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Package ID: 787 |
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| Budget Trip, train to Manakara, trekkings |
As young couple or friends, you want to visit Madagascar and have a small budget but desire to discover the country and have a close contact to its population, this is the right trip for You.
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I T I N E R A R Y :
TANA- ANTSIRABE-FIANARANTSOA-RANOMAFANA-MANAKARA-FIANARANTSOA-ISALO-TULEAR-IFATY-TANA-PERINET
Day1 Arrival in Tana
Arrival at the airport welcome and transfer to the hotel. City-tour in Tana. Hotel Grégoire BB
Day2
Antananarivo - Ambositra 250 km
Departure for Antsirabe by car in the Highlands through the green rice fields. Continuation to Antsirabe, the town was built by the Norwegian missionaries and is famous for its rickshaws, thermal springs, semi-precious and precious stones. The visit of the stone cutter factory is a must. Continuation to Ambositra, capital of the Zafimaniry region, known for its sculpture and marquetery. Hotel l'Artisan/ Hotel Violette BB
Day3
Ambositra - Fianarantsoa 170 km
Transfer to Fianarantsoa, the administration centre of the Betsileo tribe. Soafia Hotel BB
Day4
Fianarantsoa-Ranomafana 60 km
Drive to the National Park of Ranomafana, where the golden bamboo lemur was rediscovered in 1989. Several endemic animal species can be observed very closely: birds, chameleons, frogs, insects and lemurs… Nocturnal Walking in the Park. Hotel Domaine Nature (Bungalow) BB
Day5
Ranomafana-Manakara 120 km
In the morning, walking in the National Park. Drive to the East Coast, to Manakara, today You will pass through Ravinala Forests (Travelers' Palm) and export plants plantations such as cloves, Leeche-trees and Pepper.... Hotel Sidi BB
Day6
Driving by Train from Manakara through Rain Forests to Fianarantsoa 160 km
You continue the trip to Fianarantsoa by trip. With the slow Malagasy train and the many stops You can have a close look at the way of living of Tanala Tribe, who lives in and on Forests. Soafia Hotel BB
Day7
Fianarantsoa - Ranohira 300 km
City-tour in Fianarantsoa. Transfer to Ambalavao, the wine-growing region and the biggest zebu-market of the island. Stop at the Antaimoro paper-manufacturing centre; nice papers are made all by hand from plants similar to papyrus, the so-called "Avoha" and decorated with many flowers.
Lunch at the Restaurant "aux Bougainvilliers". You have left the Hauts-Plateaux and enter the Bush in the South. In the next town Ihosy, the capital of the Bara tribe (mostly shepherds), you will meet Bara people with spears and large zebu herds, a sign of wealth in the southern region. Continuation through the grasslands of Horombe to the ruin-like massif of Isalo, home for lemurs and sapphire. Motel de l'Isalo BB.
Day8
Ranohira (Canyon of makis, Canyon of rats) Trekking from The canyons to the "natural swimming-pool"; The trekking departs from the Canyons to "natural swimming-pool", a delightful oasis in the middle of the ruin-like massif. The tombs of the Bara people are placed between the rocks in the Park. Birds, snakes, lemurs. live there. Motel de l'Isalo BB.
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Day9
Ranohira -Tuléar - Ifaty 267 km
Traveling towards Tuléar. On your way you will see the fantastic baobabs that can be used as water reservoir for the inhabitants. On this day you will see the famous big Mahafaly tombs. These are particularly interesting because of the sceneries representing the daily life of the deceased. Lunch at Resaurant "Auberge de la Table", after the walking in the amazing Arboretum of Antsokay which shelters more than thousand species of endemic plants of the South such as the spiny plants and the the euphorbiaceas. Continuation to Tuléar, City-tour. Transfer to Ifaty. Ifaty Beach Club Hotel/Lakana Vezo BB
Day10 - Day11
Ifaty
Here you can enjoy a whole day of relaxation with a nice view on the sea as Ifaty is an idyllic and quiet fishers' village, a paradise for divers. Walking in the Baobab forest near the Hotel to see the spiny forets, especially interesting birds and other animals Free schedule. Possibility for nautical activities. Ifaty Beach Club Hotel/ Lakana Vezo BB
Day12
Ifaty - Tuléar - Tana
Transfer to Tuléar, flight back to Tana.
Hotel Grégoire BB
Day13
Tana - Périnet 142 km
Transfer to Marozevo, 72 km from Tana. Visit of the famous exotic farming centre of Mr.Pereyras where you will see almost all the chameleon species of Madagascar, butterflies, lizards, snakes, bats and other interesting animals. Picnic in the Parc, continuation to Périnet. Nocturnal walking in the Reserve of Périnet.
Feon'ny Ala Hotel/ Kalo Hotel BB
Day14
Périnet
Trekking In the Reserve of Périnet where you can see the Indri, the biggest lemur species in the world. The Indri differ from the other sorts through their loud communication
calls that can be heard even from 4 km distance. Lunch at the Restaurant Feon ' Ny Ala. Visit of the village Andasibe. Feon'ny Ala Hotel/ Kalo Hotel BB
Day15
National Park of Mantadia in Périnet 14 km
Drive to the National Park of Mantadia, one of the rare primary forests in the World. Trekking in the Primary Forest of Mantadia which remind You of Amazonia to see Lemurs such as Sifaka and the brown ones.Feon'ny Ala Hotel/ Kalo Hotel BB
Day16
Flight back to Europe
Shopping at an artisans' market. Visit of the palace on the sacred hill of Ambohimanga. Flight back to Europe.
INCLUDED
- Bed and breakfast in the Hotels and Bungalows
- Car with English speaking driver including fuel according to the programme
- Transfers
- Flight from Tuléar to Antananarivo with taxes
NOT INCLUDED
- International flights
- English speaking guide during the trip
- Local guides and entrance fees for the parcs et reserves according to the programme.
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Any Insurances
Price Per Person: EURO 1388
Airfare Included From: Tuléar to Tana
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