You’ve heard the stories and seen the movies, now it’s time to experience Madagascar for yourself.

Travel Madagascar, home to white sandy beaches, stunning mountains and spectacular rainforests, the island is teeming with incredible wildlife. Whether you’re seeking an adrenalin rush whilst trekking beneath the lush tree canopies for a close-up look at Madagascar’s famous animals, or enjoying a relaxing beach holiday on the famous shores of the Indian Ocean, this Island vacation is a must for any travellers bucket list.

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island with more activities than one will have time for. Between the hiking, diving, biking, kitesurfing, natural pools, beaches and hammocks you won’t want to leave.

Whether you want to travel North, South, East or West, there are many magnificent properties and activities to make this experience one for the memory books.

“Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.”

John Donne

Agreed, John Donne! But we’ll take it one step further and say that to walk with elephants is nature’s masterpiece. Or maybe it’s just magical? Definitely magical. Probably both.

Picture a fenceless meadow, yourself, and a family of massive elephants taking an afternoon stroll for an hour. Cool? We say awesome. On your walk, when you reach out to touch your elephant you are immediately aware of the fine black hairs all over its rugged skin, and the nudge of its trunk tells you how sensitive it is. When your elephant flaps its massive ears to cool itself down, you experience a gust of wind that rivals the Cape of Good Hope, and the effect makes you laugh, causing your elephant to do it again. The bonding begins. And it doesn’t stop until you feed your elephant its last carrot and say goodbye with a heart full and an experience you’ll never forget.

Learn about the elephant kingdom, as well as the conservation efforts in place to rehabilitate their over poached kind, while you take in the natural landscape along this memory-making adventure.

Trust us, you’ll want this tour in your satchel.

Where the sunburned sands set the scene…

…the sand dunes turn into mountains and the landscape makes you feel like you’re acting in a sci-fi movie on the way to Mars. There are few places on earth where the isolated desert is as beautiful as that of the Namib Desert.

Your luxury experience starts when you board your private charter flight from Windhoek, where you will be whisked away to one of the world-renowned luxury lodges in the Namib Desert.

As you arrive, it’s time to take a breather and reconnect with yourself and nature. You have found the perfect escape. Surrounded by the mountains and sand dunes, your ears will take time to attune to the sheer silence, total tranquillity and romantic luxury.

If you’re up for something a little more adventurous, activities such as quad biking, hikes and walks will allow you to explore the beauty of the surrounding scenery and satisfy your adrenalin thrill.

From stargazing to intimate picnics in the desert, you’ll want this experience in your satchel.

This experience is conveniently combined with a safari experience to Etosha National Park, Damaraland or the relaxing Skeleton Coast.

It’s time to strap up your boots for a day in the African bush…

…where you and your professionally trained guide will track wild animals and witness their routines first-hand. Completely safe, guides explore areas so that guests come mere meters from the African wild.

When you experience the thrill of your first encounter with a wild animal on foot the emotions are overwhelming: the excitement, fear, anticipation and the hair-raising moments will keep you captivated for years. As you continue to experience the tranquil setting of the bush your guide will teach you about the varying spoors and how to identify them, the story behind a pile of bones or the various flora and fauna that you may encounter along the way. It opens you into a world that many people don’t stop to appreciate allowing you to get up close and personal with nature which we tend to take for granted as life rushes us by.

To be able to explore the likes of the Serengeti, Kruger, Masai Mara, or the Okavango Delta on foot is truly a unique experience which will keep you telling stories at the dinner table for years.

Taking photos like a Pro…

Picture sitting at home with a hot cup of coffee, turning the pages of the most current National Geographic magazine and seeing your photograph from your recent African vacation staring right at you from the glossy page. It’s not a dream, this can be a reality.

A professional photographer will accompany you on your safari and teach you the technical capabilities and skill to take quality wildlife photographs. They will ensure you know how to read the light, get you into the right position, make sure you know how to set your camera to the right settings and utilize the various editing tools, in order to give you the perfect opportunity to take a National Geographic quality photograph. Whether it be for your living room or for a photo competition, the lessons you will learn will last you a lifetime.

Based on what you want to capture; we’ll design the best locations for the experience. Framed proof on your walls, these spectacular images will give you bragging rights for years.

To learn more about this unique and intimate experience, please speak with your Experience Consultant.

It’s time to get your hiking boots ready, your spotting eyes on and your camera charged for this experience.

Your experience starts by reliving the footsteps of David Attenborough’s breathless encounter with mountain gorillas in 1979’s Life on Earth. It’s the day where you set off with your qualified guides and come face to face with some of the most powerful and salient animals on earth. Trekking the Mountain Gorillas involves hiking at a high altitude through thick forests, dense vegetation and slippery trails which will leave you dirty and exhausted. Whilst you’re catching your breath the freshly chewed bamboo and fresh droppings are enticing clues, which reassure you that you are getting closer! But nothing prepares you for the power of the intimate encounter. You sit and capture these gentle giants for a maximum of one-hour before you start the trek back to your hotel. With this encounter, you will be left feeling reborn with no surprise as to why the mountain forests of Central West Africa have become one of the planet’s ultimate wildlife experiences. As American zoologist, George Shaller, once said: “No one who looks into the eyes of a gorilla, gentle and vulnerable, can remain unchanged”.

After your life changing experience and a good night’s rest, it’s time to be whisked away to East Africa. In East Africa, you will have the best of both worlds. You will experience the best Africa has to offer with its incredible wildlife and luxury accommodation while mixing it up with some well-deserved relaxation whilst basking in the sunshine and swimming in the pristine waters of the East African Coast. The choice is yours. You can either combine the famous Maasai Mara with the Kenyan Coast or the vast Serengeti Plains with the palm-fringed beaches of Zanzibar. Speak with your Experience specialist today.

“When you have caught the rhythm of Africa, you find out that it is the same in all her music.” Karen Blixen