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Backpacking Madagascar: 7 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Madagascar, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.

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  1. Antananarivo, Madagascar1

    Antananarivo

    Analamanga

    Hilly stairway capital.

  2. Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar2

    Avenue of the Baobabs

    Menabe

    Iconic baobab-lined road.

  3. Andasibe-Mantadia, Madagascar3

    Andasibe-Mantadia

    Alaotra-Mangoro

    Home of the indri lemur.

  4. Nosy Be, Madagascar4

    Nosy Be

    Diana

    Fragrant tropical island.

  5. 5

    Tsingy de Bemaraha

    Melaky

    Razor-sharp limestone forest.

  6. 6

    Ifaty

    Atsimo-Andrefana

    Reef and spiny forest coast.

  7. Antsirabe, Madagascar7

    Antsirabe

    Vakinankaratra

    Highland spa and rickshaws.

Backpacking routes through Madagascar

Real trips through Madagascar, drawn on maps by the people who took them.

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