Daily Timing
Your guide coordinates the timing of the daily program and may make practical adjustments to support the group’s comfort and the day’s operating conditions.
Considered from Arrival to Return
Essential services are coordinated within the itinerary so the group can focus on Madagascar’s wildlife, landscapes and shared experiences.
Private helicopter and charter-plane services specified in the itinerary, together with the required land transportation.
Professional English-speaking driver-guide services, specialist local guides and all applicable local guide fees.
All entrance fees listed within the program, including guided experiences planned for the protected areas.
All accommodation and meals identified in the itinerary, including the picnic lunch in Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park.
Mineral water for each guest on every day of the tour or safari.
Clear Before You Travel
The following services and personal costs are outside the published tour inclusions.
Before Arrival
Flights to and from Madagascar are not included in the tour price.
Travel Documents
Visa costs and the traveler’s personal documentation requirements are arranged separately.
At Your Discretion
Tips for guides, drivers and other service staff are not included.
Personal Choice
Personal purchases, optional extras and services that are not specifically listed in the itinerary remain at each traveler’s expense.
Helpful Details Before Departure
These practical notes help everyone prepare for a smooth, flexible and well-coordinated Madagascar flying safari.
Your guide coordinates the timing of the daily program and may make practical adjustments to support the group’s comfort and the day’s operating conditions.
Regular meals may include meat, fish, dairy or seafood. Please share allergies, dietary requirements and preferences with HT Agency Tours before departure so the team can plan appropriately.
The final feasibility of the tour depends on the availability of the proposed accommodation. Any necessary alternative will be communicated during planning.
HT Agency Tours cannot accept responsibility for airline schedule changes that occur after quotation or booking. The team will assist in reducing disruption; however, it cannot be held responsible for resulting losses, missed connections or other prepaid services.
The Signature Flying Safari
Travel by air from Madagascar’s eastern rainforest to the limestone cathedrals of Bemaraha and the legendary baobabs of Morondava. Each chapter offers a distinct sense of place, guided with care and connected in refined comfort.
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Eastern Madagascar Living Rainforest Indri Territory
The Call of the Rainforest
Approximately 150 kilometres east of Antananarivo, Andasibe–Mantadia protects a lush world of mist, moss and layered evergreen forest. Analamazaotra Special Reserve and Mantadia National Park together offer one of Madagascar’s most rewarding introductions to endemic wildlife.
Signature Encounter
Listen for the haunting call of the indri, Madagascar’s largest living lemur. With a skilled local guide, walks may also reveal sifakas, bamboo lemurs, chameleons, frogs and endemic forest birds.
Botanical Detail
Palms, tree ferns, bamboo, pandanus and native hardwoods form an intricate canopy. Endemic orchids add seasonal colour, with many species flowering between September and January.
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Western Madagascar Stone Forest UNESCO Heritage
A Cathedral Carved by Time
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Across western Madagascar, Tsingy de Bemaraha rises as a dramatic labyrinth of limestone pinnacles, narrow passages and hidden canyons. Air-assisted access reduces demanding overland travel while offering a rare perspective on the scale and remoteness of this protected landscape.
Millions of Years
Ancient limestone deposits were lifted above the sea. Over time, rainwater widened natural fractures and sculpted pinnacles, caves, crevices and extraordinary stone corridors.
Life Between the Pinnacles
Forests and limestone corridors shelter lemurs, reptiles, amphibians and endemic birds. Decken’s sifaka and the armoured leaf chameleon are among the region’s remarkable residents.
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Morondava Ancient Baobabs Golden-Hour Finale
Madagascar’s Living Silhouettes
Renala — mother of the forest
Near Morondava, Grandidier’s baobabs line one of Madagascar’s most celebrated roads. These monumental trees once belonged to a broader tropical woodland and remain deeply connected to the identity and daily life of surrounding communities.
Late afternoon brings a warm glow to the trunks before they become sculptural silhouettes against the western sky. A local guide adds valuable context about conservation, community life and the environmental pressures shaping this remarkable region.
Know Before You Go
Climate, altitude and packing guidance for a comfortable journey across eastern and western Madagascar.
Seasonal Conditions
Madagascar has a tropical climate, while the central highlands are cooler. Night temperatures in Antananarivo and Andasibe can fall to around 5°C in July and August. The dry season generally runs from March through October and may continue into November.
The east is often most comfortable from March to May and from September to November. January through March is the main cyclone period. In the southwest, conditions are usually hot, dry and semi-arid.
March and April can be rewarding for flowers and reptiles, while November is often excellent for birds and other wildlife. Lemurs may be observed throughout the year. Weather patterns can still vary, so flexible preparation is valuable.
Route Elevations
Pack with Confidence
HT Agency Tours provides torches for nocturnal wildlife walks and a water bottle. Guests should bring personal camera supplies and spare batteries, binoculars, swimwear and a beach towel.
Pack lightweight walking boots or supportive trail shoes. Waterproof trousers are useful in rainforest areas, while walking poles are optional for added stability.
Choose lightweight clothing for warm days, plus rainwear and a warm sweater or jacket for cool nights at altitude, especially from July through September.
A Curated Madagascar Flying Safari
This Madagascar flying safari group departure is designed for travelers who value time, comfort and meaningful discovery. Air-assisted routing connects rainforest wildlife, Tsingy de Bemaraha and the Avenue of the Baobabs with attentive local support.
