12-Day Western Madagascar Mid-Range Grand Crossing

Exceptional tour company

I just finished up a 6 day private tour with Madagascar Mystery Tour Company. I am a solo senior female traveler from Canada, so I was looking for a tour company that would provide the itinerary I wanted, at an affordable price that would be safe. Well I found that company. I had terrific communication with Liva right from the beginning of my search. Liva is very professional, caring and listened to my questions and concerns or any changes I wanted to make. His replies were prompt, detailed and even answered my questions about Madagascar in general. Throughout the entire process, I felt that Liva wanted to share the unique qualities of his country, and wanted me to enjoy every minute of it.
Liva organized a private driver, Lolo, and a private guide Theo to pick me up at the Morondava airport. Lolo and Theo were both fantastic at their jobs. They were also eager to show me everything about their country. They had positive outlooks, were extremely funny, respectful and communicated very well about any changes to the logistics of the trip. My tour itinerary took me to the Avenue of the Baobabs, north to the Bekopaka Tsingy region and the Kirindy Forest. The drives were long and arduous, but this team that Liva put together made the time pass quickly. Lolo is an amazing driver, never getting frazzled when there were some challenging areas. He was happy to stop anytime I wanted to take a photo. Theo went out of his way on many occasions to get me the right photo opportunity, or find me a lemur species that he knew I wanted to see. Nothing seemed like too much trouble for this team. In the Tsingy region, Gilbert was my guide for the canoe trip and the Tsingy hike and he was exceptional, as was the guide for the Kirindy Forest. Liva has the connections to get the best of the best.
Honestly I cannot recommend Madagascar Mystery Tours enough. If you are looking for a professional company who cares….this is the one. Liva will treat you right….and there might be a surprise for you at the end. Thanks Liva, Theo and Lolo. I loved every minute of it. I have memories that will last a lifetime.

It was incredible!

The best trip I’ve ever had in my entire life!!!!!

Warm team!

We had a wonderful experience exploring this beautiful part of Madagascar with the team. All four of us thoroughly enjoyed the journey, thanks to the excellent organisation, the warm hospitality and the attention we received throughout the trip.

A special mention goes to Tchery, who was absolutely lovely, friendly and attentive at all times, and to our professional driver, who was always accommodating and happy to adapt to our wishes. We would also like to highlight Sebastián, our guide in Bekopaka, who was knowledgeable, charming and made our visit to the Tsingy particularly enjoyable, despite the heat and physical effort involved.

The landscapes and experiences were truly memorable, and we are very grateful to the team for helping us discover this extraordinary region of Madagascar.

Overall, we were very happy with the experience and would recommend the team to other travellers. Our only significant disappointment was the accommodation in Kirindy, which unfortunately fell well below acceptable standards in terms of cleanliness, bathroom facilities and security. We understand that options in such remote areas may be limited, but we hope alternatives can be considered in the future.

Thank you to the whole team for making this part of our journey so special!

I highly recommend Mystery Madagascar Tour!

We booked a 2-day tour starting with the Avenue of the Baobabs in the morning, followed by a day walk and a night walk in the Kirindy Forest. The next day, we did another day walk and perfectly concluded the trip by watching the sunset at the Avenue of the Baobabs.

​I absolutely loved this tour! Everything was extremely well-organized. We always had a dedicated driver and a local guide for the hikes, and we were also personally accompanied by Liva, the CEO and Founder of Mystery
Madagascar Tour. We had plenty of time at each location without feeling rushed, and everything was explained to us in great detail.

​The entire 2-day trip was incredibly fun. During the day walk in Kirindy Forest, I got to interact with various lemurs and we spotted a mouse lemur, owls, and chameleons. The night walk was just as amazing – we saw the nocturnal small mouse lemurs, other lemur species, and even a snake.

​It was a truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience. I highly recommend Mystery Madagascar Tour to anyone visiting the area!

Simply beautiful

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unforgettable journey through Madagascar!

We are a family of four from Germany and took a 19-day tour with Madagascar Mystery Tour Operator.

Our journey took us along the RN7, through Ranomafana, Anja, Isalo, Tuléar, Anakao, Morondava, the Avenue of the Baobabs, the Tsingy de Bemaraha, and Kirindy.

Everything was very well organized. A big thank you to Mr. Liva, our German-speaking guide Romuald, and our driver Mickaël for their professionalism and friendliness.

We had a wonderful adventure and can wholeheartedly recommend Madagascar Mystery Tour Operator, especially for trips to southern and western Madagascar. 🇲🇬❤️

(automatic translation from German)