STONE FOREST (TSINGY) IN THE LAND OF BAOBABS. MADAGASCAR 12 NIGHTS/13 DAYS
Tour Overview
West is probably the place with the most popular landscape motives of Madagascar. Experience “wild west” with its rough rocks and the precious tropical deciduous forests. But this travel does not only contain landscape highlights: Meet the largest predator of Madagascar, the Fossa, and get enchanted by chameleons and caramel-coloured Mirza coquereli lemurs. This tour through the wild West offers a unique travel experience. From the capital of Madagascar, via the rain forest of the Andasibe National Park to the dry deciduous forest of the Kirindy Reserve. Morondava is the starting-point to many unavoidable tourist sites of Madagascar, especially the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, or the Avenue of the Baobabs. Nature lovers won’t be disappointed. Back to the Avenue of the Baobabs, to admire at colourful sunset and sunrise, then join Belo-sur-Mer, a little fisherman village where all the beaches are more than wonderful. This journey gives you the opportunity to visit these places and feel their magic – we have brought together all these places in just 13 days of travel.
Tour Highlights
- Andasibe National Park
- Madagascar Exotic Park
- Vakona Reserve
- Alley of the Baobabs
- Kirindy Reserve
- Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
- Belo sur Mer
- Nosy Be (THIS IS NOT THE NOSY BE ARCHIPELAGO in northern Madagascar)
- Nosy Andrahavo
- The UNESCO World Heritage Site the Ambohimanga Rova
- The Rova Royal Palace
What's included
Itinerary
Transfer to Andasibe. The road it is a beautiful landscape, composed of small villages, rice paddies, tropical plants and forest.
En-route yoy will stop at a farm specializing in Madagascan reptiles and butterflies. You visit the exotic farming centre of Mr. Pereyras, Marozevo, where you will see chameleon species of Madagascar, butterflies, lizards, snakes and other interesting animals.
In the afternoon, you will get a visit to the lovely private reserve known as the "Island of lemurs". The lemurs - brown, ruffled, dancing, lemurs galore. After that, you will visit the amazing private reserve Vakona, where you will find many Nile crocodiles.
Accommodation at the Relais de Mantadia Lodge, Bed & Breakfast.
Today, inside the most famous national park of Madagascar, you will try to find the Diadem sifaka and visit the largest lemur of the Earth, the “normally coloured” Indri.
You just after early breakfast, take an half day trip to visit the reserve of indri or, better known as the Analamazaotra Special Reserve, during which, you will certainly start to see the various species, including the indri, is the largest of the species of lemurs.
Return to Antananarivo.
Accommodation at the San Cristobal Hotel, Bed & Breakfast.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport to your flight Antananarivo-Morondava. Departure at 12-00, arrival 13-15.
Your next destination is the dry forest of Kirindy, stopping at the iconic "Avenue des Baobabs" along the way.
Night tour to Kirindy Private Reserve. In the evening you will do Night walk to spot the nocturnal wildlife with park guide as it offers the best wildlife spotting experience including, lemurs, chameleons and Fossa. This protected area is home to Madagascar’s largest predator, the Fossa. And Kirindy Forest offers best chances to see this elegant chaser.
Accommodation at the Le Relais du Kirindy, Bed & Breakfast. Simple hotel, there is no other there. Wi-Fi only in the restaurant area, electricity from solar panels and a generator from 17:00 to 22:30.
Morning visit to Kirindy Reserve looking for diurnal lemur species.
After morning tour in Kirindy, you will continue your journey to Bekopaka, gate in the Tsingy de Bemaraha National park. The road hither lasts a little long but the landscape which it offers is worth the pain.
Everywhere along the road there are the impressive Baobabs until Belo-sur-Tsiribinha. The southern landscape is arid but has a beauty all of its own.
Accommodation at the hotel, Olympe du Bemaraha, standard bungalow, Bed & Breakfast
GRAND TSINGY AND MANAMBOLO
*Manambolo circuit, 2 hours by pirogue (6km). At this circuit in a pirogue you can see steep gorges of 50m to 80m in height, different types of vegetation, sub-humid dense forest, sparse xerophytic vegetation and semi-deciduous dry dense forest.
*Ankeligoa Circuit: Circuit starts 17km north of the village of Bekopaka and presents gigantic limestone cathedrals, deep cracks, limestone blocks carved in blades or sharp peaks constituting an immense field of Tsingy. Admire the 360° panoramic view from an elevated gazebo on the roof of the Tsingy. Feel the empty space crossing a 20m long and 70m deep suspension bridge. Walk in the middle of the Tsingy arcades and descent to the bottom of a canyon and forest tunnel.
Accommodation at the hotel, Olympe du Bemaraha, standard bungalow, Bed & Breakfast
Return to Morondava.
Stopping at the Alley of the Baobabs for a photo session at sunset. It is an amazing sight.
Accommodation at the hotel, Vezo Beach Hotel, standard room, BB
Morning transfer to Belo sur Mer by speed boat (1 hour 40 min).
FREE TIME
Accommodation at the Ecolodge du Menabe, Bed & Breakfast, continental, Bed & Breakfast
During this one-day escapade, you will visit in the morning the dune of Kirindy Mitea and you will marvel at its impressive view of the baobab forest and the mangrove. After swimming, departure for the island of Nosy Be (THIS IS NOT THE NOSY BE ARCHIPELAGO in northern Madagascar), located 12 km away.
Once arrived, you can enjoy the clear waters of Nosy Be while your guide, prepares the grilled fish on the beach for lunch. Return to the ecolodge in the afternoon.
Accommodation at the Ecolodge du Menabe, Bed & Breakfast, continental, Bed & Breakfast
A castaway experience on a deserted island in the Indian Ocean
Nosy Andrahavo is a coral island 12 kilometers from Belo, it is uninhabited, some Vezo fishermen sometimes stop there.
The seabed is exceptionally transparent. Accessible by pirogue, it will take a maximum of one hour of navigation to get there.
We can lend you fins and masks to snorkel and explore the seabed.
Departure in the morning, to enjoy a calm sea and return to the ecolodge for lunch.
Accommodation at the Ecolodge du Menabe, Bed & Breakfast, continental, Bed & Breakfast
Morning transfer to Morondava by boat (2 hours).
Transfer to the airport to your flight Morondava - Antananarivo. Departure at 13-50, arrival 15-00.
Accommodation at the San Cristobal Hotel near airport, Bed & Breakfast
Today, in the morning, Royal Hill of Ambohimanga and Ambohimanga Rova. Tana is surrounded by the “twelve sacred hills of Imerina”, the hilltop villages of the old Merina clans before they became a single kingdom. Some of these sites have been obscured by modern developments, but one, the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Ambohimanga Rova, is a significant and fascinating historical site. Although less well-known than the Rova in Antananarivo, it is in many ways more impressive.
After returning to Antananarivo and having lunch, you will have a visit to a chocolate factory and the observation deck. Then you will visit the Rova Royal Palace, opened after many years of interior renovation in June 2023, and the Antananarivo Photography Museum, which is located nearby in an old colonial mansion.
You will learn about Madagascar and Antananarivo of the end of the 19th - the first half of the 20th century from the expositions of old photographs presented there, 6 mini films, and the story of our guide.
Accommodation at the San Cristobal Hotel near airport, Bed & Breakfast
Day 13, Thursday, FLIGHT HOME
Transfer to Ivato Airport for your international flight.
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