Madagascar Complete Guide 2026: Tsingy de Bemaraha, Avenue of the Baobabs, Andasibe, Ranomafana & Nosy Be
Browse more guides: Madagascar travel | Africa destinations Madagascar Complete Guide 2026: Tsingy de Bemaraha, Avenue of the Baobabs, Andasibe, Ranomafana & Nosy Be TL;DR I treat Madagascar as a fly-and-drive trip rather than a single loop, because the island is 1,580 km long and the road network forces choices. My anchors are five: Tsingy de Bemaraha (UNESCO 1990, 666 km² of razor karst pinnacles up to 100 m), the Avenue of the Baobabs near Morondava (8 km of dirt road lined with 25 ancient Adansonia grandidieri, 30 m tall, 800 to 1,000 years old), Andasibe-Mantadia (154 km² of eastern rainforest only 50 km from Antananarivo, home to the indri, the largest living lemur at about 9 kg), Ranomafana (UNESCO 2007, 416 km², where the golden bamboo lemur was described in 1986 with roughly 1,000 individuals left) and Nosy Be (312 km² island in the northwest with Lokobe Reserve and Mt Passot at 329 m). The eVisa costs USD 35 for 30 days. Dry season runs April to October. Plan two wee...