Endemics Of Madagascar

Sample itinerary of birds and mammals

Itenerary

• Day 1 ANTANANARIVO
  Arrival in Antananarivo in a day time, we are going straight to the lake for birding, then drive to the hotel near by the airport
• Day 2 ANTANANARIVO-TOLIARA
  Flight to Toliara and drive to ifaty and private lake to see some bird After that we have lunch in the hotel After lunch we go to find the Madagascar Plover and birding in the bushes or spiny forest Later in the evening we are going to see nocturnal lemurs in a private spiny forest
• Day 3 IFATY SPINY FOREST
  full day birding in the spiny forest There are many endemics target birds in the spiny forest Evening walk or night photo in the spiny forest for mammals and chameleons
• Day 4 IFATY -ANDATABO-NOSYVE-LALANDAKA -TULEAR
  Early departure to la table Andatabo forest for 2 endemics birds This day we are going early to the port and taking privat boat to nosy ve island to see red tailed tropic bird and humblot' s heron, after transfer by boat to see endemic rockthrush and lunch in the peninsula. Hotel in Tulear
• Day 5 TULEAR-ISALO
  early birding in Andatabo then drive to Zombitse National park about 3 hours of drive. Stop en route for Madagascar sandgrouse and continue for birding in Zombitse National parc and watching the endemics lemurs in this parc. Picnic lunch and time for birding and mammals. Drive to Isalo to the hotel
• Day 6 ISALO National Park -AMBALAVAO/Fianarantsoa/Ranomafana
  Morning visit in Isalo national park fo the landscap, ringtailed lemurs and others bird with the endemic isalo rockthrush After lunch drive to Ambalavao and stop in Anja reserve for ring tailed lemurs and other species of bird.
• Day 7 FIANARANTSOA-RANOMAFANA
  early departure to Ranomafana, drive about 2 hours Stop in the park and starting birding and wildlife tour evening walk is included
• Day 8 RANOMAFANA
  full day birding and wildlife in Ranomafana With evening walk for reptiles and frogs
• Day 9 RANOMAFANA-ANTANANARIVO
  ling drive to Antananarivo about 8 hours Stop en route for Madagascar snipe and landscap photo (Or taking a private plane from Finarantsoa)
• Day 10 ANTANANARIVO - ANDASIBE
  Early drive to Andasibe Arrival in Andasibe we start to go to the parc
• Day 11-12-13
  Full day visit in Andasibe ( if you are fit on walk we go to see the helmet vanga, the legend bird, in a dense forest,walk about 2-3 hours) Evening walk is included
• Day 14 ANDASIBE -ANTANANARIVO
  Morning wildlife visit and drive to Antananarivo. Stop en route for the reptile reserve
• Day 15 ANTANANARIVO -AMPIJOROA
  ling drive to Ankarafantsika Stop en route for few endemics species Evening walk after install to the hotel
• Day 16-17 AMPIJOROA
  full day birding and mammals in Ampijoroa including the boat tours
• Day 18 AMPIJOROA -MAHAJANGA
  Birding in the Morning in Ampijoroa the afternoon Drive FOR 3 hours to Mahajanga Birding in the Mango lake.
• Day 19 MAHAJANGA -DELTA RIVER
  by boat we are going by boat to the delta river to see some endemics birds If the flight exist in the afternoon we go back to Antananarivo
• Day 20 ANTANANARIVO
  FLIGHT to Antananarivo. Birding in the lake. Or transfert to the airport and fly to you country
• Extensions:
  -10 days in the north for endemics lemurs, adventure roads Or -4 days to Masoala reserve for few species of birds and lemurs -4 days to Berenty for dancing lemurs and other endemics species of birds and lemurs with a private plane or national flight to Fort-dauphin and drive to Berenty
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GREEN TIME OF MADAGASCAR LIFE AND ENDEMICS

15/16 DAYS

ITINERARY 01

This itinerary is a deep photo discovering of Madagascar. This tour show the combination of the beauty of landscape diversity, life and custom of the people, and wildlife

