Madagascar East: Perinet + Akanin'ny Nofy + St Marie
RPE9A

9 NIGHTS

FROM $2,102

International flights quoted separately

This private tour of eastern Madagascar allows you to explore the lemur forests of Andasibe-Mantadia, also known at the Perinet Reserve, with your own driver/guide. These forests are home to several species of lemur including the large shrieking Indri-Indri, many unusual reptiles & birds. Complete your holiday on St Marie Island, famous for its diving & whales.

HIGHLIGHTS

Holidays Madagascar Lemurs Guide Whale Watching Sainte Marie Island

• Akaninny Nofy	• St Marie Island	• Scuba Diving

• Akaninny Nofy

• St Marie Island

• Scuba Diving

Day 1

You will be met at Antananarivo Airport and transferred to your hotel in the capital city of the tropical island of Madagascar.

Check in to your hotel and relax in your warm friendly surroundings.

Before leaving the airport, remember to withdraw local currency from the cash machine for lunches along the way (approx 25,000 ariary per person/per day) and buy plenty of bottled drinking water for your journey

Day 2

Today depart from Antananarivo and travel 5-hours with your private driver/guide to the wonderful Andasibe-Mantadia region.

Travelling through abundant rice paddies and local villages, you will get a good feel for traditional Malagasy life with their long red clay houses and many roadside markets. Visit a farm along the way where you can see reptiles and butterflies, before arriving at Andasibe in the afternoon.

After checking into your lodge, we visit the Vakona Private Reserve and Lemur Island to observe nocturnal lemur species - a very special experience (headlamps recommended).

Day 3

Today enjoy a full day exploring Andasibe National Park, a huge rain forest that includes the Special Reserve of Analamazoatra (also known as the Perinet Reserve).

Here we hope to see the Indri, the largest species of lemurs that are easily seen and heard because of their impressive shrieks. There are 9 endemic species of lemurs in this great wildlife sanctuary, 28 species of reptiles and over 100 bird species. Also tenrecs (similar to hedgehogs) and chameleons.

The indigenous flora is also outstanding and includes hundreds of species of orchids that blossom in October & November, many species of ferns, sacred creepers, lichens and dwarf palm trees.

Day 4

This morning we travel 4-hours through Manambato, a village on the shores of Lake Rasoabe, to the Canal des Pangalanes - a major waterway that links many lakes and lagoons along the east coast. Your guide will leave you at this point and return to Antananarivo.

Enjoy a 1-hour boat ride on the canal to Ankanin'ny Nofy before checking into your hotel, with balance of afternoon at leisure to relax in this tropical paradise.

Day 5

At leisure to enjoy the spectacular flora and fauna of the beautiful Akanin'ny Nofy region.

Many local optional excursions are available from your hotel, including a visit to Palmarium Private Reserve in search of more lemurs and stunning flora, or a visit to a local fishing village and school. In the evening, enjoy dinner relaxing in your warm tropical surroundings.

Day 6

Today transfer by 3-hours by boat along the Pangalanes Canal with its canal life and traditional pirogue boats to the town of Tamatave.

You will be welcomed on the pier and transferred to Tamatave Airport for your flight to the beautiful island of Saint Marie, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

This clove island off the east coast of Madagascar boasts spectacular views and lavish vegetation, with over 10 different species of orchids - including some of the rarest and most beautiful in the country. Check into your hotel and relax on this remote paradise island.

Days 7 To 8

At leisure to relax and enjoy the facilities of your hotel or explore the wonderful island of Saint Marie.

Famous for its spices, orchids, coconut palms and spectacularly unspoilt beaches, from July to September each year this small island is also renowned as one of the top Whale Watching locations in the world, with humpbacked whales congregating in large numbers in Saint Marie Bay after having migrated over 3,000 miles (5,000 km) from Antarctica to breed.

Day 9

Transfer to Saint Marie Airport for your onward flight.

You will be met at Antananarivo Airport and transferred to your airport hotel near the capital city of the tropical island of Madagascar.

Check in to your hotel and relax in your warm friendly surroundings.

Day 10

Transfer to Antananarivo Airport for your flight home.

Madagascar East: Perinet + Akanin'ny Nofy + St Marie RPE9A

Madagascar East: Perinet + Akanin'ny Nofy + St Marie
RPE9A