Grand Madagascar
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Andasibe-Mantadia
Arrive in Andasibe-Mantadia, met and transferred to your accommodation. Close to the capital and reliably rewarding, Andasibe is the natural first stop of a Madagascar journey.
Andasibe-Mantadia
Rainforest walks for the indri and other lemurs, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
To Ranomafana National Park
Transfer to Ranomafana National Park. Steep rainforest walks for bamboo lemurs and endemic birds, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
Ranomafana National Park
Steep rainforest walks for bamboo lemurs and endemic birds, plus a night walk. Ranomafana exists because of one discovery — a vivid example of how a single species can protect a whole ecosystem.
To Isalo National Park
Transfer to Isalo National Park. Hike the sandstone canyons to natural pools, with lemurs at the oases.
Isalo National Park
Hike the sandstone canyons to natural pools, with lemurs at the oases. Isalo is the visual high point of the southern circuit — pure landscape between the forests.
To Ifaty
Transfer to Ifaty. Walk the spiny forest for endemic birds and snorkel the reef.
Ifaty
Walk the spiny forest for endemic birds and snorkel the reef. Ifaty's spiny forest is unlike anything else on earth — a botanical wonder that makes the beach stop a wildlife one too.
To Morondava
Transfer to Morondava. Photograph the Avenue of the Baobabs at sunrise and sunset. Arrive and settle in.
Morondava
Photograph the Avenue of the Baobabs at sunrise and sunset. No picture says 'Madagascar' like the Avenue of the Baobabs — and Morondava is where you stand to see it.
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 Diego Suarez
Transfer to Diego Suarez. Base in the northern port; visit the bay and Emerald Sea. Arrive and settle in.
Diego Suarez
Base in the northern port; visit the bay and Emerald Sea. Diego anchors the northern circuit — bay, sea and the doorway to Ankarana.
To Nosy Be
Transfer to Nosy Be. Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs.
Nosy Be
Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs. After the forests and the Tsingy, Nosy Be is the sea-and-sand finale — with a last hit of wildlife.
Nosy Be
Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs.
Departure
A final morning in Nosy Be — 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
The dry season. Comfortable trails and active wildlife; September–November is superb.
Good season
Hot and wet. Lush, with reptiles and amphibians at their best; some rain.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mantadia Lodge
A comfortable lodge above the Andasibe rainforest, well placed for the indri.
Les Dunes d’Ifaty
A beachfront resort at Ifaty beside the reef and the spiny forest.
Palissandre Côte Ouest
A stylish beach resort at Morondava, an easy base for the baobab avenue.
Miavana
A spectacular private-island lodge off the north — one of the Indian Ocean's finest.
Setam Lodge
A hillside lodge over the Ranomafana valley, handy for the rainforest trails.
Soleil des Tsingy
A dramatic lodge perched near the Tsingy, the most comfortable base for the stone forest.
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.