Day 01: ANTANANARIVO
Arrival at Ivato International Airport. You are welcomed by your agent, who will conduct a briefing on the travel focus and also delivery of travel documents. Transfer to town. Installation and overnight at your hotel.
Day 02: ANDASIBE
Road to the kingdom of lemurs, Andasibe. Discovery of the dense forest of the East en-route.
Guided tour of the Analamazoatra reserve to discover the largest lemur, the Indri Indri (72 cm). During nature walk, you will discover other diurnal species of lemurs, birds and various plants with therapeutic value. In the afternoon, visit the National Park of Mantadia (a denser forest, waterfall, and possibly discovery of the Sifaka of verreaux, lemur "dancer"). Arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon.
Jour 03: AKANIN’NY NOFY
Road to Manambato, through an even greener landscape. Arrival at the edge of Rasoabe Lake, which is part of the Pangalanes Canal. Fast speedboat transfer for Akanin'ny Nofy literally translates as "the dream nest". Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04: AKANIN'NY NOFY
Visit of the Palmarium private reserve in the morning: lush vegetation, typical plants of the region but also botanical garden sheltering southern plant species such as aloe, pachypodium, 7 different species of didieraceae, and euphorbia ... the afternoon will be devoted to the visit of the surroundings: typical village, dispensary, railway station, ... Stay in hotel at the border of the lake Ampitabe.
Day 05: TAMATAVE
Transfer by speedboat to the first port of the Big Island: Tamatave. You will go from lake to lake, and discover during your trip the scenes of a typical Betsimisaraka way of life (nomads on bamboo rafts ...). Transfer from the river port to the city for overnight at the hotel.
Day 06: SAINTE MARIE
Transfer to the airport as per flight schedule and fly to Sainte Marie. Welcome by the hotel representative upon arrival and check-in at the hotel.
Day 07: SAINTE MARIE
You are at leisure in Sainte Marie with the possibility to do several activities: walking tour of nearby villages, a clove plantation, coffee and vanilla, mountain bike ride from the hotel to the capital Ambodifotatra through the pirate’s cemetery, ‘l’îlot Madame’ (the former Palace of Queen Betty and its aquarium) and the first church of Madagascar (1837), excursion to the famous island of ‘île aux nattes’, to the islet to the sands, to the forest of Ampanihy, at the northern tip of the island, out at sea for humpback whales from mid-June to mid-September ....
Day 08: SAINTE MARIE
Day at leisure in Sainte Marie
Day 09: ANTANANARIVO
Transfer to Sainte Marie airport as per flight schedule. Fly to Antananarivo. You are welcomed by a representative and departure for an orientation tour of the city of the thousand. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 10: 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. The vehicle is at your disposal until departure. Transfer to the airport, formalities and dinner and overnight on board.
