For the duration of the trip we had an English speaking naturalist guide and a private 4x4 with driver who were both fantastic and treated us like V.I.P.’s. Our first day travelling by 4x4 to Andasibe gave us our first insight of Madagascar. We passed the terraced rice paddy fields and were given a brief history of the culture by our guide and on our way out of Antananarivo stopped by a river to watch women washing their clothes and laying them out to dry on the banks of the river.

Our experience of Madagascar was overwhelming and we had the privilege of seeing a vast array of wildlife. Our guides were fantastic and my daughter was able to photograph many species of lemurs: the Ring Tailed Lemur, Sifaka Lemur, Mouse Lemur, Indris, Bamboo Lemur, Red Ruffed Lemur, Common Brown Lemur and many more. My favourite was the nocturnal Aye Aye; we waited for over an hour but the wait was well worth it! With the expertise from our guide my daughter was able to photograph birds, a tenrec, tortoises, frogs, chameleons, insects, snakes, flowers and landscapes.

Madagascar is unlike anywhere I have ever been to – fantastically beautiful. Everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime.