Nosy Be and Northern Madagascar 9 Day Grand Tour with Ankarana and Amber Mountains Park

Nosy Be and Northern Madagascar 9 Day Grand Tour with Ankarana and Amber Mountains National Parks

This tour takes in beaches and lemurs in Nosy Be and the emerald archipelago in the northern landing pad, the great geological and ecological wonders of the north of Madagascar, and a bisection dissection of the best of Northern Madagascar. Walk among and admire the awesome Ankarana Tsingy, huge crystalline razor-sharp rock forests replete with wildlife, and explore the endemics eco-incubator that is the massive Amber Mountains National Park. This entire tour will be focused on covering as much ground and variety of the north at a comfortable pace as possible. For most tourists this trip constitutes the average length of vacation and is a great sampler platter of some of the best of Earth's Most Unique Island!

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN NOSY BE (HELLVILLE FASCENE AIRPORT)

MTT will meet the client at the airport and welcome and introduce them to the big isle, and transfer you to the hotel for check-in. 

Accommodation at Sarimanok hotel or similar.

DAY 2: NOSY BE – LOKOBE PARK AND RESERVE AND LEMURS

Breakfast today at the hotel and enjoy the best sunrise in the Indian Ocean.

We depart today to visit the Lokobe National Park on the East range of the island, in an untouched reserve. We will drive through some of the sights and delights of the big isle as we overland to Ambatozavavy. From here we will boat a local canoe to go deep into Lokobe and explore the rainforest ecosystem. We'll walk around and visit the park, inhabited by lots of resident lemurs and birds, strange reptiles like the panther chameleon and other scaled denizens. We'll explore for about 3 hours or for much more if you'd like, and then enjoy a lunch on the beach. Later this afternoon, we will make our way back to the hotel.

Accommodation at Sarimanok hotel or similar

DAY 3: NOSY BE – ANKIFY – ANKARANA NATIONAL PARK

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer by car today to the port of Hellville. Transfer by boat to Ankify port on the mainland of Madagascar. Departure through the agriculturally lush and absolutely beautiful route around Ambanja and the flavor palette of the island, to Ankarana National Park next by passing through the Sambirano valley. Sambirano is well known for the plantation and production of Cocoa (chocolate like Madecasse, Robert, and Cinagara/Menakao/Tsara, for coffee, for the all-powerful one-and-only bourbon vanilla (yes, Madagascar vanilla,) and for the perfumery and fragrance giants like Chanel's coveted ylang-ylang plants. We arrive at the hotel at the end of the afternoon.

Accommodation at Ankarana hotel or similar

DAY 4: ANKARANA

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer by car and then by foot into the massif of Ankarana and enter the infinite Tsingy trails and superstructures overgrown and nestling together tropical rainforest. We spend the day walking inside the massif and exploring what in the 80's was termed the home of The Lemurs of the Lost World. Picnic lunch inside Ankarana during the visit. Return to your hotel late in the afternoon. 

Accommodation at Ankarana hotel or similar

A little bit about the Tsingy of Ankarana : Sharp limestone needles (called tsingys) dominate the landscape and color scheme here, in silver grey against emerald green, but this seemingly inhospitable environment is home to one of the highest density of primates of any forest in the world, as well as several special species of lemurs, and tons of geckos and crocodiles. We visit attractions such as the bat cave, watering hole and the small tsingy, before checking into our hotel.

DAY 5: ANKARANA PARK – RED TSINGY - JOFFREVILLE

Breakfast at the hotel. We take the route to Analamera for the Tsingy Rouge (Red Tsingy.) After the visit of

the red tsingy, we continue all the way to Joffreville.

Accommodation at Nature Lodge hotel or similar

DAY 6: JOFFREVILLE - AMBER MOUNTAINS

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for a day full of discovery and walking today inside the Amber Mountains. Depending on your physical condition, different levels and intensities for routes and treks will be proposed. Lunch break of course. In the afternoon, we have a small visit of Joffreville village on the way back to the lodge.

Accommodation at Nature Lodge hotel or similar

A little bit about the National Park of Montagnes D'Ambre (Amber Mountains):

Located in a volcanic group of the quaternary, the park of the Amber Mountains covers

18,200 hectares of a prominent volcanic massif with its striking scenery, rainforest, and

waterfalls. It is one of Madagascar’s most visited natural attractions. The park was created in

1958 to protect the massif and its ecosystems, including the region’s unique flora and fauna.

In the Park you will have the chance to see seven species of lemurs, the aye-aye, the ring-

tailed mongoose and a variety of reptiles including frogs, geckos and chameleons, as well as

more than 70 species of birds

DAY 7: AMBER MOUNTAINS – NOSY BE

Breakfast at the hotel

Leaving the hotel early in the morning for the long haul overland at about 6 a.m for joining Ankify for the boat to Nosy be.

Accommodation at the hotel Arc en ciel or similar in Nosy Be.

DAY 8: NOSY BE : DAY FREE

Breakfast at the hotel

Day free to enjoy the beaches of the Be!

Accommodation at the hotel Arc en ciel or similar

DAY 9: NOSY BE – OUT

Breakfast at the hotel this morning and a last sunrise treat. MTT will transfer you back to the Nosy Be Hellville airport for your departing flight.

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Included in this tour:

- Transfer airport - hotel – airport

- Transfer hotel – port - hotel

- 4wd with driver and fuel during all the tour

- English-speaking guide during the excursion

- Hotel with breakfast during all the tour

- Lunch during the excursion

- Entrance fees and local guide in national park and reserve mentioned on the program

Not included in this tour:

- Flights

- Lunch and dinner

- Drinks

- Tips

- Personal expenses

- Visa and airport taxes