Because of its isolation, the flora and fauna of this extraordinary archipelago evolved differently apart. The landscape is similar to the one that existed in America and South Africa 165 million years ago. Currently, Madagascar is in the Indian Ocean, four hundred miles off the coast of Mozambique to the south of Kenya.
The landscape of this unusual places is crystal clear protected waters and 1,200 species of tropical forests, which make the archipelago like a fairy land of the elves. Then there's the singing of a variety of exotic birds, some of them do not have anywhere else.
Indri Indri-- is the largest of all species of lemurs in Madagascar that very much. The most unusual of the animals of the archipelago is Voss. This mongoose, its external forms more reminiscent of a cat.
The uniqueness of the mysterious archipelago in the fact that 90% of his living animals and plants are found only in Madagascar. The grass of the place has an unusually bright green color, and shade the soil can go from red to a saturated red. This makes the archipelago like the land of another planet.
Madagascar was formed many unusual geological phenomena - limestone needles, which can reach thirty meters. This makes the landscape look like a lunar archipelago. The area is very rich in precious stones such as sapphires and rubies, so tourists can buy relatively inexpensive raw gems.
The population of this exotic archipelago lives in poverty, but shows friendliness towards tourists. Houses locals are unusual huts, which are usually built under the leaves of palm trees. In Madagascar, a lot of clove plantations, vanilla, cocoa and other delicious smelling plants. Therefore, this archipelago is also called the Island of flavors.
Mysterious Madagascar and today just amazing first got there people how surprised and Arab navigators in the VII century and the Portuguese in the XV century. European pirates chose it as his residence in the XVII century. There are Lieberthal -
the whole city of corsairs and even the island of filibusters - Santa Maria. On the island of pirates you swim in the amazing bay Witches, see the cemetery of maritime adventure seekers.
Divers all over the world come to Madagascar, because such beauty of the underwater world there is nowhere else. There are there are species of the living world, are unknown to science! Water clarity is around 60 meters, therefore, lost by 15 meters, you will find yourself in a fantastically bright aquarium with amazing flora and fauna.