12-Day Madagascar: Journey Through Andasibe’s Rainforest and Nosy Be’s Tranquil Beauty

12-Day Madagascar

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  • This tour starts in Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • We can book your international flights
  • Fly to/from Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo
  • A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • We can arrange additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour for an extra cost

Itineraries

Day 1

Arrival at Antananarivo

Arrival at Ivato Airport. Welcoming at the airport with our representative. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 2

Antananarivo - Andasibe

After breakfast, our first step is at the Farm of Pereyras. This farm is dedicated, in other, to butterfly breeding but it is also home to chameleons, frogs, snakes and bats. Have lunch at a restaurant on the way then continue to the park
of Andasibe - The thick, humid mountain rainforests of this park are filled with the hooting, grunting and wailing of 11 different species of lemur including the fabled indris. Many of the lemurs here are so well-habituated to human visitors
that they barely bother to acknowledge approaching people. This makes for some wonderful wildlife encounters. This Unesco-protected area comprises two distinct parks. Upon arrival we will check into hotel, if time allows, we will head to a local community-run reserve for a night walk in order to spot the night active animals.

Day 3

Andasibe National Park & Vakona Reserve

Early in the morning, we walk with a local guide to discover this protected area. It is mainly covered with primary forest peculiar to the east side of Madagascar. Many rare and endemic species can be found in this rain forest. The biodiversity is so amazing; we can meet Indri indri the largest of lemurs here. His behaviour is fascinating and your guide will explain all about him. Many other species are living there such as Grey Bamboo lemur, Woolly lemur and others. Flora is also very interesting; there are several species of medicinal plants. After lunch, visit of the crocodile park which allows us to approach the crocodiles in all serenity and the island with the lemurs to observe the lemurs in its natural habitat. Return at the hotel.

Day 4

Andasibe - Antananarivo

Breakfast. Road back to Antananarivo. Arriving to the city. Tour of Antananarivo to discover the upper town (Queen's Palace, Prime Minister's Palace, etc.), the middle town, a visit to the flower market, the lower town with the Soarano station and shopping in the Digue market where a tremendous number of vendors offer a variety of locally made products, it’s an ideal stop-by for shopping souvenirs at reasonable prices.

Day 5

Antananarivo - Nosy Be

Breakfast then transfer to airport for your flight to Nosy Be TZ 320 at 10H35 – 12H20. Transfer to hotel.

Day 6

Nosy be - Nosy Iranja

Nosy Iranja is the best place if youvwant, to see a beautiful, quiet, turtles
lay eggs every day or come running to the sea from birth. Tovwalk through the forest (which is actually a very nice garden) and arrive at a deserted beach. If you want to go fishing, go around the island of Iranja Kely and Iranja Be joined by a white sandbar.
Night at your hotel.

Day 7

Nosy be - Nosy Sakatia

NOSY SAKATIA is a charming island just 15 minutes from Nosy Be. Nosy Sakatia is famous for its orchid, fruit and Madagascar spice plantations, but above all for its rich maritime resources. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 8

Nosy be – City tour & Lemuria land / Nosy Komba

Visit of Lemuria Land to discover lemurs. Then visit of the ylang-ylang distillery.  Transfer by boat to Nosy Komba, which means Lemur Island, the most attractive of the islands comprising the Nosy Be archipelago.

Day 9 & 11

Nosy Komba

Days at leisure. This heavenly island is also home to an extraordinary variety of terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora, living in perfect harmony with the small number of fishing villages where skilled craftsmen turn out traditional dugout canoes and women embroider attractive colorful tablecloths.

Several activities are organized by the hotel:
- A trek through the forest
- A tour of the Island in dugout, canoe and snorkeling
- The Eden Garden
- Snorkeling at Nosy Tanikely

Day 12

Nosy Komba - Nosy Be - Home

Transfer by boat to Nosy be then transfer to the airport. Flight back.
We say you veloma and see you next time!

  • Accommodation
  • All meals mentioned on the program
  • All Transfers airport/hotel/airport
  • Entrance fee and local guide: Peyrerias reserve, Andasibe NP, Vakona reserve, lemuria land
  • All excursions mentioned in the program (public excursion on D6 & D7)
  • The International flights
  • Domestic flight Tana – Nosy be
  • All lunches and dinners mentioned “not included”
  • All visits & Excursions not mentioned into the program
  • All activities during days at leisure in Nosy Komba (D9 to D11)
  • All drinks and personal expenses
  • All tips
  • International Insurance: Hospitalization, rapatriation, Evasan, Medical visits

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