Day 1 – Departure

Today you will start your adventure, you will fly to Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital city.

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• Breakfast

Day 2 – Arrival in Antananarivo

‘’Manao ahoana’’ & ‘’Salama’’ Welcome to tropical paradise. You will be welcomed & greeted by your guide or representative on arrival Antananarivo Ivato International Airport. You will travel to your hotel. Travel time approximately 10 minutes depend on the road traffic.

Location: – Antananarivo             Hotel: San Cristobal                 

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Madagascar • Antananarivo & the Central Highlands

San Cristobal

otel San Cristobal is a unique and outstanding international standard hotel complex located in a quiet,...

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• Dinner

Day 3: Antananarivo > Morondava

This morning, you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight from Antananarivo to Morondava. The journey takes approximately 80 minutes. Upon arrival, you’ll continue to the Kirindy Reserve.

The western region of Madagascar is renowned for its arid climate, deciduous forests, and remarkable natural landscapes. Historically, Morondava was the heart of the powerful Sakalava Kingdom and is now a flourishing rice-growing hub.

Located 50 kilometers northeast of Morondava, Kirindy Reserve is a privately managed forest overseen by a Swiss NGO (Centre de Formation Professionelle Forestière) that promotes selective and sustainable logging practices.

In the evening, around 6 p.m., embark on a guided walk to spot Kirindy’s unique nocturnal wildlife. Highlights include sightings of the Giant Jumping Rat, lemurs, chameleons, and even the elusive Fossa. After your wildlife experience, return for dinner around 8 p.m.

Location: – Kirindy           Hotel: Relais du Kirindy

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Madagascar • Tsingy & the West

Relais du Kirindy

It is a great spot if you are an avid birdwatcher as the nearby Bedo Lake...

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• Lunch
• Dinner

Day 4: Kirindy > Tsingy

Today, you’ll enjoy a day walk in Kirindy, home to one of Madagascar’s most remarkable and endangered habitats: the dry deciduous forest. These forests, now reduced to just 3% of their original extent, are characterized by towering baobab trees and a 14-meter-high forest canopy. This protected area, covering approximately 100 square kilometers, is the only place in the world where you can find the giant jumping rat. This fascinating creature hops like a miniature kangaroo but can also walk on all fours.

Kirindy is renowned as the best location in Madagascar to observe Fossas, particularly during their mating season from October to December. The reserve also boasts seven species of lemur, including the common brown lemur and Verreaux’s sifaka. The nocturnal species include the rare Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur, pygmy mouse lemur, fork-crowned lemur, gray mouse lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, and red-tailed sportive lemur. Kirindy’s biodiversity also features several bats, tenrecs, mongooses, rodents, over 40 bird species, 50 reptiles, and 15 amphibian species, making it a haven for nature enthusiasts.

After your walk, you’ll travel to Bekopaka, stopping along the way to savor delicious Malagasy cuisine at Belo’s famed “Mad Zebu” Restaurant. The total travel time to Bekopaka will be approximately six hours.

Location: – Tsingy              Hotel: Soleil du Tsingy

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Day 5: Tsingy

After an early breakfast, you’ll set out to explore the breathtaking Tsingy Bemaraha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most extraordinary natural landscapes on Earth. This vast limestone massif has been sculpted over millennia into dramatic karst pinnacles, forming a unique “forest” of limestone needles, deep canyons carved by the Manambolo River, rolling hills, and towering peaks. The park’s undisturbed forests, lakes, and mangrove swamps serve as habitats for a variety of rare and endangered lemurs.

With your guide, you’ll trek the soft circuit, immersing yourself in the park’s astounding biodiversity. Tsingy Bemaraha is a paradise for nature lovers, boasting exceptional endemism and diversity. Scientists estimate that 86.7% of its species are endemic, with 47% unique to the ecoregion. Among its 11 lemur species are Decken’s sifakas, red-fronted brown lemurs, Cleese’s woolly lemurs, and more. The park is also home to five families of bats, 103 species of birds, and an impressive array of reptiles and amphibians, with all 34 recorded species being endemic.

This is just a glimpse of the wonders awaiting you in this remarkable landscape, a true gem of Madagascar. Overnight and dinner at hotel.

Location: – Tsingy      Hotel: Soleil du Tsingy

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Day 6: Bekopaka > Morondava

Early in the morning you will take a pirogue trip on the Manambolo River gorge. This river marks the entry way to the Tsingy. Crossing of the Manambolo River by dugout canoe showcases an array of landscapes, gorges and canyons. You will visit the caves where you can look out for the fish eagles, waterfowl, Humblot’s herons and purple herons.

After breakfast you will travel to Belo en route to Morondava’s  “Alley of Baobabs or Avenue of the Baobabs’’. We will have lunch in Belo and continue our journey to the avenue of Baobabs. Travel time will be approximately 8 hours.

