Madagascar in Style

13 Days

Start and end in Antananarivo, Antananarivo

Location Covered
Antananarivo
Price on Request

Highlights

  • Specials chef's dinner in Antananarivo.
  • Track ring-tailed lemur in the Sacred Gallery Forest.
  • Meet the Antandroy & Antanosy tribes.
  • Motorboat through the mangroves at Manafiafy.

Itinerary

Overnight flight to Antananarivo. Transfer to Lokanga Boutique Hotel for a 2-night stay.

Morning city tour in a vintage, open-top car. Afternoon at leisure. Special chef’s dinner this evening. (B, D)

Fly to Mandrare River Camp and stay 4 nights. Afternoon at leisure. Evening wildlife walk in the Forest of Zenavo, a prehistoric spiny forest. (B, L, D)

Morning walk to the Sacred Gallery Forest in search of ring-tailed lemurs and Verreaux’s sifakas. Afternoon at leisure. Evening walk through the sacred spiny forest filled with the ancestral tombs of the local Antandroy tribe. Finish with sunset drinks on the Mandrare river banks. (B, L, D)

Early morning walk in the spiny forest to look for endemic birds. After breakfast, visit the local market (Thursdays and Saturdays) or the local village to meet the Antandroy tribe. Afternoon at leisure. Evening sunset drinks served amid the baobab trees with music and dance performances by local villagers. Full-day trip the next day to the stunning Lac Anony, home to greater flamingoes and a variety of salt water birds. Walk along the lake shore to a beautiful picnic spot, scale the 70-foot-high sand dunes for incredible views and go for a swim in the lake. (B, L, D)

Early visit to the local market or the spiny forest. Then take a short scheduled charter flight to Fort Dauphin and have lunch in a local restaurant. Drive to Manafiafy Beach & Rainforest Lodge for a 4-night stay. Night walk in the coastal rainforest to spot some of the five species and three sub-species of lemur, over 80 bird species and an abundance of geckos and chameleons. Next morning visit the Antanosy community. Afternoon at leisure. Evening exploration of the mangroves by motorboat to spot endemic birds. (B, L, D)

Early morning sunrise walk where you may see redcollared lemurs foraging for food. The rest of the day is at leisure. Late afternoon walk in the nearby community forest to see Madagascar’s largest bat, the flying fox. Following morning at leisure. Humpback whale watching and deep sea fishing are available at an extra cost (Jun – Oct). Afternoon visit to Manafiafy village with its traditional wooden houses and pirogues lining the beachfront. End your day with drinks at sunset overlooking Manafiafy bay from a rocky outcrop. (B, L, D)

Drive back to Fort Dauphin. Fly to Antananarivo by scheduled charter flight. Transfer to Le Royal Palissandre (or similar) for 1 night. (B, L, D)

Morning tour of Ambohimanga, one of the 12 sacred hills of Antananarivo. En route back to the hotel visit La Digue handicraft market. Afternoon at leisure. Day room at Le Royal Palissandre. (B, L, D)

Very early flight to your next destination.

What's Included

  • Fly-safari with three scheduled charter flights.
  • Private airport transfers in an airconditioned 4x4 vehicle.
  • All meals, drinks, activities and park feesincluded at Mandrare River Camp and Manafiafy Beach & Rainforest Lodge.
  • Visas Fee (if applicable).
  • Monument entry fees.
  • Beverages other than drinking water & any costs of a personal nature.
  • International/Internal flights to/from the start/finish of the trip.
  • Tips (always optional, but some guidance will be given in the pre-departure information pack you’ll receive after booking).

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes, All language local guides are available as per request.

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Yes, although you will have to make your own way to where the group is heading to out of your own expense.

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Absolutely. Every traveler is required to purchase travel insurance before the start of their tour. Due to the varying nature, availability and cost of health care around the world, travel insurance is very much an essential and necessary part of every journey.

Only for foreign national traveler.

Most of the places you will get free Wi-FI.

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Currency always depend on the country.

You will receive all the booking pack with all the pick up times.

100% departure if there is single traveler.

Please speak to our sales team as soon as possible to see how we can help.

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3 Star

Tips always optional.

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Tamboho Hotel - Antananarivo
Manafiafy Beach & Rainforest Lodge - Manafiafy
Mandrare River Camp - Ifotaka Community Forest

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