In this birding tour, the Mix of beautiful sceneries rainforest, deciduous dry forest, inside tsingy & birds surprise you: vangas, couas, Ibis, asities, ground rollers, doves etc. Your daily achievement is our goal. Get more card for photos. Meanwhile admire unique nature, with local ambiance, your sustainable acts/pleasant animations !
Day 1: Meeting aquatic and forest birds
Reception to Diego Suarez
Early in the morning, welcome and briefing about the tour. City tour of Diego: visit of the monuments of the City and People Story Drive by car for 01 h to reach wild lake at the side of Sakaramy village. Go down to the lake and enjoy to shoot photo of birds until 11h30 We meet there Aquatic birds and forest birds as families of egret, Vanga, etc Picnic lunch Trek slowly and go up along canyon forest you discover baobab and lemurs (couronatus, fulvis), the rare smallest chameleon broockesia ,minima, thought already in extinction And Till 16h to 18h continuing birdwatching A little rest in a view point to have a 360°view to bays of diego Sun set and memorable moment with animations. Take the car to join your hotel Overnight at your hotel Nature lodge in half board basis
Birding: 6h duration with +200m of elevation gain Transfer: car for 01 hours, 34km
Day 02: Find out faunas & flora in the Amber Mountain national park
Early in the morning , you enjoy to birding in the entry of the park as forest birds: vanga, ground roller, crested Ibis, madagascar“bull bull” Continue to explore the primary forest, the sanctuary of endemic fauna such as lemurs and sanfordi, crowned Lemur, the smallest chameleon in the world, birds flora , orchids, fichus, large and old trees. The park is also rich in waterfalls, craters, with extraordinary panoramic views and beautiful scenery. It is a magnificent place for you, nature lovers. You discover the ‘Circuit grand cascade et medium circuit’ for 06 h duration You take picnic lunch on the spot. Continuing to the circuit “ 1000 arbre” and birding in the way back Animation and plays Drive down to your hotel Overnight at Nature lodge on half board board basis Elevation gain: +/-,300m
Day 3: Meet the famous bird Rock thrush
After breakfast, departure to reach magnificent view point inside the park trek along loop circuit“Olioli circuit” and reach the lake, sanctuary of birds as Madagascar coacal (toloho), And many forest birds , we focus in the rock thrush, Picnic lunch inside the park Duration 06h Animation and plays Drive down to your hotel Overnight at Nature lodge on half board basis Elevation gain: +/-300m
Day 4: Watching fishing Eagle in action
After breakfast, departure to reach Curve Lake for 5h treks This scenery is kindly different, you appreciate many fabulous Orchids And stunning place shelter of Birds: especially the famous fisher eagle, the unique pygmy goose, fulvous duck classified as ducks family In add lemur; frogs are present around; Packed lunch Overnight at the Curve lake camp fire Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain:+/- 200m
Day 5: Antsalaka
Depends on the weather/clouds we have choice to reach the peak of amber mountain after for 3 hour trek and birding after or directly Go down in 4h of trek to reach Antsalaka village Discover daily life of the population, visiting Katy plantation (plant), litchis fields, and school. Exchange with local popolation Overnight at Antsalaka village Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain: – 800m
Day 6: Irodo village
Early in the morning, drive to Irodo , the fisher Village by 4×4 with air conditioned for 2 hours, Birding In the way, to see kingfisher, bee eaters etc go down to the canyon for 02 h of discovery Packed lunch near the village After 02 h hike for visiting the unique Red Tsingy, discovery this art of nature, effect of erosions. Red Tsingy is so amazing and unique. Night at Tsitsihy Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain: 50m
DAY 07: Irodo – Antagnano – Ankarana
