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Madagascar rafting expedition

COUNTRY:
Madagascar
DEPARTURES:
PRICE:
From £1895 (13 days) excluding flights
MORE INFO:
Price includes accommodation, most meals (see itinerary), entrance fees, guiding and logistics. Maximum group size 10
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Madagascar rafting expedition
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Madagascar rafting expedition

Small group adventure holiday
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.

How this holiday makes a difference

Our local agent on this trip, Gilles and his team will give you a personal and knowledgeable insight of the region. Gilles is very active in reforestation and in 2008 raised funds for 230,000 trees to be planted. For every client booked on any Madagascar trips, we finance one tree per day per client with Wood En Stock. We have just received our certificate that in 2010 our trips (many of these through rt.com) funded the planting of 400 trees.

Our local staff accompanying this expedition will give you a real sense of Madagascan culture. We pay all staff fair wages and treat everybody on the trip, including staff, with equal respect and we expect you to do the same.

It is principally wildlife tourism that brings people to Madagascar and by using local businesses and services we can inject much needed capital into the local economy. On this expedition we are following a responsible camping procedure which leaves no negative evidence of our presence. We stay in small towns and villages interacting with the locals. By supporting the conservation of the rainforest, we can encourage the authorities to recognise the potential of wildlife tourism and photographic safaris, ensuring the protection of this unique environment.

You will be issued with instructions as to how you can help to preserve the environment and we hope that you will follow our advice to help make a difference.

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Madagascar rafting expedition
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Madagascar rafting expedition

Reviewed 16 Jun 2011 by Rosemary Llewellin4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


A great experience all round but the most memorable part was the river experience. We canoed for two days, negotiated rapids and camped at night on the sandy banks beside the river. The locals were intrigued by these strange foreigners who chose to sleep in tents rather than a hotel but readily came to our rescue when our cooking pots sank to the bottom of the river!

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Take waterproof bags to put all your clothes and equipment into for the canoe trip. No need to take pillows or sleeping mats as these are provided by the local company. Make sure you have a good torch as electricity supplies in hotels are unpredictable. No need for water purifying tablets as bottled water is available everywhere even in the back of beyond!

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, we bought local handicrafts at every opportunity. We visited a wonderful children’s orphanage just outside Tana and learnt about the opportunities that the children have there to improve their education and learn a trade in safe surroundings. We were able to support this work with a donation and plan to spread the word in the UK as it is entirely self supporting.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Excellent experience with real opportunities to interact with the local people and understand more about their culture and to see something of the unique wildlife in the country.

Reviewed 23 Mar 2011 by Hayley Fagg4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Most obviously just the many people we met. Everybody says it but it really is true, what a lovely lovely bunch of people to have had the privilege to meet.
On the wildlife front, I think the spitting cobra trumped even the komodo dragons! Oh and I don't think I have ever seen so many marvellous shades of green.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Take a polypropylene (spelling?) or other similar quick drying top and some gloves for paddling.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, we feel we did just a little to help. Re the environment, excuse me being direct but I can't understand why the bog roll didn't get burned. Also, we were shocked by the amount of plastic rubbish on the beaches and in the sea. I don't know if there's much point, or if there's room, or anywhere to dispose of it correctly but I'd have happily spent an hour on each beach we visited picking up rubbish. As I said, there's so much I'm not sure it would make any difference!

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Bloody marvellous. The rubbish was the only downside really.
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