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5 Reviews

4.2 out of 5

Jacqui Cottom

Reviewed October 2023

Scenery, wildlife, culture!

Cycling through the small towns and villages where locals pour onto the streets with a ready smile to greet you is something we shall never forget. Throw in a visit to a local school, a church service, a woodturners, the amazing scenery of the National Parks and the cheeky lemurs within touching distance and you have the perfect holiday! This holiday is culturally rich with dramatic scenery and this was every bit as good as seeing the lemurs close up.

Most Inspirational Moment

Being so close to the Ringtailed Lemurs in the Anja Nature Reserve with the mountainous backdrop was something we will always feel privileged to have been a part of. Impromptu visits to a school and a church service were also inspirational.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Armel was a brilliant guide who had a wealth of knowledge and experience and who put our safety first at all times. He had a great supporting team around him who could not do enough to ensure that our holiday was the best it could possibly have been. Armel had a constant smile on his face and this cascaded through the whole team , making our holiday an unforgettable experience.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring any medication with you that you could possibly need including paracetomol, ibroprofen,diarrhoea medication and rehydration salts as we only saw a couple of chemist shops on the entire trip. Best to be prepared! Bring some supplies for schools as they literally have nothing and if you visit, it would be great to give them things they need in person such as pens, pencils and crayons.

Suggestions

We cycled at the end of the dry season so Madagascar wasn't as green as we had envisaged. Although we were immersed in to the full culture of Malagasy life by cycling the backstreets, and saw great scenery along the way, the wildlife did not live up to expectations. We saw lots of lemurs and Chameleons in the National Parks but other than that, the wildlife was not as prolific as we had imagined. A lot of unregulated deforestation seems to be taking place so we didn't see a wealth of birds. We really enjoyed the holiday and pleased we went despite the lack of wildlife.

Meriel Howells

Reviewed December 2022

Stunning

A truly remarkable holiday led by our excellent guide Mel. Unforgettable scenery and perfect balance of cycling, culture and relaxation.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. He was kind , professional, great fun, patient and exceptionally skilled in understanding the balance and wishes of the group. We felt safe and had a wonderful time.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take gel seats

Suggestions

Can’t really improve on the experience we had.

Kathleen LOvell

Reviewed October 2018

Cycle Madagascar

Absolutely loved it.
My only criticism being that I felt like we should have set the bikes up on the evening of our first get-together. We spent a lot of time fussing with bikes on the first morning.
That way we could have got away earlier on Day 1. We could have got out of the city earlier and quicker, had more time watching the Dancing Limas at the Reserve and not been biking so long in the hot sun.
Also, the trip to Ramofama was unpleasant – too many tourists all there at the same time and scrabbling through and breaking the native forest. We saw very little in the way of Limas – saw many more further on in the trip.The evening event was great so you would really only need to stay there one day.

Most Inspirational Moment

Having lots of time and room to see the ring tailed Limas at one of the smaller parks. Going there in the afternoon was great value - much better than using up valuable cool cycling time the following morning.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Absolutely outstanding. Patient, funny, supremely organised, caring, considerate, always aware of what was happening. A delightful man whom we were privileged to have and get to know. We learnt so much about the local people and areas because of him

Advice for Potential Travellers

Carry diarrhoea and vomiting tablets - be super careful about water, salads, hand washing

Suggestions

Would loved the cycling to have been several more days

Kathleen LOvell

Reviewed October 2018

Cycle Madagascar

Most Inspirational Moment

Thoughts on Group Leader

Advice for Potential Travellers

Carry diarrhoea and vomiting tablets - be super careful about water, salads, hand washing

Suggestions

Would loved the cycling to have been several more days

Francis King

Reviewed November 2016

Cycle Madagascar

An astounding country to visit. The scenery was spectacular and various. The people very friendly and of course the wildlife unique.

Most Inspirational Moment

The trek into the National Park.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Fi (Finaritra) was very willing and helpful. He was however inexperienced which led to a few minor problems but he did cope very well over some confusion about return flights and accommodation. I would have liked to have heard and therefore learnt more about the country as we travelled from our guide.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Leave your smartphones in you luggage.

Suggestions

My only real concern was the bikes. Ours was only the third trip for the bikes. They were more than adequate for the terrain but they were already showing signs of excessive wear. Not unurprising but the staff were very inexperienced with few tools (a plastic bag with a 14mm spanner, a couple of allen keys, a flat head and crosshead screwdriver, puncture repair kit and a pump) and virtually no spares. My multi-tool was used frequently. If a chain had broken or a derailleur had failed they would not have been able to cope. Cleaning the bikes in a river is a surefire way of decreasing the life of bottom brackets, hubs and derailleurs. Fortunately we escaped serious breakdown but future tours may not.