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All accommodations specified in the Itinerary. The list of the hotels will be communicated after your booking is completed

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Transfer from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport Private car with Air Conditional Driver and Guide (with English speaking) Visits and excursions (following the itinerary) Guides + entrance fees included for all nationalparks/reserves Administrative management package Bottles of water (1 per person/day)

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All land transportation

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Brealfasts and Dinners

Guide

Guides

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International and Domestic flight tickets are NOT included.

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

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Insurance is not included. Insurance is not included.

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Day 1 Arrival Time In Antananarivo And Drive To Andasibe
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival Time In Antananarivo And Drive To Andasibe

Arrival at Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo. The group will be welcomed by HT Agency Tours Staff. Once you have cleared customs formalities, our Guide will smooth through the rest of the arrivals process – currency exchange, setting up the tour leader’s phone with a new local SIM card, and anything else you need. We take directly a scenic drive to Marozevo where we visit the famous exotic animal breeding centre owned by naturalist Andre Pereyras, where we see almost all the chameleon species of Madagascar – as well as butterflies, leaf tailed geckos, lemurs and other interesting animals. On the national road number 2, to the east, we enjoy panoramic views of the stepped rice fields. We see various mountains and then continue to the east through the green and luxuriant vegetation, with stops along the scenic rainforest route in world-renowned Andasibe-Perinet National Park, seeing primary forests. After, transfer directly to the hotel.

LOCATION: ANDASIBE

INCLUSION : DINNERS AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 4 TO 5 HOURS DRIVE
Day 2 Andasibe – Visit At The Mantadia National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Andasibe – Visit At The Mantadia National Park

Breakfast at the hotel and day dedicated to discover the Mantadia National Park, a paradise for nature lovers, with a rich and incredible fauna and flora. This park is known to be home for a wide variety of lemur species, including the legendary Indri Indri, the ysterious Aye Aye, the famous Varecia variegata… About one hundred bird species live also 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. With its lush and green vegetation, this protected area contains a collection of evergreen vegetation : epiphytic plants, mosses, ferns, bamboos, palm trees, hardwoods, and precious woods… Plan a lunch in the park. In the evening, transfer to the hotel and dinner.

LOCATION: ANDASIBE

INCLUSION : BREAKFAST AND DINNERS

DRIVE: ABOUT 1H DRIVE
Day 3 Andasibe – Visit At The Mitsinjo Community Reserve
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Andasibe – Visit At The Mitsinjo Community Reserve

After breakfast, you start with a guided visit at Mitsinjo Community Reserve. Mitsinjo means as much as “looking ahead” or “planning the future”. The reserve is located close to the village Andasibe. Mitsinjo’s biggest treasure is the diversity of frogs. Andasibe is known for its extreme richness in frog species. More than one hundred species can be found in the fascinating fauna in and around the reserve. Almost none occur outside Madagascar, among them common species such as Boophis pyrrhus, Boophis luteus, or Boophis viridis, but also rare species such as Mantella crocea. However, Mistinjo is not only famous for its amphibians: The forest is home to Madagascar’s largest lemur, the Indri. Diademed sifakas and wooly lemurs are only a part of the various rare animals that you can watch here. Concerning reptiles, the reserve has a large amount of chameleons Calumma brevicorne, smaller Calumma nasutum, and Calumma emelinae and the bright colored Calumma parsonii cristifer, but also leaf-tailed geckos, snakes such as the Malagasy Tree Boa, and other beauties of nature. After the visit, we’ll return to the hotel to get rest before starting the guided night walk. Let the magic of the night happen and hear all the countless frogs calling in the dark!

LOCATION: ANDASIBE

INCLUSION : BREAKFAST AND DINNERS

DRIVE: ABOUT 30MN DRIVE
Day 4 Drive From Andasibe To Palmarium
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive From Andasibe To Palmarium

Today, after breakfast, we leave early Andasibe to join The Palmarium reserve. This tour will make you discover one of the best of the East part of Madagascar. The trip will take around 04 hours with some stops for photos or breaks, if it is necessary. But, mainly, a short visit at Analamazaotra National Park. Situated next to the village of Andasibe, also known as Périnet, this is one of two protected areas of Andasibe Mantadia Special Reserve, a beautiful high altitude evergreen rainforest. It’s one of the best places to observe lemurs in the world. It is easy to see at Analamazaotra the Goodman’s mouse lemur, the Crossley’s dwarf lemur, the weasel sportive lemur, the brown lemur, the sifaka, the Aye Aye, and the southern black-and-white ruffed lemur. In this Special Reserve, we can also meet 51 species of reptiles, 84 species of amphibian, 109 species of birds and other avifauna, and a wide variety of butterflu, insects, and micro-mammals. About the flora, 120 orchid species, 100 % endemics, flourish in the reserve. After the visit, we continue driving up to Manambato and then to Akanin’ny Nofy. We need to take boat to get there (From Manambato to Palmarium).We will arrive there toward the end of the afternoon.

