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Madagascar Tour Guide
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Names : Gejza Contry : Slovakia e-mail : gdlegen@gmail.com |
Andry and his team organized an excellent tour for us in May 2013. 3 days on Tsiribihina, 2 days in Tsingy, Kirindy and Morondava. Thanks to great care and convenient services we had time and opportunity to spot wildlife and meet local people as well. Really recommend to deal with them. |
Names : Ruth, Emma & Moira Contry : South Africa e-mail : mmre8285@gmail.com |
We only had a short time to experience a taste of Madagascar, but with Hoby always giving lots of interesting information & Lova's expert driving, we feel like we really had a meaningful and beautiful taste of the country. We'll definitely be back in the future! Thanks for your professional & friendly service and a great trip! highly recommended :) |
Names : Alex Contry : Russia e-mail : summerstars@rambler.ru |
It was a great adventure! Madagascar is very beautiful and interesting country. We are now in the cold snowy Russia. With the warm recollections of those days in Madagascar! Many thanks to our friends Hoby, driver Lavy and Andry! Alex, Ilya, Serg. Ded Moroz!!!)))) |
Names : Juri & Mariska Contry : The Netherlands e-mail : mariskak@hotmail.com |
Thank you Andry for our great tour through the south , East and North of Madagascar! We can and will highly recommend you to everybody who wants to visit Madagascar. We will be back for sure! Many thanks to Andry, Hoby, Tina, Lova and Jenita without you it would never been the same! Love Juri and Mariska |
Names : Christian and Anette Storch Contry : Denmark e-mail : c.storch@youmail.dk |
Hi Andry, Thank you for a very well organized tour driving all the way from Tulear in the south east to Saint Marie Island in the west. Everything came out to our full satisfaction and we had the best local guides possible in the national parks. Also thank you to brother Hoby who guided us with a lot of useful information on the tour and driver Tina who challenged the roads and traffic. Nice car too ! Feel free to contact me if you have questions or visit my homepage; www.sedinverden.dk. The page is in Danish but the photos that are coming up soon tell their own story. |
Names : Helen and Beni Contry : Switzerland e-mail : helen_rose4@hotmail.com |
We spent a wonderful three weeks holiday in Madagascar that was all organised by Andry. The tour combined the south (Ranomafana), the east (Andasibe), the west (Ankarafantsika) and the north (Ankarana, Marojejy). There were many highlights included in the tour such as hiking to and camping in the primary forest of Ranomafana or the superb but strenuous hike to the summit of Marojejy national park. Andry and his team was excellent, knowing a lot about local customs and nature. We also appreciated all local tour guides who were able to show us things we would have never seen without them. We had inspiring conversations and the food was generally excellent (tip: if you go on a hike insist on Andry being your cook ;-) Please visit this beautiful country and book with Andry to support the local people and have a great time! |
Names : Marco en Carla Contry : the Netherlands e-mail : carlamors@yahoo.com |
Thank you so much for organizing our 32-day (!) roundtrip in Madagascar! We combined the birding tour with Tsingy de Bemaraha and some extra's (Nosy Mangabe, Lake Bemamba, Lake Andranobe and more). The guides and drivers were great and we learned a lot about the nature and culture of Madagascar. Keep up the good work, Andry! |
Names : Mikael Pedersen Contry : Denmark e-mail : mikael.pedersen@bric.ku.dk |
Andry organized a 20 days adventure tour for me, my girlfriend and two of our friends in November this year. It was an amazing tour, with visits to remote villages; spectacular views of nature and wildlife; walks in dry forests; LOTS of lemurs; tsingys and caves; trekking in the rainforest Marojejy - the "4x4 trekking" to the summit above the clouds was out of this world (i.e., climbing using arms and whole body to pull yourself up in roots and rocks...!) They were not joking when they told us that the tour was only for the really fit! But it was absolutely worth it!! So many fantastic story to tell from this great trip. A big thank you is due to Dyna and Hoby for guiding us around your fantastic country. Dyna's excellent driving skills really showed when we got stuck in mud late at night in the very remote areas of Western Madagascar or when the car ramp slipped when boarding the small ferry in Soalala! Thank you both of you guys for your company in the 20 days; your knowledge of your country, nature, wildlife, culture, political situation is really outstanding! |
Names : Niki and George Hickey Contry : UK e-mail : NParrington@m-pharma.co.uk |
Thank you for the trip of a lifetime! We went on the 7 day tour from Tana to Morondava for our honeymoon and it truly was an incredible experience. Andry and Rado are very knowledgeable about local culture and wildlife and it was an amazing journey. Difficult to put into words really, you need to go and experience it for yourself! |
Names : Liviu Baicu Contry : Romania e-mail : liviu_tic@yahoo.com |
