FROM THE JUNGLE TO THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL

Arrival at the capital's airport, visa procedures, reception by the Spanish-speaking IndigoBe staff guide, private transfer to the hotel in a 4x4 vehicle. Welcome cocktail, delivery of information material and brief briefing of the next stage.

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  • NOVOTEL HOTEL & SPA 5* (Executive Suite)
• Dinner

Breakfast and departure to Andasibe National Park. Today, our journey to the east of the island will take us during the first part of the trip through a landscape of rice fields to the rainforests of this region inhabited by the Bezanozano ethnic group. We will be able to observe the famous ravinala, the traveler's tree, symbol of Madagascar. We will have lunch in the town of Moramanga and visit its lively market. Continuation to Andasibe National Park. Installation at the lodge and at the scheduled time, night visit of the Vakona Private Reserve, where we will appreciate various species of endemic fauna of the tropical rainforest as the endearing microcebu.   Important Note: The visit to the Vakona Reserve will take place exclusively in the area where the animals live in total freedom, i.e. in the reserve itself. Indigo Be categorically refuses to offer a visit to the adjacent Lemur Island and the crocodile park where the animals live in captivity. We also do not offer a visit to the Peyrieras Reserve for the same reason.

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  • MANJARANO LODGE & SPA 4*.
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  • Breakfast

Breakfast and very early departure to the Analamazaotra National Park (within the Andasibe National Park) where we will take a walking tour of ± 4 hours, to observe the largest lemur on the island, the famous Indri-Indri, as well as chameleons, frogs, tree ferns, pandanus.... After lunch (not included) walk through the small village of Andasibe where we will meet the Betsimisaraka ethnic group. At the scheduled time, night walking safari in the private reserve, where we will appreciate various species of endemic fauna of the tropical rainforest as the endearing microcebu (headlamp essential). Return to the Lodge.

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  • MANJARANO LODGE & SPA 4*.
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  • Breakfast

Very early breakfast and continuation to the Malagasy "Highlands" between a landscape of terraced rice paddies, along the famous RN7 road. Lunch in the city of Foie-gras, Behenjy, and continuation to Ambatolampy, to see the curious artisanal manufacture of aluminum pots that are part of almost every Malagasy home. In the afternoon, arrival in the colonial city of Antsirabe and installation at the hotel.

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  • PLUMERIA HOTEL 3*.
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  • Breakfast

Breakfast and departure to the extensive valleys of the Vakinankaratra region, one of the most fertile on the island considered the "garden" of Madagascar. From the village of Manandona we will walk for approximately one hour through a landscape of rice paddies to learn about the agricultural culture and daily tasks of its inhabitants: we will be able to share their daily tasks, visit a traditional house, inquire about their "fady" and perhaps, if magic operates, enjoy an improvised musical work. Along the way we will observe the summit of Mount Ibity, the third highest mountain on the island with 2,345m, a waterfall and a natural pool where we can take a bath (in our austral summer). Return to our vehicles that will take us back to Antsirabe. After lunch tour in Pousse-Pousse (similar to Indian rickshaws) or on foot to tour the historical center of the city. Visit of the Atsena Kely (small market) the Cathedral of Notre Dame de la Salette, Train Station, Ethnic Monument, as well as the countless buildings of the French colonial era such as the decadent Hotel des Thermes, where King Mohammed V stayed in his exile in 1953.

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  • PLUMERIA HOTEL 3*.
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  • Breakfast

Breakfast and tour in Pousse-Pousse to visit the historic center of this city of another time. Visit of the Atsena Kely (small market) the Cathedral, Train station, as well as the countless buildings from the French colonial era. After the visit, departure to the capital of Malagasy handicrafts, Ambositra. Visit one of the marquetry workshops that abound in the country Zafimaniry, declared Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2008, for his mastery in the art of marquetry. After lunch continuation to Ranomafana National Park and installation at the hotel.

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  • HOTEL THERMAL 3*
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  • Breakfast

Early breakfast and walking tour of Ranomafana National Park where we will take a walk of ± 4 hours in search of lemurs such as Propithecus Edwardsi, Hapalemur Griseus Ranomafanensis or Varecia Variegata highlighting among the 12 different species of lemurs that houses the jungle full of impressive tree ferns, wild orchids, pandanus ... Ranomafana is nature in its purest form. This National Park was declared by UNESCO a World Natural Heritage Site of the Rainforests of Antsinanana comprising six national parks that extend along the eastern coast of the island. After lunch panoramic view of the waterfall over the Namorona River. Continue to the rural village of Sahambavy and its unique and famous tea plantations of the island, where you will find the Lac Hotel, a classic in Madagascar, with charming bungalows on the lake.

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  • LAC HOTEL 3* (Overwater bungalow)
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  • Breakfast

Breakfast and departure to Ranohira, gateway to the savannah of the Isalo National Park. Walk through the "old city" of Fianarantsoa and panoramic view of the city from the "Haute Ville". Visit the Labo Men workshop of the famous Malagasy photographer Pierrot Men, where we may be able to meet the artist, as well as see a selection of his best works. Continuation to the village of Ambalavao, where we will visit the Antemoro paper factory and the Anjà Nature Reserve, where we will see lemurs of the maki catta species with ease, as well as chameleons and betsileo-Sur tombs through an easy trail of approximately ± 01h30. After lunch continue to Ranohira, at the gates of the Isalo National Park. Check-in at the hotel.

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  • ISALO ROCK LODGE 4*LUXE (Premium Room)
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and visit to Isalo National Park (easy-medium level). Visit the waterfall of the Nymphs, blue pool and black pool in the famous Namaza Canyon and the spectacular sunset from the "window of the Isalo". This national park is one of the most famous in the country and has a variety of landscapes that make it a unique enclave. The most visited park on the island has deep canyons where water flows in the form of streams, Bara tombs, caves where the Portuguese and Arabs used to hide... this park is a living testimony of the history of Madagascar. Isalo is a real natural zoo where there are several species of lemurs such as the Eulemur Fulvus, Rufus, Eulemur Rufifrons, Propithecus Verreauxi Verreauxi among others, as well as the endemic palm of Isalo, Bismarkia nobilis, aloes, pachypodiums... Return to the lodge.

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  • ISALO ROCK LODGE 4*LUXE (Premium Room)
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

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  • BAKUBA LODGE 4*LUXE
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  • Breakfast