Experience Madagascar’s diversity

Enjoy rainforests, dream beaches and mountains

Madagascar is an island with so many faces, and we want to bring you close to all of these. This interesting round trip leads our guests to the gate of the south, into the mountain cloud forests of the south-east, and finally to the tropical east of Madagascar. You can expect interesting excursions and a deep insight into flora, fauna, and the exciting Malagasy culture. And at the end of this travel so rich in experiences, you can relax in the warm water of the Indian Ocean, and enjoy the most beautiful beaches of Madagascar.

Tour course
Prices and services
Maps and dates
Group size
Highlights

Ambositra – Ranomafana

From the capital Antananarivo we go 250 south to Ambositra, the city of woodcarvers. Here you can watch the artists working. The next day, you arrive in the amazing rainforests of Ranomafana in the late afternoon. Relax and enjoy the unique atmosphere! Our jungle excursion is planned for the next day, and afterward you can enjoy the hot springs which gave this locality its name.

Ambalavao

The travel goes on to Ambalavao, the city of Zebus and the largest market of medicinal herbs in Madagascar. In Anja Community Reserve, which is part of Andringitra mountains, you meet the famous ring-tailed lemurs and climb one or the other rock. Remember that this place’s nickname is “Rocky Park”.

Antsirabe – Andasibe
Now we head back to the central highlands. On our way, we stay one night in Antsirabe, where you can visit one of the many gemstone workshops or Marcel’s small bonbon factory. We drive more than 200 km to the east, to the rainforests of Andasibe. In this magical, marvelous mountain cloud forests, you can meet the Indri, the largest of all lemurs.

Manambato – Canal des Pangalanes

Your next destination is the lake of kings. A boat trip on the Canal des Pangalanes brings you to a private nature reserve. We will spend the next days discovering the rainforests, meeting a lot of lemurs and maybe you are lucky to watch the bizarre Aye-Aye at night.

Toamasina – Mahavelona

The travel continues in the northern direction. In the largest seaport of the east coast, Toamasina (Tamatave), you visit the spice market to buy pepper, vanilla, and other delicacies. Then we travel to Mahavelona, where the historic castle of king Radama I. waits. Later you can cool down swimming in the Indian Ocean.

St.Marie – Nosy Nato

In the morning, we take the ferry to the island St. Marie (Nosy Boraha) and the smaller, but paradise-like island of dreams, Nosy Nato. Here you can snorkel, bath in the turquoise blue sea or just let the travel die away at the white beach under palm trees. After some days, the airplane brings you back from St. Marie to the capital.

Travel price

Basic price per person in double rooms 3250 ,- €
Single-room supplement 600,- €

International and domestic flights are not included in the travel price.
You need a domestic flight from St. Marie (Nosy Boraha) to Antananarivo for this travel. We would be glad to help you book it.

The following services are included in the travel price:
Transports via car, boat or ferry on Madagascar (no flights!)
All overnight stays during the trip (hotels, bungalows, lodges)
All entrance fees for planned destinations and national parks
Tour guides during complete travel
Drivers and cars including petrol
Local forest guides in national parks and reserves
Harbour dues (for the ferry to St. Marie)
Travel money safety insurance

Travel season
This classic round trip is available all year round.

Group travels
We offer Tour of diversity as a group trip on the following dates:
09th to 30th May 2026
05th to 26th September 2026

If there is no complete group available for a certain date, it will be no problem to do this travel with only two persons – without any upcharge for you! Of cause this tour is available for your individual holidays, too. Don’t hesitate to ask us, your personal travel of dreams is close to you.

Individual tours and group size
You can do the Tour of diversity with at least two persons individually at any time of the year. Group travels include six to maximum ten persons, who may be separated into smaller groups in national parks and reserves. This way everyone can photograph without a ruffle, watch the animals undisturbed or simply enjoy nature. You can take advantage of a group trip without having restrictions on nature experience.

Highlights of this travel:
Aluminum foundries of Ampatolampy
Gemstone workshops of Antsirabe
Woodcarvers of Ambositra
Ranomafana national park
Andasibe-Mantadia national park
Lake of kings
Boat trip on Canal des Pangalanes
Visit of a private nature reserve
Spice market of Tamatave
Fort Manda
Islands of dreams St. Marie and Nosy Nato
Handcraft’s market of Tana

Testimonials for “Tour of Diversity”

The individual and familiar concept of Tanalahorizon together with the Malagasy openness and hospitality brought us to the country very close to our hearts. We especially liked to see the differences between the highlands, rural and urban environment, the national parks with adjacent population [...], and Nosy Nato with its footballing zeal also here. [...] For me it was fascinating how well we were able to observe the lemurs, chameleons, and even the Aye-Aye through our guides. [...] A very varied beautiful journey.
Jacqueline Mudra
Germany
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[...] From our point of view, it was really a successful mixture of nature and culture, but also a "soul-stirring experience". We are very impressed by the country and the people. That really makes us interested and eager for more ;o). We were very satisfied with our guide and the driver, we felt very comfortable in their presence and had the privilege to get and experience a lot of first-hand information and attitudes from locals. Great! Also in terms of organization everything worked out perfectly. [...]
Elke Cosanne
Germany
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Thank you very much for the organization of our trip, everything worked out wonderfully. The accommodations were good to very good throughout, the guides in the national parks were all very nice and competent and even Air Madagascar positively surprised us with their friendliness and punctuality. [...] A trip to Madagascar was my mother's childhood dream and became - thanks to your good preparation and care - the trip of a lifetime. Many thanks to the whole team, we will gladly recommend you!
Birgit & Gerlinde Weidenauer
Germany
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We really liked the "Tour of Diversity", it was a great experience and I think the children were also impressed by it. [...] The route with a mixture of culture, nature and animal world was just right for us. [...] Of course, we bought a little bit of a pig in a poke with the trip, you never know in advance who you will meet and what the accommodations will be like. But the trust really paid off and we felt well looked after all around, the trip was really worth the money.
Ulrik & Anke Neupert
Germany
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[...] Everything went perfectly, no breakdowns, nobody was ever late, the car was always clean. The food (with a few exceptions) is really excellent on the island - we did not expect all this and we are not used to it from Africa. But, it was also the other Africa. In the hotel, we met some Swedes who had rented a car with Europcar with driver and experienced nothing but trouble. One more confirmation that we did everything right with Tanalahorizon!
Gabi Grötzbach-Fischer
Germany
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