The high season in Madagascar corresponds to the dry season, which runs from May to October, when the weather is cooler and conditions are ideal for exploring both the beaches and national parks.

It’s a place so beloved of Madagascar aficionados that many of the guests sunning themselves under the shaggy beach umbrellas or on the palm-fringed ocean deck return year after year to its wood ...

When you're in need of a break from Madagascar's parks and forests ... a few travelers were less than impressed with the island's beaches and desired more things to do on shore.