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This was one of the best holidays of my life and owes much to the arrangements, consideration and organisation of tour operator'. The hotels and lodges were well chosen. The itinerary was very well planned and this enabled me to see many of the lemurs, birds, chameleons, lizards snakes and other animals. Also, the travels enabled me to view much of the terrain and countryside and learn a lot of the people and their ways of life.
To achieve this, I was fortunate to have joined Klaus for a few days followed by the remainder of my time with tour leader Lucien. Both went out of their way to ensure that I had all of the support and information necessary. Their experience and in depth knowledge coupled with the choice of excellent local guides to the National Parks and other areas ensured that I achieved all of my aims.
I waited for around 50 years before eventually making the trip. This operator made it that much more worthwhile.
Our guide Tina who met us at the airport and escorted us throughout our trip, could not have been more helpful. She was also extremely knowledgeable.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, seeing many kinds of lemur and indri as well as rare birds and reptiles.
The driver was also excellent, negotiating bad and overcrowded roads safely.
We can recommend a trip with this company.
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Client:
Shula Harel - from United States
Trip:
currently unavailable
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
Thank you for referring the tour organizer in Madagascar.
I went to Madagascar in July with 2 of my grand kids ages 18 and 15 and all of us enjoyed the experience. The planing was great, our needs were always met. We saw as many animals as was possible and mixed with the local people. Our guide knew the local language and with a joke always got the best for us.
I highly recommend the operator as a reliable efficient travel co who always responds within 24 hours, and the fact that they are local, living in Madagascar and yet know the needs of the western visitor played an important roll in the success of our 19 days stay in Madagascar.
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Client:
Brenda Davidson Tupis - from United States
Trip:
currently unavailable
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
We had a wonderful experience on our recent trip to Madagascar. I highly reccommend the operator.
They paid great attention to detail to make us as safe and comfortable as possible. They made every effort to obtain the best hotels available in each area that we were in. Our guide, Klaus, was knowledgable, prompt, helpful, and couldn't have done anything better. There were no glitches or problems. The rental cars used were in good repair and we had no problems with them.
We spent 3 weeks in Madagascar on a tour entirely arranged the operator. They did an extremely good job. Although we didn't book too well in advance they made a great effort to get a trip together that would reflect our interests and ideas. While planning the trip they were always quick to answer questions and would adjust the itinerary whenever possible.
During the journey we experienced two guides, Klaus and Brigitte and they were both extremely dedicated to their job. Also, they were aware of wishes that occurred during the trip and did their best to help us. They were always paying attention to our comfort and to giving us the best experiences and impressions of Madagascar. They were both very knowledgeable with a large insight in Malagassy history, culture, environment and wildlife. Any practical issues were efficiently taken care of and everything was surprisingly close to being on schedule.
We are happy to recommend them. Although their website isn't the most fancy one in the market of tour operators, the company is very professional and trustworthy. Do not hesitate to let them know what you wish to see and do in Madagascar.
Madagascar lived up to its reputation as a unique island. The operator did a wonderful job in organising a tour to suit our requests & fit in with our dates. He also was the guide on the tour so the personal touch was much appreciated.
We would recommend Madagascar to anyone wanting to explore somewhere exciting & adventurous.
It was a most wonderful trip,thank you for referring us to this company.
Our June 17 day experience in Madagascar was extraordinary.
The two German guides who reside in Madagascar were extremely helpful in all regards: they were always accomodating our needs, advising us as to where best to buy or to observe lemurs or chameleons, helping us with everything (including some lost luggage of 3 of our fellow travellers).
We got an excellent idea of the people, the customs, the bright and the not so bright aspects of modern Madagascar. We got to see very beautiful sights inthree of the four principal regions fo the huge island, sensing the diversity of the tribal traits, the architectural variations and even the hat designs that each tribe has. We tailored a tour that included many of the natural wonders of this unique island as well as very good prices for the costs involved.
Our visit to Madagascar would not have been as memorable as it was without this operator. We highly recommend them!
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Client:
Jenny Ward - from United Kingdom
Trip:
currently unavailable
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
18th Sept-15th Oct Crossing Madagascar
This tour was 28 days of exploration and travel in the capable hands of our guide.
It was an excellent, well thought out itinerary taking us from the east to the west coast and finally south. Our travelling days were broken up with pirogue trips, park visits,whale watching, beach days walking tours and visits to local craftshops.We explored both national and private parks where most of our English speaking guides proved extremely well-informed and enthusiastic.
The trip was full of wonderful experiences but the highlights for me were the singing and dancing entertainment by candlelight Chez John a 72 year old Malagasy full of vitality and humour; watching a humpback whale and her calf off Isle Saint Marie and Berenty Reserve which our very professional, knowledgable and charming guide Benoit brought to life for us. The night walk was magical.
I am delighted to give you a feed back of my experience:
As you know this was a charity challenge rather than a holiday and therefore expectations from the clients would have been a little different from the usual holiday maker.
