Toamasina City Tour

Get to know the vibrant port city of Toamasina on this relaxed sightseeing tour with Bakadi Dreams, the personal way to discover the second-largest city in Madagascar.

The palm-lined streets of Toamasina city, Madagascar

Discovering Toamasina

After pick-up at the port, timed to suit your ship’s schedule, you travel by bus into the city centre together with your friendly English-speaking guide. Toamasina – also known by its French name Tamatave – is Madagascar’s second-largest city and the country’s most important harbour on the Indian Ocean.

Bustling market life in Toamasina, Madagascar

A City Shaped by History

Toamasina has a colourful and turbulent past, having changed hands many times over the centuries – from the Portuguese to the French, the British, the Merina kingdom and finally the French once more. After a devastating cyclone destroyed the city in 1927, it was completely rebuilt, and today you can admire its wide palm-lined avenues, colourful colonial buildings and lively markets. Your guide brings the city’s history and everyday Malagasy life vividly to life.

Colourful street scene in the port city of Toamasina

Along the way you enjoy refreshing mineral water and a selection of fresh tropical fruit. This private Bakadi Dreams excursion runs at a relaxed pace, with a guaranteed return to your cruise ship in good time.

Tour Highlights

  • Relaxed sightseeing tour of Toamasina (Tamatave)
  • Palm-lined avenues and colonial architecture
  • Colourful local markets and street life
  • Fascinating insights into the city’s history
  • Fresh tropical fruit and mineral water included

What’s Included

  • Friendly English-speaking guide
  • Return transfer from the cruise port
  • Bus tour of the city
  • Mineral water and a fresh fruit buffet

Good to Know

  • Meeting point: cruise port in Toamasina
  • Please bring: light clothing, sun protection, a hat, water and a camera
  • Guaranteed return to your cruise ship