Malagasya Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $73 to $104 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Elena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extensive tour: Malagasy Travel
Since initial contact, Malagasy Travel were extremely helpful, efficient and prompt with all replies. They adapted their offering to my needs and finally I opted for a group tour of Madagascar, offering an extensive visit of the Island. It was a 15 day tour covering South, East and West.
We were given an itinerary and were warned that there would be some long days driving. However many of the highlights of the island were covered and the trip offered good value for money compared to other tours I saw offered by other companies. While the tour was enjoyable, the reality was that we spent much longer in the tour bus than anticipated (three days over 12 hours a day, and most days at least six hours!) Admittedly this was due to deterioration of the roads during lockdown, and beyond Malagasy Travel control. Malagasy Travel listened and tried to take on board our concerns and slightly adapted the itinerary to try and make the travelling less arduous. However it was still unavoidable and way too long to spend on the road in a bus which was far from comfortable! Overall I feel that I saw most of Madagascar through the van window. On hindsight I would opt to see less of the island but spend longer in each destination. Madagascar is a beautiful island, the people are warm hearted and friendly and I shall definitely be back.
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Email Meidan Sitbon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend!
I was on 15 days privet trip as a lonely traveler on the south part of Madagascar, i were with a local driver that also guider and his English was great and every question i had on the way he explained me really good!
Every hotel that i been surprised me for good (its great hotel even for couples) and enjoyed every place that they took me! (Especially at Palmarium Hotel Ankanin'Nofy)
I want to give special thank to riantsoa (travel agent) that help me with any questions I had before the trip she really take care about everything and they are really trustworthy company!
If you want to watch some photos from my journey you can find it at my instagram story at IG: meidansitbon (the story explanation is on Hebrew but it’s fine)
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Email Roberta Martins Da Costa e Silva | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
When contacting Malagasya Travel, I was surprised by their friendliness and agility. I entered the Safari Booking website, filled out a form and in less than 24 hours the Riantsoa travel agent contacted me to understand in detail what I wanted. We put together a wonderful personalized itinerary that fully met my expectations! On the day of my arrival, I was greeted by them with an invitation to have dinner to get to know each other. It was a pleasant surprise for me.
During the whole trip I was very well assisted by all the places I went! The trip was wonderful and everything went according to plan.
Without a doubt, I highly recommend the company and will certainly make new trips with them!
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Email Luke Loke | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable!
I really appreciate that Malagasya had worked out a good itinerary, and most importantly had assigned a great driver (Mr. Jocelyn) for me.
I had a unforgettable tour, and looking forward to return to Madagascar to explore other part of it. This country is filled with tonnes of hidden gems.
Email Matthew David Victor Norris | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An amazing time with a helpful tour operator and great value for money!
My wife and I did a 2.5 week tour with Malagasya travel from mid-August to September 2022. The help and communication from our tour rep Riantsoa was incredible! It’s the best communication, advice and service we have ever received from a tour operator. The service prior to the trip was so good that I even wrote a review of the company before we had gone on holiday! Which, I know is crazy, but it just goes to highlight the level of customer care they had already delivered. Safe to say, now we have been on the trip I can write a proper review of the adventure itself, and it was just as good as the service we had received before we had boarded the plane.
The itinerary we originally chose was the 15 day tour “Tired of staying home, visit Madagascar”. We ended up adding 3 extra days as we had the time, and as other people have noted, there is a lot of ground to cover and we thought the few extra days would allow more time to relax in certain areas before the longer driving days. All in all though the itinerary allows you to explore a large and diverse portion of the country, from the tropical rainforests in the east, to the highlands and rock formations in the middle, and dry-forests and beaches in the south-west. All the hotels we went to were top-notch, with great service and friendly staff. And our driver Roamihaja (Roami) was a true gentlemen and great driver-guide for our entire trip! If you want to see a lot of Madagascar in 2 weeks then this is the tour for you. If however, you have the money, and time to take 3 extra days then I would advise it as it would allow…
1 extra day in Palmarium Reserve or Ranomafana (tropical rainforests where there are many beautiful animals to see).
