AWESOME MADAGASCAR TOURS is a local Malagasy tour company founded by husband and wife team, Diary and Mihaja, who are devoted to offering amazing adventures to passionate travelers.
It is Diary and Mihaja’s belief that organizing tours is a mixture of Art and inspiration.
Diary Andrinampoina decided to become involved in the travel industry in 2003, starting out as a National Tour Guide in Madagascar. He is now a Tour Leader, not only in Madagascar but in some parts of Africa as well as in the Indian Ocean countries.
Mihaja Rasendrason manages Awesome Madagascar Tours accounting department and she is the cornerstone of our administration and logistics.
Bim Andrianariseheno was born with music, culture and travel in his blood. His personable and humourous style of tour guiding along with his good grasp of history and biodiversity has made him one of the key tour guides in Awesome Madagascar Tours.
Alain Rakotonoely is a very mutli-talented and inspirational person.He has been acting as tour leader and naturalist guide. He is a mentor of Malagasy young naturalist students and guides.
Lova Rakotoseheno speaks very good French and is also the mastermind behind our French-speaking clientele. Lova’s caring attitude make him any trip to Madagascar a very special one.
Dr. Herman is a native Malagasy Primatologist and Bio-statician gratuated from the State University of Antananarivo specializing in ecological parasite.
Manoro Rakotomanantsoa (nicknamed Manou) has been guiding individual and group of Russian tourists throughout Madagascar for five years. Thanks to her professional background and succesful experience in tour operating and hotel management, Manou is now the backbone of Awesome Madagascar Tours Russian department success.
Offering a large variety of tour which reveals the unique biodiversity of all Madagascars’National Parks and Reserves: wildlife, natural history, ornithology, botany, primatology, and herpetology.
Organizing tours based on specific needs such as: conferences, traditional music of Madagascar, healthcare tours, etc.)
Providing “Personal touch tours” based on local interaction (staying with the locals, sharing meals with them, experiencing the genuine local realities)
Arranging tours for students, researchers and business people based on their particular interests.
In 2017 I had the pleasure of placing myself in the hands of Diary as I embarked on my first visit to Madagascar. I’m Grady Brand a keen plant loving person from Western Australia having worked for many years in the Western Australian Botanic Garden – Kings Park as the Senior Horticultural Curator, with a keen desire to absorb the natural world. So where better to spend my time on holidays than in one of the most biodiverse rick places on earth – Madagascar. I found Diary understanding of the cultural and natural richness of his country to be extraordinary and his willingness to incorporate other specialist guides during our journey made for an experience which was unforgettable. Diary empathy and love for his people, their education, his country, its protection and future is nothing short of inspirational. A special person and guide!
On Saturday, July 5, the team of the Museum of Photography of Madagascar Anjohy (Andohalo) will welcome the archaeologist Bako Rasoarifetra, as part of his new edition of the Café-Histoire. The latter will lead a chat around the theme “Water and Pottery: Human imprint, identity marker”. Decipher history through pottery Where you find pottery, the…
(Copyright: MFF) “Always in agony, but never died”. This poignant theme signs the 20th edition of Madagascourt Film Festival. The official selection was unveiled this weekend, an eclectic cinema that reflects the seventh art of the black continent. From November 7 to 14, Madagascourt Film Festival will be held in Antananarivo. The theme, ” Always…
June 28, 2025 Soa Feeling Ambohimangakely Kiady, Jovin and Nini Kolibera in Solanga mode If Kiady is an appreciated singer in the world of the Malagasy variety, Jovin and Nini Kolibera are renowned musicians. At their own, they form the group Solanga which will take the path of the scene of the SOA Feeling Ambohimangakely…
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of MEGA. A national workshop organized by English speaking tour guides awaits you. See you soon!
