10-Day Madagascar Expedition Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival at International Airport - Transfer to Hotel

At your international destination, you'll meet our guide at the airport. He will help you finalize all the formalities and take you for transfer to the Louvre Hotel & Spa. Depending on your time, there's a possibility of a short city tour. You'll have an overnight stay with breakfast.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

The Louvre Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antananarivo - Andasibe National Park

After breakfast at the hotel, you'll depart for a visit to the cultural and historical sites of the Ambohimanga royal Palace. Here you will see the royal city, the burial site, and the ensemble of sacred places. The central lands of Madagascar, including the lands around Ambahimanga, were inhabited as early as 200 before jesus christ by the island’s first occupants, the Vazimbas, who appear to have come from southeast Borneo by canoe and established rudimentary villages in the forest. You'll continue to Andasibe with stops at the landscapes for photos and any breaks if necessary. Your overnight stay will be on a bed and breakfast basis at Vakona Forest Lodge.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Best Time To Visit April, May, October and November (Best weather, less rain)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, October and November

Wildlife in Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Indri Common

Common
Brown Lemur Common

Other
Chameleons Common

Leaf-tailed
Geckos Common

Diademed Sifaka Occasional

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Red-bellied
Lemur Occasional

Grey
Bamboo Lemur Occasional

Mouse Lemurs Occasional

Sportive Lemurs Occasional

Parson's
Chameleon Occasional

Painted Mantella Occasional

Black-and-white
Ruffed Lemur Rare

Madagascar
Tree Boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Vakona Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

You'll visit Analamazaotra National Park to catch up with the Indri-Indri and the Diademed Sifaka in their forest home. You can hear the peculiar call of the indri very early in the morning until noon and again in the late afternoon. They are the largest living lemurs, and the people of Madagascar call them Babakoto. Andasibe is the best place to observe the Indris and learn more about them, as several legends are trying to explain its origins since it is considered a sacred animal in the whole of Madagascar. Apart from the Indri, there are other lemur species in the forest, such as the woody lemur, grey bamboo lemur, diademed sifaka, brown lemur, red mouse-lemur, red-bellied lemur, black and white ruffed lemur, and even aye-aye. You'll have lunch at noon and afterward, enjoy the lemurs' personal experience up close with a visit to the Vakona Reserve Zoo to see the many crocodiles in the huge river enclosure, native birds, and other wildlife in well-kept surroundings.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Accommodation:

Vakona Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Andasibe National Park - Antsirabe

After breakfast, you will leave Andasibe by driving back up to Antsirabe, lunch on the spot. Antsirabe is a city in the highlands of Madagascar, capital of the Vakinankaratra region, in the center of the island. It is the third largest city in Madagascar, with an urban area estimated at 257,163 inhabitants.
The city was founded by the Norwegian Lutheran missionary Thorkild Guttormsen Rosaas (1841-1913). In 1872, a high station was established to serve as a retreat center due to the cooler climate on the island. The thermal baths were opened in 1917. The springs of thermal water and their virtues were discovered, according to some by T.G. Rosaas (Thorkild Guttormsen Rosaas) himself, according to others, in 1900, by Captain Roland Cadet (1861-1934), attracting people of illustrious families.
Possessing rich volcanic soil, the Antsirabe region is one of the productive regions of the island. The city of Antsirabe has now become one of the most important industrial centers in the country.

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Vatolahy Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Antsirabe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antsirabe - Fianarantsoa

After breakfast, you'll depart for a destination in Fianarantsoa stopover in Ambositra to visit the village Zafimaniry and the handcrafts shops.
Villages Zafimaniry is an isolated region of Madagascar near the town of Ambositra. Inhabited by one of the 18 ethnic groups of Madagascar, this region is characterized by a typical architectural style of its villages, its crafts, as well as by the particularity of the Zafimaniry culture.
You'll have lunch on the way, then continue to Fianarantsoa, one of the six big city in the island, built on a site of hills alternating with valleys, the town of Fianarantsoa is spread over three floors: the upper town, the colonial city then the lower town. Fianarantsoa is one of the most commercial cities in Madagascar and trade is a major activity there. In addition to the tertiary sector, agriculture also occupies a place in the economy. The surrounding area partly grows tobacco, rice, grapes and coffee. It also has specialized farms.

