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Ethiopian Experiences
"Madagascar is a place where nature has been allowed
to run wild, a land of extraordinary beauty and biodiversity."
(attrib. Unknown)
Adventures in Madagascar
with
Ethiopian Experiences
Magnificent Madagascar
A paradise - a treasure trove of experiences
The colourful north of the island
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Adventure, relaxation,
and a taste of authentic Madagascar.
Northern Madagascar is a region of stunning natural beauty, rich biodiversity, and vibrant culture. With lush and verdant rainforests, pristine beaches with crystal-clear waters, and a range of extraordinary wildlife, this is truly a must-do experience.
A twelve-day tour to experience beautiful coastlines,
unforgettable wildlife, majestic rainforests, and so much else.
£2885 (no increase in cost since 2025)
plus flights and visa.
Everything else is included - characterful and comfortable accommodation, truly delicious food, all tourist costs, guide fees,
and all land transportation.
Here are the dates for this
memorable and amazing tour.
We'd love you to join us.
Late Summer Tour 2027
Departure Fri 1st October
Return Wed 13th October
Magnificent Madagascar 2028
Dates coming soon
We can of course run any tour at almost any time for you. Perhaps you'd prefer to travel alone, as a couple, or as a group of friends or associates. Perhaps you would simply like to do our tour at a time that better suits your own schedule. Just get in touch with us via the form at the bottom of each page to discuss your requirements.
The itinerary
Please note: We shall always endeavour to follow the itinerary as published here on the website, but we reserve the right to flex these details if necessary in order to create the best possible tour for our guests.
🇪🇹 Day 0:
Evening flight
Heathrow to Antananarivo
Antananarivo
🇲🇬 Day 1: Our aircraft touches down in the capital, Antananarivo, more often known as Tana,
and we have an especially characterful hotel chosen for you for the first two nights to begin this amazing tour. Dinner will be excellent, and accompanied by conversation and discussion, preparing for a day of activity on the morrow.
🇲🇬 Day 2: For many of our guests this will be the first time to be in Madagascar, so we have a full day of activity in the capital city. We shall get to know the historic centre, with the bustle and colour of its daily market just down from our hotel. We shall also drive out of the city and visit (for a few perhaps, revisit) the wonderful Lemurs Park, on the outskirts of Tana, a high quality reserve and protected environment for six or seven species of lemur, all viewed at close quarters, yet all completely at liberty in this semi-wild environment. Another excellent dinner will complete our day.
Such a wonderful time.
Thank you so very much for all your care for us all
Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
🇲🇬 Day 3: Today we change the scenery completely. We take a morning flight to the very north of the island and check into our hotel right on the main street of the town of Diego Suarez (also known as Antsiranana). This is a friendly and characterful town with interesting shops and good cafes. A huge brand-new market has just been completed, and we shall pay it a visit before walking in attractive gardens and enjoying French patisseries.
🇲🇬 Day 4: Prepare yourself for sun, sea and sand today as we drive to the north coast and visit part of the Three Bays coastal walk - silver sands, pristinely clean, hardly a tourist in sight, and the bluest ocean views that you may ever have witnessed. Have a swim if you wish, inspect the souvenirs, or just relax with a drink while more energetic others stroll a little further. Lunch will be taken in the village of Ramena, facing the sea and watching Malagasy children build sandcastles. We'll eventually be back in Diego Suarez for peace and dinner.
🇲🇬 Day 5: Its forest and wildlife today. We drive south along the fairly well-maintained N6 to visit the Montagne d'Ambre with its pretty waterfalls, avenues of towering trees, and definite sightings of lemurs, chameleons, etc., all focused for us by a knowledgeable and expert local guide. Lunch will be in a garden restaurant near to the rainforest. We are back for our third night in Diego and some more of Madagascar's excellent French-inspired food and drink.
Ankarana
🇲🇬 Day 6: We leave Diego for the third and last time today, moving south-east on some much more countrified and local roads towards an extraordinary and geologically-world-famous area of bright red rocks - Tsingy Rouge. It will be warm and sunny here but not at all exhausting as we weave our way between the magical pillars of red laterite rocks. Another local lunch will be taken prior to continuing our journey back to the N6 and down to Ankarana on the edge of another area of rain forest and a peaceful night in a comfortable countryside hotel.
A great trip. Wouldn't have missed it for anything.
Nosy Komba
🇲🇬 Day 7: A morning drive will take us to the small harbour at Ankify, from where numerous boats take visitors over to the wooded island of Nosy Komba - most of it devoid of roads or transport. Our hotel is leafy and comfortable, looking straight out over the Indian Ocean, and away from the local bustle of the only real town, Ampangorina. We shall have relaxed time to stroll and explore this afternoon, with lots of chance to buy really lovely souvenirs if we wish to, before dinner and some peaceful sleep to prepare ourselves for the next day's activity.
🇲🇬 Day 8: A really intimate and well-organised little museum is our focus after breakfast, and we shall be shown round by a charismatic young man who shares the accolades for this fine little place. There'll be coffee and further exploration before lunch. But then we shall walk for no more than 15 minutes to reach an extraordinary corner of the extensive rain forest here on the island where we shall have the most intimate access to the lemurs, tortoises - and even very peaceful and sleepy non-venomous snakes! Policy here is to protect the majority of the island's wildlife by allowing guests to get really close to just a few of the animals. A small piece of banana secreted in the hand will certainly have its appeal to some of the locals.
Nosy Be
🇲🇬 Day 9: We shall be loath to leave this intimate little island, but even more wonders await us. On a relaxed morning schedule, we shall take another boat over onto the bigger and more well-known island of Nosy Be, landing in the harbour of its main town, called Hell-Ville. The town was apparently named after a famous French Admiral called Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell, a name to conjure with - especially for a man! We find our way to our wonderfully comfortable and rural retreat just away from a much busier and somewhat glitzy little town called Ambatoloaka, right on the sea coast. In the afternoon we're back to explore Hell-Ville and in the evening we might celebrate with a cocktail or two.
🇲🇬 Day 10: This will be an exciting day. Accompanied by another extraordinarily charismatic young local guide, called Christelin, we shall travel east, towards the Lokobe Reserve where he lives.
To accomplish the final part of the journey, we shall transfer to local wooden pirogue boats, with a paddle per person, and soon find ourselves in a magical place. Walks up into the forest, with plentiful wildlife, will be followed by lunch specially cooked for us on the little beach. After this slightly more energetic day, we'll be pleased to head back for supper, drinks and a little nightlife.
🇲🇬 Day 11: We are nearly at the end of this twelve-day trip to paradise but, before we leave Nosy Be, we plan to visit another small island, Nosy Sakatia, off the west coast, to have lunch with a locally-famous Italian 'ristoratore' who will welcome us to enjoy his rather special invitation-only cooking at Danae Beach. No paddling today - just a very short motorised crossing. Swimming and sunbathing if wished, but relaxation and well-being for all.
🇲🇬 Day 12: We are on our way back to the capital city today, where we shall spend one last night before making our homeward journeys on the next day. The exact timings will depend on the airline schedules, but we promise you some excellent food, some desirable drink and lots of relaxed banter on this final night.
🇲🇬 Day 13: The homeward flight, taking with us a wonderful collection of truly memorable visions and experiences.
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We can never be sure of flight costs in advance but we would expect the two international flights to come out at about £1000 and the one domestic flight at about £200.
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The cost of the tourist visa at the present time is about £30.
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For other general information, see Our tours > All the tours information