Accommodation

Accommodation with breakfast as indicated in the program, based on a double room.

Transport

•A vehicle with fuel throughout the trip, except in Sainte-Marie, •Transfers

Others

•Entrances to the parks and sites indicated •One bottle of water per person per day

Meals

Picnic lunch on day 3, day 7, day 9 and dinner on day 15.

Guide

•Professional English, French, Italian or Spanish speaking guide according to your request throughout the trip, except in Sainte-Marie. •Local guides and porters in the parks

Not included:

Insurance

Your personal insurances

Others

•Meals as indicated in the program •Tips and drinks •The price of the visa: +/- 3

Flights

International Flights

Optional

Activities with the mention "free" and other optional activities

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival In Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival In Antananarivo

Our team welcome you at Ivato International Airport on your arrival, transfer to the hotel, presentation of the tour program and delivery the travel documents. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration : 30 min

• Distance: 15 km

• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
Day 2 Day 2: Antananarivo: Visit Of Historical Sites In Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Antananarivo: Visit Of Historical Sites In Antananarivo

After your breakfast, you go to conquer the religious temples of Madagascar capital. First, visit the temple of Ambatonakanga, a place of imprisonment of Rasalama, the first Malagasy Martyr (1837). It was also the first stone cult building in the capital. Then, visit of the Faravohitra temple. Here the four Martyrs of the "Andriamasinavalona" caste had perished, burnt alive on pyres on 28th March 1849. Afterwards, the visit continues to the Ampahamarinana temple. From the top of this granite cliff 14 Christians were thrown down there. The corpses were then transported to Faravohitra to be burned. It was then inaugurated on 28th March 1874. Dinner at the restaurant. Finally, you finish by the discovery of the temple of Ambohipotsy. It is a place where Rasalama and other Christians, martyrs of the faith (1837), were executed. In front of this temple is a stele commemorating the death sentence. During the late afternoon you enjoy the sunset and the panoramic view of the city.

• Duration: All day

• Meals: Breakfast

• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
Day 3 Day 3: Visit Of Father Pedro And The Jesuit Congregation In Analamahitsy
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Visit Of Father Pedro And The Jesuit Congregation In Analamahitsy

After breakfast, join Akamasoa association to attend Father Pedro’s mass or if the day does not coincide with Sunday, only spend time in the center to discover the activities of the children and the members of the association. In the afternoon, picnic lunch, followed by a visit to the congregation of young Jesuits in Analamahintsy. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• Duration: All day

• Meals: Breakfast and picnic lunch

• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
Day 4 Day 4: Antananarivo - Andasibe
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Antananarivo - Andasibe

After breakfast, drive to Andasibe. On the way, stop in Marozevo to visit the Peyrieras reserve and there will be the opportunity to meet endemic species of chameleons. Another short stop to discover a little bit the town of Moramanga and its museum. Lunch at the restaurant. Continuation in the direction of Périnet. Arrival at the end of the afternoon and installation at the hotel then night visit. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: 4 hours drive

• Distance: 145 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: FEON’NY ALA Hotel or Similar
Day 5 Day 5: Andasibe
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Andasibe

A day dedicated for visiting the most accessible and unmissable park. Guided tour of the Analamazaotra reserve: a dense humid forest. The latter conceals a great biodiversity that you will discover at each step to marvel and surprise you a little more... For the observation of the biggest living lemur of the planet, the Indri-indri, in its natural environment, and the other species of diurnal and nocturnal lemurs, frogs and reptiles that populate the park. An adventure, an expedition not to be missed, climate varying from humid East. The landscapes are spectacular and the local population very welcoming. Lunch at the restaurant.

