11-Day Baobabs and Lemurs

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Antananarivo

Depending on your flight schedule, your driver and guide will be at the airport to welcome you. You'll have a transfer to your hotel. On arrival, you'll have a briefing with the driver-guide for your tour.
You will have an overnight stay on half board at your hotel (Palissandre hotel or similar).

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

The Highlands

You will depart for Antsirabe using the national road 7. You'll visit the ironwork and aluminum workshop of Ambatolampy to meet local craftsmen who will explain their knowledge to you. You'll enjoy a free lunch. On arrival in Antsirabe, you'll check in at your hotel and then city tour by Pousse Pousse. You'll spend the night on a half-board basis at your hotel (Les chambres du voyageur or similar).

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Eco Lodge Les Chambres Du Voyageur

• Mid-range bungalow located in Antsirabe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

The Red West and the Baobab Alley

You'll continue towards the west part of the island in search of giant baobabs. You'll be crossing the highlands and its landscape of rice terraces and pine forests before beginning the incursion towards the red and colorful west of Miandrivazo. You'll arrive in Morondava, sundown at the majestic Baobab Alley before checking in to your hotel. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel. (Palissandre côte ouest or similar).

Main Destination:

Allee Des Baobabs (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Palissandre Morondava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located at Allee Des Baobabs (Highlight)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Kirindy Forest Wonders

Early in the morning, you will drive to the baobab alley for the sunrise, a spectacular scene you might not want to miss. You'll continue to Kirindy Forest to learn more about the baobab and the exceptional flora and fauna of this region. Approximately 2 hours of walk in the park awaits you.
You'll return to Morondava in the afternoon for a well-deserved rest. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel. (Palissandre côte ouest or similar).

Main Destination:

Kirindy Forest

Best Time To Visit October and November (Fossa mating season)

High Season July and August (Many of the trails get busy)

Best Weather May to September

Wildlife in Kirindy Forest

Fossa Common

Verreaux's sifaka Common

Malagasy
giant rat Common

Northern
bokiboky

Common

Grey
mouse lemur Common

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Red-fronted
brown lemur Common

Red-tailed
sportive lemur Common

Madame Berthe's
mouse lemur Occasional

Oustalet's
chameleon Occasional

Pale
fork-marked lemur Occasional

Fat-tailed
dwarf lemur Occasional

Coquerel's giant
mouse lemur Rare

Common tenrec Rare

Madagascar
ground boa Rare

Accommodation:

Palissandre Morondava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Back to Tana

Depending on the schedule, you'll transfer to the airport for your flight back to Antananarivo. You'll transfer to your hotel upon your arrival. The afternoon will be dedicated to the visit of the capital, a vibrant city, large and cosmopolitan where all the ethnic groups of Madagascar live side by side. Established on one of the twelve sacred hills of Imerina, a short visit to the old town and the markets is a must to get a taste and soak up the Malagasy way of life. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Le Combava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Excursion to the East

You'll depart for the eastern part of the country. Do you love nature and want to spend as much time as possible with animals? The Peyrieras Reserve, located in Marozevo, on National Route 2, is a stop not to be missed, before reaching the Andasibe National Park. It is a great introduction to the fauna of Madagascar, with its many varieties of endemic animals. Installation at your hotel in the afternoon. A night visit is scheduled so that you can, from the first moments, enjoy this treasure of nature that is the Andasibe-Mantadia locality. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel (Relais de Mantadia or similar).

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Best Time To Visit April, May, October and November (Best weather, less rain)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, October and November

Wildlife in Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Indri Common

Common
brown lemur Common

Other
chameleons Common

Leaf-tailed geckos Common

Diademed sifaka Occasional

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Red-bellied
lemur Occasional

Grey
bamboo lemur Occasional

Mouse lemurs Occasional

Sportive lemurs Occasional

Parson's
chameleon Occasional

Painted mantella Occasional

Black-and-white
ruffed lemur Rare

Madagascar tree boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Relais de Mantadia

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Andasibe-Mantadia NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

You'll be immersed in a primary forest to discover a thriving population of lemurs (the largest in the country), and trails designed to guide you in this connection to nature, all in the middle of lush vegetation and beautiful waterfalls. The comments will say that this stay is a unique experience. Depending on the option chosen, you'll spend the day and night visiting the Analamazaotra National Park for 2 to 4 hours, medium difficulty. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel. (Relais de Mantadia or similar).

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Accommodation:

Relais de Mantadia

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Pangalanes Channel

After breakfast, you'll continue to Manambato where you will take the boat, navigating on the famous Pangalanes Channel. You'll spend on a half-board basis at your hotel. You'll enjoy a nocturnal visit to Palmarium Private Reserve.
Did you know that the Pangalanes Channel is the longest and at the same time most unknown channel in the world? While its famous cousins like the Suez Canal stretch over 165km and the Panama Canal over 80km, the Pangalanes measures a proud length of 645km.

Main Destination:

Palmarium Reserve

Best Time To Go August to November (Less rainfall)

High Season July, August and December holidays (It gets very busy)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Palmarium Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located inside Palmarium Reserve

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Palmarium Reserve to See Lemurs

In the morning, you'll have a 2-hour visit to the reserve (walk). Ankanin'ny Nofy (the dream nest), is established on a 50 ha land near the Ampitabe lake, as well as the Indian Ocean (at the level of the Pangalanes pass). Several species of lemurs roam freely in the heart of the reserve, families of Indri, Coronatus, Aye Aye, or Daubentonia Madagascriensis and Propithecus. An exquisite flora of orchids, carnivorous plants, ebony, mahogany, and traveler's trees. Among the most beautiful typical palms of Madagascar, Dypsis, Ravenea, Orania, Voaniala and Lemurophoenix
In the afternoon, you'll visit Andranokoditra’s village. You'll immerse in the daily life of the villagers on the banks of this canal and its swirls. You will experience the legendary Malagasy way of life of this tribe called Betsimisaraka. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel.

Main Destination:

Palmarium Reserve

Accommodation:

Palmarium Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located inside Palmarium Reserve

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Final Road Trip in Antananarivo

Early in the morning, right after breakfast, you will drive back to the capital after the transfer by boat to Manambato. Your overnight stay will be on a half-board basis at your hotel. You'll enjoy a farewell dinner with your travel team (Palissandre Hotel or similar).

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Departure

Depending on the schedule, you will transfer to Ivato International Airport to take the flight back. End of our services.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.