Northern Madagascar Explorer

Day 1 – Arrival at Antananarivo

Upon your arrival at the international airport of Ivato-Antananarivo meet your experienced English tour guide at the customs area. After clearing from immigration and customs, we will transfer you to your hotel in Antananarivo and you can rest and prepare yourself for your amazing 10 days Northern Madagascar Explorer Tour.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Antananarivo: Le Chat’o Park Hotel or similar.

Day 2 – Antananarivo – Diego Suarez -Joffre-ville (B, L, D)

After having breakfast at the hotel, we transfer to the airport and fly to Diego Suarez. Upon arrival meet your guide at the airport. Then starting the excursion to the Bays of Diego Suarez. Among the sites to be visited: the Sakalava, Pigeons, and the Dunes Bay as well as the Ramana beach where you may have the possibility to cross the fishermen’s villages. After having a picnic lunch, we will back to the hotel.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Diego Suarez: Nature Lodge or similar.

Day 3 – Joffre- Ville – Amber Mountain (B, L, D)

Taking breakfast at the hotel. Day excursion to the Amber Mountain National Park and taking Picnic lunch. Amber Mountain is located 40km away from Diego, a volcanic mountain- a range that extends from 850 to 1474 meters high. It is covered with thick wet forest, it is concealing several small craters -lakes, hidden by exuberant vegetation. This place is very rich in fauna and flora; the visitors could find several attractions: a wide range of reptiles, botanical fitted out paths, numerous spectacular waterfalls, crater -lakes can be easily observed.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Diego Suarez: Nature Lodge or similar.

Day 4 – Joffre-ville – Ankarana (B, L, D)

Breakfast at the hotel, then drive to Ankarana, through the village of Sapphire miners and the Antakarana tribe typical villages. Picnic lunch on the way and visit of the red Tsingy and the sacred lake. Arrive at mid-afternoon.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Ankarana: Relax Inn-Madabest or similar.

Day 5 – Ankarana (B, L, D)

Full-day visits to the national park including the Tsingy Rare and Tsingy Benavente, the bat caves, and the loss river. After taking a picnic lunch, continue to explore, and finally will return back to the hotel.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Ankarana: Relax Inn-Madabest or similar.

Day 6 – Ankarana – Ankify – Nosy Be (B, D)

After having breakfast at the hotel, drive to Ankify and transfer by boat to Nosy be. Upon arrival, meet our tour guide at the port and transfer to your hotel. Check-i the hotel and you will be free at your leisure for the rest of the day.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Nosy Be: Arc en Ciel or similar.

Day 7 – Nosy Be – Nosy Komba & Tanikely (B, L, D)

Day excursion to Nosy Komba and Tanikely islands including the barbecue lunch. Nosy Komba is a mountainous small island between Nosy Be and the continent, the most visited island on account of its half-tamed lemurs which are willing to eat a banana in the visitor’s hand. Nosy Tanikely: a neighboring small island of Nosy Komba, a national submarine reserve protected for ages, the island at the sea bottom, a real Scuba-diving where the amateurs can admire a multicolored life sight of coral reef and colored fishes. Back to the hotel after the excursion.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Nosy Be: Arc en Ciel or similar.

Day 8 – Nosy Be (B)

After having breakfast at your hotel, you will be free on your own to relax at the seaside or swimming and diving on the white beach of Nosy be.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Nosy Be: Arc en Ciel or similar.

Day 9 – Nosy Be – Antananarivo (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. You will be free at leisure until transfer to the airport for the flight to Antananarivo. Meet our tour guide upon arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel. You will be free after check-in to rest.

🏚️ Hotel Option in Antananarivo: Les 3Metis hotel or similar.

Day 10 – Departure from Antananarivo (B)

Breakfast at the hotel then transfers to the airport. Possibility to do a city tour and last shopping at the handcrafts market before your transfer to the airport. Assistance for your flight back home.