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Itinerary
Day 1
On arrival we will transfer to Vinanibe and our accommodation for two nights.

Day 2
A full day in the Evatra and Lokaro area passing through mangroves, lakes and lagoon areas with the option for snorkelling on the very different east coast side, overnight at Vinanibe.

Day 3
We travel to Berenty National Park, Madagascars most famous Nature reserve. The gallery forest at Berenty offers endless opportunities for intimate wildlife encounters.

Day 4
Opportunities to explore different habitats around Berenty National Park from the large treed areas to amazing spiny forest with tree snakes. There is the possiblity of seeing White Footed Sportive Lemur and Grey Mouse Lemur.

Day 5
From Berenty we travel towards Fort Dauphin for our flight to Tulear. Our flight will take us from the eastern side across Madagascar to the dry sanded west coast with very different habitats and landscapes. Once we have arrived at Tulear we will take in the sights and sounds of one of the largest cities on the west coast before travelling up the coast to Ifaty.

Day 6
An early morning walk inland to the Parc Moussa Mangily (Spiny Forest) with rare birds like the long tailed ground roller, Grey Headed Lovebird, Souimanga Sunbird and reptiles as well as a great number of different Baobab species. On our return we will pass by the salt flats to look for the Madagascar Plover and Kittlit’z Plover.

Day 7
In the morning we head south towards Tulear via the main road north which will take us through an area of gem and semi precious stones before reaching the edge of Isalo National Park where the Benson’s Rock Thrush can be seen. En-route we visit Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park which is an example of a Dry Forest, 82% of the plant in this forest can be used in medicine.

Day 8
A full day at Isalo with walks to discover the canyons, cliffs, gorges and other striking geological features of the area. Exotic floral and fauna include native palm trees, Elephant foot, giant cacti, lemurs and countless reptiles. Later on in the afternoon taking a walk across the looner like plateau toward ‘piscine naturelle’ (natural pool).

Day 9
Today is a day of travel as we relocate north to Ranomafana National Park. We will pass through some wonderful and dramatic landscapes from the flat highlands to the mountains areas around Ambalavao, the bright green rice fields around Fianarantosa where you with see local people working their land and Zebu herds. Our destination is the lush rainforest of Ranomafana National Park where there is a great array of flora and fauna.

Day 10
Early morning wildlife viewing walk into this great rainforest to see one of the world’s most endangered Lemur, the Golden Bamboo Lemur, along with other great sightings of Greater Bamboo Lemur and Grey Bamboo Lemur. In the afternoon there will be time to visit the small village at the bottom of the National Park before heading back to the entrance to start our night walk which is a great opportunity to see nocturnal wildlife.

Day 11
From Ranomafana we travel to Fianarantsoa for our private flight to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. After a short tour of the city to see some of the historical and cultural sites. We travel to Perinet for an evening walk in the Park looking for the night lemurs, Great Dwarf Lemur and colourful frogs.

Day 12
A full morning walk in the Perinet Park with the opportunity to see great wildlife like the Giraffe neck Weevil, Diademed Sifaka, Madagascar Kingfisher and the famous Indri Indri. The rainforests of the east coast has some of the highest diversity in the world of floral including the amazing orchurs. After an action packed morning we will start our journey back toward Antananarivo.

Day 13
Our morning flight to Maroantstera connects us with the boat trip out to Nosy Mangabe, this small island national park allows us great opportunities to see the nocturnal Aye-aye, white-fronted brown lemurs and the green-backed mantilla frogs. On this amazing island there are beautiful sandy coves, marvellous trees and strangler figs.

Day 14
We will have the morning to enjoy the morning sunrise on Nosy Mangabe before our transfer to the 210,000 hectare Masoala National Park by boat. We will have the evening to explore the dramatic rainforest and great opportunities to see orchid and a wide variety of palm.

Day 15
With a full day of great experiences to be had around this unique National park which takes in three Marine Park and three different types of forest to explore, we will head out early to get the best opportunities to see the wildlife and plants of this national park.

Day 16
Travelling by boat from Masoala to Maroantstera in the morning gives us a chance to relax and enjoy the coast line and landscape as we head toward the Antainambalana River which enters the Bay of Antongil at Maroantstera. After our boat trip to Maroantstera we will have the afternoon exploring the area which is rich in culture.

Day 17
We return to Antananarivo for some time at leisure for sightseeing, shopping or to simply enjoying the varied cultures of this island.

Day 18
Our final day begins with early morning birdwatching at Tsarasoatra which is an amazing lake in the middle of Antananarivo. There is a great array of birds which includes Knob-billed Duck, Red-Billed Teal, Dimorphic Egret and Madagascar Kingfisher. Later we depart for the airport.