Cocktail Tsingy and Whales
Localisation
Morondava & sainte Marie
Duration
20 days
Reception on your arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in BB
You will leave Antananarivo early and head for Miandrivazo while passing by Antsirabe.
Arrival at the end of the afternoon, overnight in BB
After breakfast, you will continue the trip to reach Morondava at midday. Morondava is a town situated by the Mozambique Channel and it is the starting point for the excursions to the Tsingy of Bemaraha. Overnight in BB
After breakfast, transfer by car to Bemaraha where the famous Tsingy are located. Crossing the River of Tsiribihina by ferry and arrival in the afternoon. Overnight in BB
Breakfast at the hotel. Guided visit of the National Park of Bekopaka. Discovery of the Tsingy, an exceptional site listed as a World Heritage by the UNESCO. The Massif of Bemaraha is mainly composed of calcareous karst with an uneven relief. The massif has lots of caves and resurgences. The circuits are scheduled for 2 hours up to 4 hours, so you can choose depending on your physical condition. These circuits will let you see the Tsingy, the typical vegetation of that area and the lemurs, birds, and other species. Overnight in BB
Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will head for Morondava while passing by Belo sur Tsiribihina again. You will discover some Sakalava tombs along the way. When coming to the Baobab Avenue, we will have a stop to take photos and enjoy the sunset. Overnight in BB
Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will head for Antsirabe. Overnight in BB
After breakfast, you will visit the town of Antsirabe. Then you will travel back to Antananarivo by taking the same road on the first day. Overnight in BB
Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will head for Andasibe, the kingdom of the lemurs. You will have a stop at Marozevo to visit the butterfly farm of Peyreiras. The farm of Peyreiras or Madagascar Exotic is a center for the farming and the reproduction of reptiles and other crawling species. You can see pairs of chameleons which are samples of all the varieties of the species taken from all parts of Madagascar and kept in the site. There are also diurnal and nocturnal butterflies, frogs, praying mantis, reptiles, bats and birds. Overnight in BB
Breakfast at the hotel. Then you will go on a guided visit of the Reserve of Analamazaotra. Andasibe is the only natural habitat for the Indri Indri, the biggest lemurs. While having a walk, we will discover the other diurnal lemur species, birds and various plants with therapeutic properties. In the afternoon, you will visit the private reserve of Vakona Hotel. Overnight in BB
After breakfast, you will continue the journey to Tamatave, a cosmopolitan town by the Ocean Indian and where the first port of the country was constructed. Then you will head for the north of Tamatave to the village of Mahambo, the place where you will take the boat to Sainte-Marie. Transfer to the hotel and overnight in BB
Transfer by boat to the Isle of Sainte-Marie. The crossing will take us 3 hours. Overnight in BB at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time.
Here are some activities you may take up:
– On foot: visit of the neighboring typical villages, a plantation of cloves, coffee and vanilla (we need to ask for details at the hotel first).
– On a mountain bike: depending on your endurance and your speed, it is possible to go to Ambodifotatra, the town centre of the isle, by passing by the Pirate Cemetery, the Ilôt Madame (the former Palace of Quuen Betty and its aquarium) and the first church building in Madagascar (built in 1837).
– other visits: excursion in the famous Ile aux Nattes, excursion in La Crique, excursion in the Ile aux Sables, excursion in the forest of Ampanihy, excursion in the northern tip of the isle, outing by the sea to meet the humpback whales from mid-June to mid-September.
Overnight in BB
Depending on the flight hours, transfer to the airport of Sainte-Marie to take the flight to Antananarivo. On your arrival, reception by an employee of the hotel. Overnight in BB
Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
– Fin des prestations –
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