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Northern Madagascar Experience
10 days / 9 nights
Antananarivo, Giego, Joffreville, Ankarana, Lokobe, Nosy Be

DAY 1: ARRIVAL > ANTANANARIVO
Arrival into Antananarivo Airport, meet your English Speaking Driver (ESD) and transfer to your hotel

DAY 2: ANTANANARIVO > DIEGO SUAREZ
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet you ESD and transfer to Antananarivo Airport for your flight to Diego-Suarez.Depart Antananarivo.Arrival into Diego-Suarez, meet your English Speaking Guide (ESG) and transfer to the hotel with an enroute Diego-Suarez city tour.Get started with the famous bay of Diego: Enjoy the view to the Sugar Loaf Montagne, similar to that island in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the baobabs and the traditional fishing village of Ramena. There after visit the military base of Orangéa. In Cape Miné, discover the fortifications built by the French to protect the access to the bay.Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.Dinner at the hotel

DAY 3: DIEGO SUAREZ > JOFFREVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet you ESG and transfer to Joffreville on the outskirts of the National Park of Montagne d’Ambre.Located at 1000 kilometres in the North of the capital, Montagne d'Ambre reaches 1,475 m at its peak. As an oasis, it towers up in the middle of a dry savannah. It is recovered of luxuriant vegetation and of a thick green mantle of rainforest. Montagne d’Ambre is a center highly rich in endemic species with 77 species of birds, 7 species of lemurs and 24 species of amphibians.Dinner at the hotel

DAY 4: JOFFREVILLE > ANKARANA
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet you ESG and transfer to Ankarana.On your way to Ankarana, discover the Red Tsingy in the Southeastern Mountains of Diego. Located right at the feet of eroded canyons, within the single sedimentary basin of Madagascar and heterogeneous vegetation, they are made of sandstone, marl and limestone.Continue the tour to Ankarana. Dinner at the hotel

DAY 5: ANKARANA NATIONA PARK
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESG and depart to Ankarana National Park. The strolls vary from 3h to 5h depending on your physical conditions. People suffering from dizziness should refrain.Commonly called the “caves” or the “Tsingy”, this reserve constitutes a harmonious set of eroded limestone rocks and hides within its subterranean network. It is an important part of the cultural treasure of Ankarana. It is located in the Northern part of the island, in the region of Ambilobe, and it presents caves, gorges and sinkholes (canyons) of volcanic landscapes. The Tsingy also contains an exceptional diversity. Inventories have listed 60 species of reptiles and amphibians, 96 species of birds, 50 species of mollusks and great number of snails. 14 species of bats, that is half of the bats of Madagascar, live in the caves.Dinner at the hotel

DAY 6: ANKARANA > ANKIFY > NOSY BE
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESG and transfer back to Ankify through huge plantations of coffee and cocoa trees. We board a speedboat at Ankify port, and then transfer to Nosy Be.Dinner at the hotel

DAY 7: NOSY BE
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESG and depart on your Lokobe Reserve tour, including lunch.Transfer by boat to Hellville. After a short car transfer, use a motor dugout for about 45 mn. Then take a 3h walk in the forest. It is one of the rare localities where the original forest of Sambirano still exists. There are 30 species of reptiles and batracians, 4 species of mammals, among which two common species of primates, the macaco Lemur and the dorsalis Lepilemur. You can also find 17 species of birds including the Malagasy Kingfishers (Ispidina madagascariensis) and the owl of Madagascar (Asio madagascariensis) in this place.Return to Nosy Komba after lunch.Dinner at the hotel

DAY 8: NOSY BE
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESG and depart on your Island of Sakatia tour, which is still well preserved. On one of its beaches, green and hawksbill turtles come to feed on a specific type of seagrass called "turtle ancient turtles only a few dozen meters from the beach. Snorkeling gear will be provided, including fins, masks, snorkels and buoys.The day includes two excursions to local reefs to observe turtles and another species. We will be using submersible factsheets to help identify all the different species (lobster, fish safe, clown fish, fish hook on. Between the two excursions, beachside snacks will be served with tea or coffee.Return to Nosy Komba .Dinner at the hotel

DAY 9: NOSY BE > ANTANANARIVO
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESG and transfer to Nosy Be Airport for your flight to Antananarivo.Depart Nosy Be.Arrival into Antananarivo, meet your ESD and transfer to your hotel

DAY 10: ANTANANARIVO > DEPART
Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your ESD and transfer to Antananarivo Airport for your onward flight.

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