MADAGASCAR WEST: WILDLIFE & ADVENTURE TOUR

14 DAYS: WILDLIFE AND ADVENTURE TOUR

This tour offers a perfect blend of Madagascar's natural wonders.
You will discover the largest lemur at the NP of Andasibe: The indri indri, and will be amazed by the colorful chameleons at the private reserve of Pereyras.

You will try an amazing night walk at Kirindy forest, and encounter the Fosa, the largest lemurs’ predator at Kirindy.
You will discover of Tsingy of Bemaraha classified as UNESCO world heritage, take sunset photos at the baobab avenue and enjoy interactions with locals at Betania fishermen village in Morondava.

You will also go for river descent of Tsiribihina

Arrival

Arrival at the international airport of Madagascar, we will meet and welcome you at the airport of Antananarivo and will transfer you to your hotel. You will be briefed on your Madagascar guide at the comfort of your hotel. Overnight at your hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

TANA-ANDASIBE

After breakfast we will drive 135km to the East of Madagascar to Andasibe rain forest We will stop to visit the reptile reserve. In the evening you will go for night Safari to find nocturnal animals such as Frogs, Chameleon and Mouse Lemurs Overnight at the lodge

Andasibe National Park

After breakfast we will go to trekking in the rain forest We will explore Analamazaotra National Park, where we will discover many forest wildlife species. We will see the Indri-Indri, the largest lemur on the island. We will search for the amazing Giraffe Weevil. In the afternoon we will visit Vakoana Reserve known as the island of lemurs Overnight at the lodge

Andasibe to Antsirabe

Meet your driver and guide after breakfast and then continue to Antsirabe. Stop at Ambatolampy for a visit of a workshop working on recycled aluminum, a good example of Malagasy know-how and handicraft skills. Continue to Antsirabe; check in at the hotel upon arrival. Antsirabe is a thermal town also famous for the handicraft workshops. City tour to discover this former colonial town and its workshops. You can also go a little out of the city to the countryside to see its in-depth local life and markets. Overnight at the lodge

Antsirabe – Miandrivazo

This morning, before heading west, we have the option of visiting a famous crystal factory in Antsirabe. The drive west will lead us to the hottest town in Madagascar, Miandrivazo, our starting point of the famous river descent of Tsiribihina. At Miandrivazo is a great market where you can purchase any last minute items you may need for our river adventure such as; hats, sunscreen or clothes. We will spend the night here before setting out on our river adventure!

Miandrivazo - first day for the river trip

Early in the morning, we will start the river cruise through the quiet valley and original village of Miandrivazo on board our wooden boat or motorboat. The trip is slow, and you can relax while absorbing the breathtaking scenery. we have big opportunity to meet the birds’ species: pelican, heron, king fisher and so on… you will rest as meals are served on the shaded areas of riverbanks afternoon we will arrive to the tent location you have free time in the Cascade (waterfall) where you can take a shower or swim by the falls. Accommodation in tents on full board basis.

Tsiribihina River- 2nd day for the river trip

Today we continue our river journey. We will stop to visit local village people. If we are lucky, we will be able to watch the crocodiles sunning themselves on the bank of the river Accommodation in tents on full board basis.

Tsiribihina River – the end of river trip - Belo sur Tsiribihina - Bekopaka

Today is our last day on the river. We will arrive in Belo at noon. After lunch, a 4WD will be waiting for us to drive us to Bekopaka. This is a scenic drive trough a red lateric path, savannah, baobab, and bushes. Overnight at the lodge

Tsingy of Bemaraha NP

You will have a full day visit of the Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park. The spectacular mineral forest of Tsingy de Bemaraha stands on the western coast of Madagascar. Tsingy is the Malagasy word for “walking on tiptoes” and the nearly impenetrable labyrinth of limestone needles justifies this name. The whole protected area, designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1990, comprises a surface of 1.575 km². This remote area was not a tourist trek until 1998, when the southern part (723 km²) was declared a National Park. The northern section is an Integral Reserve so tourists are not allowed to enter the zone. The reserve’s canyons, gorges, undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps display an astonishing richness of fauna and flora which have not been completely recorded. The rate of endemism is about 85%, and 47% are even local endemic! The limestone seabed rose to create a plateau around 200 million years ago, which was little by little eroded by heavy rainfalls until it became its actual shape. This massif is delimited to the east by the abrupt Bemaraha Cliffs, which rises some 300 to 400m above the Manambolo River valley and extends several tens of kilometers from north to south. The western slopes of the massif rise more gently, and the whole western region of the reserve forms a plateau with rounded hillocks which slope away to the west. To the north undulating hills alternate with limestone extrusions, while in the south extensive pinnacle formations make access extremely restricted. In the south of Petit Tsingy is the spectacular Manambolo Gorge where you can see waterfalls, lemurs and magnificent untouched forests. Overnight at the lodge

Bekopaka – Kirindy

After breakfast we will start driving to Kirindy. We will stop to visit the grave of Sakalava tribes who decorate with erotic wooden sculptures. We will go for a night walk in Kirindy forest to find the Fosa and to find the Mouse Lemurs Overngiht at the lodge

Kirindy -Morondava

Earli in the morning you will walk in Kirindy forest to find many kinds of Lemurs. After breakfast, you will start the jurney to Morondava. You will stop to a lot of Baobab trees on the way – 3 kinds of baobab species. You will stop by some famous baobab trees, such as the sacred Baobab and the Baobab in love . At sunset you will go back to the Avenue of Baobab Overnight at the lodge

Morondava - Betania Village

After breakfast you will set out for an excursion to the fishermen village of Betania. Spend the day in laisure in Morondava Overnight at the lodge

Morondava - Tana

Transfer to the airport of Morondava following your flight schedule to fly to Tana. Once there, meet with our representative who will take you to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel