Day 1 : Antananarivo
Arrival to Antananarivo Ivato . Meeting at the airport and transfer
to the Hotel . Overnight .
Day 2 : ++Antananarivo - Mantasoa
- Andasibe
After early breakfast , drive to Mantasoa . Stop in a rural cheese
dairy for a yoghurt tasting before crossing the beautiful village
of Ambatomanga
Arrival at Mantasoa , situated at 60 km of Tana . Visit of the vestiges
of the industrial city of John Laborde (1837-1857) ;situated not far
of the lake . there is also its tomb baptized « Soamandrakizay
» or the eternal happiness. The lake of Mantasoa is an immense
lake of barrage built in 1937, serving to regularize the course of
the Ikopa .
Drive to Perinet / ANDASIBE ; Stop at Marozevo , to visit Peyreras
butterflies farm that shelters the great majority of chameleon species
living in Madagascar, as well as many endemic insects and frogs of
all colors. Continuation and stop to Moramanga for the visit the of
the national gendarmerie museum .
Continuation toward the great eastern forests in the region of Andasibe
. Arrival at the VAKONA FOREST LODGE. Installation .
After noon : visit of the private reserve of VAKONA ;
In beginning of evening : nocturnal visit of the reserve. Overnight
Day 3 : Andasibe-Manambato -Ankanin
' ny Nofy
After the breakfast , visit of the reserve of Analamazoatra to discover
the biggest lemur of Madagascar : the Indri Indri . Continuation of
the trip to Manambato through the Betsimisaraka country .
14h00 : Embarkation on the fluvial boat
Crossing the Lake Rasoabe and transfer by boat to Ankanin'ny Nofy
or "Nest of Dream"
15h00 :Arrival at Ankanin ' ny Nofy .
Installation to the Hotel . Diner and overnight .
Day 4 : Ankanin ' ny Nofy
Breakfast .Visit of the Palmarium .
Farniente, swim or strolling to the search of carnivorous plants .
The environment is composed of approximately thirty species and type
of palm trees plantation ; Diner and Overnight .
Day 5 : Ankanin ' ny Nofy - Toamasina
Breakfast .
11 h00 embarkation on board the fluvial boat .Departure for Toamasina
along the Pangalanes Channel going through typical fisherman villages.
14h00 : Arrival at Tamatave .Meeting at the fluvial Port and transfer
to the hotel . Overnight .
Day 6 : Toamasina - Sainte Marie
Breakfast . Morning free at leisure ..
After noon : transfer to the airport . Flight to Sainte Marie , famous
for its beaches and extraordinary creeks; its sea depth .
Meeting upon arrival , transfer to the hotel . Accomodation on bed
and breakfast basis . Free stay at leisure .Overnight
Day 7 : Sainte - Marie
Free stay on the beach . Accommodation . Overnight .
Day 8 : Sainte Marie - Antananarivo
Morning free at leisure .. After noon : transfer to the airport .
Flight back to Antananarivo .
Meeting upon arrival and assistance during the transit .