Miremby · Southern Madagascar

Culture & Wildlife in the Undiscovered South

Journey from Madagascar’s highland capital to the wild southeast coast, discovering community life, remote beaches, littoral forest, dancing sifakas and the extraordinary landscapes of the deep south.

14 days Community-led Wildlife & culture Private guide & driver

FROM £1,961 PER PERSONBased on four people travelling together and sharing two double rooms.

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The journey

Coast.
Community. Wildlife.

Begin in Antananarivo before flying south to Fort Dauphin, where beaches and mountains frame a journey rooted in local life. Continue to Lokaro and Sainte Luce, then cross into the dry landscapes of Berenty and Lac Anony.

This is Miremby’s signature southern journey: locally led, deliberately slow and filled with experiences shaped by the communities visited.

14days of travel

4distinct ecosystems

100%Malagasy-led

Arrive in Antananarivo and transfer to your hotel near Ivato. In the evening, meet your guide and driver for a warm welcome meeting covering the route, practical preparations and the experiences ahead.

JourneyAirport transfer

StayNosy Manga

Day highlightMeet your Miremby team

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Your journey begins with the Malagasy guide and driver who will accompany you throughout the trip, sharing local knowledge and helping you understand the places and communities you visit.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Your guide introduces the wildlife highlights of the south, from littoral-forest lemurs to dancing sifakas, chameleons, flying foxes and flamingos.

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Welcome meetingLocal SIM supportMoney preparationRelax at the hotel

Enjoy a flexible day in Madagascar's highland capital. Explore lively markets, historic streets and restaurants, or take a slower day before flying south.

JourneyFlexible city day

StayNosy Manga

Day highlightMarkets and capital-city life

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Visit local markets such as Analakely or Andravoahangy, where traders sell produce, textiles, crafts and everyday essentials.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

This day focuses on urban culture and the dramatic highland setting rather than wildlife.

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Analakely MarketAndravoahangy MarketSakamangaL'Arrivage

Fly from Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin, where mountains, lagoons and beaches meet. Your regional guide will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to your beachside hotel.

JourneyDomestic flight south

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightArrive on Madagascar's wild southeast coast

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Fort Dauphin is where Miremby's strongest local roots are found, and your guide can introduce the town through personal knowledge and long-standing community relationships.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

The coastal setting offers seabirds, dramatic mountain scenery and the first glimpse of southern Madagascar's changing habitats.

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Town tourBeach visitHery's silversmith workshopSurf classSunset at Talinjoo

Travel by local tuk-tuk to Tanamboa Market, choose fresh ingredients with your guide and learn to prepare a typical Malagasy breakfast. Discover the meaning of fady, local customs and everyday life in Fort Dauphin.

JourneyTuk-tuk, market and cooking experience

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightCook and explore with local hosts

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Market traders and local hosts shape the experience, allowing you to learn through food, conversation and daily routines rather than observing from a distance.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

The day is culture-led, with opportunities to explore nearby beaches and the lush landscapes surrounding Fort Dauphin.

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Tanamboa MarketMalagasy breakfast classSilversmith workshopDressmakerBeach or surf

Travel north to the beautiful coves of Lokaro. Spend the day swimming, relaxing and exploring the coastline, with a freshly prepared fish lunch included before returning across the lagoon by pirogue.

Journey4×4, beach walk and pirogue

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightA remote cove and fresh-fish lunch

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Local fishermen, cooks and boat operators bring the day together, ensuring the experience directly supports the people who live and work around Lokaro.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Look for coastal birds, lagoon life and the meeting point between forested hills, rocky coves and the Indian Ocean.

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Fresh-fish lunch includedSwimmingPirogue crossingCoastal photography

Travel from Fort Dauphin to the coastal villages of Sainte Luce. Watch daily life unfold along the road before settling beside Manafiafy Beach in one of Madagascar's most important and threatened littoral-forest landscapes.

JourneyAround two hours by 4×4

StayVah'Inn Lodge

Day highlightEnter Madagascar's littoral forest

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Sainte Luce is a living coastal community of fishermen, farmers, weavers and guides. Miremby's close relationships here allow the visit to remain personal and community-led.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

The littoral forest is home to red-collared brown lemurs, southern woolly lemurs, the Sainte Luce mouse lemur, chameleons, geckos, frogs and exceptional wetland birdlife.

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Manafiafy BeachVillage walkForest introductionSeasonal whale watching

Walk through the villages to Ambandrika, spend time with Sonimeny learning how mahampy reeds are harvested and woven, then explore the S9 forest fragment with expert local guides.

JourneyVillage walk and forest visit

StayVah'Inn Lodge

Day highlightWeaving, village life and lemur forest

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Workshop proceeds go directly to the person hosting the experience. Time with Sonimeny offers a respectful, intimate insight into rural life while supporting her family and craft.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Explore the forest with Alijohn and Mahatsiaro, specialist local guides who know the landscape from childhood, searching for red-collared brown lemurs and endemic plants.

