MADAGASCAR off the coast of Africa, 4th largest island in the world, contains the world's most unique wildlife,
otherworldly landscapes, and razor edge geology.
Lemurs, in all manner of descriptions, thrive here after being made extinct on mainland Africa.
MOZAMBIQUE one of the poorest and least developed countries we have visited.
A nation of mainly Bantu speaking people
who gained independence from Portugal in 1974 but then plagued by civil war 1977-1992.
The country is rebuilding now with newly discovered natural gas and tourism.