You have the opportunity to discover the private park of Vakona: This reserve, very well-conceived, includes a small informal museum, a lake with crocodiles, various species of reptiles and batrachians, several endemic plants, a superb aviary and especially a "mini-park" with lemurs including several small islands where various species of these prosimians loaf around. You move by canoe from islet to islet, to get very close to the specimens of the park, partly tamed. An unforgettable encounter even for the most skeptical. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: All day

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: FEON’NY ALA Hotel or Similar
Day 6 Day 6: Andasibe - Manambato - Ankanin’Ny Nofy
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Andasibe - Manambato - Ankanin’Ny Nofy

After breakfast, set off again, still heading east towards Manambato. Then transfer by boat to Ankanin’ny Nofy. Lunch at the restaurant. At the beginning of the evening, departure for the night visit to discover the nocturnal animals of the locality. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: 4 hours drive + 1 hour by boat.

• Distance: 134 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: PALMARIUM HOTEL or Similar
Day 7 Day 7: Ankanin’Ny Nofy
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Ankanin’Ny Nofy

After breakfast, departure for visiting the reserve. Morning dedicated to the visit of the Palmarium, a beautiful private nature reserve. It’s located on a 50ha peninsula. This location contributes to the charm of this reserve. You discover there, quite exceptionally, about ten species of lemurs living in freedom and used to live together, and a rare and endemic terrestrial and arboreal fauna. The diversity of the flora is not to be ignored. Magnificent, this one is composed of orchids, palms specific to Madagascar, plants capable of resisting drought, impressive lianas, carnivorous plants, etc. Picnic lunch. Lazing in the afternoon, down below, 30 meters away, a white sandy beach and clear and safe waters for swimming. The site is called Ankanin’ny Nofy, which means "the nest of dreams". A name that keeps all its promises. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: All day

• Meals included: Breakfast and picnic lunch

• Accommodation: PALMARIUM HOTEL or Similar
Day 8 Day 8: Ankanin’Ny Nofy - Tamatave
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Ankanin’Ny Nofy - Tamatave

After breakfast, boat transfer to Tamatave through the Pangalanes canal. It is an impressive string of rivers and lakes that run along the east coast of Madagascar, from Tamatave to Farafangana, over 660km, making it the longest canal in the world! In places, the canal is separated from the sea only by a narrow strip of sand or forest. It was fitted out for commercial navigation by General Gallieni from 1896 to 1904, in order to facilitate the transport of spices produced in the South-East of Madagascar to the port of Tamatave, further north. We cross the Rasoabe, Rasoamasay and Ampitabe lakes. The banks of the Canal are rich in aquatic flora: Ravinala (Emblem of the Malagasy nation), water lilies, eucalyptus, pandanus, elephant ears.... Arrival at the river port of Tamatave, transfer to the hotel. Free lunch at the restaurant. In the afternoon, visit of the market and the big port of Tamatave. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: about 3 hours of navigation

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: HOTEL H1 or Similar
Day 9 Day 9: Tamatave
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Tamatave

In Tamatave, during the day discover the path of the two missionaries awaits you in this part of the region. Visit the historical sites marking the arrival of the London Missionary Society or LMS missionaries. Its missionaries arrived in Madagascar in 1818 and set up a school in Tamatave. They entered IvondroToamasina. This is why the name "Gateway to the Gospel". The missionaries taught the scriptures in Malagasy. That’s why we have until now the Bible written in Malagasy. In 1962, two years after independence, the LMS became the Church of Christ in Madagascar. The FFMA gradually settled in Madagascar to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

• Duration: All day

• Meals included: Breakfast and picnic lunch

• Accommodation: HOTEL H1 or Similar
Day 10 Day 10: Drive To Tamatave And Expedition To Fort Manda Of Foulpointe.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Drive To Tamatave And Expedition To Fort Manda Of Foulpointe.

After breakfast, departure for Foulpointe and visit the Fort Manda of Foulpointe, built in 1826 by King Radama I. It was made from dry stones and coral powder mixed with egg whites, protecting Madagascar in the past from naval attacks. And still resistant to this day. Cannons and secret passages can be seen in this moving citadel.

