EAST CIRCUIT of Madagascar: visiting Andasibe (Analamazaotra et Mantadia), Tamatave, Foulpointe, Sainte Marie

EAST TOUR

This tour allows you to discover the luxuriant and green landscape through tropical humid forest, the travelers’ trees, palms and banana trees. The biggest lemur’s INDRI INDRI in Andasibe park, with his magical call in the morning. Madagascar Excotic reserve which gives you opportunity to see different chameleons, reptiles. East part known also for different excotic fruits.
This is also the shortest itinerary to reach the sea.

East Tour
East Tour with cruise in the Channel of pangalane to Palmarium

EAST TOUR

Day 1 : TANA

Assistance at the airport, and transfer to the hotel.
If you have time, going to the point of view that you can see Antananarivo and his area
Overnight at the hotel

Day 2 : TANA-ANDASIBE (149km)

Departure in the morning for Andasibe, going through the green scenery. Stop at Madagascar Exotic reserve, which is reputed for its butterflies, frogs, chameleons, reptiles, batrachians, and crocodiles. Night walk to spotting the nocturnal lemurs known as the smallest of the lemurs in the world.
Overnight at the hotel

Day 3 : ANDASIBE

Visit of the Andasibe Park, you will have the opportunity to observe the INDRI-INDRI, the biggest lemur, endemic to the island, Orchids, ferns as well as birds.
Visit of Vakona reserve which gives you opportunity to meet the lemurs jumping in your shoulders
Overnight at the hotel

Day 4 : ANDASIBE - TAMATAVE – FOULPOINTE (290km)

Departure for Toamasina, through green hills and mountains, composed of bambous, traveller’s trees (Ravenala) and palms. Stop to visit the coastal town of Tamatave, which is also the biggest Port of Madagascar, then continue to Foulpointe, following the East luxuriant coast of Madagascar.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 : FOULPOINTE

Relax and beaches, possibility of doing an excursion by local’s pirogue to visiting the coral, submarine
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 : FOUPOINTE – MAHAMBO – SAINTE MARIE (150km’s drove and about 2 hours by motor boat)

Departure from Foulpointe to reach the small village of Mahambo for taking a boat to Sainte Marie.

For coming back to Antananarivo, you have choice for taking a flight Sainte Marie until Antananarivo, or going with the car Mahambo until Antananarivo. The car will wait you at Mahambo during your stay in Sainte Marie Overnight at the hotel

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EAST TOUR WITH CHANNEL OF PANGALANE TO PALMARIUM

This tour allow you to discover the luxuriant and green landscape through tropical humid forest, the travellers’ trees, palms and banana trees. The biggest lemur’s INDRI INDRI in Andasibe park, with his magical call in the morning. Madagascar Excotic reserve which gives you opportunity to see different chameleons, reptiles. East part of Madagascar known also for differents excotic fruits.
Crossing the channel of Pangalane by speed boat to joining Palmarium hotel, and Palmarium reserve at the Peninsula of Ankanin’ny nofy,
Seeing the Aye Aye, nocturnal lemurs species makes this tour exceptional

Day 1 : TANA

Assistance at the airport, and transfer to the hotel.
If you have time, going to the point of view that you can see Antananarivo and his area
Overnight at the hotel

Day 2 : TANA-ANDASIBE

Departure in the morning for Andasibe, going through a green scenery.
Stop at Madagascar Exotic reserve, which is reputed for its butterflies, frogs, chameleons, reptiles, batrachians, and crocodiles.
Nocturnal visit of Andasibe Park.
Overnight at the hotel

Day 3 : ANDASIBE

Visit of Andasibe Park . You will have opportunity to observe the INDRI-INDRI, the biggest lemur, endemic to the island, orchids, ferns as well as birds.
Visit of Vakona reserve which gives you opportunity to see the lemurs jumping in your shoulders
Overnight at the hotel

Day 4: ANDASIBE - MANAMBATO- ANKANIN’NOFY (PALMARIUM)

Drive Andasibe to Manambato ; then boat speed to Ankanin’nofy and Palmarium Manambato, boarding the RASOABE lake in the embarcader for taking a speed boat to Ankanin’nofy (Palmarium) in the Pangalane’s channel Cruise in the Channel of Pangalane gives you opportunity to see the real life of the people living alongside
Night walk for seeing Aye Aye lemurs
Overnight at the hotel

Day 5: PALMARIUM RESERVE

Visit of the Palmarium reserv. Only the reserv that you have opportunity to come close to the Indri indri and the another species of lemurs in the forest such as crowned lemur, black and white ruffed lemur, red fronted brown lemur; the plantation of vanilla, niaouly.
Visit of fisherman village in the afternoon
Overnight at the hotel

Day 6: AKANIN’NOFY (PALMARIUM)- MANAMBATO – ANTANANARIVO

Boat speed Akanin’ny nofy to Manambato, then car for coming back to Antananarivo
Overnight at the hotel

Day 7: ANTANANARIVO

City tour in Tana, visit of lemur’s park, digue's market
We give you free the city tour in Tana
Transfert to the airport for the international flight

EXTENSION : AKANIN’NOFY- MANAMBATO – TAMATAVE - MAHAMBO

Going to Tamatave, you have choice for taking the boat speed Ankanin’ nofy to Tamatave through the Pangalane”s channel
Or
Taking the speed boat from Ankanin’nofy to Manambato, then car Manambato until Tamatave until Mahambo for taking the boat to Sainte Marie.

WHALEWATCHING

From July to Mid September, humpbacked whales come around Sainte Marie and Anakao (in the South West of Madagascar).