The best time to visit Madagascar is from April to October ... some months only offer five hours of sunlight and several attractions close early due to the weather. January, February and March ...

Spiky forests, dancing lemurs, giraffe weevils – no matter how many Attenborough documentaries you’ve seen, nothing prepares ...

Few attractions can be found ... as a prime transit hub for regional travel, thanks in part to its local airport, Fianarantsoa Airport. One of Madagascar's most convenient towns to stay in is ...

Travel writer Julia Hammond hopped on a plane to find out. They have a saying in Madagascar: “mora mora”. It means slowly slowly ... pousse pousses – hand-pulled rickshaws are still popular in ...