Day 01: ANTANANARIVO
Arrival at Ivato International Airport. Meet and Greet by your agent, who will conduct a briefing of the tour and the delivery of travel documents. Transfer to town. Settle and overnight at your hotel.
Day 02: DIEGO SUAREZ
Transfer to the airport for flight to Diego Suarez. Reception by our local correspondent and transfer to Hotel. Discover the city by foot in the afternoon with your guide.
Day 03: DIEGO SUAREZ
Departure for the Amber Mountain located in a quaternary volcanic complex. Guided tour of the mountain offering discovery of a very rich flora thanks to a diet of significant rain (large trees such as the "Ramy" with a strong smell of turpentine, the "Famelona" with therapeutic virtue, the "Rotra" with edible fruits, the ficus ...) of a fauna composed of lemurs of various species (crowned lemur, lemur of Sanford, the microcebus, Aye Aye ...), birds (rock thrush, crested Ibis ...), foxes, butterflies. Return to Diego at the end of the day. Overnight at the hotel at the end of the day. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04: DIEGO SUAREZ
Day dedicated to the visit of the three bays, sequence of bays all as beautiful as the other, turquoise sea lined with long white sandy beaches: Bay of the Dunes, Pigeon Bay, and the bay of Sakalava composed of two great islets accessible to walk at low tide. Return to the hotel after the excursion. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 05: DIEGO SUAREZ
Discovery of the Emerald Sea which is a vast coral lagoon bordering the north of the entrance to the Diego Suarez Bay Pass. The waters are crystal clear, this is the ideal place for snorkeling. A site of almost supernatural beauty. The shallow water combined with a sandy bottom gives a turquoise shade to this small inland sea lined with white beaches, which is rarely frequented. Back to Diego after the excursion.
Day 06: ANKARANA
Departure for the discovery of the Red Tsingy. The Red Tsingy are 65km from Diégo Suarez, not far from the Analamera Reserve. Tsingy are colorful and phantasmagorical forms, unique in Madagascar, sculpted by erosion. The Red Tsingy has in store for you other secrets of the nature. Composed of sandstone, marl and limestone, just at the foot of eroded canyons, in the only sedimentary basin of Madagascar and a heterogeneous vegetation, their equilibrium is fragile ... Road to the massif of Ankarana. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07: ANKARANA
Breakfast at the hotel. The special reserve of Ankarana is both a reserve, a massif, a park in its own right, with a great ecological interest. This reserve is home to many unique plant and animal species in Madagascar. We come here especially for the Tsingy. This magnificent massif of Ankarana (from East to West), of coral origin, stretches for 35 km long, surrounded by numerous canyons covered with forest, caves, and underground rivers, it shelters an important part of the history of the Antakarana people. This reserve of 18,220 ha, shelters a diversified vegetation, with a endemism importance, you will be able to discover the numerous species of Euphorbia, Pachipodium, cacti, ... Similarly the reserve has 10 species of lemurs (Crowned lemur, lemur of sanford , ...), 92 bird species of which 54 are endemic to Madagascar. The massif shelters in the bottom of its caves the majority of the bat species of the big island, as well as crocodiles and blind fishes. Through the canyons, visits to the caves and tsingy routes, you will discover the history, a wild place, in a setting that will take your breath away. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08: NOSY BE
Transfer to Ankify. Boarding for Nosy Be. Reception by our local correspondent and overnight at the hotel.
Day 09: NOSY BE
Lemur Island and the underwater reserve: Nosy Komba is the 2nd largest island after Nosy Be. Visit the Lemurs Park, the fishing village and its traditional pirogues. Visit also the tablecloth market, then cross the village for a moment of shopping with the famous sculptures of Nosy Komba, its craft stalls, their smiles and colorful faces. Then continue to Nosy Tanikely, protected underwater nature reserve. You can dive with a mask and a snorkel in a real life-size aquarium and you will contemplate the magnificent spectacle of corals and anemones, myriads of multicolored fish, crustaceans, grouper and lucky sea turtles. Swimming, stroll to the lighthouse to discover the flying bats and lemurs perched in the trees, lizards, chameleons and butterflies will accompany you along the way. Return to your hotel at the end of the day.
Day 10: NOSY BE
The paradise island: Nosy Iranja which is located at 1h30 by speedboat from Nosy Be. These two islands are connected by a fine white sandbank which is covered at high tide, and discovered at low tide. It is a paradise island with its turquoise blue colors, white paradise, and green nature. The turtles come here to lay still to this day hence its name "the island of turtles", but we will also see various species of birds; terns, some varieties of herons and sea eagles. Visit the lighthouse and the authentic village of great Iranja. Return to your hotel in the middle of the afternoon.
Day 11: NOSY BE
Day at Leisure in Nosy Be.
Day 12: ANTANANARIVO
Transfer to Nosy Be Airport (Fascène) for your flight to Tana. Welcome by your agent. Transfer to town. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13: ANTANANARIVO
Cultural visit day: Ambohimanga Hill where the Queen's Summer Palace is located and the palace of the First Great King Andrianampoinimerina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal city, a burial site and a set of sacred places. Associated with a strong sense of national identity, it has maintained its spirituality and sacredness in the practice and spirit of the people for some 500 years. It remains a place of worship and pilgrimage that one comes to visit Madagascar and elsewhere. Vehicle at your disposal until departure. Transfer to the airport, formalities and dinner on board.