• Day 01 ANTANANARIVO
  Arrival in Antananarivo airport, meet your driver/guide and doing some money exchange at the airport bank office, then transfer to the hotel PALLISANDRE***, An hotel situated in a hill of the town where we can observe the life if the city from the restaurant view, a good place where to take nice photo.
• Day 02 ANTANANARIVO-ANTSIRABE
  After early breakfast, we drive you to the top of the hill for city view and departure to join the famous National road 07 or route national 7, very famous of the diversity of landscape.
  From Antananarivo, we drive to 50km Ambatolampy, stop along the road for different landscape photography
  Arrival in Ambatolampy after, we go to visit the aluminium melting pot makers, it is a place or centre of the aluminium traditional pot in Madagascar, where people use the aluminium recycle for good use,
  After the visit, we drive about 10km to Iskurna for lunch in a garden restaurant
  After lunch, drive to the next village and walk along the road to see the life of the Vakinankaratra Tribe people, form Indo-Malaysian people, the people who live in the high land and potatoes.
  Then continuation to have picture of the terraces and rice field landscapes where people use to plant and produce vegetables and food
  Arrival in Antsirabe, we go to install to the hotel PLUMERIA***/ similar and photography session.
• Day 03 ANTSIRABE - RANOMAFANA
  After great briefing and photography session, we continue to visit the town of Antsirabe about 45 minutes photography
  Then drive and continue to the National road n7 to Antsirabe, and reach the Ambositra town the capital of woodcarving,
  The road is very long so we will have lunch along the road as Malagasy picnic food lunch.
  Stop en route for different landscape and Betsileo tribe life and landscapes,
  We may arrive late in Ranomafana Rainforest area late in the evening, overnight in HOTEL THERMALE*** Ranomafana.
• Day 04 RANOMAFANA
  Today we can have a choice to go to the rainforest PARC to see some lemurs, or waiting the Market of TANALA tribe Market.
  Afternoon optional walk to see the rainforest waterfall by walk OR photography session,
  Later in the evening, we have a nocturnal wildlife photo along the road, such as chameleon, mouse lemurs and frogs,
  Overnight in THERMALE hotel ***
• Day 05 RANOMAFANA - FIANARANTSOA
  Early departure To ANDOHASAHA BETSILEO tribe Market place
  Arrival in Andohasaha, photo inside of the market about 03 hours and then continue to Fianarantsoa for Lunch.
  Lunch in Tsaraguest house restaurant, a flavour of vanilla in the food, and divers nice food, after lunch, drive to the hotel ZOMATEL ****
  Afternoon, visit in the city of Fianarantsoa, included the top of the view point
  
• Day 06 FIANARANTSOA - ISALO
  EARLY wake-up for market place nearby the hotel, observing the farmers arriving in the town with the products to the market, one place of food shops.
  About 8:30 continue to drive to Ambalavao; along the road, visit of BETSILEO village, visit of Malagasy house,
  Stop in ANJA reserve to see the ring-tailed lemurs, and photo, picnic lunch is in the place after lunch, long drive to Ranohira Isalo along the savanna,
  Overnight in Jardin du Roy*** hotel for 02 nights
• Day 07 ISALO
  Early wake up before the breakfast to see the reflect sunrise or the alpenglow in the Massif of isalo sand stones,*then drive back to the hotel for breakfast,
  After breakfast, drive to the Isalo national park to observe the spectacular view of the sandstones.
  Then picnic lunch as barbecue in the parc, and wildlife photo.
  Afternoon drive back to the hotel for relax or free-time. about4:30 drive to the view for sunset picture
  Overnight in Jardin du Roy
• Day 08 ISALO - TOLIARY
  After breakfast, drive to Ilakaka, and stop in the sapphire miners, to see how they work to get sapphire, how they pan saphire, stop in the famous painting tomb of Mahafaly and vezo along the road *after that continue to Tulear, and stop en route for landscape and some baobab photo, then continue to Tulear and having a late lunch.
  After lunch, drive to the spiny forest and fisherman village of VEZO TRIBE,
  Visit of the spiny forest to see the andasonia fony baobab and the unique shrubs endemics of Madagascar with birds and reptiles,
  Later in the afternoon, sunset picture in the mangrove beach, then drive back to the hotel
  Overnight in MORONGA HOTEL
• Day 9 TOLIARY - ANTANANARIVO - ANDASIBE
  Flight back to Antananarivo, then drive immediately to Andasibe IF THE FLIGHT IS IN THE MORNING we drive to Andasibe with nice picnic lunch along the road and having many stops for landscapes photo and houses of MERINA, BEZANOZANO, BETSIMISARAKA TRIBES,
  Stop in Marozevo reserve for reptiles and chameleon picture
  Drive to ANDASIBE and overnight in MANTADIA LODGE***
  If the flight from Tulear is in the afternoon, we have an opportunity to see the town of Toliara and the market place, and overnight in Antananarivo
• Day 10 ANDASIBE
  In the morning, visit of the National parc of Andasibe to observe the indri-indri lemurs, half day visit in the parc
  Lunch to the restaurant FEON'ny ala
  After lunch photography session or village visit and lemurs island photography
• Day 11 ANDASIBE - PALMARIUM
  Early departure by bus untill Brickaville then boat trip and transfer along the Pangalana chanel, and photo on the boat.
  Picnic fresh lunch nearby the fisherman village.
  The Pangalana River is a connected channel between lakes in the east coast, with a variety of landscape and eastern fishermen life.
  Arrival in Palmarium, stay in the hotel and overnight in the simple nice lodge.
  PALMARIUM is an ecolodge situated in the lake of ANKANIN'NY NOFY or nest of the dream, a lake nearby the Indian Ocean,
  A very good place to have a very good pictures of different lemurs
• Day 12 PALMARIUM
  Full day photography in PALMARIUM, a very good place to see vanilla plantation and testing the food flavoured of vanilla.
  Evening aye-aye watching
• Day 13 PALMARIUM-TOAMASINA
  Boat trip and transfer to Toamasina, along the Pangalana chanel, the boat trip is about 03 hours,
  Arrival to TOAMASINA, transfer to the hotel STREAMLINER ****
• Day 14 TOAMASINA - ANTANANARIVO
  Transfer to the airport and flight to Antananarivo,
  Arrival in Antananarivo, install to the hotel le BOIS VERTS ***, an hotel near by the airport, about 10 to 20 minutes of transfer.
  Last meeting in the hotel about photography session, and end of the tour.
  If flight arrive early, we have time to have photography of birds in a special lake, and doing some city tours ad having sunset in the top of the town with a final aperitif and farewell diner
• Day 16 ANTANANARIVO - AIRPORT
  Transfer to the Airport,
  Flight back home, or departure for extension