LOCATION: ANKANIN’NY NOFY

INCLUSION : DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 4H DRIVE +1H BOAT
Day 5 Visit At Palmarium Reserve
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Visit At Palmarium Reserve

In the morning, we will start a guided day walk at the Palmarium Reserve. It is a little island where inhabitten species of lemur as Sifaka, Coronatus, Varécia, variegata, Propithèques… are. There are the best and endemic palm trees of Madagascar, as Dypsis, Ravenea, Orania, Voanioala, and Lemurophoenix. At the end of the afternoon, then start the guided night walk to search for the famous Aye-Aye.

LOCATION : ANKANIN’NY NOFY

INCLUSION : DINNER & BREAKFAST
Day 6 Palmarium To Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Palmarium To Antananarivo

After breakfast, shuffle boat to Manambato and back up to Antananarivo. We reach there after 07 hours drive. We will arrive there toward the end of the afternoon, so you will check-in directly at the hotel.

LOCATION : ANTANANARIVO

INCLUSION : DINNER & BREAKFAST

DRIVE : ABOUT 7H DRIVE + 1H BOAT
Day 7 Fly From Antananarivo To Morondava And Drive To Kirindy
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fly From Antananarivo To Morondava And Drive To Kirindy

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight TNR (Departure at 11:00 am) to the west coast of the island, destination to Morondava MOQ (Arrival at 12:00 pm). On your arrival, drive directly to the North, about 42 km following the secondary road which a bit winding, to reach the famous Kirindy Park. Check-in at your hotel (Relais du Kirindy). Around 6:30 PM, beginning of the Guided night walks at Kirindy Reserve. Kirindy is the best place in the whole island to observe fossas. Other nocturnal species includes: the rare Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur and pygmy mouse-lemur, fork-crowned lemur, grey mouse lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur and red-tailed sportive lemur. Several bats, tenrecs, mongoose and rodents complete the mammal population.

LOCATION : KIRINDY

INCLUSION : BREAKFAST

DRIVE: 1H FLIGHT + 2H30MN DRIVE (BUMPY ROAD)
Day 8 Drive From Kirindy To Morondava
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive From Kirindy To Morondava

After breakfast, around 7:00 AM, beginning of the Guided day visits at Kirindy reserve. Kirindy Reserve is home to seven species of lemur. The most common are the common brown lemurs and the Verreaux’s sifakas. These long-legged, seven-pound lemurs, white with dark patches, leap among tree trunks high in the canopy, propelled by their powerful hind legs but continually maintaining an upright posture. 40 bird, 50 reptile and 15 amphibian species are also found in this magnificent forest. After Kirindy’s Reserve visit, back to the road to Morondava, and we stop at the most scenic road in Madagascar: Baobab Avenue. Stuning, this is the popular attraction all day long. However, sunset is the best and most popular time of the day. Arrival in Morondava at the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel.

LOCATION : MORONDAVA

INCLUSION: DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: 2H30 DRIVE (BUMPY ROAD)
Day 9 Morondava
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Morondava

Breakfast at the hotel and leasure day in Morondava. You can choose whichever tour you want to do in this day, in consultation with your local guide and your driver : visiting the Menabe local, market which represents the authenticity of the area, discover the city life rythmed by fish activities, the culture, the habits, and customs which make this place so particular, or just enjoy the journey in Morondava : Relax on the beach for the rest of the day, and admire the incredible sight of sunset.

LOCATION : MORONDAVA

INCLUSION : BREAKFAST AND DINNERS
Day 10 Drive From Morondava To Antsirabe
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive From Morondava To Antsirabe

Today, you will have a very long drive, so it is better to leave early Morondava (7:00AM). After breakfast, drive directly to Antsirabe, with enjoying the beautiful landscape of the Menabe area, through the spectacular red hills. Some stops could be done on the road for pictures and breaks if it is necessary. Lunch in Miandrivazo, and then continue to Antsirabe. Our destination is the highland town of Antsirabe, with its wide colonial streets, volcanic lakes and colourful rickshaws. “The Place of Salt” is the centre of beer making in Madagascar and is known for its handicrafts. Founded by Norwegian missionaries in 1856, it is the only place which really feels and looks like a European city – with its elegant spa and the railway station. It has a temperate climate and so fruits and vegetables which grow in cooler parts of the world are grown here. Check-in at the hotel.

