Indian Ocean

Madagascar

An island apart, with wildlife and landscapes found nowhere else.

Region

Indian Ocean

Ideal length

10 to 14 days

Places to stay

Guesthouse, Beach Resort, Boutique Hotel

In short

Lemurs, baobabs and a coast of its own

Why go

Madagascar separated from the mainland so long ago that most of what lives here exists only here. Lemurs, baobabs and long empty beaches make it unlike anywhere else we travel.

What makes it distinct

The places that set it apart.

It rewards travellers who are happy to go slowly.

Lemurs

In the rainforest and the dry forest.

Baobabs

The great trees of the west.

The coast

Reef, islands and quiet beaches.

When to go

The best months, and who it suits.

April to November is drier.

Who it suits

Naturalists, photographers and travellers who have already seen the mainland.

The kind of stay

Guesthouse, Beach Resort, Boutique Hotel

What you can experience

Ways to travel here.

Coastal

Diani, Watamu, Zanzibar and Mauritius on the Indian Ocean.

Combine it with

It travels well with its neighbours.

Mauritius

Lagoons, Chamarel and Île aux Cerfs

Kenya

The Mara, Amboseli, Samburu, Laikipia and the coast

What we can create here

Journeys we have designed.

Examples to start a conversation. Yours will be built around you.

Before you travel

Entry rules, health, money and packing are covered in Travel Information. We send advice specific to your route once your journey is confirmed.

Thinking about Madagascar?

Tell us when, who is travelling and what you hope to see. We will take it from there.