Main Destination:

Fianarantsoa (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Zomatel

• Mid-range hotel located in Fianarantsoa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fianarantsoa - Ambalavao

After breakfast, you'll depart from the south to reach Ambalavao’s village. Ambalavao is a town in Madagascar located southeast of the Haute Matsiatra region, 56km south of Fianarantsoa. It is known for its beautiful house verandas with wooden balustrades formed by geometric patterns. Anja Reserve is one of the ideal places to meet the ring-tailed lemur up close. The lemur catta is a relatively large, diurnal lemur, easily recognized by its black-and-white ringed tail, and it is by far the most terrestrial of all living lemur species. It has a head-tail length of 95-110cm. This species is the best known of Madagascar’s lemurs and cannot be confused with any other species. You have to see ring-tailed lemurs live in multi-male, multi-female groups usually numbering 6-24 animals.

Main Destination:

Ambalavao (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Aux Bougainvillees

• Mid-range hotel located in Ambalavao (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ambalavao - Ranomafana National Park

After breakfast, you'll depart to reach the most famous tourist attractions (the national park of Ranomafana) of the island. On the way, there's a possibility to visit the rice field. You'll arrive after a 4-hour drive and installation at the hotel. In the afternoon, before night walk, you'll enjoy relaxation in the natural hot swimming pool.

Main Destination:

Ranomafana National Park

Best Time To Visit April, May, September, October and November (Mild weather, fewer rainy days)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, September, October and November

Wildlife in Ranomafana NP

Golden
Bamboo Lemur Common

Red-fronted
Brown Lemur Common

Red-bellied
Lemur Common

Greater
Bamboo Lemur Common

Grey
Bamboo Lemur Common

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Giraffe-necked
Weevil Common

Parson’s
Chameleon Common

Milne-Edwards’s
Sifaka Occasional

Rufous
Mouse Lemur Occasional

Satanic
Leaf-tailed Gecko Occasional

Painted
Mantella Occasional

Spotted
Fanaloka Rare

Ring-tailed
Mongoose Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Hotel Thermal Ranomafana

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ranomafana National Park

This morning, you'll search Ranomafana National Park’s rainforest for lemurs, accompanied by our local tour guide. The forest is home of to 11 other lemur species. The park is particularly rich in flora and features many plant varieties unknown elsewhere, including different types of orchids and ferns. This day includes strenuous walks in the rainforest. After 4 hours visit, you will get back to the hotel for lunch, and get rest a little bit before starting the guided night walk in the area around our hotel to try and spot the Rufous Mouse Lemur, the Greater Dwarf Lemur and some of the other nocturnal wildlife.

Main Destination:

Ranomafana National Park

Accommodation:

Hotel Thermal Ranomafana

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ranomafana - Antsirabe

You'll have breakfast at the hotel, then drive back up to Antsirabe. Through the typical landscape of the highland, you can visit and take some photos of the rice fields, typical villages of the Merina people, rocky hill. You'll arrive in Antsirabe in the late afternoon and be installed in your room.

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Plumeria Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antsirabe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antsirabe - Antananarivo

After breakfast, you'll continue to the capital. You'll have a free lunch during the road, to be chosen with the guide. Upon arrival in the capital, before you go to the airport, visit the city of Antananarivo to discover the daily life of the population of the capital. You'll find that all the local handicrafts of all 6 provinces of Madagascar are handmade objects. It must be said that here is the time that you can get to know the country as well, because we all find it there. You'll transfer to the airport and fly back home.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.