LOCATION: ANTSIRABE

INCLUSION: DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 9H DRIVE
Day 11 Drive From Antsirabe To Ranomafana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive From Antsirabe To Ranomafana

After breakfast, we will do a small city tour by Rickshaws (Visit: the railway station, the Independence Avenue and the famous Hotel des Thermes). We visit a number of the town’s famed craftspeople to watch them working on the precious and semi-precious stones that Antsirabe is famous for. Today we continue to wind our way through the Highlands’ scenic landscapes, where the houses are made with ornately-carved wooden balconies and shutters with bright colours. Further on we pass the “le col de tapia”, a type of tree resistant to bush fires. The landscape is still dominated by very photogenic rice fields, pine forests, eucalyptus trees and rocky hills. At the Malagasy arts and crafts capital, Ambositra, we stroll through the city with visiting workshops of Zafimaniry artisans – skilled sculptors working on marquetry rosewood and ebony. Arrival in Ranomafana at the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel. Then, start a guided night walk.

LOCATION: RANOMAFANA

INCLUSION : DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 6H30MN DRIVE
Day 12 Ranomafana Np
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ranomafana Np

This morning we search Ranomafana National Park‘s rainforest for lemurs, accompanied by our local naturalist guide. This is a high-altitude rainforest reserve where the Golden Bamboo Lemur was discovered in 1986. The forest is home to 11 other lemur species, endemic chameleons, Leaf-tailed Geckos, Mantella Frogs and a myriad of birds. We embark on a quest to see the fabled “Hapalemur aureus” – the Golden Bamboo Lemur – which is only found in Ranomafana. We will also see many different species of birds, such as Ground Rollers. The park is particularly rich in flora and features many plant varieties unknown elsewhere, including different types of orchids and ferns. The approximately 40,000 ha of Parc National de Ranomafana, with its rain forest-covered hills and abundant wildlife, has long been considered one of Madagascar’s highlights. Altitudes in the park range from 800 to 1,200 meters above sea level. In addition to its densely-forested hills, Ranomafana’s terrain is characterised by numerous small streams which plummet down to the beautiful Namorona River.

Although much of the region has been logged, the park retains relatively large areas of primary forest. This day includes strenuous walks in the rainforest. After 4 hours visit, we will get back to the hotel for lunch, and get rest a little bit before starting the Guided night walk in the area around our hotel to try and spot the Rufous Mouse Lemur, the Greater Dwarf Lemur and some of the other nocturnal wildlife. After the visit, back to the hotel.

LOCATION: RANOMAFANA

INCLUSION : DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 15MN DRIVE
Day 13 Drive From Ranomafana To Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive From Ranomafana To Antananarivo

Early departure to drive from Ranomafana to the capital of Madagascar, which is Antananarivo. Crossing the wonderful landscapes, of the Highland along a winding road lined with a mosaic of diverse crop fields and terraced rice paddies as far as the eye can see. Several stops along the way to meet the farmers and some traditional houses along the way. We’ll passing through Ambositraagain. Lunch at Antsirabe. Then, we continue up to Antananarivo. Arrival at the end of the afternoon, and transfer to the hotel.

LOCATION: ANTANANARIVO

INCLUSION: DINNER AND BREAKFAST

DRIVE: ABOUT 09H DRIVE
Day 14 Antananarivo - External Flight
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Antananarivo - External Flight

For this last day, in the morning after the breakfast, the driver will come to pick you up at the hotel. Then drive you to the craft market for shopping and purchase some souvenirs. Towards in the afternoon, transfer directly to the airport for your external flight.

LOCATION: ANTANANARIVO

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Arrival Time In Antananarivo And Drive To Andasibe

Andasibe – Visit At The Mantadia National Park

Andasibe – Visit At The Mitsinjo Community Reserve

Drive From Andasibe To Palmarium

Visit At Palmarium Reserve

Palmarium To Antananarivo

Fly From Antananarivo To Morondava And Drive To Kirindy

Drive From Kirindy To Morondava

Morondava

Drive From Morondava To Antsirabe

Drive From Antsirabe To Ranomafana

Ranomafana Np

Drive From Ranomafana To Antananarivo

Antananarivo - External Flight

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