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I love Madagascar - and i love finding out great new things about the place.Thanks to @Asistentravel
I especially love it when i find a new video !! Storyteller Media have done a great job in putting together this video : Madagascar Island Ark : Before it's too late....
Check out it - leave a comment.
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As a result of some of the content i was then tweeted by @Mafiaisland - which is Peter - who along with his daughter and wife own and operate Lua Cheia Beach Lodge and Kinasi Lodge
WOW - both of Peters properties look fantastic. I will definatley be visiting both on my next trip to Africa.
What is so amazing about visiting somewhere like Mafia Island is your priorities really change. At the end of the day - a cool swim, a cold beer and dinner is pretty much all you need. This is my kind of place.
Check out Peter's main website www.mafiaisland.com - which links to both his lodges.
Peter writes a great blog if your really interested in real island life - from someone who lives there !!
Sunset Bar at Lua Cheia
Kinasi Lodge
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This coastline is a part of the world so rarely visited by Australian tourists. The travellers who do get up there are there generally for safari, in Kenya and Tanzania or to visit Zanzibar.
This is certainly a place i would visit to chill out and relax for a while in isolated simplicity. Can you imagine the fishing and snorkelling ?
There are a whole load of activities you can do - sunset cruises to help you unwind, and excursions to local attractions include Chole Island, Chungaruma lakes, Mlola Forest, and the Marine Park located in the Chole Bay area.
There are places like this of all shapes and sizes all up and down Africa's east coast. Mozambique has some stunning deluxe properties, accessed through Pemba in the Quirimbas Archipelago. Kenya has pockets of beautiful developments, as does Tanzania.
We recently drove from Johannesburg to Durban and on the way stopped and spent the night in Clarens.
Clarens is a beautiful little town on the edge of the Golden Gate National Park and the Drakensberg mountains. In many ways it reminds me of small towns dotted through Australia's Blue Mountains and southern highlands. Little gift shops, cafes and specialty food stores are in abundance. The air is crisp and has that alpine freshness to it. I was surprised to learn we actually were at quite an altitude - Clarens sits at just over 1900 meters.
Equidistant from Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein, Clarens is fast becoming a semi alpine, trout fishing and golf getaway resort for the South African wealthy.
We discovered that the Golden Gate National Park that we drove through earlier in the day actually contained large elk and some large elk and springbok
We were all in awe at the colours and contours of the incredible cliffs that cleave the landscape. Car high grass made us feel like we were the only ones exploring the vast park and added an element of danger and excitement to the experience.
Eagles, kites and hawks circle and ride the updrafts above our heads as we slowly drive the paved roads that wind through this stunning national park. We did spot Zebra and a solitary blue wildebeest.
Not the usual tourist spot in South Africa, Clarens, the Golden Gate National Park and the Drakensburg are well worth a visit.
