Madagascar trekking: wild trek in Diego

DIEGO SITE TREKKING  TOURS 11 Days, FB basis 4 pers Combined in this trek variety & beautiful sceneries rainforest, tsingy in -/+500m level & their endemics fauna /flora :lemurs, birds, smallest chameleons…orchids, waterfalls, medicinal plants; You admire lovely places, view, unique nature,  exchanges, with local ambiance, your sustainable acts/animations. High Satisfaction! See more below PLACES DIEGO SUAREZ, JOFFRE VILLE, ANIVORANO, IRODO, ANKARANA, AMBANJA ET ANKIFY BE

• Duration: 11 days, 10 nights
• Digressive price: from 100 €/pax/day

ACTIVITIES

• trekking for 6hours/day • difference level : >+-500m • Difficulty : medium • Animation, camp fire • Photo shooting • Plays and animations

HIGHLIGHTS

• Discovery of various sceneries of amber mountain park from the feet(+500m) to the peak(+1400m) and their endemic fauna and flora inside this rain forest with an exceptional experience • +5 days Adventure and Camping near lake, waterfall inside the rainforest • + 5 days inside dry forest with unique places and setting unforgettable Souvenirs Photo • Authentic exchange with people and their daily life in antsalaka • healthy fresh food, • contribution to the preservation of reserves • High Elevation gain 900m • Farniente in charmed hotel ecological in the end of the trip

DAY 01: DIEGO SUAREZ – SAKARAMY JOFFRE VILLE

Reception to Diego Suarez

Early in the morning, welcome and briefing about the tour. City tour of Diego: visit of the important place of the City and People Story (garden, Hospital, Office, Sugarloaf…) Drive by car for 01 h with air conditioned To reach wild lake at the side of Sakaramy village. Continuing by Treks inside the forest of Baoabab suarezensis for 03 h Packed lunch inside Trek slowly and go up along canyon forest you discover baobab and lemurs (couronatus, fulvis), The rare smallest chameleon broockesia dispariata, thought already in extinction And reach a view point, A rest in a view point to have a 360°view to have a fun sight to diego bays Sun set and memorable moment with animations in this place. 1st option : Reach the charmed hotel on the feet Overnight at you Hotel, Nature lodge 2nd option : overnight under tent near the baobab Fields in full board basis Trek: 6h duration with +300m of elevation gain Transfer: car for 01 hours, 34km

DAY 02: JOFFRE VILLE-DIEGO SUAREZ

After breakfast, you visit gradually the amber mountain This park is the older park in Madagascar, it was the first stated protected. With variety and very rich in fauna and flora, it’s a paradise for naturalist. This day you trek to the beginning of the core of this primary forest the sanctuary of endemic fauna as lemurs sanfordi, Couronatus (crowned Lemur), the smallest chameleon in the world, birds; flora: orchids, fichus, large and old trees. The park is also rich in waterfalls, craters, which supplies water to the city of Diego Suarez, with extraordinary panoramic views and beautiful scenery. You discover the ‘Circuit grand cascade et medium circuit’ for 06 h duration You take your packed Lunch on the spot. Continuing to the circuit “ 1000 arbre” an go down to the camp Animation and plays Overnight at the campsite Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain: +/-,300m

DAY 03: AMBER MOUNTAIN – OLILOLY (common rock thrush)

After breakfast, departure to reach magnificent view point inside the park “Olioli circuit” do a boucle and reach the lake, sanctuary of birds as Madagascar coacal (toloho), And many forest birds as rock throch Packed lunch inside Duration 06h Animation and plays Overnight at the campsite

DAY 04: JOFFRE VILLE – LAC MAUDIT

After breakfast, departure to reach Curve Lake for 5h treks In this scenery is gradually different you discover many kinds of Orchids And also many kind of fauna as Bird: especially fisher eagle , lemurs , amphibian: frogs , Packed lunch Overnight at the Curve lake camping Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain:+/- 200m

DAY 05: PARK AMBER MOUNTAIN – ANTSALAKA

After breakfast, Depend on the weather/clouds we have choice to reach the peak of amber mountain after for 3 hour trek, after Go down in 4h trek to reach Antsalaka village Discover daily life of the population, visiting Katy plantation (plant), litchis fields, and school. Overnight at antsalaka village Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain:- 800m

DAY 06: ANTSALAKA – IRODO

After breakfast, departure to Irodo, the fisher Village, 2h 30 drive by 4×4 with air conditioned. Birding In the morning, go down to the canyon for 02 h of discovery Packed lunch near the village After 02 h trek for visiting the unique Red Tsingy, discovery this art of nature, effect of erosions. Red Tsingy is so amazing and unique. Night at Tsitsihy Under tent in full board basis Elevation gain: 50m

DAY 07: IRODO – ANKARANA

After breakfast Canoeing in the morning to cross the mangrove fields 2h trek to see close to you the propithèque de perrieri The black lemur After, drive for 2h 30 and visit the cultural place and legendary Antagnavo Lake with crocodiles and its amazing history, in the village of Anivorano. Picnic lunch at anivorano 01h driven from anivorano. After , finish your day by watching the sunset with a magnificent view near Ankarana National park. Overnight at a specific place under tent on full board basis

DAY 08-09: ANKARANA

After Breakfast, Visit this great park all the day. It’s one of the varieties of the northern region of Madagascar. The National Park Ankarana is extended in 18 000 ha of dry forest and Tsingy. The Tsingy are karstic plateaus in which groundwater has undercut the elevated uplands, and has gouged caverns and fissures into the limestone. this last is easily accessible and specific in Ankarana. Also The ‘aven’ or outlets of rivers: it is a very rare phenomenon. The walk in the tsingy offers beautiful scenery and beautiful point of view of Tsingy especially on the suspension bridge There are exclusively local endemic Flora and fauna such as lemurs, hapalémurs the uroplatus Picnic Lunch on the site, likely close to the crowned Lemur. In the afternoon you visit Inside the Park, grottos home of bats, various deciduous plants, unusually adaptable plants to drought. Overnight at a specific place under tent on full board basis

DAY 10: ANKARANA – ANKIFY

After Breakfast, it’s the Day of transfer. 1-Transfer to the port of ankify for 02 h drive from your last hotel. We continue by cruise with dhow motorized for 15mn to ankify Ambanja to reach your hotel Antoremba Lodge VIP reception and welcome Cocktail Lunch with sea food After relaxing Continuing to activities Kayak, puddle or massage Exchange with population Feed back and debriefing about the tour and its highlights Overnight at Antoremba Lodge on full board basis

DAY 11: NOSY BE – MONT PASSOT

After breakfast, early in the morning transfer by speedboat to nosy be End of our service * Good Luck

Informations about this tour

Price of the tour: from 100 € Euro/day/pax Included: DAY 01 TO DAY 11 Breakfast, packed Lunch, dinner Snack, water Expenses of Car and boat transfers rental during all the trip. Excursion and trekking. Entrance tickets and guiding fees. 01 bottle of mineral water/pax/day Breakfast, lunch & dinner Excluded: International and domestic flights Soft drink & alcohol, tips.