TARRIF

• TARRIF for high range hotel FROM 2980 EURO (04 participants)
  Price for midrange is from 2400 euro (04 participants))
• Included
  - Hotel***/**** high range in twin or double share with breakfast include
  - Parks and local guides’ fees
  - Porters in the park for photography Material/ porters in the hotel tips
  - A/c Bus+ fuel +driver indemnity
  - Boat trip Brickaville-Palmarium / Palmarium-Toamasina
  - TOUR GUIDE and professional photographer guide for all the tours
  - Taxes and vit
  
• Excluded :
  - International flights
  - Visa fee (at the airport about 30-40 euro)
  - Lunch dinner and drinks
  - Flights Tulear-Antananarivo & Toamasina Antananarivo, (all internal domestic flights mentioned in the program)
  - Tipping
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GREEN TIME OF MADAGASCAR LIFE AND ENDEMICS

15/16 DAYS

ITINERARY 02 | HIGHLAND AND EAST SIDE

• Day 01 ANTANANARIVO
  Arrival in the airport of Antananarivo, meet your guide or driver and transfer to the hotel
  Meeting in the hotel PALLISANDRE hotel***
• Day 02 ANTANANARIVO - AMPEFY
  After breakfast and photography session, we are going to our 4×4 4wd vehicle departurey to the National road N°1, stop en route to take photo of the landscape of the high land with countryside life and people,
  Picnic fresh lunch en route
  Stop in farmers land, breaks makers,
  Overnight in EUCALYPTUS*** hotel
• Day 03 AMPEFY GEYSER-WATERFALL Lilly
  Early wake up to make the sunrise photo in the Center lake of Madagascar, this is a crater lake, a very good spot to do the sunrise.
  After sunrise, back for breakfast, and drive to the geyser, the multi colours earth with the geyser,
  Stop in Malagasy village,
  Drive back for lunch and in the afternoon drive to the lilly waterfall for photography
  Overnight in EUCALYPTUS ***
  
