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Mozambique and Madagascar: Africa's Treasures
Destination:
Africa & Middle East
Countries:
Mauritania
Travel Style:
Small Ship Ocean & Adventure Cruises
Departure Dates:
1/17/2011, 1/31/2011
With its 1,500-mile coastline – replete with stunning beaches – stretching out upon the Indian Ocean, and its idyllic, sparsely inhabited tropical islands, Mozambique has emerged from Portuguese administration and civil war to become one of Africa’s rising stars in the last two decades. Madagascar is easily one of the most unique places on Earth – at first glance, it seems to be part of Africa, but don’t let the map fool you: it is 500 miles off the continent, having separated from it 160 million years ago.
On this expansive voyage discover these two African treasures – each with its unique cultural history and natural wonders, both equally extraordinary. In Mozambique the markets teem with trade and its wilderness north of the Zambezi River is a lush, pristine paradise. Snorkel and sightsee amid waters filled with loggerhead turtles and dazzlingly-hued tropical fish. Stroll through the narrow alleyways of Moçambique Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Next, it’s on to Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, sheltering 5% of the world’s plant and animal species (80% of those are unique to the island). When humans arrived, they came not from Africa, but from Borneo – giving this civilization a far more pronounced Asian character than anywhere on the African continent. You’ll see myriad species of spry lemurs scrambling in the baobab trees, snorkel among the anemones and starfish of tiny offshore islands, and wander through virgin rain forests where chameleons perch and butterflies flit. This is an extraordinarily rare opportunity to see wildlife found nowhere else on the planet.
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Rates from:
11995.00
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