They organised a 3 days trip for me and other 3 for the new yer's eve on the Tsiribihina river. It was spectacular and they were great. We had a nice time. One thing i like to advise you: it was very hot (i got tanned trough my clothes), so be prepared. |
Names : Rado Randrianaivo & Felix Grote Contry : London and Luxembourg e-mail : rado.randrianaivo@gmail.com |
Andry organised for the two of us a fantastic 6-day trip in September 09 on the Manambola river and its hidden gem the Ole river. Our trip also included a day of climbing in the Grand Tsingy of Bemaraha. We stronly recommend him to adventurers who enjoy camping, hiking, canoeing, visits of caves, bathing under waterfalls in hidden places. From inception, we have built a trustful relationship with Andry who welcomed us at the airport. Iab, our cook and Narcis, our very knowledgeable local tour guide, the driver and the boatman all worked very hard to ensure we have a memorable experience. CONGRATULATIONS to Andry and his professional team. No doubt that my next trip will be with Andry's small organisation. |
Names : Henri and Inger Mulder Contry : Netherlands e-mail : uknowme@worldonline.nl |
Thanks Andry and especially Dina for showing us all the beautifull places in Madagascar. We spent 4 weeks in Madagascar. Starting out in the South where DIna picked us up for a 12 day tour on the RN7 to Tana and from Tana to Andasibe. After that we flew to Diego Suarez where Clement and Eddy where waiting to show us around on the top end of Madagsacar. Andry and Dina did a great job in arranging our customised trip around Madagascar. They have great knowledge about Madagscar, its people, its animals and flora! |
Names : Reedinah Johnson Contry : London e-mail : reedinah.johnson@yahoo.co.uk |
mafinaritra...tohizo fa tsara |
Names : Emma and Simon Contry : United Kingdom e-mail : emmajls@hotmail.com |
We returned from Madagascar about a month ago, and we cannot give enough thanks to Andry and his team for contributing to what is without doubt one of the most amazing travel experiences of our lives and not to be beaten. Andry was reliable, punctual, responsive, trustworthy and warm, and without him out trip would have been far less trouble free. He bent over backwards to custom-make our trip down to our exact specifications, something other tour operators are unwilling to do except for extortionate prices. His knowledge of the flora and fauna combined with local knowledge is second to none and he was always able to recommend the best english-speaking guides and book them in advance for us. It was wonderful to spend a part of our trip with such a passionate and enthusiastic person and it just wouldn't have been the same without his help. If ever I am asked for advice on visiting Madagascar, I will always direct people straight to Andry without hesitation. Andry, thanks for your patience while I took 1000s of photos, and putting up with my malarone-related illnesses and wasp attacks. All in all an unforgettable adventure and privileged to make a great new friend. We will be back to visit the rest of Madagascar in the future and will come straight to Andry to help us organise. If this hasn't convinced you, feel free to email me with any questions you might have. Emma and Simon |
Names : Gerda van Melick Contry : The Netherlands e-mail : gvanmelick1@hotmail.com |
In september we spent almost 4 weeks in Madagascar. the first week we booked a tour on the river and Tsingy NP. Andry coudn't join us in the pirogue and Tsingy NP. He was guiding an other couple. Neverteless, he arranged everything for us, the best boatman, the best guide in Tsingy NP and an other guide to join us the hole trip. I never had such a great organised trip!! Many thanks to Andry. After the first week we decided to rent a car by Andry. Our driver Dasy was also great. He showed us his country with proud. It was a unforgatable holliday! |
Names : Philip Lambley Contry : England e-mail : plambley@rvc.ac.uk |
2 friends and I have just got back from a 2 week holiday in Madagascar. We owe a HUGE thanks to Andry (and driver Dina) for making our time, in amazing Madagascar, a spectacular holiday! Andry is AWESOME, very friendly and love his country, we wouldn't go back to Madagascar without him as our giude. Thanks for helping us out at the end, we owe all our holiday highlights to you! We did the green tour towards Sainte Marie, but will one day do a tour in the West! |
Names : Dr Peter Swarbrick Contry : UK e-mail : peterswarbrick@hotmail.com |
We had a great 10 day trip with Andry on the RN7 (including Ranomafana, Andringitra, Isalo, Anja etc) in Dec/Jan 09. The trip was very well organised with a good modern vehicle and very experienced driver- Dina. Andry is well educated, speaks very good English, is informative, knows a lot about his country and the things that foreigners tend to be interested to see. He is also pleasant and non intrusive company – a definite plus factor on a tour. I can heartily recommend Andry and his company for anyone wanting to see a slice of Madagascar, on a low stress, tailored to what you want to see and do- trip. |
Names : Esther and Paul Contry : The Netherlands e-mail : estherenpaul@yahoo.com |