• Day 04 AMPEFY - ANTSIRABE
  Early wake up in the morning, to take another chance of sunrise and alpenglow picture.
  Breakfast on the place, in opening view,
  After breakfast, drive to discover the landscape of the highland, panoramic view, terraces,
  Overnight in PLUMERIA HOTEL***
• Day 05 ANTSIRABE
  After breakfast, we drive to the south of Antsirabe in Manandona valley for life photography and landscapes.
  Back to Antsirabe for lunch, free time in the town for photography walk, and later about 03:30 pm we go to the famous crater lake, and all around.
• Day 06 ANTSIRABE - ANTANANARIVO
  Visit of the town in the morning and then drive along the national road N7, stop along the road for landscape pictures,
  Lunch in Iskurna restaurant, or similar,
  Then visit of the pot makers and the town of Ambatolampy,
  Drive and overnight in PALISSANDRE hotel and end of the 4WD drive
• Day 07 ANTANANARIVO - ANDASIBE (TRAVEL BY BUS)
  After breakfast and photography session we drive to Andasibe, we will observe different landscapes and life of the people and different villages,
  Stop in Marozevo reserve for chameleon and reptile photography
  We spend a good time there and having picnic lunch
  After we drive to Andasibe, possible to stop in Moramanga town for life photography
  Then drive to the hotel in Andasibe, overnight in Mantadia lodge*** or similar
• Day 08 ANDASIBE
  In the morning, visit of the National parc of Andasibe to observe the indri-indri lemurs, half day visit in the parc.
  Lunch into FEON'ny ala the restaurant.
  After lunch photography session or village visit and lemurs island photography.
• Day 9 ANDASIBE - PALMARIUM
  Early departure by bus until Brickaville then boat trip and transfer along the Pangalana channel, and photo on the boat,
  Picnic fresh lunch nearby the fisherman village,
  The Pangalana River is a connected channel between lakes in the east coast, with a variety of landscape and eastern fishermen life,
  Arrival in Palmarium, stay in the hotel and overnight in the simple nice lodge,
  PALMARIUM is an Eco lodge situated above the lake of ANKANIN'NY NOFY or nest of the dream, a lake nearby the Indian Ocean,
  A very good place to have a very good pictures of different lemurs.
• Day 10 PALMARIUM
  Full day photography in PALMARIUM, a very good place to see vanilla plantation and testing the food flavoured of vanilla,
  Evening aye-aye watching.
• Day 12 PALMARIUM - TOAMASINA
  Boat trip and transfer to Toamasina, along the Pangalana channel, the boat trip is about 03 hours,
  Then arrival to TOAMASINA, transfer to the hotel STREAMLINER ****
• Day 13 PALMARIUM-TOAMASINA
  Drive back To Antananarivo, photography en route and stop in Andasibe for overnight Mantadia lodge
• Day 14 ANDASIBE - ANTANANARIVO - AIRPORT
  Drive about hours, lunch in Antananarivo,
  Transfer to the Airport,
  Flight back home, or departure for extension.
• OR Day 13 PALMARIUM-TOAMASINA
  Transfer to the airport and flight to Antananarivo,
  Arrival in Antananarivo, install to the hotel le BOIS VERTS ***, an hotel near by the airport, about 10 to 20 minutes of transfer,
  Last meeting in the hotel about photography session, and end of the tour,
  If flight arrive early, we have time to have photography of birds in a special lake, and doing some city tours ad having sunset in the top of the town with a final aperitif and farewell diner.

TARRIF

• TARRIF from 2500 euro per person (04 participants)
• Included
  - Hotel***/****high range in twin or double share with all food included (breakfast, lunch, dinner),
  - Parks and local guides fees,
  - Porters in the parc for photography Material/ porters in the hotel tips,
  - A/c Bus+ fuel +driver indemnity,
  - 4wd vehicles for the 05 day adventure roads,
  - Boat trip Brickaville-Palmarium / Palmarium-Toamasina,
  - Tour guide and professional photographer guide for all the tours,
  - Taxes and vit,
  - 01 bottle of water per person /day.
• Excluded :
  - International flights,
  - Visa fee (pay at the airport about 30-40 euro),
  - Lunch dinner and drinks, in the restaurant,
  - Tipping,
  - Flight from TOAMASINA to Antananarivo about 250 usd.

• EXTENSION POSSIBILITY OR COMBINAISON

  Morondava, baobab alley and the intense dry forest of Kirindy reserve
  
  Day 01 ANTANANARIVO-MORONDAVA
  
  Transfer to the airport, and flight to Morondava, the flight will take less than 01 hour, arrival in Morondava drive to the hotel PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST ***, visit to the local market of SAKALAVA TRIBES, Lunch will be in a local restaurant to taste the seafood and local food,
  after lunch, drive to baobab alley and taking picture of landscapes, rice field decorated of baobab grandidieri, the local SAKALAVA houses, and life, continue to the baobab alley and sunset in the baobab avenue.
  After sunset, drive back to the hotel, or special night sky photography in the baobab alley.
  
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