The Route
Travel through Antananarivo, Andasibe, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Morondava and the Avenue of the Baobabs with carefully coordinated private vehicles and selected flights.
Your Stay
Comfort-focused lodge accommodation and the meals specified in the itinerary create a smooth base for each day’s wildlife, landscape and cultural experiences.
Your Support
An English-speaking guide, specialist local guides and experienced operational support help keep the journey informed, flexible and well coordinated.
Arrival at the Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo. You will be welcomed by HT Agency Tours representative. Meet and greet. Once you have passed customs formalities, it is to the Guide to smooth through the rest of the arrivals process – changing money, setting up your phone with a new SIM card, and anything else you need. This will make our contact easier. Check in at the hotel.
ACCOMMODATION: NOVOTEL
INCLUSION : DINNER AND BREAKFAST
DRIVE: ABOUT 20MN DRIVE
After breakfast, around 7:00 AM, transfer directly to Andasibe by helicopter, on the air to reach the east, we enjoy panoramic views of the stepped rice fields, mountains, and then continue through the green and luxuriant vegetation. After 30mn flight, we land on the rainforest renowned Andasibe-Perinet National Park. We’ll visit Analamazaotra National Park.
Meet the Indri-Indri and the Diademed Sifaka in their forest home. The visit takes about 3 hours. Within a mile of the park you can hear the peculiar call of the indri very early in the morning until noon and again in the late afternoon. Indris (called Babakoto in Malagasy) are the largest living lemurs at all reaching up to 1 meter.
Andasibe is the best place to observe the Indris given that there are a couple of families habituated to humans. It lives in small groups and cannot survive in captivity. There are several legends trying to explain its origins since it is considered a sacred animal in the whole Madagascar. Apart from the Indri, another 13 lemur species inhabit these forests, such as woody lemur, grey bamboo lemur, diademed sifaka, brown lemur, red mouse-lemur, red-bellied lemur, black and white ruffed lemur and even aye-aye.
In the afternoon we visit Andasibe village, known as “the City of Waters”, and stroll through the local market to see some Malagasy craftspeople working.
Then, you will enjoy an amazing up close and personal experience with lemurs on the private Lemurs Island and then on to view many other species in the Vakona Reserve Zoo, where you will see many crocodiles in the huge river enclosure, native birds, and other wildlife in well-kept surroundings. Toward in the afternoon, you will aboard your helicopter for flight back to Antananarivo.
ACCOMMODATION: NOVOTEL
INCLUSION : DINNER AND BREAKFAST
DRIVE: ABOUT 1H FLIGHT (ROUND TRIP)
Today, we’ll leave early the hotel, at 6:00 AM to join the West of Madagascar. After breakfast, you will aboard your charter and fly directly up to Bekopaka. Before landing, discover the famous Tsingy of Bemaraha. Your will enjoy a fly over surrounding the scenic landscape of this area.
The flight will take around 1hour. Then, guided visit the Grand Tsingy. Here nature seems to be in perfect harmony with this wild and sharp limestone mountain. The flora consists of a dry western deciduous forest, plants typical of these dry limestone areas, such as species of Aloe and baobab Andasonia, the red-flowered flamboyant tree, Madagascar’s native banana Musa perrier.
You can also see typical plants growing in the rocky area such pachypodium, orchids. About the fauna, we can see the stump-tailed chameleon Brookesia perarmata, 53 bird, 7 lemur species including Decken’s sifaka Propithecus verreauxi deckeni. For your lunch, you will have picnic organized by the guide.
After lunch, aboard your private charter, and then, head towards the Menabe area with landing in the Capital Morondava. It is located in the heart of Sakalava territory and known for its beautifully sculpted royal wooden tombs. On arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. You’ll enjoy lunch at the hotel before enjoying a tour of the city.
In the afternoon, your guide will drive you to the renowned Avenue of the Baobabs (Allée des Baobabs), a dirt road lined with dozens of ancient Grandidier’s baobab trees, the largest of the seven species of baobab found in Madagascar. You can also discover the Baobab Amoureux. You’ll enjoy the gorgeous sunset over these magnificent trees before heading back to the hotel.
ACCOMMODATION: PALISSANDRE
INCLUSION: LUNCH, DINNER AND BREAKFAST
DRIVE: ABOUT 2H30MN FLIGHT
This day, after breakfast, back to the capital of the island – air transfer to Antananarivo. On arrival, you will be picked up by our driver, then drive to the craft market for shopping and purchase some souvenirs. Then, transfer directly back to the international airport for your external flight.
DRIVE : 1H30 FLIGHT
| Trip Dates | Price (Double Occupancy) | Trip Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2027 – May 28, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Jun 08, 2027 – Jun 12, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Jul 15, 2027 – Jul 19, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Aug 06, 2027 – Aug 10, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Sep 10, 2027 – Sep 14, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Oct 19, 2027 – Oct 23, 2027 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Trip Dates | Price (Double Occupancy) | Trip Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2028 – May 28, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Jun 08, 2028 – Jun 12, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Jul 15, 2028 – Jul 19, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Aug 06, 2028 – Aug 10, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Sep 10, 2028 – Sep 14, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
| Jan 19, 2028 – Sep 23, 2028 | $9,708.00/person | Available (8 seats) | Book Trip |
Visual Journey
Air-assisted access links Andasibe, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Morondava and the Avenue of the Baobabs in refined comfort.
