Madagascar cancelled

End of last year we had it all figured out: we were going to Madagascar! The thought of seeing the Lemurs in their natural habitat. And what a habitat that is. Madagascar is a world on its own, and has been for millions of years. We were looking forward to new 'experience of a lifetime'. How shocking and disappointing it was to learn a few weeks later about the political roller coaster Madagascar had become. Hoping for the best we waited for the situation to calm down the next few months. But the longer we waited the more it became clear, the issues in Madagascar will not be solved overnight.

With regret in our heart we saw no other option than to cancel.

We really hope the situation in Madagascar will stabilize soon, but the the recent coop, and the fact that quite some African countries not recognizing the new, self proclaimed, president, do not point in that direction.

As the holiday was planned, and having made our decision on Madagascar, we now put our energy in finding an alternative. We thought about South Africa and returning to Mozambique, but finally decided to return to the Maldives. As our island of choice is being refurbished (and most likely will be out of our price range when completed), we looked for similar island: simple, good food, affordable, but most of all, good diving!

We hope will find exactly that when we will visit Filitheyo later this year. Looking at the picture perfect white beach with palm trees, we are sure we made a good choice!