Why Travel to Madagascar
Madagascar, an unspoiled island situated off the east coast of Africa, is the perfect destination for nature lovers who want to get away from mass tourism. A true paradise filled with breathtaking landscapes and scenery, extraordinary wildlife, and idyllic beaches. Have fun snorkeling in the turquoise waters of Tsarabanjina, admire the majestic royal palace of Rova of Antananarivo in the capital city, and take a cruise around the 'perfumed island' of Nosy Be. Welcome to Madagascar, the last Eden in the world!
Capital
Antananarivo
Currency
Malagasy Ariary
Best Time
APR - OCT
Language
Malagasy, French
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Madagascar Travel FAQs
A trip with Royalairtrip allows you to have a tour with freedom and flexibility. You decide where to visit, when to see, what to eat and where to stay.
What is the best time to visit and experience everything here?
The dry season running from April to October is widely considered the ideal time to visit this extraordinary island nation when pleasantly warm temperatures, lower humidity, and drier road conditions make wildlife spotting, national park exploration, and outdoor adventures all thoroughly comfortable and deeply enjoyable throughout most regions of the country. June and July are particularly excellent months offering the most reliably comfortable temperatures across most of the island making them perfect for visiting multiple regions within a single trip including the highland plateau, western baobab landscapes, and southern spiny forests simultaneously. The wet season from November to March brings heavy tropical rainfall particularly to the eastern rainforest regions making road travel genuinely challenging and some national parks temporarily inaccessible though this period also brings extraordinary dramatic landscapes, hatching chameleons, and significantly lower accommodation prices. Royal Air Trip recommends May to September for the most comfortable and rewarding overall experience.
What is the local food culture like and what must I try here?
The culinary traditions of this fascinating island nation beautifully reflect the extraordinary blend of Southeast Asian, African, Arab, and French colonial influences that shaped Malagasy culture over centuries creating a genuinely distinctive and deeply satisfying food culture that rewards adventurous and curious visitors with flavours and dining experiences found absolutely nowhere else in the entire Indian Ocean world. Romazava is the beloved national dish of Madagascar consisting of a deeply fragrant and nourishing broth of mixed meat and the distinctive anamalao greens that grow only on this island served over mountains of freshly cooked white rice that forms the absolute foundation and cornerstone of every single Malagasy meal regardless of region, occasion, or social class. Ravitoto a wonderfully rich dish of pounded cassava leaves slow cooked with fatty pork and coconut milk is another deeply comforting and culturally significant classic. Royal Air Trip incorporates genuine local dining experiences into all our itineraries.
What unique wildlife experiences can only be found here?
This extraordinary island nation sitting off the southeastern coast of Africa represents one of the greatest and most celebrated biodiversity hotspots found anywhere on the entire planet where an almost incomprehensible variety of completely unique and utterly fascinating animal species evolved in total isolation from the rest of the world creating a wildlife destination of absolutely unparalleled rarity and scientific significance that leaves every nature loving visitor completely overwhelmed with wonder. Encountering wild ring tailed lemurs, indri lemurs whose haunting territorial calls echo through ancient rainforest at dawn, and the extraordinarily bizarre aye-aye with its skeletal middle finger adapted for extracting grubs from tree bark are wildlife experiences found exclusively in Madagascar that dedicated naturalists travel from every corner of the globe specifically to witness. Chameleons representing half of the world's entire chameleon species, the magnificent fossas, and the extraordinary leaf tailed geckos complete an almost unbelievable wildlife collection. Royal Air Trip includes expert guided wildlife experiences in all our itineraries.
What photography opportunities make this destination truly special?
This visually extraordinary and biologically unique island nation offers dedicated photographers and casual smartphone snappers alike some of the most dramatic, bizarre, colourful, and genuinely once in a lifetime photographic opportunities found anywhere on the entire planet creating an almost overwhelming abundance of extraordinary subjects that challenge and inspire even the most experienced and widely travelled wildlife and landscape photographers in ways that few other destinations on earth can match. The legendary Avenue of the Baobabs near Morondava at golden hour when the setting sun bathes the ancient twisted trunks of these magnificent 800 year old trees in extraordinary warm amber light while local ox carts pass silently through the dust is arguably one of the single most iconic and photographically perfect landscapes found anywhere in the entire African and Indian Ocean world. Royal Air Trip connects all photography enthusiasts with specialist local guides who know the very best locations and optimal timing.
What are the most fascinating indigenous tribes and communities worth visiting here?
This extraordinary island nation is home to eighteen officially recognised ethnic groups each possessing completely distinct cultural traditions, ancestral customs, artistic practices, and spiritual beliefs that together create one of the most fascinatingly diverse and genuinely captivating human cultural tapestries found anywhere in the entire African and Indian Ocean world offering curious and respectful visitors extraordinary opportunities for meaningful and deeply enriching cross cultural encounters. The Vezo people of the southwestern coast are extraordinary traditional fishermen who have developed an intimate and remarkably sophisticated relationship with the sea over countless generations building elegant outrigger sailing canoes using ancient techniques and navigating coastal waters with a skill and confidence that reflects thousands of years of accumulated maritime knowledge passed down through oral tradition. The Bara people of the southern interior are famous for their extraordinary zebu cattle herding traditions and spectacular jumping dance celebrations while the Merina people of the central highland plateau maintain the most elaborate and architecturally impressive royal palace traditions in Madagascar. Royal Air Trip incorporates respectful and genuinely enriching tribal cultural encounters into all our itineraries.
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