Canoeing in the morning to cross the mangrove fields 1h to see close to you the big lemurs propithecus de perrieri Birding all the morning, acquatic birds: family heron. Pic nic lunch After drive for one hour, visit the cultural place and legendary Antagnavo Lake with crocodiles the guide tells you its amazing history, in the village of Anivorano. After, finish your day by watching the sunset with a magnificent view near Ankarana National park. 3h duration driven from red tsingy . Overnight in your Hotel the Ankarana Lodge on half board basis
DAY 08-09: Ankarana
After Breakfast, Visiting for 02 days this great park In the way to the park ankarana, Birding all the morning, you meet swift , white eyes, common jerry etc. ankarana is one of the wondering place of the northern region of Madagascar. The hike in the tsingy offers beautiful scenery and beautiful point of view of Tsingy especially on the hang bridge There are exclusively local endemic Flora and fauna such as lemurs, hapalémurs the uroplatus and birds you visit Inside the Park, grottos home of bats, various deciduous plants, unusually adaptable plants to drought. The 2 Picnic Lunch are on the site, likely close to the crowned Lemur. Overnight at your hotel at Ankarana Lodge on half board basis
DAY 10: Ankify
After Breakfast, 1-Transfer to the port of ankify for 02 h drive from your last hotel. We continue by cruise with dhow motorized for 15mn to ankify to reach your hotel Antoremba Lodge VIP reception and welcome Cocktail Lunch with sea food After relaxing, bathing, snorkeling, kayaking all the avalaible activities Exchange with population Overnight at Antoremba Lodge On full board basis
DAY 11: Nosy Be – Tanikely – Komba
Transfer by boat to join Nosy Tanikely and Komba Tanikely is a very nice island paradise with clear water .variety of fish species and multi colored quantity give divers and practicing snorkeling the fun. The island houses a magnificent idyllic beach with white sand where relaxation and sunbathing are providing While Komba offers varied fauna and flora lovers of idleness and wild spaces, lemurs macaco macaco. Nosy Komba greeted you a wonderful carefree beaches
DAY 12: Lokobe reserve
Transfer by boat to join Nosy Be Drive to your hotel at Mangasoa Lodge Drive to a small village at the sea by paddling sea for 1 hour, this place is not to miss where to find beautiful species of animals in their own environment. Its a walk through a tropical forest where we find endemic birds (Madagascar pygmy kingfisher, Madagascar long-eared owl), spectacular panther-chameleons, endemic frogs, various snakes, … Picnic lunch in the site After bathing, sailing back with paddling sea to Ambatozavavy Spoting in the way the aquatic birds Overnight at Mangasoa lodge or similar in BB
DAY 13: Mont Passot
Drive up to the one of the most visited place in Nosy Be with impressive 360 degree panoramic view discovering Antsidihy circuit in Mont Passot where we can find several species of birds. This circuit makes from 6 hours of visit Picnic lunch inside the reserve Admire sunset with stunning view of Nosy Be and the several island surrounding Drive back to take diner in town Overnight at you hotel
DAY 14: Relaxation on the wonderful beach in Nosy Iranja
This is the day of farniente Transfer by speedboat to the stunning Iranja Island Composed of two islands Nosy Iranja Be and Iranja Kely, connected by about 2 kms of white sand at low tide, each islet is a paradise for relaxation. In Iranja Be, an old lighthouse built in 1900 will make you discover an impressive view of the sea and all the neighboring islands around. This is a great moments of relaxation and tranquility to fully appreciate your stay in Madagascar If you are lucky you can see the turtle eclosion Overnight at your hotel Zahir Lodge on BB
DAY 15: Nosy Be
Transfer to Nosy Be Varnishing handcrafts shops
Lunch in town with debriefing about the tour Transfer to the airport of Nosy-be
End of the tour
End of our services
We say you “VELOMA”
Tour Information
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Price Include
- Breakfast, packed Lunch, dinner
- Snack, water
- Expenses of Car and boat transfers rental during all the trip.
- Excursion and trekking
- Entrance tickets and guiding fees
- 01 bottle of mineral water/pax/day
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Price Not Include
- International and domestic flights
- Soft drink & alcohol, tips