingy of Bemaraha, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990. The Baobabs (Adansonia) are giants with bulbous trunks, which store in their spongy tissues water to “hod” during the dry season. On the nine species registered in the world, seven are endemic to Madagascar, one to the whole of Africa and Madagascar and one to Australia, resulting from the explosion of the Gondwana.

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Joining the Dots
The Big Story: Indian Ocean Islands Published: Aug 29, 2009
 
There are many reasons for marooning oneself on an Indian Ocean island. Here are six of the best. It’s difficult not to love an island holiday, no matter how jaded one might be. Over the course of their travels, various Sunday Times writers have come ashore on a dot of sand in the Indian Ocean. Here are choice excerpts from their journeys, and some reasons why you should consider heading eastwards. http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Lifestyle/Article.aspx?id=1055640

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Anne from the USA recently embarked on her Madagascar dream holiday with us, Jenman Safaris, by visiting the eastern parts of Madagascar including many well-known and popular national parks. Anne didn’t have much to tell us except that she had a blast! Below is what she had to say about her holiday, especially how her favourite part of touring Madagascar was “the warmth of the local people and their caring, giving and welcoming nature.”

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John Maytham is one of Cape Towns‘ local celebrities; hosting talk shows on a local radio station named “567 Cape Talk“. John has his own program which features new and exciting topics daily, as well as discussions on current and political affairs. We were thrilled for the opportunity to arrange John’s holiday and let him experience Jenman Safaris’ passion and knowledge for Madagascar. John recently (July 2009) returned from an exciting Madagascar Holiday; he went on a tailor-made package that consisted of our North Adventure and our ever popular, Madagascar dhow!! Below is what John had to say about his Madagascar Adventure:
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I settle myself in a chair under one of the few lights … My feet are off the sand and away from the many small crawly things bound by a desire to sample my soft and succulent human skin, gratefully, I take off my shoes. It’s the first time all week that there’s been any shoes to take off. It’s also the dirtiest I’ve seen my feet for months. My ankles are caked with dust and tainted a funny orangey-brown colour, and my feet are patterned with artful brown dots, I expect a result of the ‘breathing holes’ in my newly inherited shoes. For this last minute inheritance I am almost as grateful as for the relief of finally taking them off…Welcome to the Wild!

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We have included some unedited guest comments from our travelers below – you can read what they have to say about there safari adventure with Jenman Safaris… We also have an entire page dedicated it guest feedback on our Jenman Safaris website. Have a look at some comments below and if you have any stories you wish to share then feel free to comment or even enter our blog competition where you can win a USD 1000 travel voucher!

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Source: M&G website, 16 September 2009 
Three humpback whales have been found dead in southern Madagascar three weeks after a wrecked Turkish freighter began tipping fuel into the sea, contaminating the coastline, a newspaper on the Indian Ocean island reported Wednesday.
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