Madagascar landscape

Destination

Madagascar

Real journeys through Madagascar, told by the people who filmed them.

Capital

Antananarivo

Languages

Malagasy & French

Currency

Malagasy ariary (MGA)

Best time

April–November

From Europe

Approx. 11 hours

Know before you go

Travel in Madagascar

Madagascar is a world apart: lemurs in rainforest canopies, baobabs lining red-dirt roads and limestone needles rising from the bush. Distances look short on the map, but the roads tell a different story — it rewards slow, well-planned journeys above all.

Every story below begins with footage from a real trip. Watch the original, read the practical details, then shape the journey into something of your own.