Discoveries
from south to north of Madagascar

The strong points :

• Visit the capital of Madagascar

• Traversee Highlands

• Walk in the villages
Ambositra and Ambalavao

• Hiking in Parc de l'Isalo

• Relax at the edge of the lagoon Ifaty

•Discover the region Diego Suarez

• Visit Parc de la
Montagne d'Ambre

• Stay on the island of Nosy Be

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INFO DATES 2010
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This trip includes individual
Guaranteed departures from 2 pers.

Duration : 15 days / 12 nights
Group : 2 to 12 persons, except July, August and October, at least 4 people.
Type : hotel bed & breakfast
Accommodation : hotel standard
Vehicle : tourism and minibus
Guide : Malagasy English
Level : accessible to all
Period : all year
Extension possibilities
You have the choice
to the departure date of your trip

Note that extensions are possible
DETAILED ROUTE
To discover the island, its landscapes,
its culture and its people.
Our goal with this trip is for you to enjoy
the variety and diversity of Madagascar.
We decided to stop for the night stages in small villages
High Land, to be able to walk out in alleys,
and taste the sweetness of life in Madagascar. For our stay in Nosy Be,
it is on the small bungalow near the sea that we have focused our choice.

D 1. DLeaving Paris
Flight on Air Madagascar - night on board.

D 2. Antananarivo.
Check Air Madagascar flight. Reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel in the city center.
Lunch available in the restaurant. The afternoon trip to the upper town and back to the hotel late afternoon.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel Ivotel (or equivalent)

D 3. Antananarivo - Antsirabe - Ambositra (250 km +/- 5h)
Road to the south and landscapes typical of the campaign high plateaus.
Arriving late morning in Antsirabe, spa town and important agricultural center, with its renowned workshops of stone carvers and semi-precious. Tour of the city.
Continuation Ambositra up. Overnight at the hotel Mahatsinjo (or equivalent)

D 4. Ambositra - Fianarantsoa - Ambalavao (210 km +/- 5h)
Visit the village and the shops of artisans Zafimaniry. Departure to Fianarantsoa.
Walk in the streets. Through rice fields and vineyards, we continue to Ambalavao, one of the most picturesque towns in the country.
Installation at the Bougainvillea Hotel (or equivalent)

D 5. Ambalavao - Ranohira (280 km +/- 6h)
Visit the manufactures handmade paper Antemoro, the paper-based plant mulberry bark Avoha.
We leave the country for the Betsileo of Bara. Stop Ihosy.
We take the time to walk to the market.
Crossing the plateau to join the Horombe Ranohira, near Isalo National Park.
Overnight at the hotel ISALO RANCH (or equivalent)

D 6. Isalo National Park (2/3h walk)
Our day is devoted to the discovery of this park. To the canyons in the morning to go to the meeting of maki and Sifakis, lemurs inhabit the dry forest. Walk in the canyons.
Picnic lunch at the natural pool (organized by Malagasy Tours).
Afternoon of relaxation in this beautiful site.
Back at the hotel. Overnight in ISALO RANCH (or equivalent)




D 7. Ranohira - Ifaty (280 km +/- 6h)
Down to the Mozambique Channel. Stop en route to admire the Mahafaly tombs naive drawings and sculptures strange. Route to Ifaty. Installation in small bungalows in the seaside Night at the Hotel La Plage equivalent).

D 8. Ifaty
Free day by the sea on the beach Relax. A small sailing club is available for a trip or a dive / bottle to the coral reef.
Overnight at the Hotel La Plage (or equivalent).






D 9. Tuléar - Antananarivo
Transfer to Tulear airport for a flight to Antananarivo (1h40).
(depending on flight schedules, lunch or Ifaty or to Tulear or Tana).
Reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel in the city center. Overnight at the hotel Ivotel (or equivalent)

D 10. Antananarivo - Diego Suarez
Road to the airport for a flight (1h15) to the extreme north of the island: Diego Suarez.
(depending on flight schedules, lunch or Tana or Diego) Home at the airport, city tour, then transfer to Joffreville. Here, a small eco-lodge welcomes us with a beautiful view on one of the most beautiful bays in the world. Overnight at the hotel NATURE LODGE (or equivalent)




D 11. Montagne d'Ambre National Park (2/3h walk)
Tour of Montagne d'Ambre National Park in the botanical trail up to the big waterfall. The flora of the rainforest is lush and varied. You experience the lemur coronatus lemur fulvus and Sanford, the elegant galidie (galidia elegans dambrensis)
Lunch picnic at Camp Dogfish (organized by Malagasy Tours). Continuation of the visit to the waterfalls and Lake Verde. Back at the end of the day. Opportunity for the brave walk down to the village of Joffreville.
Overnight at the hotel NATURE LODGE (or equivalent)

