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Madagascar and Comoros (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guide) (Paperback)

by Gemma Pitcher (Author), Patricia Wright (Author) "The tongue-twisting name of Madagascar's capital means 'City of a Thousand', a reference to the thousand massed warriors of its founder, Andrianjaka ..." (more)

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Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Aug 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1741041007
ISBN-13: 978-1741041002
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, and Comoros boasts unique blue pigeons and rare black parrots. Paul Greenway provides travellers with all the information they'll need when visiting this destination.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not the best, 11 Jun 2008

By	John Anderson (London UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madagascar and Comoros (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guide) (Paperback)

Having visited Madagascar several times in recent years Ive used a number of guide books so I was eager to see what this new edition of the Lonely Planet Madagascar & Comoros guide book is like.

Perhaps its main advantage is its size. Its pretty small, so if baggage space is at a real premium this could be an advantage for you. However the small size comes at a cost - much of the information is not very detailed. Its largely the sort of information you might easily find out yourself travelling without a guidebook. And remember, a quarter of this book is about the Comoros - not useful if you're only going to Madagascar.
(I should mention here that I have never been to the Comoros, so if you're considering buying this for a trip to the Comoros rather than a trip to Madagascar, Im not realy qualified to review its quality as a Comoros guide.)

I was disappointed with the quality of some of the background information. Its evident that the writers are not really experts in Madagascar and there are many mistakes in the historical detail and information about the wildlife, including incorrect names for animals. On one page it says "Madagascar's wildlife is so little known that as recently as 1986 a new species of lemur was discovered". This is a laughably out-of-date comment given that there have been numerous (dozens) of new lemur species described since 1986!

All things considered, if you need something lightweight and all you want is some lists of phone numbers and addresses for hotels and restaurants, this is a useful little book. But if you need a guide that gives you the more detailed background information you need for planning a trip to Madagascar, then I highly recommend the Bradt guide written by Hilary Bradt. She is evidently a leading expert in the country and that book has contributions by countless experts on other aspects of Madagascar from its culture and history to wildlife and specialist travel advice (like travelling independently or cycling).

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2.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't use it again, 23 May 2007

By	Tim "Denholm" (UK) - See all my reviews

This guide doesn't have much information, I found loads of errors especially about wildlife. I think Lonely planets books are good for developed countrys but for madagascar this is NOT the best one out there.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, 9 Oct 2007

By	C. Finden-crofts "Chris the reviewer" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I never normally write reviews, but this book was so below par that I have felt compelled to warn others.

The writer(s) seem to have the attitude that you should only go to Madagascar if you're a "real" traveller and cast thinly veiled scourn upon areas in the country that are more tourist orientated and therefore more easily accessible.

Even the sections covering more remote parts of this glorious country give you no helpful advice and any they do give is seriously out of date (the book was written in 2004, but I think some of it was actually written in 2002 or even earlier).

If you want a travel guide to Madagascar, buy the Bradt's guide. It is up to date and the writers are not so pretentious.

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