We went on the six day trip to the Tsiribihina rivertrip the beginning of September 2008 with Andry. We had a wonderful time; not only is Andry a friendly and easy going guy but he also has a lot of knowlegde about the country, the culture and the wildlife. We learned a lot although remembering all the names of the birds we saw is a bit difficult! We enjoyed the company of the boatmen Remy and Francisco and the cookingskills of this trio. If you go to Madagascar and you need a guide, we can definitely recommend Andry. Andry, thanks for the excellent trip! |
Names : Pete, Martin & Angus Contry : Scotland e-mail : allan.peter1@googlemail.com |
Two friends and I took an 8-day trip with Andry from Tana, down the Tsiribihina River, through the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park and on to Morondava in September 2008. Not only did Andry expertly tailor the trip to our requirements before we arrived, but his guiding skills (birds in particular) and camp cooking were superb – the honey-glazed zebu brochettes are legendary! The river trip in particular was fantastic but a less known highlight Andry arranged was at the little Tsingy – if you’re up for it try the 7-hour ‘sportif’ trek, including abseiling deep under the Tsingy. The professionalism of Andry’s tour benefits from his extensive local knowledge and contacts, which ensures he employs the best boatmen (Remy’s arms of steel), park guides (Narcis the bird man) and drivers (Tina you’re some man!). However, the best recommendation I can give for Andry is that once the tour is over he is still on hand (or at the end of a telephone) to give advice, recommend people and places, or just have a beer and bbq at his local village. Great tour, great guy – all the best for next season! I’ll be back. |
Names : Etan Contry : Switzerland e-mail : haendue@hotmail.com |
Andry organized our travel this summer for 7 days down the Tsiribihina river. He accompanied us on the 1st day and made sure we were in good hands. We had an excellent time thank to his and his cousin Jimmy's organization. We can recommend him as a fund, friendly, flexible and reliable tour guide! Thanks a lot! |
Names : Rob Contry : England e-mail : rob.oneill1@btinternet.com |
My wife and i spent our honeymoon in Madagascar. Andry was our guide for a fantastic 9 day tour down the Tsiribihina River and the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Andry's knowledge in all areas of Madagascar is exceptional, especially on the birds, which was excellent as my wife works for the RSPB. He puts in 100% into making it a trip to remember. Being a tour guide for Andry isn't just a job or career, it is something he is really passionate about. Not only that he also helped organise a driver (Daz) for us when we got back to Tana (who was also absolutely fantastic.) to take us to Andasibe, up to Ile St Marie, wait for us and then drive us back to Tana. His English is fantastic and he picks the best local people (guides, boatmen, drivers) to work with. I definitely recommend Andry as your tour guide |
Names : Jess Contry : Australia e-mail : jessmoyer7@yahoo.com.au |
I travelled to Madagascar in April 2008 with Andry as my guide. I had a fabulous time, and his experience and knowledge added so much to the tour. I was very impressed with his organisation and service, and all the people who he worked with, including the driver and the boatmen. The Tsiribihina river trip was amazing, the highlights for me were the waterfall and the last day when we walked with the zebu cart. Andry was one of the best guides I met in all of Africa - everything was organised beautifully, and was of a high standard. His English was the best I heard in Madagascar. I would definitely recommend Andry, he will go to any lengths to ensure you have an enjoyable trip. In particular, I appreciated that he employs locals for his trips, and treats everyone with respect. Oh, and his cooking on the river was excellent! |
Names : pip and cathy Contry : Australia e-mail : catvv99@yahoo.com |
Andry guided us on an 11 day trip down the Tsiribihina River and the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in September 2007. Thanks to Andry and his team we had a fantastic time. One of the best things about the trip was Andry's extensive knowledge of his country and its wildlife and his passion to share this with us. Another great thing was the care he took to make sure we got to experience everything at its best. And his cooking was delicious! His 23 day birding trip is on our wish list... |
Names : Kerry & Sebastian Zuccolo Contry : UK e-mail : Kerry&Sebastian |
We spent a wonderful week (our honeymoon!) with Andry last year which included theTsiribihina river trip. Andry is very knowledgeable about his country and the wildlife and he worked very hard to ensure we had a very memorable time. His cooking skills are fantastic, we've never eaten so well while camping! His attention to hygiene and to our safety is also particularly worth mentioning. We would throughly recommend him as a guide. |
Names : Melissa and Minh Contry : USA e-mail : rockems@myuw.net |
