Le TK
Le TK Restaurant is located in the Tsara Komba Lodge, Madagascar. Perched on a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean, it offers splendid panoramic view of the bay and Madagascar’s Grande Terre Island. At lunchtime you often see fishermen paddling their dugouts past the beach. The cuisine served in the restaurant blends Eastern and Western spices and flavours and fish and fresh local produce take pride of place. All the products are exclusively bio.

Felix
Dining at the legendary Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong does not disappoint. Located on the 28th floor of The Peninsula Tower, Felix is the most glamorous dining experience in the city. Designed by world-famous avant-garde designer Philippe Starck it comprises a restaurant serving Pacific Rim cuisine, a balcony, a wine bar, an American Bar and wonderful Perspex box. Most spectacular of all though is the view. The top floor Felix bar offers superb views of the Victoria Harbour and iconic Hong Kong skyline. Reservations essential. Credit cards accepted.

Khan El Khalili
Situated in Mena House Oberoi in Cairo, Egypt and overlooking the Pyramids, the Khan El Khalili restaurant offers excellent Middle Eastern food, impeccable service in an inviting setting. Just a stone’s throw away from the world-famous pyramids, the restaurant is available 24-hours a day and serves a huge variety of traditional Egyptian and continental cuisine. Major credit cards accepted. Don’t miss “Om Ali” – the national’s beloved dessert – a rich pudding made from sweet bread, dried fruit, nuts and cream.

Bukhari Restaurant
Situated in Uma Paro Hotel, Bhutan, the boutique restaurant serves healthy, locally inspired Asian dishes. Set among pine trees, the restaurant enjoys picturesque views of the Paro Valley. With seating around a huge central fireplace the atmosphere will keep you cozy on cool evenings. Dishes range from healthy Indian eating to Bhutanese and Western fusion cuisine.

Skyline Gondola Restaurant
Situated an easy five minute walk from central Queenstown, New Zealand, the restaurant offers truly magnificent and spectacular views. Take a gondola ride up to the restaurant and enjoy spectacular night-time views of Queenstown. The best vistas in the region are found here, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama. Set high above the town, Skyline is a popular local place for a great atmosphere and delicious food.

Situated on an island so remote that eighty percent of its indigenous wildlife does not exist anywhere else on the planet, the Anjajavy luxury resort on Madagascar‘s sunny northwest coast takes isolation to a different level. The area surrounding the hotel can be reached only by low-altitude airplanes that offer superb views. The Anjajavy is classified as a four-star and few hotels around the world can rival its location. Photo by: avaltat

Spread along the pure white beaches on the hotel’s own bay are twenty-five secluded and air-conditioned rosewood villas with thatched roofs. In addition to the bedroom and bathroom facilities, each villa comes with a lounge, a breakfast area and an upstairs guest room. Satellite telephones are available from the reception, so that totally exhausted bedfellows can spend their entire vacations relaxing in the hammock on the veranda outside their villa. Photo by: makzimum

As well as the pristine beaches, the tremendous swimming pool, and the restaurant providing excellent cuisine, the surroundings comprise an 1,111 -acre (450-ha) nature reserve that is home to 1,800 mostly indigenous floral species and animals such as lemurs, birds-of-paradise, and several types of chameleon. Lemurs also frolic in the hotel’s own oasis, a landscaped garden where vacationers can have some afternoon tea surrounded by the lush vegetation and the beautiful sounds of Madagascar‘s wildlife. Photo by: Hayleighrp

For those who become tired of so much relaxation, the hotel also offer various water-based activities including sailing, snorkeling and deep-sea fishing, as well as guided walks in the surrounding jungle or excursions to nearby villages and markets. Location: Majunga, Madagascar. Photo by: makzimum

The Tsingy de Bemaraha is among the best National Park to visit in Madagascar. Situated 60-80 km inland from the west coast in the northern sector of the Antsingy region of the Bemaraha Plateau, north of the Manambolo River Gorge.

The Reserve comprises of karstic landscapes and highly dissected limestone peaks. You’ll discover some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, to the world of forest canyons, caves, karren and mangrove that lies beneath, to the interesting animals.

Located 70 km from Diego Suarez, not far from the Reserve of Analamera, Red Tsingy are the result of erosion, which over time carved these coloured forms, which are unique to Madagascar.

Less well known about the Tsingy is the vast cave network beneath it. This network of underground caves,streams and rivers is part of the reason for the Tsingy in the first place.

There are plants, insects, reptiles and mammals which have adapted themselves to life in the Tsingy. So far recorded are 53 species of bird, eight of reptile and six of lemur.

This national Park came under the auspices of Madagascar’s National Association for the Management of Protected Areas (ANGAP) and is classified a Natural World Heritage by UNESCO!

Man-eating tree can refer to any of various legendary carnivorous plants that are large enough to kill and consume a person or other large animal. The earliest well known report of a man-eating tree originated as a hoax was in still heavily-forested country Madagascar. With ninety percent of its indigenous flora found nowhere else in the world, it’s a jungle in which anything could be lurking. 

I’m going to relate a true story. Once a German explorer Carl Liche led a group of Mkodo tribesmen deep into the heart of darkness. Liche was in front of something that no white man has ever seen: a trunk ‘like a pineapple eight feet high’, with thick leaves hanging to the ground from its peak, and sinister 7-foot tendrils stretching in every direction.

Most reports say it has a short, thick trunk and long tendrils of some sort which are used to catch prey. In J.W. Buel’s Land and Sea (1887), the plant is said to catch and consume large insects, but also attempts to consume humans.

The sundews’ bright colours and nectar lure insects to land on the ‘glandular tentacles’ that protrude from their leaves. Upon landing, the insect’s fate is sealed. A sticky gum holds it fast to the plant. Each of the tentacles slowly begins to bend towards the insect, coating it further in this killer glue. Digestive juices break down the insect’s soft parts. Several days later, this miniature ‘coffin’ will re-open, casting the insect’s remains to the wind. Sound familiar?

Baobab trees can be up to 800 years old and are known as “mother of the forest” in Madagascar. The trees offer protective and pleasant shade, making the Avenue a popular place to rest during the day.

The baobabs can store up to 120,000 liters of water, enabling them to survive periods of drought. At sunset, the avenue is often crowded with tourists taking photographs of magnificent baobab silhouettes.

The Republic of  Madagascar is an island nation, opposite Mozambique. Antananarivo is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known its colonial short-hand form Tana. Due to its geographic position 1400m above sea level, has Mediterranean climate. Tana will surprise you with its numerous stairs up steep hills, palaces, cobbled streets and churches.
 
Tana is basically built on 12 hills and steep steps lead to the main Independence square in the town center. The architecture in the city is a mixture of old wooden houses, modern offices and French colonial style buildings. Most attractive place for foreigners is Zoma. This is a long series of bazaars in which thousands of people selling a very wide choice of handcrafts products.

There you will find huge variety of handcraft works.  Such as hats, bags, carpets, embroidery, dresses, silver jewels, curios, leather goods (crocodile, snake skin), wood sculptures, and many other interesting objects.

All foreigners coming into Madagascar are required to be in possession of entry visas. Passports are, moreover, required to be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of entry into the country.