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Mahampy weavingVillage walkS9 forestLocal specialist guides

Cross by pirogue to S17, one of Sainte Luce's protected forest fragments. Enjoy a picnic by the beach and a slower day surrounded by forest, lagoon and white sand.

JourneyPirogue to a protected forest fragment

StayVah'Inn Lodge

Day highlightPicnic beside protected forest

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Local boat operators and hosts prepare the experience, keeping the day rooted in the rhythms of Sainte Luce rather than creating a staged excursion.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Watch for wetland birds, flying foxes, forest-edge wildlife and the ecological contrast between littoral forest, lake and ocean.

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Pirogue journeyPicnic lunchBeach timeForest-edge wildlife

Travel back through Fort Dauphin and west toward Berenty, watching the landscape shift into drier Antandroy country. Arrive among gallery forest, sisal plantations and patches of iconic spiny forest.

JourneyOverland through the dry south

StayBerenty Reserve

Day highlightFrom rainforest coast to spiny forest

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

The road passes Antandroy villages, offering insight into the architecture, plants and adaptations of the 'People of the Thorns'.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Berenty is renowned for ring-tailed lemurs, brown lemurs, Verreaux's sifakas, fruit bats and more than one hundred bird species.

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Scenic overland journeyGallery forestSpiny forestLemur photography

Explore Berenty's forest trails before visiting Lac Anony, where pale dunes separate a vast brackish lake from the ocean. Return for an evening night walk through the reserve.

JourneyReserve walks and lake excursion

StayBerenty Reserve

Day highlightDancing sifakas and coastal desert

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Learn about Antandroy culture through the reserve museum and the landscapes surrounding Berenty and Lac Anony.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Photograph dancing sifakas, ring-tailed lemurs, giant couas and seasonal flamingos, then search after dark for mouse lemurs, sportive lemurs, chameleons and owls.

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Sifaka photographyLac AnonyReserve museumNight walk

Leave the dry forests and return to Fort Dauphin. Settle back into your beach hotel and enjoy a flexible afternoon by the sea or in town.

JourneyDrive east to the coast

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightBack to beaches and mountains

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Reconnect with local artisans and businesses, or collect a custom piece made earlier in the journey.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

The drive reveals the dramatic transition from spiny forest and sisal country back to the greener Anosy landscape.

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Beach afternoonCollect jewellery or clothingMassageSunset drinks

Use this flexible day to explore more of Fort Dauphin. Choose between beaches, town life, craft workshops, surfing, waterfalls or a relaxed afternoon overlooking the coast.

JourneyFlexible guided day

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightShape the day around your interests

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Select locally run experiences, from silversmithing and dressmaking to surf lessons and guided town walks.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Cascades Manantantely offers lush forest scenery, while the beaches provide coastal birdlife and ocean views.

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Town tourSurf classHery's workshopDressmakerCascades Manantantely

Enjoy a final day in Fort Dauphin, returning to a favourite beach, exploring a new activity or simply slowing down before departure.

JourneyRelaxed final day

StayAnkoba Beach Hotel

Day highlightOne last day on the Anosy coast

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Spend the final day supporting the local places and people that have made the journey memorable.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Take one last opportunity for coastal photography, beach walks and views toward the Anosy Mountains.

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Beach timeLocal shoppingOptional activityFarewell dinner

Transfer to Fort Dauphin Airport for your departing flight, taking home memories of southern Madagascar's wildlife, landscapes, communities and coast.

JourneyAirport transfer

StayOnward travel

Day highlightFarewell to Madagascar's south

MIREMBY COMMUNITY MOMENTS

Say farewell to your guide and driver after a journey built around Malagasy expertise and long-term local relationships.

WILDLIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY MOMENTS

Carry forward the sights of littoral forest lemurs, dancing sifakas, flamingos and the contrasting ecosystems of the south.

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Airport transferDeparting flight

Your journey’s impact

Travel that gives back.

Your journey supports southern guides, community hosts, artisans and conservation-led experiences across Madagascar’s less-visited south.

140

Native seedlings funded

£25 per client funds 140 native seedlings for restoration.

Local people & partners

Guides, drivers, artisans and community hosts.

Projects visited

Community, craft and conservation visits in the south.

£100

Journey impact contribution

This £100 contribution is donated through the Miremby Foundation or directly to local project partners connected with this journey.

Confirmed commitments per traveller. A separate £25 buys 140 native seedlings; the £100 journey impact contribution is additional. Recipient projects and funded activities are confirmed after travel.

Travel deeper into Madagascar’s undiscovered south.

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Culture & Wildlife of the Undiscovered South

Culture & Wildlife in the Undiscovered South

Coast.Community. Wildlife.

Travel that gives back.

Native seedlings funded

Local people & partners

Projects visited

Journey impact contribution

Travel deeper into Madagascar’s undiscovered south.

Coast.
Community. Wildlife.