ABOUT

HELLO FROM BETHANY & TSIRAIKY

Miremby is a community-led tour operator in Madagascar, registered in the United Kingdom. We have meticulously crafted unique tours in Southern Madagascar, focusing on the exquisite southern portion of the island. Our expert guides bring a combined 18 years of profound experience and extensive knowledge about the region’s wildlife and conservation needs. As passionate conservation scientists, we design tours that enable you to immerse yourself in the wonders of the world’s fourth largest island, while genuinely respecting its delicate ecosystems. Our tours not only highlight the breathtaking wildlife and diverse landscapes but also honour the local communities who have made these areas their home, ensuring that each journey is both enriching and responsible.

SUPPORT MADAGASCAR

One of our fundamental guiding principles at Miremby is ensuring that the money our clients spend directly benefits the local economy. We are committed to paying fair wages to our tour guides and local hosts, recognising the invaluable expertise and hospitality they offer. Our careful selection of hotels and experiences is driven by a desire to support establishments that actively give back to the community and demonstrate a genuine respect for the environment.

Moreover, we are ardent advocates of slow travel, believing that a more relaxed pace allows for deeper and more meaningful connections. By granting our clients ample time to interact with local people and observe wildlife, we create opportunities for authentic cultural exchange and enrichment. This approach also ensures that the ecosystems our clients traverse remain undisturbed, preserving their natural beauty and integrity for future generations. Through such conscientious travel practices, we aim to foster a respectful and harmonious relationship between our clients and the wonders of Southern Madagascar.

START YOUR JOURNEY TODAY

Whether you’re looking for a romantic getaway or a family-friendly holiday, we offer a wide range of travel packages to suit your needs. We take care of all the details so you can focus on making memories that will last a lifetime. Book on one of our planned tours or get in touch to create your dream get away in Madagascar’ tropical paradise.

COMMUNITY BASED & LED TOURISM

Community-based tourism (CBT) is tourism where the local communities have full ownership and management of the tourism experience, so that the economic benefits stay within their community. CBT is designed to give travellers an authentic taste of a local community’s heritage, their cultural practices and natural resources, and in this way offers an immersive and rich travel experience, not only gives you a real insight into local lives, but also ensures your travel experience makes a genuine difference to local people.

The benefits are not always monetary, there are other non-fiscal benefits of community-based tourism. Many are “win-wins” for community, traveller and environment: promoting cultural exchange, providing cultural enrichment, preserving ways of life, and protecting the environment.

Community-led tourism takes CBT one step further by giving the community more say in curating the tourist experience. What do they want to show-case? Where do they want tourist to go and what do they want you to see?

Miremby is unique in being Malagasy created and led and focused solely on Madagascar’s south. We embed community led and based experiences everyday of all our trips, unlike many companies where the community offering is a one off.

Miremby employs local drivers and guides and hosts a decent wage, not just the lowest rate.
Miremby tours take you to hotels that have strong community values wherever possible.
Miremby tours are created in collaboration with local communities or have strong community benefits.
Miremby’s local roots ensures we can educate our clients on Malagasy culture so you will not unintentionally offend our community hosts.
Miremby is a UK tour operator owned & managed by Bethany, a UK citizen, and Tsiraiky, a Malagasy citizen.
Miremby foundation puts a share of the profits from tours back into the community

On a Miremby tour you may get coffee at a village stall, visit a home and cook breakfast with your host, spend the day in the village learning how to weave, fish or herd zebu.

BETHANY

FOUNDER & CONSERVATIONIST

Bethany has always been passionate about creating community-led sustainable conservation solutions that protect wildlife and people. After spending time carrying out research and leading conservation volunteers in the Peruvian Amazon and Southern Madagascar and gaining post graduate qualifications in primate conservation, she wanted to give back to the communities she has lived with. With a wealth of knowledge about the relationship between human activity and wildlife conservation Bethany develops tours that have a strong conservation theme but also serve the local communities in Madagascar. Miremby tours always ensure tour employees and community hosts get a fair and sustainable income while protecting the wildlife that is emblematic of the island. Miremby chooses the locations and organisations they work with based on their conservation credentials and their relationship with the local community.

TSIRAIKY

FOUNDER & HEAD GUIDE

Tsiraiky developed the concept of Miremby in 2014. Since then he has expanded his knowledge and skills as a regionally certified guide, curating a unique relationship with local people in each destination we offer. He grew up in a small and remote village in the east coast of Madagascar until the age of ten, where he herded zebu and immersed himself in the local wildlife. Later he was educated in Fort Dauphin and Antananarivo and has travelled extensively throughout the island. While guiding Tsiraiky also worked as a Malagasy-English translator for NGOs in Fort Dauphin and a scientific field researcher in Sainte Luce. He introduced volunteers to the delicate ecosystems of the littoral forests and studied the unique palms, fruit bats (flying foxes) and lemurs of the region. Miremby draws on these strengths, bringing a depth of understanding about wildlife and plants that few other tours can deliver.

Our Team

JUSTIN

LOCAL GUIDE

ANDASIBE NATIONAL PARK

Justin has grown up in Andasibe. He is an excellent guide and knows all the best locations to find nocturnal lemurs.

THEO

LOCAL GUIDE

RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK

Theo is based in Ranomafana National Park where he leads responsible wildlife tours as well conducting scientific research on many genre. He famously guided David Attenborough on his last trip to the island!

TODY

LOCAL GUIDE

ISALO NATIONAL PARK

Tody is based in Isalo National Park where he leads tours around the park. He has a wealth of knowledge about the wildlife, culture and can guide you on the most amazing walks through the park.

SAROBIDY

LOCAL GUIDE

TULEAR

Sarobidy, is a passionate and charismatic leader who brings Madagascar’s culture and landscapes to life. Known for his helpful nature and engaging personality, Sarobidy ensures every tour is both memorable and enriching, leaving a lasting impression on all who journey with him.

ARVIL

ADVENTURE SPECIALIST

LAVANONO

Avril lives in the south coast village of Lavanono and has grown up in the sea! He teaches surfing wind-surfing, kite-surfing, diving and fishing. All your water sport needs in one amazing guide. He is also a great chef!

ALIJOHN

LOCAL GUIDE

SAINTE LUCE

Alijohn grew up and lives in Sainte Luce. He is a member of the forest police and a local research guide. He is the man to find wildlife even in the most dense forest in the Sainte Luce reserve.

MAHATSIRAO

LOCAL GUIDE

SAINTE LUCE

Mahatsiaro has grown up in Sainte Luce. He is a member of the forest police and a local research guide. He has a mountain of knowledge about the wildlife within the Sainte Luce reserve.