Andry was our guide for 2 1/2 weeks in May, 2008. We HIGHLY recommend him. He is professional, affable, intelligent, knowledgeable and entirely reliable. He went above and beyond in taking care of us. His English is excellent, as well. And Madagascar was a fantastic trip! Please e mail if you have questions or would like more details on our trip to Madagascar! |
Names : Uta and Paul van Buuren Contry : Netherlands e-mail : pguvbs@xs4all.nl |
My husband and I went to Madagascar in October last year. We did also visit the Tsingy National Park, which is a Unesco World Heritage site. It is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Madagascar. We did book a private tour for 4 days, with a private guide and driver. Our guide Andry was a very reliable and knowledgeable guide. He did everything to make our visit to the Tsingy unforgettable. It was a great experience for us and we were very lucky and content with our guide Andry. He is doing a great job and we hope that many tourist will come to Madagascar to experience this wonderful country with his wonderful people. Thanks a lot, Andry |
Names : Geri,Sergio, Matteo and Alessandro Contry : Italy e-mail : sergio.bonora@fastwebnet.it |
In June, 2007 we went on a two week vacation in Madagascar with Andry as our tour guide. The highlights of our trip included travelling down the Tsiribihina River, exploring the Tsingy of Bemaraha and “indri-watching” at the Perinet Reserve (Andasibe). It was everything we expected and more…beautiful scenery, an amazing variety of flora and fauna, floating down the river in a dugout canoe, camping, hiking and bathing at a waterfall. It was a wonderful family adventure. We enjoyed great food everywhere we went, whether it was in restaurants or prepared by Andry when we were camping along the river. This was definitely one of the most interesting and enjoyable trips we have ever been on, thanks to Andry, who did everything possible to make our stay memorable. We found him to be a knowledgeable guide, a fantastic cook, and ready to tailor our trip to suit our needs. He speaks fluent English and French, and is learning Italian, too. We are only sorry we couldn’t have stayed longer and seen more of Madagascar. We would definitely recommend Andry as a tour guide if you are planning a trip anywhere in Madagascar. |
Names : Sergio, Geri, Matteo and Alessandro Contry : Italy e-mail : sergio.bonora@fastwebnet.it |
Nel mese di giugno del 2007 abbiamo fatto due settimane di vacanza in Madagascar. Andry era la nostra guida. I momenti più memorabili del viaggio sono stati la discesa del fiume Tsiribihina, la visita al parco Tsingy di Bemaraha e la camminata nella riserva del Perinet (Andasibe) alla ricerca degli indri. È andato tutto come speravamo ed anche meglio … panorami indimenticabili, la sorprendente varietà di flora e fauna, la discesa del fiume in canoe ricavate da enormi tronchi d’albero, i campeggi sotto le stelle, le numerose camminate ed anche una doccia sotto la cascata. È stata una bellissima avventura per tutta la famiglia. Il cibo è sempre stato eccellente, sia nei piccoli ristoranti dove ci siamo fermati lungo la strada che durante il viaggio lungo il fiume quando era Andry a prepararlo. È stato certamente uno dei viaggi più interessanti e memorabili che abbiamo fatto, anche grazie ad Andry, che ha fatto di tutto per renderlo piacevole. Sempre disponibile a fornirci spiegazioni sui luoghi visitati e a proporci piccoli aggiustamenti all’itinerario in funzione dei nostri interessi, nonché ottimo cuoco. Oltre al francese parla un ottimo inglese e sta anche imparando l’italiano. L’unico dettaglio migliorabile del nostro viaggio è stato la durata … ci sarebbe piaciuto rimanere più a lungo per vedere altre parti del paese. Se pensate al Madagascar come ad una possibile meta delle vostre future vacanze e vi piace il contatto con la natura e la gente del luogo, Andry è la vostra guida ideale. |
Names : Roz and Stan Labow Contry : Canada e-mail : rozorama@gmail.com |
Early this year we had the good fortune to have Andry as our guide for 10 days while we toured Madagascar. Andry was very knowledgable about his country, history, wildlife and accommodation. As important as that was his care about our safety, health and enjoyment. His honesty was above reproach. We can recommend him without reservation for an outstanding travel experience. |
Names : Dieter Rohrbach Contry : Germany e-mail : dieterrohrbach@yahoo.de |
Last autumn I was on the river and at the Tsingy with Andry. It was not my first time in madagascar - but Andry is the best guide I ever had. I never saw so much animals and rare plants as under his guidance. Next time , when I come back, I will make another trip with him. Absolutly trustable! With the best regards and the best wishes for your enterprise, Andry! |
Names : Karen Liston Contry : Ireland e-mail : listonsfood@eircom.net |
W spent 5 wonderful days with Andry on the Tsiribihina river. He was a great guide who went out of his way to ensure we had a brilliant time and worked hard at showing us all the wildlife on the river banks. We just regretted we hadn't booked to stay on with him to trek in Tsingy National Park. This was a memorable trip with a very kind and dedicated guide. |
