Madagascar Fam Trip: Discovering East & West

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  • This tour starts and ends Antananarivo
  • 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

Date : March 14, 2024

Home - Antananarivo

Arrival at Ivato Airport. Welcoming at the airport with our representative. Transfer to your hotel situated near of the airport. We suggest you to get a good rest before taking a long drive tomorrow.

- Meals: dinner included.
- Accommodation in Tana: LE LOUVRE HOTEL & SPA

Day 2

Date : March 15, 2024

Antananarivo - Miandrivazo

Early breakfast. We head south. Rice fields and typical villages of the Highlands represent the landscape right after Antananarivo. Passing in Ambatolampy where is the work of aluminum to make cooking pot for the whole country, we have time to do the visit in our return. Continuation towards Antsirabe where we will take lunch. From Antsirabe, we will take the National Road 34 to reach Miandrivazo, said to be the hottest place in Madagascar. The town is a typical lowland Malagasy community.

- Duration: +/- 9h of road
- Distance: 390 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Miandrivazo: SOA LI HOTEL (no website)

Day 3

Date : March 16, 2024

Miandrivazo - Morondava - Kirindy

Drive from Miandrivazo to Morondava westward to reach the sakalava people and their famous baobab tree. We will meet less and less villages. Upon arrival in Morondava, road to Kirindy which is located on the RN8A national road, connecting Morondava to Belo-sur-Tsiribihina between the localities of Beroboka South to the North and Marofandilia to the South.

Kirindy Forest is renowned for being the only place in the world where
FOSA (Cryptoprocta ferox), the largest carnivore in Madagascar, can be observed in its natural habitat. Nocturnal visit of the reserve.

- Duration: +/- 8h of road
- Distance: 280 kms
- Meals: breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included
- Your hotel in Kirindy: RELAIS DU KIRINDY

Day 4

Date : March 17, 2024

Kirindy - Morondava

Breakfast, visit of the reserve of Kirindy. Drive back to Morondava. Stop at the Alley of baobab. We are there at the right time, the sun is low, raking light, smooth trunks reflect the orange rays of the sun. It’s an ideal moment to take photography of the sunset. Continuation till Morondava.

- Duration: +/- 3 h of road
- Distance: 45 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Morondava: KIMONY RESORT

Day 5

Morondava - Antsirabe

Breakfast then drives to Antsirabe. We will meet less and less villages. Various scenery on the way. Transfer to the hotel and installation.

- Duration: +/- 11h of roads
- Distance: 500 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Antsirabe: AROTEL

Day 6

Date : March 19, 2024

Antsirabe - Antananarivo

Breakfast. City of Antsirabe by rickshaw then departure to
Antananarivo. Stop in Ambatolampy for visit of the foundry
workshop. Continuing until Antananarivo.

- Duration: +/- 5h of road
- Distance: 170 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Antananarivo : LES TROIS METIS

Day 7

Date : March 20, 2024

Antananarivo - Andasibe

Breakfast then road to the eastside. Visit of the private park of Mandraka: butterflies, reptiles, batrachians and lemur’s park, then continue to Andasibe - The thick, humid mountain rainforests of the 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. Installation then go
for a nocturnal visit of VOI community reserve.

- Duration: +/- 4h30
- Distance: 140 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Andasibe : LEMUR’S LODGE

Day 8

Date : March 21, 2024

Andasibe

Morning focused to explore Analamazaotra national Park, one of the most frequently visited sites in the country. One of the easiest to reach, and one of the best places for those who are keen on observing Madagascar’s lemurs. It is located right next to the village of Andasibe, which is also referred as Périnet (actually the name of the rain season). After lunch, visit of Vakona private reserve. Apart of the fauna and flora, the crocodile park allows us to approach the crocodiles in all serenity and the island with the lemurs to observe the lemurs in its natural habitat.

- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included.
- Your hotel in Andasibe : THE SAME AS THE DAY BEFORE.

Day 9

Andasibe - Antananarivo

Breakfast. Drive back to Tana. On arrival in Tana, city tour. Antananarivo is the capital city of  Madagascar  and the largest city on this big island in the Indian Ocean. Antananarivo means "the city of a thousand"a reference to the 1000 soldiers that supposedly protected the newly founded city during the reign of the revered King Andrianjaka in 1610. Antananarivo is called shortly by local
inhabitant Tana nowadays. And it will surprise you with its rice paddies, Asian looks, numerous stairs up steep hills, palaces, cobbled streets and churches.
Antananarivo has a population of about 1.5 million people. In the evening, we will enjoy the sundowner at royal view.

- Duration: +/- 4h of drive
- Distance: 150 kms
- Meals: breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included
- Your hotel in Tana: LES TROIS METIS

Day 10

Date : March 23, 2024

Antananarivo - Home

Visit and shopping at the market handcraft. Transfer to the airport.
We say “Veloma” and see you next time!

  • Private tour
  • All airport transfers
  • Accommodation in TWIN room
  • On a half-board basis during the trip
  • Car rental with chauffeur-guide speaking English during the trip
  • Sundowner on D4
  • Entrance fees and local guide into national parks : Analamazaotra
  • Entrance fees and local guide into Sites: Vakona, Peyrerias, Kirindy
  • Visits and Excursions mentioned in the program,
  • The municipal and tourist taxes
  • 1L bottle of water per day
  • The International flights
  • The property and casualty insurance (luggage, cancellation, medical expenses, repatriation, etc)
  • All lunches
  • Activities and tours not mentioned in the program
  • Drinks, tips, and personal expenses

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