D 12. Diego Suarez - Ankify - Nosy Be (250 km +/- 5h + 45 minutes by boat)
We get the Massif d'Ambre to win Ambilobe. Road through the plantations of cashew nuts, cocoa, coffee and ylang ylang to the village of Ambanja. We find the sea Ankify. Nosy Be is opposite.
Nosy Be for crossing by boat, we pass Nosy Komba. Check-in Hellville, the capital.
Transfer by taxi to the hotel. Night at the Village Explora (or equivalent)
Not included lunch / dinner not included

D 13. Nosy Be
Free day in Nosy Be. Many activities as possible from the hotel water sports (fishing, diving ...), boat ride, rent a bike and a bike (at Hellville), ... or simply relax by the sea
Night at the Village Explora (or equivalent)





D 14. Nosy Be - Antananarivo (departure)
After a final swim or a walk on the beach, flight to Antananarivo (1h15)
(depending on the scheduled flight time is lunch at Nosy Be, or Tana)
Home and walk to traditional market (if flight schedules permitting). Flight to Paris in the evening.

D 15. Paris
Arriving in Paris in early morning

POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS - contact us

NB: The names of the hotels are indicative and depend on availability

TOUR PRICE
From 1050 per person
Single room supplement : 235 € per person

The price includes :
A driver / guide and vehicle english from Tuléar to Tana and then Ankify Diego,
hotel accommodation in simple and comfortable Bed & Breakfast throughout the journey (in a double or twin),
lunch in the Tana J2,
picnic lunches in the Isalo and the Montagne d'Ambre,
entries in the national parks and sites listed
local guides in parks,
all transfers.

The price does not includes :
international flights and domestic
meals not listed above,
activities Optional Ifaty and Nosy Be,
gratuities and beverages,
insurance,
the visa fee.

Price of a meal: between 8 and 15 € in hotel (breakfast: 4 / 5 € in small local restaurants)

© 2009 Malagasy Tours - Réalisation : PYB Consultant
Ambositra

Mecca Zafimaniry artisans known for their talented woodcarvers (inlay and cabinetry). The architecture is typical of cases in the villages of the region.
Diego Suarez

This port of the north of the island was long a haven for pirates before becoming a naval base of French colonial era. The city overlooks the 2nd most beautiful bays in the world with its sugarloaf. In photo, Emerald Sea with its turquoise waters shallow
Ifaty (Tulear)

One of the most beautiful lagoons in the country with its coral reef known for its beauty. In addition to all the water activities (plongée. ..) you can also visit the back country and its rich vegetation dry and baobabs didiéracés.
Isalo National Park

The massif of Isalo ruiniform the lunar landscape is composed of sandstone layers, and marked by deep canyons can measure several kilometers in length. Lunch at the natural swimming pool will leave you a souvenir of this massive fairytale where erosion has ingéniée carving a world titanic where you can meet Catta lemurs, Sifaka or Fluvius or admire the Baobab, this feature massif. Détails
Parc National de la
Montagne d'Ambre

Of more than 18,000 hectares, this National Park is covered mainly by dense humid forest and dotted with lakes and waterfalls. A veritable paradise for botanists, it can also meet the crowned lemur and the aye aye famous. Many species of plants and animals are endemic to the Park. Détails
The archipelago of Nosy Be

The discovery of its seabed extraordinary. From the island of Sakatia, small cruises will take you on the island of Nosy Komba, its primary forest and its lemurs macaco, then Tanikely reserve submarine, where snorkeling can discover wonderful fauna in a natural aquarium. Diving bottle possible.
Antananarivo

From the terrace of the Grill du Rova, a few meters of the Queen's Palace, you will enjoy a superb view of the City of a Thousand.
Ambalavao

Ambalavao means "new pens zebu. We arrive just on Wednesday in this village is the market day to zebus. We go on to the market out of the city. This is the 2nd largest market in the country zebus.
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Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Discoveries from South to North : 15 days / 12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights

A short week to Madagascar : While hotel :
South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights
East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights
From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights
Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights
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from 2 people
The program (duration, steps ...) trips below can be modified to your liking. Visit Us.

Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights

East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights

South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights

From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights

Discoveries from south to north : 15 days/12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights
Resolutely adventure
These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds. From 4 people

Adventure : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 1 week

East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights

Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights

South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights

From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights
Travels for 2 weeks

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Discoveries from South to North : 15 days / 12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

The highlands and the channel Pangalanes :
10 days / 9 nights
Trekking & Hiking
These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds. From 4 people.
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Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nightsl

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Circuits fixed dates / Guaranteed Departures

These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds


Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Camping and hotels

The highlands and the channel Pangalanes : 10 days / 9 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 3 weeks

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 4 weeks and more

It will require a mix of different trips offered. We help you, ask us.
January

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights
February

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights
March

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights
April

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights
May

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights
June

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights
July

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
August

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12  nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The great North/South : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East: 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
September

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
October

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
November

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
December


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