INCLUSIONS
- Transfer from and to airport
- Accommodation based on bed and breakfast at simple to midrange hotels
- Park and reserve fees ( Montagne d’Ambre, Ankarana)
- Service of local guides in parks and reserves
- 4WD car rental from Diego to Ankify
- Motor boat transfer from Ankify to Nosy Be
- Picnic on day 2 and 3
- Driver’s indemnities and Fuel
- Visit of Ambohimanga and the handcrafts market
- tourist levy and VAT
EXCLUSIONS
- International flights with their taxes
- Domestic flight with airport taxes: Antananarivo-Diégo; Nosy Be-Antananarivo about 540 Euro per person
- Visa fee (35 € for stay up to 30 days)
- other meals and drinks
- all excursions and water sports on Nosy Be and surroundings
- Personal expenditures
- Personal insurance for eventualities like accidents, theft or damage to luggage, cancellation etc
Supplement for guide escort from the agency990 Euro (to be shared by participants)
Supplement for best hotelsDOUBLE: 310 Euro/person
SINGLE: 670 Euro/person
Supplement in best hotels forHalf board: 165 Euro
Full board: 325 Euro
Accommodation
HOTEL 3*
Sightseeing
AMBER MOUNTAIN
- Montagne d’Ambre Nationalpark.
- waterfalls.
ANKARANA
- Red Tsingy (laterite, sculpted by erosion).
- limestone pinnacles called Tsingy.
- Auna and flora ( lemurs, birds, plants,…).
NOSY BE
- Nosy Be Beach.
- Lokobe Reserve.
- Nosy Komba.
- Nosy Tany Kely.
- lemuria land.
Meals
07 Breakfast
Day 1ANTANANARIVO
Meeting at the ANTANANARIVO Ivato International airport and transit to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2ANTANANARIVO – DIEGO SUAREZ – AMBER MOUNTAIN (25 km about 1 h)
Transfer to the airport and flight to Diego. Reception and visit of the Montagne d’Ambre Nationalpark, where you can see waterfalls, many rare and endemic plants and with a bit of luck some lemurs. Picnic lunch. Overnight at the hotel in Joffreville.
Day 3AMBER MOUNTAIN – ANKARANA (120 km about 3 hours)
Breakfast, then drive to Ankarana -a nature reserve. On the way, weather permitting, leave the national road and visit the red Tsingy (laterite, sculpted by erosion). Continuation to Ankarana and visit the reserve of limestone pinnacles called Tsingy , rich in endemic fauna and flora ( lemurs, birds, plants,…). the walk takes several hours and goes up and down on mostly rocky trails. Picnic lunch. Visit of some caves. Night at the hotel.
Day 4ANKARANA – ANKIFY – NOSY BE (120 Km about 4 hours, then around 30 Min by boat)
Drive to Ankify – a small village along the white sand beach, then boat transfer to Nosy Be, and then continuation by car to the hotel. Afternoon on the beach. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5NOSY BE
Days at leisure. Options: Visit of the Lokobe Reserve, a rainforest where you might see snakes, birds, chameleons etc. or day-cruise to the islands “Nosy Komba”- island of lemurs and “Nosy Tany Kely”- underwater reserve with beautiful corals and a big variety of fish, or visit of lemuria land. Back to the hotel at the end of the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel .
Day 6NOSY BE
Options: Visit of the Lokobe Reserve, a rainforest where you might see snakes, birds, chameleons etc. or day-cruise to the islands “Nosy Komba”- island of lemurs and “Nosy Tany Kely”- underwater reserve with beautiful corals and a big variety of fish, or visit of lemuria land. Back to the hotel at the end of the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel .
Day 6NOSY BE – ANTANANARIVO
Transfer to the airport and flight back to the capital city of the Big Island. Meeting at the airport and transfer to the city. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8ANTANANARIVO DEPARTURE AIRPORT
In the morning, excursion to Ambohimanga – a UNESCO World heritage site: a King‘s palace built on the top of the hill covered with forests. In the afternoon, back to Tana and visit of a handicraft market. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel and day use. In the evening, transfer to the airport for the flight.