2-Days Private Tour to Ampefy from Antananarivo

Our guide was brilliant and he made our experience, although he spoke little English we made it work with a mix of french, English and Malagasy. He made sure we had a great time, and was very patient with the camera. We felt very safe, and an enjoyable time with him. The geysers are beautiful and so it the waterfall. The locals are so friendly and getting involved with our trip made it so special, although the vendors and the waterfall are bit much.

Our trip to and from Ampefy was one of the best during our visit. RN 1 is arguably the best road in Madagascar and the falls and geyser were very beautiful. However, the accomodations left a lot to be desired. We are 3 friends and when when we made the reservation we expected 3 rooms or at least 3 beds. What we got was a bouble bed and a cot. We were forced to rent another single room so we each could have a bed. When we arrived for lunch at the Eucalyptus hotel we were sent down the road to a local Malagasy restaurant complete with animals begging at the side of the table and flies getting stuck in our drinks. The tour was beautiful but the accomodations were far from satisfactory.

Pros: Lemur park and Geyser are quite some unique experience. Could count as some of the best places we have been in Madagascar. So if we have the choice again we will definitely do it. The local guides in Geyser was very good despite we had quite a language barrier, they tired their best to make sure we were safe and happy. La Terasse was one of the best meal we had. Cons: Our driver only speaks very limited English, the local guide only speaks French, so we usually don't known how long we needed to walk or how's the road condition before we get off our car. We were confused about the arrangement at times as well. La Chute de La Lilly is quite a beautiful waterfall but is not as unique, still worth spotting it as it is close to the hotel anyway. However on the evening when we visited it the weather was not quite fine, it was raining and we could hear thunder approaching even saw lighting from a distance when we almost returned. Which made walking around open rice fields, crossing a river that leads to the waterfall and walking on some slippery muddy road for almost 2 hours looked a bit unsafe. We made it without a scratch but I might not recommend you do it if you see a similar weather condition. Overall: Would be very much better with English speaking driver, the walk are very safe if weather is fine, but expect the need to walk quite some distances.

Our guide, Serge, was so excellent! He said his English was not so good but it was. We saw so much local culture - the geysers, the waterfalls and the Lemurs Park. We also chose to eat at some local restaurants instead of the hotels. However, most importantly, Serge wanted us to be happy and satisfied. His motto was I always try to be better. What a beautiful country with hard working people.

Our Driver /Guide 'Percy' was excellent, very knowledgeable about the area and spoke good English. The trip was wonderful an eye opening experience and worth the money for me.