Nosy Be, Madagascar - 2 of 3

Then we drove to the Eastern end of the Island to see Lemuria Land where we took a tour of the jungle habitat and saw many lemurs. The male lemurs are black and female are rust color. We observed these incredibly fast and strange looking “monkeys”. There are many varieties but they all seemed “friendly” even when you were not feeding them. In this habitat we also saw tortoises, reptiles and chameleons, orchids, and tamarind trees. The sacred 200 year old Ficus Tree is a cultural site for Malagasy people.

The flora in this area was incredible and there were hundreds of ylang ylang trees that produce fragrant flowers. Then we experienced a “different” type of distillery tour. We learned and saw how perfumes and lotions are made from the ylang ylang flowers. The oil is extracted from flowers, frangipani, and vanilla and made into many products for export and sale.

Note: the two videos are additional from our village stop in the prior post (don’t miss the expressions on the children’s faces).Read more