Madagascar
Explorer

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14 days, 13 nights

Impression of a Madagascar Holiday

Day 1: Ivato airPort – Antananarivo – Andasibe

Tongasoa! That means welcome.

We will meet at the Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo, the Capital city of Madagascar. We drive from Ivato airport to Andasibe. The landscape is beautiful and varied the highlands, rice paddies and ravinala trees, the oil palm.

On arrival in Andasibe we will check in at Feon’ny Ala hotel. Later in the evening, we drive to the entrance of Analamazaotra Park for a nice and interesting night tour to discover nocturnal lemurs, chameleons and frogs. Overnight at the hotel Feon’ny Ala , standard Bungalow.

Day 2: Andasibe – Analamazaotra National Park – Andasibe – Vakona Forest Lodge Reserve

After breakfast, we will visit Analamazaotra National Park (2 to 5 hours walk) to see different species of lemurs, birds, orchids, insects, ….

We will enjoy our lunch at the hotel and around 2 pm ,we’ll drive to Islands of the lemurs to see species of lemurs including blanck and white ruffed lemurs, ring tailed lemurs, common brown lemurs, bamboo lemurs, the famous Fossa , crocodiles, etc…

Drive back to the hotel and relaxing. Overnight at the Hotel Feon’ny Ala, standard Bungalow.

Day 3: Andasibe – pereyras reptiles farms – antsirabe

In the morning, we drive back to Antananarivo center and then drive towards Antsirabe.
Somewhere midway, we will stop at the reptile farm of Pereyras to see many varieties of chameleons and geckos which are difficult to see in the wild.

We continue the trip through a beautiful landscape where you’ll see the life of the Merina tribe along the road side. Overnight at Couleur café or Royal Palace hotel, Comfort Room.

Day 4: Antsirabe – Andraikiba Lake – Miandrivazo

After breakfast ,we’ll continue our trip with a visit to the sacred volcanic lake of Andraikiba.
Rest of the day we drive to Miandrivazo. In the evening, we will be in Miandrivazo to relax at the hotel .
Overnight at La Pirogue hotel, Economy Bungalow.

Day 5: Tsiribihina River

After breakfast, transfer to Masiakapy by a taxi brousse. Here we will start the calm water river journey on the majestic Tsiribihina River. We have many kinds of wild animals here: herons, wild ducks, parrots, raptors, kingfishers, chameleons, insects and butterflies.

In the midday, we cross the massif of Bemaraha. It overflows with a fantastic landscape, deciduous forest with its lemurs and the marvellous sounds of birds. In the afternoon we will have a shower under the best waterfall of Madagascar “Nosinapela ” and its natural swimming-pool.

After this nice waterfall we continue our cruising toward Begidro village where we will be setting camp on a sand bank, build a fire and cook your dinner. Enjoy your meal, listening to the sounds of the river and watch the sun go down.

Day 6: Tsiribihina River

We cruise slowly on the river and in the midday we stop for lunch under a mango tree. In the afternoon we set camping on a sand bank close to a traditional Malagasy village. Enjoy dinner and have a good night sleep. Out here where there are no streetlights or pollution the night sky is filled with stars.

Day 7: Tsiribihina river – Zebu cart ride – Antsiraraka –Baobabs Alley – Morondava

The river trip ends in the morning. We’ll take a Zebu car to join the village of Antsiraraka. Then loading our luggage at the car after we drive to Morondava by a 4X4 car.

In the afternoon, we stop for baobabs trees on the way and from 4: 30 pm you can take a lot of pictures of the sunset with the baobabs trees. We arrive in Morondava around 7:30 pm and hotel check in. Overnight at Reniala sable d’or hotel, Comfort Bungalow with sea view and air con.

Day 08: Morondava to Antananarivo by Taxibrousse

Early morning, we have breakfast and transfer to Morondava taxi brousse station then we travel back to the Capital Antananarivo. After 14 hours driving on the good road, arrival in Antananarivo. Transfer by Taxi to the hotel. Overnight at Chalet des roses hotel, standard Room.

Day 9: Antananarivo – Nosy be

After breakfast, transfer to Ivato airport and you fly to Nosy be Island. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at Belvedere hotel, Economy Room.

Day 10-11-12: Nosy Be

Relaxing days to enjoy this beautiful tropical island. Overnight at Belvedere hotel, Economy Room.

Day 13: Nosy be – Antananarivo

After breakfast, transfer to the airport of Fascène for our flight back to Antananarivo. Arrival in Antananarivo around noon or in evening, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at Chalet des roses hotel, Standard Room.

Day 14: Antananarivo – Market Of Digue – Ivato Aero Port

We visit the upper town and ‘Rova Palace’ of the former Queen, which dominates the city and offers a magnificent panorama. We can do some shopping at the crafts market of Digue then transfer to airport for your flight back home. Here, the tour, like all good things, comes to an end.