This 12 night Natural Madagascar safari & beach tour visits three of the natural highlights of Madagascar: the eastern rainforest of the Andasibe Mantadia National Park, the dry spiny forest of the south and the lush tropical coastline south-east coast.
To see a reasonable spectrum of Madagascar’s endemic mammals, birds, reptiles and flora you need to visit a variety of climatic / floral zones. You begin with the lush Eastern rainforest area of the Andasibe-Mantadia Natural Park. Famous for its rainforest animals including the indri indri as well as birds, insect life and frogs. You enjoy morning walks in the forest and night walks in season. Next you head south to the unique dry spiny forest. Home to the friendly ringtail lemurs, where you have a chance to meet some of the local people and experience the baobab forest.
The holiday ends with some relaxation on the south-east coast at Manafiafy Beach Lodge where you can choose to be as active or relaxed as you wish. In between you spend a night (or two depending on flight schedules) at the capital city of Tana (Antanarivo). A colourful hillside city with a heady mix of shanty life and French colonial architecture.
As Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island, the prime wildlife hotspots are far from each other, so getting to each involves domestic flights and scenic road transfers. ‘Semi-escorted’ means that you are guided in each area but fly independently between the regions.
This itinerary is perfect for first time visitors wishing to see a broad spectrum of Madagascar’s flora and fauna.
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D,B&B: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast |
FI: Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities |
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13 Days / 12 Nights
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Accommodation, meals as specified, meals as mentioned, English-speaking driver (though this will be fairly rudimentary English), English-speaking Reserve guides in the National parks (only reserve guides are allowed to guide visitors) and all Park Fees, all entrances as mentioned in the itinerary
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International flights into Madagascar, domestic flights – typical prices are shown but a confirmed price is given on the quote, optional tours, all services & meals not specified, drinks, visa costs and items of a personal nature eg. tips, curios
