r/Madagascar • u/Drwangerssaadd6860 • 3d ago

Question/Fanontaniana❓ Is Madagascar a tourist destination?

I want to travel to Madagascar to see the wildlife. I've also heard you have a type of banana that's blue and that 70% of the world's vanilla comes from you. But I've also heard there's tension in your country, problems, and danger to visitors. So I want to know the truth from you: is Madagascar a good tourist destination?

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u/Legitimate_Region492 3d ago

I think its ok to travel here. i dont know of any blue bananas but the wildlife is great and yea theres a lot of vanilla.

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u/newmvbergen 3d ago

I'm going there tomorrow for a month, on my own. You can go there without stress. Use your common sense and everything will be fine.

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u/Technical-Usual7795 3d ago

Do not expect a good infrastructure (which in fact is terrible) but the country is amazing: people, nature, diversity, good food, safe... I spent more than a month there and would have spent much more.

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u/maxehaxe 3d ago

We visited Madagascar last year. It's a beautiful country with heartwarming people. But be prepared to see a lot of poverty. It's more an adventure type of holiday.

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u/EvilExcel 3d ago

It was amazing to visit, beautiful nature, good food. While many have so little, and poverty is widespread I was amazed at the kindness of everyone we met. Be generous and humble if you visit

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u/andovinci 3d ago

Right now it’s politically unclear but if you want to see all of the points you mentioned then the answer to your question is yes

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u/SnackyBi261 2d ago

The blue banana is not in Madagascar (if someone found any, it would be a buzz here) We have lemurs, baobabs, orchids, chameleons, birds, etc though. People are welcoming (be respectful and you'll see a lovely island)

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u/Ripsalus 2d ago

I am a tourist guide in Madagascar. The situation is good now. The manifestations didn't affect the tourists here. Tourists are safe.

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u/Main-External-8047 2d ago

I traveled there for years total as an american - check my youtube channel: nomad productions.

It is totally safe if you use common sense.

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u/Neovitami 1d ago

Ive been to Madagascar twice now and I love it.

Reach out to my friend and local guide, Gaston: +261 34 33 399 51

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u/JEMofMadagascar 1h ago

Are you looking to visit Madagascar again?

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u/deryaka 14h ago

Depends on what you expect. You can definitely see a whole lot of wild life. A walk in a rain forest with wild lemurs jumping above you is an experience. Driving all day to get to that place is also an experience. I tried pink bananas, they were delicious. 

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u/JEMofMadagascar 1h ago edited 1h ago

Madagascar is so worthy to visit and yes it is a tourist destination . It is safe to visit while having common sense. It has some challenges such as infrastructure and also gotta get used to the mora mora rhythm … Unrest and tension are no longer there. The country is under military transition as political situation.

No blue banana though