Madagascar Wildlife Adventure

Tour Itinerary

• Day 1 • Fly to Antananarivo via Addis Ababa

  Take an overnight flight from London (regional connections available) to Antananarivo, via Addis Ababa.

• Day 2 • Andasibe National Park

  Arrive early this afternoon and transfer to Vakona Forest Lodge for 3 nights (5 hours, including stops). This evening enjoy welcome drinks and dinner.

• Day 3 • Andasibe - Vakona Private Reserve - Analamazaotra Reserve

  Enjoy a morning walk in the Andasibe National Park, returning to the lodge for lunch. Visit Lemur Island in Vakona Private Reserve, an island sanctuary for lemurs, ahead of an afternoon walk in Andasibe. Before dinner, embark on a night walk in the Analamazoatra Reserve. Here you may spot nocturnal species, including mouse, greater dwarf and eastern woolly lemurs.

• Day 4 • Maromizaha Reserve

  Spend the day walking through the primary forest of Maromizaha Reserve. This lush setting is home to the black-and-white ruffed lemur, the diademed sifaka, Parson's chameleon and a wide variety of frogs. Alternatively, for a less strenuous option, walk in Mitsinjo Reserve and plant an endemic tree as part of the area's reforestation project (subject to vehicle availability). Before dinner, embark on another evening walk, close to the Analamazaotra Reserve.

• Day 5 • Antananarivo

  Drive back to Antananarivo for an afternoon city tour, including the hills of the royal palaces. Enjoy a special chef’s dinner in the evening. Overnight at Palissandre Hotel & Spa.

• Day 6 • Antsahabe - Antsirabe

  Drive to Antsahabe, a village typical of the Merina tribe, for a short visit. Continue to the spa town of Antsirabe for a late lunch and afternoon tour. Antsirabe is a centre of the gem trade and home to hundreds of pousse-pousse (rickshaws), a legacy of Chinese labour imported to work on the railways. Overnight at Couleur Cafe Hotel.

• Day 7 • Ambositra - Ranomafana

  Early departure to Ambositra, known as Madagascar's handicraft and wood-carving capital. Following a typical Malagasy lunch accompanied by folklore entertainment, continue to Ranomafana (6 hours including stops). Spend 3 nights at the Hotel Thermal.

• Day 8 • Ranomafana

  During your morning walk in Ranomafana National Park, see if you can spot the three resident species of bamboo lemur: the grey, the golden and the greater. Endemic birding in the park is also excellent. This afternoon, visit Tanala village. In the early evening, walk in search of nocturnal species.

• Day 9 • Ranomafana

  Enjoy a morning walk in the national park, before an afternoon visit to the Ranomafana Arboretum, home to hundreds of rare tree species. This evening, take another nature walk.

• Day 10 • Ranomafana - Fianarantsoa - Ambalavao - Ranohira Isalo

  Very early start, for a full-day journey. Drive via Fianarantsoa to Ambalavao. Visit the Antemoro paper factory and the Anja Reserve, where ring-tailed lemurs are often spotted. Continue to Ranohira and stay 3 nights at Relais de la Reine.

• Day 11 • Isalo National Park

  Spend the next 2 days exploring the spectacular sandstone landscapes of Isalo National Park.

• Day 12 • Isalo National Park

  Seek out flora and fauna including ring-tailed lemurs, Malagasy hoopoes, Verreaux's sifakas and the elephant's foot plant, and enjoy a traditional music performance as the sun sets.

• Day 13 • Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park - Ifaty

  Travel towards the west coast. Stop en route at Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park for a two-hour forest walk. It may be possible to spot Appert’s tetrakas, one of the most endangered endemic birds on the island. The region is known for its large baobab trees and traditional family tombs, central to Malagasy culture. Transfer on to Ifaty (driving time of 6 hours, not including stops), a quiet coastal fishing village boasting a long beach. Stay two nights at Les Dunes d’Ifaty.

• Day 14 • Ifaty

  Morning at leisure. Later this afternoon, explore the nearby spiny forest, before an evening farewell dinner.

• Day 15 • Fly to Antananarivo

  Take an early morning walk in the Reinala Private Reserve. Later this morning, transfer to Toliara and fly to Antananarivo. Overnight at Palissandre Hotel & Spa.

• Day 16 • Fly to the UK via Addis Ababa

  After a morning at leisure, take an afternoon flight to the UK via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

• Day 17 • Arrive in London

  Flight arrives in to the UK today.