Exploration of Northern Madagascar
7 to 12 days
Northern Madagascar is adorned with a myriad of nature’s sculptures! Covered in lush green forests where endemic wildlife thrives, including a wide variety of lemurs, the region also captivates with its emerald waters, wild beaches, and the intoxicating scents of the ‘Perfume Island,’ where you will stay at the end of your fabulous journey. Waterfalls, cascades, crater lakes, caves, underground rivers, Tsingy…
Itinerary :
Antananarivo – Diego suerez– Ankify – Nosy be – Antananarivo..
Day 1: Welcome at Ivato International Airport, transfer, and hotel check-in
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 2: Antananarivo – Diego Suarez
• Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight to Diego.
• Hotel check-in and visit to downtown Diego, stroll along the Three Bays (famous for their long white sandy beach). You can already enjoy the first swim in the turquoise water.
Day 3: Diego Suarez – Amber Mountain National Park – Diego Suarez
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure for Amber Mountain National Park, located about forty kilometers southwest of Diego. Amber Mountain is a humid forest covering a volcanic massif. A true botanical garden: 1,000 plant species, crater lakes, waterfalls, lemurs.
- Picnic lunch in the park.
- Afternoon return to Diego and overnight at the hotel
Day 4: Diego Suarez
- Breakfast at the hotel. Then, embark on a full day at sea.
- Boat excursion on the Emerald Sea: large coral lagoon, turquoise-colored sea. A great place and a beautiful moment for snorkeling.
- Picnic lunch on the beach.
- Late afternoon return to the hotel. • Dinner and overnight
Day 5: Diego Suarez – Ankarana Massif
• Breakfast at the hotel and depart for Ankarana, where you can
visit the Red Tsingy: a karst formation offering a stunning view of hundreds of limestone needles and peaks reaching towards the sky.
• Picnic lunch and return to the Ankarana hotel.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: Ankarana
- Early morning, after breakfast, set off to visit Ankarana East National Park. Cross typical villages, savannahs, indigenous forests, and the foothills of Ankarana.
- Also, visit the Tsingy and the bat cave.
- Picnic lunch. Return to the hotel after the visit.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Ankarana – Ankify – Nosy Be
- Breakfast at the hotel, take the road to Ankify, then take the boat to Nosy Be.
- Welcome at the port of Nosy Be and transfer to the hotel.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Nosy Be and its archipelagos
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart for a boat excursion to the two islets: Nosy Komba, “the lemur island,” and Nosy Tanikely, “marine national park.” Visit the fishing village, the lemur reserve. Fine sandy beaches, coral reefs, and colorful fish. You can optionally snorkel or dive (at an additional cost).
- Picnic lunch, then transfer to Nosy Be.
- Overnight and breakfast at the hotel.
Day 9: Nosy Be
- Free day after all these guided activities.
- Night at the hotel
Day 10: Nosy Be – Antananarivo
- Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the capital.
- Arrival in Antananarivo, check-in at the hotel.
- Souvenir shopping at the grand artisanal market of La Digue
