MADAGASCAR EXPLORER

Arrival at the capital’s airport, visa formalities, reception by IndigoBe’s Spanish-speaking guide, transfer to the hotel and brief briefing of the route.

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  • AU BOIS VERT LODGE 4*.

Breakfast and transfer to Ivato airport for domestic flight to the capital of Menabe, Morondava. Arrival and transfer to Nosy Kely peninsula. Check-in at the hotel. Afternoon dedicated to tour this lively fishing village, stroll through some of its bustling and colorful markets such as Bazary Be or possibility to enjoy the beach.

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  • VEZO BEACH 3*.
  • PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST & SPA 4*.
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  Breakfast

Breakfast and early departure to transfer by 4×4 track to the Tsimafana jetty and cross by ferry the great Tsiribihina River in its widest area to reach the city of Belo Sur Tsiribihina, where we will have lunch (not included). In the afternoon continuation to Bekopaka and installation in the lodge.

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  • PALISSANDRE TSINGY LODGE 4*.
  • SOLEIL DES TSINGY LODGE 3*.
  • ORCHIDÉE BEMARAHA 2*.
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and canoeing in the gorges of the Manambolo River and its imposing cliffs. We will stop at two caves, one of them with beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations. We can also observe on a vertical wall an ancient vazimba tomb, the first settlers of the island. Free lunch in a popular restaurant and in the afternoon visit of the “small Tsingy of Bemaraha”. This visit will serve to test our physical fitness and our reaction to heights and narrow passages. A magnificent preamble to tomorrow’s stage. Return to the lodge.

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  • PALISSANDRE TSINGY LODGE 4*.
  • SOLEIL DES TSINGY LODGE 3
  • ORCHIDÉE BEMARAHA 2*.
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Today holds an extraordinary discovery for us. After breakfast and provided with our harnesses, we will move in 4×4 to the natural entrance to the “Gran Tsingy de Bemaraha”, where the visit of these unique karst formations will begin. We will do the Andamozavaky circuit of ± 4h of duration (medium difficulty). After the picnic lunch, we will do another of the most spectacular circuits of the park, the Ranotsara of ±2h of duration (medium difficulty). Return to the lodge.
Trekking strictly forbidden to people with vertigo or fear of heights and not recommended to people who are not in good physical shape or suffer from obesity problems

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  • PALISSANDRE TSINGY LODGE 4*.
  • SOLEIL DES TSINGY LODGE 3
  • ORCHIDÉE BEMARAHA 2*.
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and departure to Morondava. We will cross the Manambolo and Tsiribihina rivers again by ferry to reach the Kirindy Forest Reserve and explore it in an easy walk of ± 2h through the dry and dense forest typical of the Menabe area. We will be able to observe baobabs of the species Adansonia Rubrostipa and Za as well as diurnal species of lemurs such as the eulemur rufifrons or the propithecus verreauxi and the elusive “fosa”, the largest carnivorous mammal on the island, the jumping rat or the tiny lemur microcebus Berthae.

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  • KIRINDY LODGE 2*.
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and departure by 4×4 to Morondava on the dusty track of western Madagascar, visiting the sacred baobab and the baobab amoroso. At sunset we will experience one of the most awaited moments of our expedition, the encounter with the famous “Avenue of the Baobabs”. We will enjoy the sunset accompanied by these imposing trees of the species Adansonia Grandidieri. Continuation to Morondava and installation in the hotel located in front of the sea on the peninsula of Nosy Kely.

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  • PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST & SPA 4*.
  • VEZO BEACH 3*.
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  Breakfast

Breakfast and departure by 4×4 crossing sandy tracks to the seaside village of Belo sur Mer. Land of the Vezo ethnic group, nicknamed “the last nomads of the wind”and famous for being the place where the famous Malagasy butres and schooners were built. In the afternoon we will be able to observe the traditional production of butres, as well as the village of the Vezo ethnic group and if we are lucky we may be able to attend a launching, as it is a thrilling experience. The fervor of the crowd pulling on the ropes at one, two, three and the festivities that follow the ceremony are some of the moving acts involved in the completion of a boat. The town is also known for its salt mines. Numerous families are responsible, generation after generation, for extracting salt in order to preserve the food of the population in the absence of refrigeration.

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  • ECOLODGE DU MENABE
  • BELO BEACH
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and navigation by motor canoe to the paradisiacal coral islet of Nosy Andravoho belonging to the Marine Reserve of the Kirindy Mite National Park, where we can snorkel in a magnificent tropical aquarium and observe turtles, dolphins and the impressive humpback whales that navigate the waters of the Mozambique Channel in total freedom (exclusively in August and September departures). Lunch on the islet with fish barbecue. Return to Belo sur Mer.

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  • ECOLODGE DU MENABE
  • BELO BEACH
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  • Breakfast
  • Barbecue Lunch
  • Dinner

Breakfast. Departure in 4×4 by the dusty track of the southwest, visit the Kirindy Mite National Park where we will make a walk of about 2h to observe its stunning scenery and baobabs, picnic lunch en route. We will cross barren stretches of land, sandy tracks, dry climate vegetation typical of the south of the island and some villages of the Sakalava and Bara ethnic groups. In the afternoon, arrival at the picturesque village of Manja. Afternoon free to stroll around the market area where various ethnic groups of western Madagascar meet.

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  • KANTO HOTEL (Very Basic)
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner