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Pacific Horticulture Tours
Madagascar: A Madagascar Expedition
Escorted by Steve Gerischer, Board Member PHS, president Southern California Horticulture
October 9-26, 2012
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Madagascar has one of the most diverse floras on earth, with ten endemic plant families and 12,000 species (80% unique to Madagascar). There are 1,000 species of orchids (85% endemic), more than in all of Africa. With a talented Madagascar naturalist guide, we will explore outstanding reserves in diverse habitats, including Perinet and Mantadia National Park in the eastern moist montane rainforests; Lokobe Reserve on the island of Nosy Be, some of the last rainforest in the northwest; and renowned Berenty Reserve in the south, which edges the spiny forest with bizarre woody and thorny plants reminiscent of plants in our desert southwest. We will also see a profusion of lemurs in these reserves, plus chameleons and countless birds unique to the country.
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For more information please contact:
Betchart Expeditions, Inc (800/252-4910 • www.betchartexpeditions.com)
(800) 252-4910
www.betchartexpeditions.com