MADAGASCAR // This outlandishly beautiful national park may be a desert canyon, but get your bathing costume ready to dive right in. Between explorations of vertical walls, chiselled buttes and canyon floors by foot, mountain bike, horse or even via ferrata (cabled climbing routes), it's hard to resist the streams meandering beneath leafy canopies. Come day's end, you'll sit happily exhausted and watch the landscape shift with the golden rays and shadows cast by the last light.

 

Why is Isalo National Park famous?

Isalo National Park attracts visitors with its vertical rock walls, lush vegetation and beautiful waterfalls. Throughout this tropical paradise, travelers can spot reptiles and primates – more than 50 species live here – while walking, hiking and biking 10 trails.

What animals are in the Isalo National Park?

Red-fronted brown lemur, Verreaux's sifaka and ring-tailed lemur are seen during the day. Others such as the red-tailed sportive lemur, gray mouse lemur and giant cockerel mouse lemur are nocturnal and can be seen on night safari walks.

How do I get to Isalo National Park?

A visit to the park can easily be included in any road trip in southern Madagascar. However, the most direct way to get to the park is to fly to Toliara (Tuléar). The distance from Toliara is 240 km by 150 miles and the driving time is about 3 and a half hours*. *Driving time is only an approximate indication.

Why is Corcovado National Park famous?

Corcovado National Park is home to an incredible array of wildlife, including jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws, many of which you can see upon entering Corcovado. As you walk through the lush rainforest, you'll have the chance to see monkeys hopping from tree to tree and colorful birds in flight. December 19, 1402 AP

What are the interesting facts about Isalo National Park?

Isalo National Park was created in 1962 and has been managed by the Madagascar National Parks Authority since 1997. There is a burial site of the Bara people and some old Sakalava burial sites.