However from my point of view , as charity organiser - and I had a great deal of input into the itinerary etc. etc. of this challenge - I had one major concern before the event and that was that the ground arrangments - i.e. the operator - may not be able to cope with the size of our group and the logistics that needed to go with that.
I can honestly say that having done several of these challenges in different parts of the world, this operator did one of the best ground handling jobs that I have encountered.
They were professional, slick and extremely efficient. It was so successful that I have decided to run the same event in 2007 and I sincerely hope that this operator will be working for us again.
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Itinerary
Adventurous drive to Ankavandra and the canoeing down the Manambolo River
From / to Antananarivo, 11 days / 10 nights, from August to October Highlights: – Looking for the piste to Ankavandra – Canoeing down the Manambolo River – Tsingy de Bemaraha NP – Andranomena Special Reserve – Avenue of the Baobabs – Walks and Exploration of the baobab forest
Day 1 Pick-up at Antananarivo airport or your hotel. Drive to Antsirabe. The drive takes us across the highland landscape with its beautiful rice fields and its spectacular eroded hills called ‘lavaka’ and through a lush green landscape where vegetables and fruits are farmed. We will take a tour of the city, wandering through wide, palm-lined boulevards. Also we visit some artisan production. Night in colonial style des Thermes hotel where, in earlier years, farmers from the East coast relaxed. Included meals: dinner
Day 2 Antsirabe, from where we start, is a lovely town and a stroll around its streets will bring you in contact with some fantastic little shops selling Malagasy artefacts and handicrafts. It is a very peculiar town because of its charming characteristics. Industrial town – agricultural town – tourist town. After a short visit of the town we drive to Miandrivazo, about 220 km. We pass a moonlike landscape. Here is the starting point of the pirogue tour. Hotel Le Gîte de la Tsiribihina. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3 Early morning we take our 4WD to start in direction of Ankavandra. We cross the Mahajilo River using a ferry. We pass a dry region, an isolated natural wilderness – a real “no man’s land.” The landscape is extraordinary, savannah, secondary forests, mango trees steep rocks and small villages. Night in tent on the beach of the Itondy River. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4 We continue to reach Ankavandra. We pass an impressing landscape composed from relief and canyons. In the afternoon we reach Ankavandra. The village is on the Manambolo River. We stay in a small hotel. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5 Ankavandra is the starting point for the Manambolo River tour. Quite and relaxing days are to come. During the nights we stay in tent on a sandbank on the beach of the River. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6 We continue to canoeing in a moonlike landscape with steep rocks and naked hills. Night in tent. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7 We pass the gorge of the Manambolo River and the tombs of the Vazimba, the first inhabitants of Madagascar. Early afternoon we reach the campsite of the Tsingy de Bemaraha NP. Night in the campground. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8 Tsingy de Bemaraha is classified as one of the world wonders by UNESCO. The fascinating raised limestone plateau is decorated with sharp pinnacles. Areas of deciduous forest also provide the chance to see brown lemurs as well as Sifaka lemurs and a variety of birds. Bemaraha contains an original flora. The dry dense forest has several types of vegetable formations. In the morning we take a walk for landscape and to look for lemurs and birds. Lunch we take in Tsingy de Bemaraha, and then we start for Belo sur Tsiribihina. Night in du Menabe hotel. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9 After we crossing the Tsiribihina River by ferry we travel south by 4x4 vehicles to the Andranomena Special Reserve. The Reserve is a wonderland of baobabs, like a triple baobab, a manlike baobab and a womanlike baobab as well as lemurs and lakes. We enjoy a picnic lunch in the forest and walking in the Reserve. We try to catch sunset at the ‘Avenue of the Baobab’ between Belo sur Tsiribihina and Morondava. More than a dozen majestic old giant baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) growing next to the track. The day\'s last golden rays strike the bloated trunks from the west. Night in Morondava Beach hotel. Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 10 After the strain of the last days, depending on your flight schedule, you can relax in at Morondava Beach hotel in Morondava. Transfer to the airport of Morondava, pick-up at Antananarivo airport, transfer to Le Relais des Plateaux hotel, overnight. Included meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 11 Transfer to Antananarivo Airport. – End of service. – Included meals: breakfast,
Complementary information: Duration of the tour: 11 days Car: 2 days 4WD: 4 days Canoe tour: 3 days Trekking: ½ day Included services: overnight in the mentioned or similar hotels in double room, during the river tour and in the Tsingy in tent, meals as mentioned, including 1 ½ l of mineral water per person per day, going by traditional pirogue, car or 4WD, all transfers, all entrance fees, English speaking tour leader, local guides at the visited parks, tip for drivers, local guides, porters, waiters etc. The tour can be changed according to circumstances.
Not included: flights, drinks except mentioned, private expenses.
Requirements: you should like camping, teamgeist.
Please note: for this tour is one inbound flight required that is not included in the tour price.
This tour is customisable.
PRICING 2 persons 2600 3 persons 2100 4 persons 1900 Prices in Euro per person.
