Madagascar, located off Africa's southeastern coast, is famed for its unique wildlife, diverse ecosystems, and stunning landscapes. Home to lemurs, baobabs, and pristine beaches, it offers a rich blend of nature, culture, and adventure, making it a paradise for eco-tourism and exploration.
Arrive at Ivato airport and get transferred to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight Stay at a hotel in Antananarivo.
Morning departure to visit the Palace of Ambohimanga, which means the blue hill, 20 km away from Tana, a remnant of the Imerna culture, summer palace of kings and queens. The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal city and burial site, and a set of sacred places. It is the most significant symbol of identity of the Malagasy people, and has maintained its spiritual and sacred character both in ritual practice and the popular imagination for the past 500 years. It remains a place of worship to which pilgrims come from Madagascar and elsewhere. On the Royal Hill looking like an eagle's nest, visit the hut of the greatest Malagasy king, Andrianampoinimerina, who united the country at the end of the 18th century Lunch at a local restaurant and the afternoon visit of the handcrafts market of Digue before returning to the hotel. This is Antananarivo's largest handicraft marketplace, located outside the city centre perimeter, about 4km along the RN4 towards Ivato International Airport. This is the market where Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, visited before leaving Madagascar in 2016. This craft market sells various items made of stones such as white or pink quartz, labradorite, and amazonite. Other crafts sold at the market include raffia bucket bags, decorative carvings made of wood, and a variety of products created by local artisans. Hundreds of vendors sell their wares here in an effort to promote Malagasy products made using natural raw materials. Overnight Stay at hotel in Antananarivo
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Morondava. Meet your driver on arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Check-in at the hotel and if time permits you, departure to the Baobab Alley to enjoy the sunrise, where, in an African landscape, high baobabs of a unique variety in the world (Andansonia grandidieri) are majestically noticed to infinity. Continuing the track, you can enjoy at 6 km natural poem that gies the look "baobabs in love", so called because they are tenderly entwined. Overnight stay at Morondava
After breakfast, Visit the Kirindy forest, located 60 km in the North of the town by a track. The park consists of dry protected forest, covering 10,000 hectares of the sandy soil of the western plains, with an altitude between 5m and 100m. There are three species of baobabs, Adansonia fony, Andasonia za and Andosonia grandidieri, several species of birds, reptiles and amphibians. In the afternoon, return to Morondava. Free time to discover the town of Morondava and its surroundings. Overnight stay at Morondava
Today is a day free at leisure. Overnight stay at Morondava
After Lunch, transfer to the airport for your flight back to Antananarivo . Meet the representative on arrival at Ivato airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at a hotel. Overnight stay at Antananarivo
Breakfast at the hotel, departure to the Lemurs Park which is located 22 km southwest of the capital, a small botanical garden and lemur reserve covering 5 ha(12 acres). Most of its nine lemur species are free-ranging within the park, which also contains more than 70 of Madagascar's endemic plant species... Most of the animals are former pets or individuals that were threatened in their natural habitat, and the reserve has a breeding program together with other private sanctuaries. Lunch on the site (on your charge) or in a local restaurant. Back to the town and if time permits, continue with a city tour to discover Antananarivo: we begin with a tour of the city of the Thousands, capital and economic heart of the country, which extends between 12 hills at 1500 m altitude. Discover the administrative districts; the avenue of independence which, throughout history, has changed its name; the station built during the colonial era; the district of the jewelers; the Malagasy "china town"; Anosy Lake ; then direction towards the upper city of the capital, a site full of stories that you will discover on foot, with its traditional high and narrow houses, where is the former palace of Queen Ranavalona 1st, destroyed by fire in 1995, as well as the former Palace of the Prime Minister, transformed into a museum gathering the remains of the palace of the Queen. From above, the view of the city and its hills is breathtaking. After the tour, return to the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel in Antananarivo
Breakfast at the hotel... Depending on your flight time, transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
The best time to visit Madagascar is from April to December when the weather is dry and ideal for wildlife viewing and outdoor activities.
