12 Iconic Landscapes Only Found in Africa's Remote Corners

10. Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar: Stone Forest

West Madagascar boasts a habitat unmatched anywhere: Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. The “Tsingy,” meaning “where one cannot walk barefoot,” are limestone pinnacles rising like a thicket of stone spears. Erosion has sculpted these razor-sharp formations into labyrinthine corridors above hidden canyons. Lemurs, chameleons, and rare birds thrive on ledges and in microhabitats found nowhere else. Rope bridges and ladders offer the only passage for adventurous visitors, reinforcing the park’s reputation as an ultimate wilderness challenge. The region’s remoteness and ruggedness have preserved both wildlife and traditional Sakalava customs. Few make the effort, but those who do enter a world part fantasy, part geologic laboratory, and entirely unique on our planet.