HIGHLIHTS :
- MANTADIA NP: Observation of Diademed Sifaka
- ANALAMZAOTRA NP: Observation of the largest lemur the Indri
- MAROFANDILIA RESERVE: Observation of the smallest primate the Madame Berthe mouse lemur
- KIRINDY RESERVE: Observation of the Fossa and Verreaux’s sifaka
- BAOBAB ALLEY : the National Monument
Feasibility: from January to December
Best time: April to May and September to November
Prices :
662 Euros per person
755 USD per person
Based on 2 person
D1 : TANA / ANDASIBE
Departure at 08H00 to Andasibe (3H30 drive). Visit of Pereyras reserve on the way.
This reserve has a remarkable collection of insects, reptiles and amphibians of the island. The chameleon, stick insects, frogs, geckos and colorful are well represented and are easily observable.
Free lunch and continuation to Andasibe, in the afternoon, visit of the private reserve of Vakona. Possibility of approaching several lemur species: brown lemur, black and white ruffed lemur or eastern woolly lemur sleeping in the tree trunks…
Transfer to the hotel and free dinner.
Night in Andasibe
D2 : ANDASIBE / MANTADIA NP (B)
Breakfast at the hotel and day dedicated to discover the Mantadia National Park, we observe the Diademed Sifaka. About one hundred bird species leave in this middle altitude rainforest, among the Souimanga Sunbird and the brown Mesite. If we are lucky we will find the big Parsoni Chameleon and colored frogs like the golden Mantella. Of course we can observe the Diademed Sifaka and Indri.
Picnic lunch in the park. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.
At sunset, we go for a night walk in the rainforest to observe the nocturnal fauna: Goodman’s mouse lemur or weasel sportive lemur, chameleon…
Return to the hotel and free dinner.
Night in Andasibe
D3 : ANDASIBE / ANALAMAZAOTRA NP / TANA (B)
Breakfast at the lodge and during the morning visit of the rainforest of Analamazaotra NP. We can observe easily the larger lemur, the Indri, grey bamboo lemur or red bellied lemur.
Return to the lodge and free lunch.
Then departure to Tana (3H30 drive). Arrival and transfer to the hotel, free dinner.
Night in Tana
D4 : TANA / ANTSIRABE / MIANDRIVAZO (B)
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Antsirabe (3H30 drive). Free lunch then continuation to Miandrivazo (4H30 drive). Arrival and installation at the hotel, free dinner.
Night in Miandrivazo
D5 : MIANDRIVAZO / MORONDAVA / MAROFANDILIA RESERVE (B)
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Morondava (4H30 drive). Arrival and free lunch in a local restaurant then continuation to Marofandilia reserve (2H of bumpy road).
Arrival and installation to the camp.
At sunset we go for a night walk in search of the smallest primate of the world the Madame Berthe mouse lemur. Possibility to observe the grey mouse lemur, red-tailed sportive lemur and Coquerel’s giant dwarf lemur.
Return to the camp and free dinner.
Night in Marofandilia
D6 : MAROFANDILIA RESERVE / KIRINDY RESERVE / BAOBAB ALLEY / MORONDAVA (B)
Breakfast at the camp and transfer to Kirindy reserve (15min of bumpy road) and day visit of the reserve.
The dry deciduous forest of Kirindy shelters three baobab species. We can observe the unique predator of the Island the Fossa. Possibility to observe the Verreaux’s sifaka, the red fronted brown lemur, giant jumping rat and tenrecs. The birdlife is also rich with the presence of white-breasted mesite, blue vanga, Coquerel’s coua and Madagascar harrier hawk.
Free lunch at the gite and departure to Morondava (2H of bumpy road).
Visit of the Baobab amoureux and baobab alley at sunset when the light is the best.
Then transfer to the hotel, free dinner.
Night in Morondava
D7 : MORONDAVA / TANA (B)
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight Morondava / Tana. End of services.
B : Breakfast
L : Lunch
D : Dinner
