Educational tours and research expeditions in Madagascar.
A gateway to one of the world's greatest evolutionary theaters.
MadaField is the Scientific Department of Cactus Tours Madagascar, an award-winning tour company, promoting the island as a living biodiversity gene reserve and laboratory for the world, where roughly 90% of species occur nowhere else on Earth.
SITES
6
Field sites we run programmes at, listed individually on this site
FIELDS
13
Fields of study a cohort can be built around
AREAS
5
Protected areas and locally-managed marine areas we work in
ENDEMISM
~90%
Species endemic to Madagascar (source: IUCN / published assessments)
02 · The Biome Index
Navigate by ecosystem, not itinerary.
Our Position
A science-led educational expedition operator.
MadaField is the Scientific Department of Cactus Tours Madagascar, an award-winning tour company. The parent company contracts with your school or department and carries operational responsibility, while the department is run by researchers, professors and educational specialists, so the science holds up to academic scrutiny.
Scientific credibility, not commerce
Like a research association, our programmes are designed by working scientists. Data collected on every expedition feeds real long-term monitoring, with protocols, permits, and publication standards included.
Professional logistics, end to end
Like a tour operator, we take full operational responsibility: transfers, permits, accommodation, insurance guidance, in-country safety, and 24/7 field support, all planned and risk-assessed to expedition industry standards.
Educators at the core
What sits between the two is our team: researchers, university professors, and educational specialists who turn genuine fieldwork into structured, curriculum-linked, assessable learning.
Field Enrollment · Now Open
Apply for a field placement.
Begin your dossier. Tell us who you are, which biome calls you, and we'll design the expedition around your academic goals.
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