Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt Travel Guides, reflects on the pros, cons and ultimate ambiguity surrounding cultural tourism.

Planning a trip for 2018? Take a look at our favourite destinations to travel to this year, as recommended by our expert authors. 

In this extract from Beastly Journeys, Ash Dykes tells of hiking the length of Madagascar and the unlikely companion that joined him for the last leg. 

From marble caves to fairy chimneys, these are the world's most impressive geological features.

To celebrate the launch of the new edition of our Madagascar guide, author Daniel Austin took over our Instagram to share some of his photos and stories from his many trips to the island.

Home to weird and wonderful wildlife, unique landscapes and a welcoming people, a trip to Madagascar has something for everyone. 

Visitors to Madagascar shouldn't miss a famadihana – the Malagasy bone-turning ceremony. 

Lemurs are the poster child of Madagascar, so we've come up with a list of the 8 best places to see these much-loved creatures.  

The Caribbean has long been championed as the destination for luxury, but Africa has its fair share of exclusive resorts. 

Bizarreness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.