Filed Under (Africa) by ariV on 08-11-2010
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, together with the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, form a protected area which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bemaraha National Park is located to the north of the reserve and is the point of access for most tourists interested in exploring the tsingy, a Magalasy word referring to the needle-like karst limestone formations that make the park such a popular tourist trek. The most famous attraction of Tsingy de Bemaraha is the park’s namesake, the mineral forest of limestone formations known as tsingy. The scenery at Bemaraha National Park is dramatic, with hundreds of needle-like karst peaks interspersed with lush pristine rainforests.
Filed Under (Africa) by admin on 24-09-2009
Tristan da Cunha is the world’s most isolated inhabited island.
Around 270 people (the population does not vary much over the years) make a living on the only inhabited island of four essentially from growing potatoes and exporting crayfish tails.
There’s no jetty or proper harbor, landing is done through the surf by longboat and it isn’t unknown for a visiting cruise ship to not be able to land any passengers at all for days.
If you’d like to know more about the islands then I suggest this book. Written by a man who was Governor of the islands for three years in, I think it was, the 1960s. It’s a good overview of both what life is like (or at least was those few short decades ago) and of the history of the settlement. Be warned though, while interesting, it’s not about to win any literary awards.
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Filed Under (Africa) by admin on 26-04-2009
Although it’s a mere 2.8 miles off the eastern tip of Zanzibar, Mnemba Island is about as far from civilization as you’re ever likely to feel. Every vista here looks like a shot from a honeymoon brochure, with 10 romantic beachside lodges each with their own verandas overlooking the sea, untouched white beaches, shimmering blue waters, and the type of glowing sunsets only ever seen in the movies. The island is just one mile in circumference, with a conservation barrier that protects the coral reefs, giant turtles, ghost crabs, and tropical fish that surround it. It’s no wonder it was voted one of the top three most romantic islands in the world by trusty Condé Nast. Walk barefoot along the shore in your linen trousers, indulge in fresh fruit for breakfast and fresh lobster for dinner, enjoy a spot of windsurfing, deep-sea fishing or kayaking, and sink into crisp linen sheets all in one day at Mnemba Island.
Filed Under (Africa) by admin on 22-02-2009
Luxury-party portion of the reserve on the Cousine Island visually stunning remote islands in the world, and only 62 hectares. One of the 115 islands in the Seychelles, tropical island, like something out of Robinson Crusoe, and it is only by helicopter. Comfortable Cousine Island Resort and Spa is the ideal place to stay on the island for travelers in search of high-level infrastructure, while the calmness and beauty of nature that surrounds it is important for peace and tranquility, as sought by the city Slickers. Full of lush vegetation, and all kinds of birds and turtles on the Cousine Island, a garden of Eden in the modern world today.
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There are many places in this world which can the great place to have holiday trip. If you planning to have holiday vacation in the end of this year, you better hurry, because, I’m afraid many hotels are full until the beginning of 2009. Well, if you want to feel different sensation of holiday vacation, you can try to go to Mauritius.
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