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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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't use it again, 23 May 2007
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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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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars AWFUL: Shallow, carelessly-compiled and full of inaccuracies!, , 19 Dec 2008
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December 13, 2008
This must be one of the very worst Lonely Planet guides ever!
It is a result of several personal disasters: the original author died while writing it, leaving the publisher to fly in another author with zero experience to finsish the book. And that one broke her leg upon arrival, proudly announcing she had researched the title on one leg!
Well, that one leg certainly did not take her very far.

To start with, the book only covers the most superficial overview of the country. It lacks any real insight into the culture and history, and even the coverage of sights is so limited that I found more info on things to see in the local tourist office publications!

Now for the practical info, which is what most people buy Lonely Planet guides for.
This is even worse!
The maps are awful. Even the simple walking tour map of the capital has streets and attractions misplaced on it, making it obvious the author has never walked it on that one leg.
Hotel recommendations? I have very soon given up even reading them! For the budget category, the recommendations are totally useless, with much better value options readily found by simply looking or asking around. For the higher end, I often found that hotels described as the best in town were now ages old, run-down and certainly not the best in town for at least a decade!
Transport? Now this is where sheer laziness and carelessness is most obvious! More often than not, totally different (as much as 10 times!) fares are given for the very same journey depending on at which of the 2 towns it starts/ends in you look up in this book. The very same road may be described as excellent (correct) from the north, but as awful (outdated info) from the south. In fact I am very surprised that LP's usually very strict editors failed to pick all these errors!

And I could go on endlessly...
But in short, if you are going to Madagascar, whether on an organized tour or as a backpacker, you should definitely avoid wasting your money on this book! Its sole English-language competition the Bradt Guide to Madagascar, is far more informative and accurate. In fact this is not much of a secret any more. Unusually for any country, I saw hardly anyone else in Madagascar travelling with Lonely Planet, with almost everyone using Bradt.

This book should never have left the publisher.
The only reason I gave it 2 stars is that if you simply can not get hold of the Bradt guide (as I could not in Asia) this one still gives you the most basic ideas about what to see and how to get around the country.
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