“Alley of Baobabs or Avenue of the Baobabs’’ is one of the Madagascar’s picture post card images. Baobabs (Grandidiers) are usually solitary trees, standing tall and proud in the midst of empty spaces. Yet in Baobab Alley, they cluster together forming an avenue of columns that border the dirty road. The Baobabs are tall trees with its massive trucks, crooked branches and furry fruit. Baobabs have adapted to the dry and hostile environment. The secret of the baobab’s success in surviving in harsh environments and the reason for its massive trunk is that it has little wood fibre but a large water storage capacity. Each tree can hold up to 300 litres of water, enabling it to live through long periods without rain. The life-cycle of these unique natural oddities is as impressive as their bulk – most live over 500 years.

We will stop to see the sunset at the Avenue of the Baobabs.

Location: – Morondava             Hotel: Cote Palisandre               Board: Breakfast & Dinner

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast
• Dinner

Day 7: Morondava > Antananarivo > Andasibe

After breakfast you will be transferred to Morondava airport for your short flight to Antananarivo. Upon arrival you will betransfered to Andasibe National Park (journey time approx. 3-4 hours).

Upon arrival, check into your lodge and relax. In the evening around 6pm you will be guided through the Analamazaotra Park on a Night Walk to spot the nocturnal animals including ‘Goodman Mouse lemur’. Experience the rainforest after dark where nocturnal lemurs, chameleons, geckos, frogs and fireflies come alive. The night walk can take 1½ – 2 hours.

Location: – Andasibe             Hotel: Mantadia Lodge            Board: Breakfast, Dinner

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Madagascar • Saint Marie & the East

Mantadia Lodge

Mantadia Lodge is located in the hills of Andasibe offering a stunning panoramic view of the...

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• Breakfast
• Dinner

Day 8: Andasibe: Guided day & night walk

After breakfast you will visit the Analamazaotra Special Reserve (Périnet) in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. The park is one of Madagascar’s most popular birding spots. This mid-altitude forest site is home to more than 110 bird species including many endemics. Madagascar Grebes breed on the lake of the reserve and can be seen throughout the year. It is an excellent spot for endemics such as Madagascar Crested Ibis, Blue Coua, Velvet Asity and Tylas.

At Andasibe National Park you may spot and hear the sounds of the Indri Lemurs. The Indri is the largest living lemur and known as babakotos in the local Malagasy language, which means ‘man of the forest’ or ‘little father’ and unlike other lemurs, they only have a short stumpy tail. Indri’s produce loud territorial calls that can be heard from over one kilometre away as you enter the park. Video Clip

You will be walking through beautiful waterfalls and landscape that will lead you towards a natural swimming pool with a cascading waterfall. Bathing is allowed so bring your swimsuits. Along the track there is an exceptional rainforest ambiance where you can generally hear the screams of the Indri and see some beautiful orchids. There many circuits to choose from depending on your fitness level. The easiest trekking with well paved paths can take from 2-3 hours with a distance of up to 3 kilometres.

In the evening around 6pm you will be guided through the Analamazaotra Park on a Night Walk to spot the nocturnal animals including ‘Goodman Mouse lemur’. Experience the rainforest after dark where nocturnal lemurs, chameleons, geckos, frogs and fireflies come alive. The night walk can take 1½ – 2 hours.

Location: – Andasibe             Hotel: Mantadia Lodge            Board: Breakfast, Dinner

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Madagascar • Saint Marie & the East

Mantadia Lodge

Mantadia Lodge is located in the hills of Andasibe offering a stunning panoramic view of the...

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast
• Dinner

Day 9: Andasibe > Antananarivo

In the morning, you can enjoy another guided walk through the Analamazaotra Special Reserve. Afterwards, you will travel back to the capital Tana (travel time approx. 3 hours.

In the evening, witness the best sunset with sundowner drinks. It is the best place to say “cheers” to a great trip around Madagascar with a glass of wine, a beautiful view of Antananarivo and to look back at the great memories you have made.

Location: – Antananarivo                 Hotel: Centell                    Board: Breakfast, Dinner

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• Breakfast
• Dinner

Day 10: Antananarivo to Seychelles

Today you will fly to Seychelles. Flight duration:2h45minutes.

Private transfer to the hotel and rest of day at leisure.

Location: – Mahe            Hotel: Story              Room: Jr Suite           Board: Breakfast, Dinner

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• Breakfast
• Dinner

Days 11-14: Seychelles

You will have 4 days at your own leisure to relax.

Optional excursions:

• Sainte-Anne Marine National Park with Lunch Tour
• Praslin & La Digue Shared Trip with Lunch
• Cousin, Curieuse, St. Pierre Discovery Tour with Lunch

Location: – Mahe            Hotel: Story             Room: Jr Suite            Board: Breakfast, Dinner

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast
• Dinner

Day 15: Departure

Today you will take your private transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

• Board Includes:
• Breakfast