These pages describe a trip my wife and I took to Madagascar in 2024, organised for us by the excellent Kate Waite of Whisper and Wild.

Getting there

Still getting there – Day 2: Transfer to Masoala Forest Lodge

Being there – Masoala Forest Lodge Day 2

Still there – Masoala Forest Lodge Day 3

Farewell Masoala – back to Tana

East to Andasibe

Mantadia National Park

Analamazaotra and Andasibe Nature Reserves

Mitsinjo reserve and the journey back to Antananarivo

On the road (1) – Antananarivo to Antsirabe

On the road (2) – Antsirabe to Ranomafana

Striking gold at Ranomafana

Ranomafana to Ambalavao – great landscapes and lemurs

On the road (yet) again – Ambalavao to Ranohira

A scramble in Isalo National Park

Coasting into Toliara – end of the RN7

North! to Alas… oops, sorry, Anjajavy* (part 1) – The Spiny Forest

North! to Anjajavy (part 2) – Flight from Tana

Activities at Anjajavy – and Farewell