Authentic tour

Breakfast, to start the adventure, transfer to the airport for flight (Departure at ..:..) to the west 

coast of the island, destination to Morondava (Arrival at ..:..). On your arrival, drive directly to the North, 

about 42 km following the secondary road which a bit winding, to reach the famous Kirindy Park. Checkin at your hotel (Relais du Kirindy). Around 6:30 PM, beginning of the Guided night walks at Kirindy 

Reserve. Kirindy is the best place in the whole island to observe fosa. Other nocturnal species includes: the 

rare Coquerel's giant mouse lemur and pygmy mouse-lemur, fork-crowned lemur, grey mouse lemur, 

western fat-tailed dwarf lemur and redtailed sportive lemur. Several bats, tenrecs, mongoose and rodents 

complete the mammal population. 

After breakfast, around 7:30 AM, beginning of the Guided day visits at Kirindy reserve. Kirindy 

Reserve is home to seven species of lemur. The most common are the common brown lemurs and the 

Verreaux's sifakas. These long-legged, seven-pound lemurs, white with dark patches, leap among tree 

trunks high in the canopy, propelled by their powerful hind legs but continually maintaining an upright 

posture. 40 bird, 50 reptile and 15 amphibian species are also found in this magnificent forest. After the 

visit, back to the road and continue by a ferry crossing to reach the small village of Belo sur Tsiribihina, 

where we stop for lunch. Then, continue to the North through a landscape of rice fields and small village, 

to arrive at the end of the afternoon at Bekopaka. 

After breakfast, guided visit to the Bemaraha National Park (Grand Tsingy), you can choose 

whichever tour you want to do on this day, in consultation with your local guide and your driver, depending 

on your energy levels and enthusiasm on the day. There are circuits for all levels of fitness here at this 

World Heritage park. Here nature seems to be in perfect harmony with this wild and sharp limestone 

mountain. The flora consists of a dry western deciduous forest, plants typical of these dry limestone areas, 

such as species of Aloe and baobab Andasonia, the red-flowered flamboyant tree, Madagascar’s native 

banana Musa perrier. You can also see typical plants growing in the rocky area such pachypodium, orchids Concerning the fauna we can see the stump-tailed chameleon Brookesia perarmata, 53 bird, 7 lemur species 

including Decken’s sifaka Propithecus verreauxi deckeni. For your lunch, you will have picnic organized 

by the guide. After lunch, you will continue your visit to the Small Tsingy. 

After the breakfast, back to Morondava. Lunch at Belo sur Tsiribihina. Then continue up to 

Morondava with two special stops, the first in Baobab Amoureux and the second in the famous Streets of 

Baobabs to appreciate a beautiful sunset. Arrival at Morondava in early evening, transfer to the hotel. 

Today, you will have a very long drive, so it is better to leave early Morondava (7:00AM). After 

breakfast, drive directly to Antsirabe with some stops on the road for pictures and breaks if it is necessary. 

Lunch in Miandrivazo, and then continue to Antsirabe. The city is famous for its buildings dating from the 

colonial era. 

 Early in the morning, after breakfast, city tour in Antsirabe by rickshaw (Visit: Avenue of 

independence, the famous Hotel des Thermes, market of stones and the little Factory of Horn). After the 

visit, on rout to go to Andasibe with some stops to enjoy the landscape, for photos and for some little breaks 

if it is necessary. One special stop in the Pereiras park. The fascinating park owned by the Peyrieras family, 

to see Cocquerel's Sifaka, and chameleons and many other reptiles, and some other Malagasy animals such 

as butterflies, moths (the giant Atlas Moth) and tenrecs. After the visit, continue directly to reach Andasibe. 

On your arrival, check-in at the hotel and then relax for the rest of the day. 

After breakfast, Guided visit to Analamazaotra National Park (It is better to leave the hotel at 

7:30AM). This morning you need an early start to catch the Indri-Indri and the Diademed Sifaka in their 

forest home. The visit takes about 4 hours. Within a mile of the park you can hear the peculiar call of the 

indri very early in the morning until noon and again in the late afternoon. Indris (called Babakoto in 

Malagasy) are the largest living lemurs at all reaching up to 1 meter. Andasibe is the best place to observe 

the Indris given that there are a couple of families habituated to humans. It lives in small groups and cannot 

survive in captivity. There are several legends trying to explain its origins since it is considered a sacred animal in the whole Madagascar. Apart from the Indri, another 13 lemur species inhabit these forests, such 

as woody lemur, grey bamboo lemur, diademed sifaka, brown lemur, red mouse-lemur, redbellied lemur, 

black and white ruffed lemur . Lunch. In the afternoon, you will enjoy an amazing up 

close and personal experience with lemurs on the private Lemurs Island and then on to view many other 

species in the Vakona Reserve Zoo, where you will see many crocodiles in the huge river enclosure, native 

birds, and other wildlife in well-kept surroundings. Around 6:30PM, beginning of the Guided night visits, 

the visit will take 1hour and half, and then drive back to the hotel. 

 After breakfast, transfer back to the capital Antananarivo. On your arrival, 45mn visit at the Queen's 

Palace on the top of the hill (Rova Manjakamiadana), then we drive to the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, a 

UNESCO World Heritage Site, consisting of a royal city and an ensemble of sacred places. The Queen's 

Palace here is a symbol of the Merina Kingdom, the dynasty that made Madagascar a modern state. This is 

a place of pilgrimage and the burial ground for its sovereigns since 1817. Sitting atop the highest hill in 

Antananarivo, it offers spectacular views of the surroundings. We then drive down to Independence Avenue 

and Anosy Lake.

After breakfast, shopping and purchase some souvenirs at the craft market of La Digue, then 

transfer directly to the airport for your external flight.