Everyday landscapes
Villages, reliefs and cultural stages give a first reading of the country. Meetings must be prepared with respect and not transform local life into a show.
Travel Ideas to MadagascarTravel to Madagascar.
Travel to Madagascar.
The island that changes your perspective.
Baobab landscapes, high lands and forests. A journey that asks to choose his way to leave time for discoveries.
At every wish, his journey
What thread will connect this great island?
Madagascar is discovered with patience and curiosity. Distances, road conditions and access to sites are essential for building a pleasant stay. A deep region can bring more than a long, too ambitious journey.
These ideas help you to choose a direction. Caroline then studies with you the steps, links and possible benefits for your dates.
Places, atmospheres and desiresThe High Earth The West and the Baobabs The Forest and the Coastal
What you come to find.
Light in the landscapes
The western landscapes call for scheduled stop times. Travel and access to the steps must be checked for your dates, before you fix the program.
A carefully chosen extension
A forest discovery and a stay on a coastal island meet different desires. The observation of the fauna and the exits are prepared with an appropriate framework.
Drawing the right steps
Travel time before kilometres
The state of roads, seasons and possibilities of internal connections can change the route. Specificate the comfort of the vehicle, travel times and conditions of accommodation with Caroline.
An itinerary idea to personalise
A first project can follow a cultural and landscape axis, and then add a rest step if the links allow it. North, West and South are different trips: avoid meeting them without the time needed.
Discovery suggestions, to adapt to your dates and local possibilities. No group departure, accommodation or price is announced as confirmed on this page.
The guide to make your choices
Prepare your discovery.
Which period should you choose?
Conditions of access to certain regions vary with seasons. The program must be validated for the specific locations, with realistic alternatives to the most dependent stages of the roads.
What will influence your budget
Transportation to destination, the category and location of the nights, travel on the site and accompanied visits are compared together. Give Caroline a cover and your priorities: the project can be adjusted by playing on the steps, comfort or duration, before you stop the services.
Before booking
The formalities and conditions of access are checked for your nationality, your situation and the scheduled dates. Updated practical information is to be consulted with the competent authorities; the report describes the services effectively offered.
Before you launch
Your questions about Madagascar.
Are Lemurians Guaranteed During Visits?
not to. Natural observations remain random. The outlets are chosen for their quality of management and respect for the fauna.
How can I plan my trip to Madagascar with Odyssée Voyages?
Contact Caroline by phone or by email with your dates, duration, number of travellers and priorities. A first study allows to clarify the possibilities, before any detailed proposal.
Are these ideas matching an already scheduled accompanying start?
not to. This page is an inspiration for a personalized project. The accompanied departies actually published are presented in the accompanied travel section, with their own information.
Take discovery further
Choose a route and discover a great island patiently
The Highlands, the eastern forests, the baobabs and the coasts of Madagascar make up profoundly different landscapes. However, the links require attention. Choosing an axis leaves time to stops and to the life of places, instead of trying to pass through everything.
The colour of the earth, the cultivated parcels and the houses of the High Earth already give a reading of the country. To accurate the comfort expected allows you to choose the appropriate regions and nights. A feeling of adventure should not hide too long trips for travelers.
Two directions to shape your journey
What thread will connect your itinerary?
Ideas for discovery to personalise according to your dates, pace and local possibilities.
The Highlands and the southern route
A first route can follow the High Earth from Antananarivo, with Antsirabe and the landscapes of the region of Fianarantsoa. Villages, cultures and reliefs give content to the road. A stop takes its meaning when it leaves a real time of walk, not a few minutes of photography.
Ranomafana forests or the landscapes of Isalo can extend this line, depending on the duration of the stay and access. These regions do not involve the same discoveries or the same steps. Journeys, nights and exits think together so that you don’t accumulate too intense steps.
The north and coastal islands
The landscapes around Diego-Suarez give a different direction of travel, with a selection of close discoveries. It is not necessary to add the whole south to build a nice stay. Travel and type of accommodation remain essential, even when the map looks relatively compact.
A step in the archipelago of Nosy Be can bring rest. The island retained, the location of the address and the conditions of connection change the experience. A few suitable exits and free days are better than a presentation of all the neighboring islands as systematically acquired excursions.
The actual path
The state of the roads and the possibilities of travel count more than one kilometre. Connection days must remain readable, with pauses and a rhythm acceptable for everyone.
Nature to observe
Forests and parks are discovered with an appropriate framework. Lemurians and birds remain free: the quality of an output cannot be reduced to a guaranteed encounter.
A respectful encounter
Artisanate, market and village life require a careful approach. The welcome conditions and the content of the exchange are more than a meeting formula automatically announced on any route.
Give the journey the right pace
Two weeks can already be dedicated to one large axis. A shorter duration gains to stay focused on a region and a few nights of rest. Planning margins between large links also allows to better live the possible developments of the organization.
Extend without spreading too thin
An international combination is not necessary to get a contrast. Another coast, a forest or a relief sector may constitute a second stay. The west and its baobabs landscapes deserve a clean preparation, rather than a tour added to any discovery of Madagascar.
Continue the discovery
Other horizons to explore.
At Perpignan and at distance all over France
What if your next Odyssey began here?
Share your wishes with Caroline. Together, let us give a direction to your next trip.