PACQUAGES
WEST/EAST/SOUTH
NUMBER OF DAYS:14 / UPON REQUEST
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Day 1 Antananarivo Arrival
Antananarivo
Day 2 Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
150 km east of Tana (3 hours): the indri (largest lemur, dog-sized, haunting territorial call, black and white), primary rainforest, night walk for mouse lemurs.
3 Andasibe Wildlife
Indri family group morning tracking (the call carries 2 km — follow the sound), Diademed sifaka in Mantadia section, chameleon walk.
Day 4 Drive South — Ranomafana
RN7 south through Highlands 400 km (8 hours, scenic rice terrace landscapes), arrive Ranomafana national park gateway.
Day 5 Ranomafana National Park
Mandrill and golden bamboo lemur (endemic to Ranomafana, bamboo specialist), night walk for chameleons, brown mouse lemur, hot springs in the park.
Day 6 Ranomafana
Greater bamboo lemur (critically endangered, fewer than 1,000 survive), red-bellied lemur at dusk, Malagasy tree frog species count on evening walk.
Day7 Drive to Isalo
Continue south on RN7 to Ranohira (5 hours), Isalo plateau first glimpse at Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (en route, spiny dry forest).
Day 8 Isalo — Piscine Naturelle & Lemurs
Licensed guide required, ring-tailed lemur morning greeting at canyon base, Verreaux's sifaka dancing locomotion, natural swimming pool 3-hour circuit.
Day 9 Isalo Night Walk
Oustalet's chameleon (world's largest, 68 cm), Isalo rock nightjar, mouse lemur on night-walk torch, the Isalo sandstone glowing by moonlight.
Day 10 Drive to Morondava — Baobabs at Sunset
300 km west (6 hours), Avenue of the Baobabs sunset 6 p.m., Adansonia grandidieri 30-metre trees, 20-minute photography window.
11 Avenue at Sunrise & Kirindy
5:45 a.m. sunrise at the Avenue (empty road, east-facing light), Kirindy Forest 60 km north (fossa sighting October–November, giant jumping rat night walk).
Day 12 Nosy Be Island
Fly Morondava–Nosy Be (Air Madagascar via Tana, 3 hours): the coral reef island off the northwest coast — snorkelling with whale sharks (September–October) and manta rays at Nosy Tanikely marine reserve.
Day13 Nosy Tanikely Marine Reserve
8 a.m. snorkel boat (1 hour from Nosy Be): the most accessible coral reef in Madagascar, green turtles in the bay, hawksbill turtles on the reef, clear visibility in the dry season.
day14: Return Tana & Departure
Flight Nosy Be–Antananarivo, Marché Artisanal crafts, TNR airport.

