Madagascar Experiences

You will be met at your hotel by your guide and driver, and transferred in your private 4-wheel drive vehicle to the small town of Bekopaka, where your local national park guide will join you. The morning starts with a boat trip on the Manambolo River. The small wooden boats are similar to dugout canoes, joined together in pairs to provide stability. The guides will offer assistance, but if you ha...

After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel and transferred by road to the point from where boats (mostly motorised dugouts or 'pirogues'), depart to Lokobe National Park, on south-east Nosy Be. The excursions actually entail exploration of forest just outside of the national park periphery, where there are well- made trails. (Grading: easy). After the boat transfer (about 40 minutes), d...

Ambaro Ranch on Nosy Be offers excellent horse-riding excursions - our clients have tried and tested these and have given great reviews. At the stables, there are 8 horses. At any one time, a maximum of 4 guests can be catered for. (5 at a push). A local guide always accompanies riders. If staying at the nearby Vanila Hotel, the horses will be brought to the hotel and you commence riding from that...

We offer sightseeing tours of the bustling capital of Antananarivo in old, open-topped Citroen cars. Your driver and guide will collect you from your hotel after breakfast, at a pre-arranged time. (Best to wait until rush-hour traffic is over). The stops that you include in the excursion will depend on your personal interests, so these can be modified to suit you.  Aside from the better -known att...

After an early breakfast, depart on foot from the centrally-located restaurant on one of the 5 circuits in this wildlife-rich, western tropical dry deciduous forest called Ankarafantsika. Your guide will discuss with you the different circuits and depending on any particular wildlife that you are interested in, will help you choose which trail you want to complete. Terrain is gentle and the trai...

After breakfast at the lodge, your guide and driver will collect you for the 4-wheel drive journey about 37km northwards along a rutted road to Mantadia National Park. If however, the road to Mantadia is damaged and access is therefore not possible, we take clients to Maromizaha Experimental Reserve***.   At both sites, you can complete one of the trails which will enable you to see some primary m...

During your stay in Berenty Private Reserve, you will be taken for three scheduled activities per day: after breakfast at the lodge, set out with your guide on a morning walk, to make the most of the dawn chorus. As trails are broad and well maintained, over flat ground, walking is graded as 'easy'. Excursions take 2 - 4 hours to complete, depending on how in-depth you wish to study the re...

Montagne des Francais is a short drive along a good tarmac road from Diego Suarez. From the town, your guide and driver will take you to the entrance, where you obtain your tickets and will be met by a local guide. Set off on foot along the circuit, which can be varied in terms of length according to your fitness level and what you would most like to see. The main attractions are the two endemic ...

From Sambava, an hour’s drive inland towards the Andapa basin takes you to Manantenina from where you drive about 10 minutes on a bumpy road to the trailhead/vehicle park. This is followed by an interesting and brisk, guided 7km walk to Camp 1 in the rugged and rainforest-clad park. The first 3km takes you through open terrain with cultivated plots and secondary growth, followed b...

We offer sightseeing tours of the bustling capital of Antananarivo in vintage, open-topped Citroen cars. Your driver and guide will collect you from your hotel after breakfast, at a pre-arranged time. (Best to wait until rush-hour traffic is over). The stops that you can include in the excursion will depend on your personal interests, so these can be modified to suit you.  Aside from the better -k...