1 extra day in Isalo national park to do more hiking in the beautiful mountainous terrain.
And 1 more day to relax by the beach in Ifaty.
But for those with just 2 weeks to explore this unique island I highly recommend going with Malagasya Travel. You’ll be in safe hands with their brilliant staff!
Email Chelsey Anne Jacqui Surgenor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant from start to finish.
My husband and I organised a private tour with Malagasya Travel for 18 days. The communication was impeccable, our driver Raomi was friendly, easy-going and very helpful, and the tour itself was brilliantly organised. We felt very well taken care of and although there can be a lot of driving, the activities organised were great (not too much, not too little). One thing we asked to add during the trip was a stop to Zombitsie National Park for a couple of hours and it was great with lots of Lemur sightings!
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Email Jean and Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everyone at Malagasya worked so hard to make our customized trip FANTASTIC
We highly recommend Malagasya Travel who helped us customize an amazing 10 day trip in Madagascar that included our wonderful English speaking driver/guide Christian Berthin (who was safe, knowledgeable, friendly, and very professional), hotels, guided park visits, airport transfers, and loads of information. Riantsoa was our trip planner and was fantastic about answering so many questions we had, which we did all via email. This is definitely a reliable company! They did everything they said they would, plus they were all so nice!
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Email Brendan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good tour but several days bored without activities on program.
I booked a tour with Malagasya travels for 14 days throughout southern Madagascar. We hit some of the major national parks as well as the beach on both sides of the country. The tour was pretty good. I would generally recommend Malagasya travels. I really like that Malagasya travels is a local company, and that's one of the reasons I went with them instead of one of the European companies operating in Madagascar with tours throughout Africa. However the reason I gave them four stars instead of five is because of the following. When booking the trip I was looking at several different companies. I had to make a decision of which company to go with and Malagasya travels would promise to send me an itinerary on a particular day and then send it several days later. By doing this they delayed my decision process on picking a tour company to go with and made the process more stressful. Malagasya travels was not my first choice of tour company to use. In addition to this there were several days on their tour which finished in the middle of the day and for the rest of the day you are left at the hotel. This may be desirable for some travelers who wish to just relax, however for me it was frustrating as I wished to do more activities and not just sit around for the day. To pay thousands of dollars for a trip in a wonderful and beautiful country just to lounge around the hotel was not attractive at all to me and was quite frustrating. However, I am younger and I noticed that a larger portion of the tourists in Madagascar are older and retirees, so to travel in the morning and then have the rest of the day free to relax at the hotel, may be quite desirable. I brought both these issues up with Malagasya travels. So good luck with your search for a tour company to use. Malagasya travels was pretty good but less active then some of the other companies in their trips and have delayed responses when communicating with them. But they work hard and you will see and experience many great things if you go with them! Safe travels!
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Email Tyler Hulsey and Alison Mittelstaedt | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our tour operator Harry was incredible and loved the tour.
Highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting an adventure through Madagascar. Harry and our driver were incredible and very informative. They made sure we were comfortable and made us feel very safe. The overall tour was setup very well and made geographical sense. Riantsoa was also readily available whenever we needed to get in contact with her.
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Email Zuber Ahmed | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour
I used Malagasya travel for my trip to Madagascar in October 2022. I contacted them via their website and I received a response very quickly. At first, they gave me a custom itinerary but it was too long for me as I didn't have that much time in hand. So I gave them my requirements and the locations that I wanted to visit. They immediately reverted with a customized itinerary based on my needs. Their service was impeccable right from the start. The driver they assigned me spoke excellent English and the whole tour was a breeze. They even organized a dinner for me on the last night of my tour. Last but not the least, they helped me with the postcards that I wanted to send to my friends across Europe, North America, and Asia. I'd highly recommend that you book your tour of Madagascar with them whenever you're planning to visit it.