Monthly Archives: June 2016
Madagascar (1) June 22 – July 20, 2016
June 22 – 26, 2016: Antananarivo Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island with an area of 592,800km², was once part of the ancient super-continent Gondwanaland and broke away from the Indian subcontinent about 88 million years ago. Owing to its isolation, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot with over 90% of its wildlife found nowhere else … Continue reading
Reunion (2) June 10 – 21, 2016
June 16-22: St-Pierre, Hiking in Volcano and Piton des Neiges & Cilaos
Reunion (1) June 10 – 21, 2016
I like France and find its overseas islands scattered in South Pacific and Indian Ocean intriguing and special. La Réunion is a walker’s paradise with more than 1,000km of well-marked trails and a well-kept secret. In many ways, it is the most fascinating of the Mascarene trio (i.e. Mauritius, Rodrigues and La Réunion).
Mauritius June 4 – 9, 2016
Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean with an area of about 2,000km²and a population of 1.3 million is home to some of the world’s rarest plants and animals and one of the world’s top luxurious tourism destinations.