In the late afternoon, on the way to Mahambo. Dinner and overnight at the hotel

• Duration: About 5 hours

• Distance: 31 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: HIBISCUS HOTEL or similar
Day 11 Day 11: Relaxation On The Beautiful Sandy Beach Of Mahambo Before The Boat Trip To Sainte-Marie Island.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Relaxation On The Beautiful Sandy Beach Of Mahambo Before The Boat Trip To Sainte-Marie Island.

Breakfast is taken and after a short hike and relaxation on the beautiful sandy beach at the end of Mahambo, head towards Sainte-Marie Island by boat. Welcome by the hotel staff and at the end of the day is free. Lunch and dinner. Night at the hotel.

• Duration: 1 hour by boat

• Distance: 82 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: MONIQUE RESIDENCE or similar
Day 12 Day 12-13: Free Days At Sainte-Marie
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12-13: Free Days At Sainte-Marie

These two days offer you the opportunity to visit the island, do many activities and meet the inhabitants of Sainte Marie (smiling people), go diving, go for a pirogue ride and enjoy swimming in the island’s azure sea.

Let yourself be amazed by its beauty, through its luxuriant vegetation containing medicinal plants. Without forgetting the visit of the historical sites of the bay up to the waterfalls and the pirate cemetery and its history.

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: MONIQUE RESIDENCE or similar
Day 13 Day 14: Return By Boat To Tamatave And Discovery Of The Ivoloina Zoological Park.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Return By Boat To Tamatave And Discovery Of The Ivoloina Zoological Park.

After breakfast, departure for Mahambo by boat, the beautiful eastern beach. Then you take the road about 80 km to reach Tamatave, the largest city in the eastern part of Madagascar. Arrival at destination, visit of the Ivoloina Park. In this zoological park, you meet 13 species of lemurs, in captivity or in freedom, radiata and pryxis turtles as well as chameleons. This is the time to discover the Aye aye, endemic and endangered species. Swimming under the waterfall and a short hike to contemplate a wonderful landscape at the highest point of the park. In the late afternoon you get the experience of the sunset by the sea. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Duration: 1 hour by boat + 2 h 30min drive

• Distance: 86 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: JAVA HOTEL or similar
Day 14 Day 15: Return To Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Return To Antananarivo

Early departure in the morning after your breakfast to reach the capital. You take the National Road Number 2; you will be amazed by the splendor of the landscape of the Eastern region. During the journey, you make a short stop for lunch at the restaurant. Then, the road continues to Antananarivo. Depending on the time available, there is a possibility to visit the handicraft market to buy souvenir items. Settling in at the hotel near the airport for a moment of rest (day use). Meeting and dinner with our team. Evening transfer to the airport to catch the flight back to home country.

• Duration: 3 hours

• Distance: 354 km

• Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner

• Accommodation: SAHAMALAZA or similar

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The Foot Steps Of The Missionaries And The Path Of The Malag

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Itinerary of your trip The Foot Steps Of The Missionaries And The Path Of The Malag

Day 1: Arrival In Antananarivo

Day 2: Antananarivo: Visit Of Historical Sites In Antananarivo

Day 3: Visit Of Father Pedro And The Jesuit Congregation In Analamahitsy

Day 4: Antananarivo - Andasibe

Day 5: Andasibe

Day 6: Andasibe - Manambato - Ankanin’Ny Nofy

Day 7: Ankanin’Ny Nofy

Day 8: Ankanin’Ny Nofy - Tamatave

Day 9: Tamatave

Day 10: Drive To Tamatave And Expedition To Fort Manda Of Foulpointe.

Day 11: Relaxation On The Beautiful Sandy Beach Of Mahambo Before The Boat Trip To Sainte-Marie Island.

Day 12-13: Free Days At Sainte-Marie

Day 14: Return By Boat To Tamatave And Discovery Of The Ivoloina Zoological Park.

Day 15: Return To Antananarivo

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