9 nights, 4 stops — the island’s great rainforests.
Andasibe-Mantadia → Masoala National Park → Ranomafana National Park → Antananarivo.
Round trip · returns to 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.
Rainforest walks for the indri and other lemurs, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
Transfer to Masoala National Park. Boat to the peninsula and walk the lowland rainforest for red ruffed lemurs.
Boat to the peninsula and walk the lowland rainforest for red ruffed lemurs. Masoala is the wildest, least-developed park on the island — the choice for travellers who want the genuine article.
Boat to the peninsula and walk the lowland rainforest for red ruffed lemurs.
Transfer to Ranomafana National Park. Steep rainforest walks for bamboo lemurs and endemic birds, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
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.
Transfer to Antananarivo. Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit. Arrive and settle in.
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.
A final morning in Antananarivo — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The dry season. Comfortable trails and active wildlife; September–November is superb.
Hot and wet. Lush, with reptiles and amphibians at their best; some rain.
A comfortable lodge above the Andasibe rainforest, well placed for the indri.
An eco-luxury tented lodge where the Masoala rainforest meets the bay.
A hillside lodge over the Ranomafana valley, handy for the rainforest trails.
A long-standing forest lodge with lake and lemur island nearby.
A comfortable hotel by the village hot springs, a relaxed rainforest base.
A simple lodge right at the reserve entrance — convenient for dawn and night walks.
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