UNUSUAL MADAGASCAR

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

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  AU BOIS VERT LODGE 4*

Breakfast and transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to the southwestern capital, Tulear. Arrival and transfer to the beaches of Ifaty. Check-in at the hotel and visit to the Reniala Reserve and its impressive baobab forest.

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  • LES DUNES D’IFATY 3*SUP
  • LA MIRA DE MADIORANO 3*
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and drive north, observing the famous Mahafaly tombs along the way—stone tombs with carved funerary steles or paintings of animals, couples, scenes from everyday life… They are almost always covered with skulls and zebu horns. Brief stop at the original Monument to the Tropic of Capricorn. We will also visit Zombitse National Park for an hour and a half, walking along an easy trail through the dense dry forest typical of the south of the island, where we will be able to observe lemurs of the Sifaka species (Propithecus Verreauxi) and Eulemur Fulvus Rufus, as well as chameleons, pandanus, orchids, and baobabs of the Adansonia Za species. Arrival in Ranohira and check-in at the hotel.

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  • ISALO ROCK 4*LUXE
  • JARDIN DU ROY 4*
  • RELAIS DE LA REINE 3*
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and visit to Isalo National Park (easy-medium level). Visit to the Nymphs waterfall, blue pool and black pool in the famous Namaza Canyon (picnic NOT included). 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 to the history of Madagascar, home to several species of lemurs such as the Eulemur Fulvus, Rufus, Eulemur Rufifrons, Propithecus Verreauxi Verreauxi, among others, as well as the endemic Isalo palm tree, Bismarkia nobilis, aloes, pachypodiums, and more.

We will visit the village of the semi-nomadic Bara pastoralists in Ikazandreno and enjoy the spectacular sunset from the “window of Isalo.” Return to the hotel.

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  • ISALO ROCK 4*LUXE
  • JARDIN DU ROY 4*
  • RELAIS DE LA REINE 3*
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and departure. Continue to the town of Ambalavao, where we will visit the Antemoro paper factory and the Anja Nature Reserve, where we will easily see maki catta lemurs, as well as chameleons and Betsileo-Sur tombs (hiking ± 1h30). Walk through the “old town” of Fianarantsoa and panoramic tour of the city from the “Haute Ville.” In the afternoon, arrival at the Sahambavy tea plantations, the only ones on the island, located on the shores of a pleasant lake. Check-in at the charming Lac Hotel, a classic in Madagascar.

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  LAC HOTEL 3*

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  Breakfast

Breakfast and visit to the Sahambavy tea plantations. Transfer to Ranomafana National Park where we will take a ± 4-hour hike in search of lemurs such as Propithecus Edwardsi, Hapalemur Griseus Ranomafanensis, and Varecia Variegata, among the 12 different species of lemurs that inhabit the forest, which is full of impressive tree ferns, wild orchids, pandanus, and more. Ranomafana is nature in its purest form. This National Park was declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site of the Rainforests of Antsinanana, which comprises six national parks stretching along the eastern coast of the island. After the visit, enjoy a panoramic view of the waterfall over the Namoroka River, then continue to the hotel.

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  • HOTEL THERMAL 3*
  • CENTREST 3*
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  Breakfast

Breakfast at dawn and departure for the capital of Malagasy crafts, Ambositra. Free visit to the workshops of Zafimaniry artisans, declared Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Free lunch. In the afternoon, arrival in Antsirabe and tour in a Pousse-Pousse to explore the historic center of this city from another era. Visit the Atsena Kely (small market), the Cathedral, the train station, as well as the countless buildings from the French colonial era. Check-in at the hotel.

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  • HOTEL PLUMERIA 3*
  • ROYAL PALACE HOTEL 3*
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  Breakfast

Early breakfast and continuation through the Malagasy Highlands amid a landscape of terraced rice fields, traveling along the famous RN7 highway. Continue to Ambatolampy to learn about the curious artisanal manufacture of aluminum pots, which are found in practically every Malagasy home. Free lunch in the city of Foie-gras, Behenjy, where we can taste different varieties of this exquisite delicacy. In the afternoon, arrival at Andasibe National Park. Check-in at the lodge.

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  • MANTADIA RAINFOREST LODGE & SPA 4*
  • LE RELAIS DE MANTADIA 3*
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  Breakfast

Breakfast and very early departure for Analamazaotra National Park, where we will take a ± 4-hour walking tour to observe the largest lemur on the island, the famous Indri-Indri. After the visit, we will continue in our 4×4 to Mantadia National Park in search of the propithecus diadema and other species of lemurs and fauna endemic to this famous national park. At the scheduled time, we will go on a night safari on foot in the VOIMMA Reserve, equipped with our headlamps to observe various species of nocturnal fauna such as the microcebus or the cheirogaleus.

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  • MANTADIA RAINFOREST LODGE & SPA 4*
  • LE RELAIS DE MANTADIA 3*
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  Breakfast

Breakfast and early departure for Manambato, on the shores of Lake Rasoabe. We must travel this stage in a 4×4 due to the poor condition of the track and arm ourselves with patience, as it is a difficult place to access and requires a willingness to embrace “adventure.” From here, we will navigate the waters of the Pangalanes Canal by motorized canoe until we reach Ankanin’ny Nofy, which means “dream nest” in Malagasy. Arrival and check-in at the lodge on the shores of Lake Ampitabe. Night safari on foot in search of the famous Aye-Aye and to observe various species of fauna endemic to the region.

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  PALMARIUM LODGE

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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner