DESTINATIONS / Morombe UN SITE D’EXCEPTION LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 112 / prime Présenté par / Presented by
DESTINATIONS Au sud-ouest de Madagascar, Morombe est installée sur le canal de Mozambique. Situé à environ 200km au nord de Tuléar, dans la région d’Atsimo Andrefana, cet endroit unique serti de plages de sable blanc et de forêts de mangroves, bénéficie des plus beaux lagons et des plus importantes barrières de corail au monde. Sa faune et sa flore comptent plusieurs espèces endémiques. Les forêts de mangroves, caractéristiques de la région, abritent de nombreuses espèces d’oiseaux, dont le coua de Coquerel (Coua coquereli), le vanga de Lafresnaye (Xenopirostris xenopirostris), le drongo malgache ou Railovy (Dicrurus forficatus). Elles abritent également plusieurs espèces de lémuriens dont le Sifaka, le Maki, et le Microcèbe. Dans les dunes de sable qui bordent les plages de la ville, poussent cactus et autres plantes grasses adaptées aux milieux arides, et vivent caméléons, boas et couleuvres. La ville compte également plusieurs types de baobabs. Les eaux calmes et peu profondes des lagons sont couvertes de coraux qui servent de refuge aux poissons-clowns, aux poissons-papillons et aux poissons-perroquets. Les amateurs de plongée seront grandement récompensés. Morombe is a town on the south-west coast of Madagascar, on the Mozambique Channel. Situated about 200km north of Tuléar, in the region of Atsimo Andrefana, it is a unique location boasting the most stunning lagoons and the largest coral reefs in the world. Its location, is also, enhanced by magnificent white sandy beaches, as well as its rich mangroves. Morombe has very diverse fauna and flora, with several of Madagascar’s endemic species present. The mangrove forests, characteristic of the region, shelter several species of birds, including Coquerel’s coua (Coua coquereli), Lafresnaye’s vanga (Xenopirostris xenopirostris), the crested drongo or Railovy (Dicrurus forficatus). Several species of lemurs, such as the ring-tailed lemur and the grey mouse lemur live in the surrounding forests. In the sand dunes behind the town’s beaches there are varied species of plants such as cacti and other flora adapted to arid dunes. Reptiles including chameleons and snakes (boas and grass snakes) can be seen here. Several types of baobab also grow in the town. Morombe is unique for its natural environment on land, but also at sea. The town’s lagoons are characterised by their calm shallow waters. The seabed of the lagoons, with its covering of corals, is a refuge for clownfish, butterflyfish and parrotfish. Anyone who goes diving will be rewarded by the wealth of the undersea life around Morombe. online at www.primemedia.international / 113