Route Secondaire.travel

A team that listens, right here on the ground

Route Secondaire.travel is a Madagascar-based team offering personal support throughout the planning and organisation of your journey. From designing your itinerary to bookings and assistance during your stay, you communicate directly with the people looking after your trip.

Didier and his 4×4 on a track in Madagascar

← Meet the founder

Your journey
begins with
an encounter.

Didier — Founder &
Travel Designer

My team and I look forward to showing you a different side of Madagascar.

For more than twenty years, Madagascar has been my land of adventure, discovery… and freedom.

Over the years, I have come to know its tracks, villages, coastlines and most remote regions.

Today, my team and I put that experience at the service of travellers who want to discover an authentic Madagascar, far from the usual routes, with professionalism, freedom and respect.

Didier

Olisca, Guest Welcome and Relations at Route Secondaire.travel

Your day-to-day contact

Olisca — Guest Welcome & Relations

Olisca supports you as you prepare your journey with Route Secondaire.travel. From your very first conversation, she listens to your needs and looks after guest relations, practical arrangements and booking follow-up. Her role is to make every stage of your preparation easier and to remain available, so your stay in Madagascar begins simply and with complete peace of mind.

Welcome • Guest relations • Organisation • Bookings

olysca@routesecondaire.travel +261 32 65 211 14

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Tahiana with a 4x4 among Madagascar's baobabs

Your guide on Madagascar’s classic routes

Tahiana — Regional Manager & Classic Tours

Tahiana is responsible for journeys in the Analamanga region, as well as Central, South-Eastern and South-Western Madagascar.

He looks after classic chauffeur-driven tours using recent vehicles and 4x4s suited to each itinerary. Professional and attentive to travellers’ comfort, Tahiana favours well-organised, accessible and enjoyable routes.

His field experience allows travellers to discover Madagascar with complete peace of mind along the country’s major routes, without seeking the most demanding tracks or extreme adventure conditions.

Analamanga • Central Madagascar • South-East • South-West • Chauffeur-driven tours

Jean-Michel smiling beside the open engine bay of an old 4x4 — Jean-Michel on the journey home with an old vehicle, brought back to life after fifteen years off the road.

Practical know-how and a smile on the road

Jean-Michel — Mechanics & Field Support

A long-time friend of Didier, Jean-Michel is also a companion on the road. Their trust and rapport carry through from trip preparation to life around camp, helping create a warm atmosphere for the group.

Self-taught, Jean-Michel has developed his skills through hands-on practice and experience in the field. He maintains and prepares the vehicles before every journey and joins us on itineraries that require mechanical support.

At camp, he helps Didier set up the bivouac and organise the equipment. While travellers rest, he looks after the vehicles and prepares them for the next stage.

Attentive to travellers, available and always smiling, Jean-Michel contributes as much through his presence as through his practical skills. A helping hand with the mechanics, another around camp, and the pleasure of sharing the road.

Vehicle preparation • Mechanical support • Camp setup • Guest care

“I cannot promise you
the greatest journey of your life.
I simply invite you
to discover Madagascar
as I have loved it
for more than twenty years.Didier