Madagascar inland/outlying islands 12 days * off-road vehicle version
① Visit four national parks in Madagascar and encounter three classic elements: smart lemurs, strange stone forests and dreamy islands.
② Go deep into the jungle for hiking, tracing the world’s largest Indri lemur and 14 other distinctive lemurs.
③ Explore Amber Mountain, where tourists are scarce, and look for rare pygmy dead leaf chameleons and unique crowned lemurs.
④ Explore the karst stone forest in Ankara, look for ring-tailed lemurs, and stay in traditional wooden houses by the lake in the countryside.
⑤ Enjoy a 3-night leisurely holiday in Nosy Be Island: snorkeling in coral reefs to meet sea turtles, and hiking in rainforests to visit leopard chameleons.
⑥ Use high-quality vehicles and top-level guides throughout the journey to ensure safe, comfortable and worry-free journey.
Fly to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and pick you up by special car. Start a journey through time by staying in a private mansion built in the 19 th century and now owned by the Consul of Monaco.
Dining: Please take care of yourself
Accommodation: Selected private mansions
In the morning visit to the Royal Palace of the rulers of the Kingdom of Merina in the 17 th to 18 th centuries; Take a stroll through the historic district that blends colonial-style architecture with traditional dwellings.
Then a car ride of about 3.5 hours to Andasibe. On the way, visit the ecological reserve established by French zoologists, where you can observe reptiles, Vickers’ crowned lemurs, brown lemurs, etc. at close range. Wear headlights at night to explore the rainforest and look for unique creatures that are active at night.
Dining: Breakfast, dinner at the hotel
Accommodation: Select eco-hotels
A 1-hour ride to the start of the hike to explore the Mantadia virgin forest in depth. Home to 14 species of lemurs and 84 amphibian species, including yellow-tailed lemurs, grey tame lemurs and bonobo lemurs, it is also the kingdom of wild orchids. Then walk into the local village and stroll among the railway stations, village markets and streets in 1930.
Dining: Breakfast, dinner at the hotel
Accommodation: Select eco-hotels
In order to pursue the best activity state of wild lemurs, follow the guide deep into Andasibe Nature Reserve in the early morning, hike for 2 to 3 hours, look for the largest Indri lemur in lemuridae, and have the opportunity to meet other 4 to 5 species of lemurs.
The Indri lemur is nearly 1 meter long, and its unique chirping can resound through the rainforest. They love freedom by nature, and they can’t be kept in artificial cages so far, because deforestation is on the verge of extinction.
Then visit Waknu Private Reserve, an isolated island where four species of lemurs, including brown lemur and bamboo lemur, live. in the end Return to Antananarivo in about 3.5 hours by car.
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Accommodation: Selected private mansions
Catch a domestic flight to Antsirana, followed by a 1-hour ride to Amber Mountain National Park. The park is between 800 and 1,475 meters above sea level, and has the best preserved rainforest in northern Madagascar, dotted with waterfalls and lakes. Due to the scarcity of tourists, the activity of wild animals is higher. We’ll be looking for rare here Dwarf dead leaf chameleon, Crested Lemur and Brown Beautiful Lemur.
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Day 7 Explore the Red Stone Forest and go to Ankara
Go through the cross-country section to Red Stone Forest, a special geological landscape that stands like a blade. According to the lighting angle, the stone forest will show changing colors in different time periods. Today’s traditional wooden house has simple conditions, but it faces mountains and lakes, and there is no Internet or TV. It is advisable to start a meditation journey away from electronic devices.
Dining: Breakfast, dinner at the hotel
Accommodation: Local Select Hotels
Day 8 Ankarana Reserve Explore
Explore Ankarana on foot, whose landscape is made of limestone from the middle Jurassic period 150 million years ago. The annual rainfall here reaches 2000 mm, and the rocks have been eroded by rain over the years, forming a unique karst landscape, and it has the longest cave system in Madagascar. It is the habitat of ring-tailed lemurs, northern weasel lemurs, black lemurs and Sanford’s brown lemurs.
Dining: Breakfast, dinner at the hotel
Accommodation: Select local hotels
4-hour ride through coffee, cocoa and ylang-ylang plantations, transfer to a speedboat at the port and sail to Northwest coast of Madagascar The volcanic island- Nosy Be Island , start a 3-night island vacation and ecological exploration tour. You’ll stay in a bohemian lodge backed by cliffs, facing the sea and sheltered in a tropical jungle.
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Accommodation: Local Select Hotels
Discover the Tanikri Marine Reserve, which has some of the best-preserved coral reefs along the coast of Madagascar, breeds a wealth of underwater life and is a great snorkeling spot. Enjoy freshly baked seafood dishes at noon. Free in the afternoon.
Dining: Breakfast, lunch at the hotel
Explore Rock Bay Nature Reserve, hike Lowland tropical rainforest, Look for black lemurs, northern weasel lemurs, long-eared owls and leopard chameleons and enjoy lunch at a bistro on Coba Island. Free in the afternoon.
Dining: Breakfast, lunch at the hotel
Accommodation: Local Select Hotels
According to your flight time, a special bus will drop off to Nosy Be Airport, and the unforgettable journey will come to a successful conclusion.
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Accommodation: End of trip, excluding accommodation
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