Lemurs Baobabs
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Morondava
Arrive in Morondava, met and transferred to your accommodation. No picture says 'Madagascar' like the Avenue of the Baobabs — and Morondava is where you stand to see it.
Morondava
Photograph the Avenue of the Baobabs at sunrise and sunset. Arrive and settle in.
To Kirindy Forest
Transfer to Kirindy Forest. Search day and night for the fossa and nocturnal lemurs in the dry forest.
Kirindy Forest
Search day and night for the fossa and nocturnal lemurs in the dry forest. The fossa is one of the island's strangest animals — and Kirindy is where you actually see it.
To Tsingy de Bemaraha
Transfer to Tsingy de Bemaraha. Climb the via-ferrata through the limestone pinnacles, with lemurs in the maze.
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Climb the via-ferrata through the limestone pinnacles, with lemurs in the maze. The Tsingy is the single most extraordinary landscape in a country full of them — worth the hard road to reach it.
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Climb the via-ferrata through the limestone pinnacles, with lemurs in the maze.
To Antananarivo
Transfer to Antananarivo. Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit. Arrive and settle in.
Antananarivo
Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit. Madagascar's regions are linked by air through Tana — a night here is part of almost every route.
Antananarivo
Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit.
Departure
A final morning in Antananarivo — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Dry season. The northern road to Kirindy and Tsingy is passable; clear baobab skies.
Good season
Wet season. The avenue is lush but the Tsingy road can close.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Palissandre Côte Ouest
A stylish beach resort at Morondava, an easy base for the baobab avenue.
Soleil des Tsingy
A dramatic lodge perched near the Tsingy, the most comfortable base for the stone forest.
Laguna Beach
A comfortable seafront hotel near the baobabs and the boats north.
Le Relais du Tsingy
A solid lodge near Bekopaka for exploring the Grand and Petit Tsingy.
Relais du Kirindy
A rustic forest lodge in Kirindy — the place to stay for the fossa and night walks.
Renala
A simple, well-located base for the Avenue of the Baobabs.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.