ROMANTIC ISLAND

Day 1: Welcome to Diego Airport.
you fly from the capital Antananarivo to Diego and you will be picked by the tour guide to be transferred
to the Hotel Lakana Ramena Diego, 4 stars hotel

Day 2: Surfing on Sakalava bay
Your breakfast will be waing for you at the hotel and aer that you can relax on the beach. Overnight in
Hotel Lakana Ramena Diego. 4 stars hotel.
RAMENA
Ramena Beach is located directly at the village of Ramena, 18 kilometres from Diego Suarez, at the
entrance of Diego Suarez Bay – the second largest natural bay in the world. The beach is very popular
among the day visitors of Diego town, especially on weekends. Ramena Beach is several kilometres long
with a number of hotels and small local restaurants spread along the beach. At the south end of the
beach there is mangrove vegetaon. This is a small lively fishing village in northern Madagascar. This
place is known as a popular desnaon for swimming and relaxing on the beach.

Day 3: Hiking
You can hike on the French mountain. You will discover the beauty of nature and landscapes. It is the
oldest archaeological city in Madagascar.Overnight stay at Lakana Ramena Hotel in Diego,4 stars hotel.

Day 4: Hiking to the Volcanic Mountain
Hiking through the volcanic mountain Montagne d’Ambre, which culminates at an altude of 1475 m.
The lemurs are happy to welcome visitors. Overnight at hotel Iharana Bush Camp.This hotel was a
Malagasy architecture, 3 stars Hotel.
MONTAGNE D´AMBRE
Covering an area of 18,200 ha, the Amber Mountain Naonal Park is located in the Diana region of
northern Madagascar. The massif characterizing the site reaches an altude of more than 1,475 meters.
It is an unavoidable stage of the circuit in the north of the Big Island for adventurers wishing to discover
the true characteriscs of a rainy fauna and flora.
The massif constutes an endemic ecosystem, being covered with a dense rainforest to the east, a dense
humid forest to the west and a dense mountain forest at the summit. Several animal species have found
refuge there: 19 species of mammals including 8 lemurs with two remarkable species: the crowned
lemur and the red microscopic lemur, the smallest primate in the world,49 species of reples including 11 species of chameleons among which the smallest chameleon on the
planet, the brookesia. The park has nearly 77 species of birds and nearly twenty amphibians. There is
also a picnic area with a lodge nearby.

Day 5: Ankarana Este – Ankify
Hiking in Tsingy Rouge and Ankarana (352 Km – 7:00h)
Today will be long days because we will visit 2 different interesng places. Aer breakfast, we will drive
to Tsingy Rouge, called Tsingy Rouge. We will go to one in a very interesng place. The walk will take
about 2:00 hours. Then we will go to Ankarana and have lunch at Chez Laurant Ankarana. Then we will
walk in Tsingy Ankarana in a colorful and strange landscape. The walk will last around 4:00 am.
Then we head to Ankify for the night. This trip will last about 4 hours. Overnight at Ankify Lodge, 3 star
hotel.
TSINGY ROUGE
The red tsingy are located in the north of the island, about 50 km from Diego Suarez. The Tsingy can be
reached within an hour via a sand road. Compared to the Tsingy de Bemaraha in the west, the red Tsingy
are made of sandstone and not limestone and are therefore much more sensive. The reddish colour is
given to this formaon of hundreds of peaks from the red laterite earth, which is so typical for
Madagascar. The peaks of the Tsingy rouge are up to 10 meters high and shine in various shades of
red.The Tsingy rouge are located in a gorge where more and more tsingy appear due to erosion, but also
tsingy disappear due to wind and water erosion. So this formaon changes again and again and makes it
especially interesng.
ANKARANA
Ankarana is a special reserve located about 90 kilometres south of Antsiranana and can be easily visited
from there. The reserve is not very big and is primarily known for the Tsingy. Tsingy are calcareous rock
structures that rise razor sharp from the ground. Over thousands of years they have been transformed
from rainwater into their present. What can we do there? Take a hike to the green lake “Lac Vert
Discover bats in underground cave and cave systems. The 140 km long underground cave system is
covered with many prohibions, the fadys of the poor. Discover the Green River, an underground river
that only briefly rises to the surface in the canyon.
SAMBIRANO
This magnificent trip in the Malagasy North-West allows you to discover the great diversity of this
country in a small area. We will discover the second largest bay in the world and the emerald sea. We
will join the forest of the Montagne d’Ambre, we will walk in the primary forest in search of lemurs,
chameleons, exoc plants. Then, we will discover a dry region in the Ankarana Massif composed of caves
and Tsingys.
For more than 50 years, Sambirano cocoa trees have been growing under large shade trees in
agroforestry. This specific terroir, which gives it its acidulous taste, also allows the preservaon of a
dense fauna and flora, which is essenal in a country constantly threatened by deforestaon due to the
weight of the populaon and the combined effects of slash-and-burn rice culvaon, the extension of
pastures or the producon of charcoal.

Day 6: Ankify – Nosy Be
Aer breakfast we connue by boat to Nosy Be. Then we will check in at the hotel and relax on the
beach. We spend the night at the hotel Nosy Be Villa Orchidées, Hotel 4 stars.

Day 7: Nosy Be
You will only enjoy the beach on the island of Nosy Be. You can swim there and spend a relaxing me
with the sound of the sea. In the evening, you will return to the hotel Nosy Be Villa Orchidées, Hotel 4
stars.
NOSY BE
Nosy Be Madagascar’s number one beach desnaon, the island of Nosy Be has all the ingredients
you’d expect: so white sand,turquoise waters and wonderful seafood. A paradise for water-based
acvies with its sunny climate most of the year, diving is the top draw, and there is plenty of
swimming, snorkelling, sailing and fishing. Operators offer excursions to the surrounding islands with
their beauful beaches and great diving opportunies.
Once you’ve had enough of seascapes, head for the rolling landscapes of the lile-explored hinterland:
as well as the brilliant Parc Naonal Lokobe, there are ylang-ylang and vanilla plantaons, crater lakes
and waterfalls, and miles of dirt tracks accessible only by foot or quad bike.

Day 8: Nosy Be
Today, it will be a beauful journey through the city of Hell Ville and Ylang Ylang to Dzamandzar. In the
past, sugar cane workers lived there. Aer lunch, you will rest on the beach of Mont Passot unl sunset.
In the evening, you will return to Villa Orchidées Hotel, 4 Stars Hotel.

Day 9: Nosy Komba
We discovered the Nosy Komba nature reserve. Lemurs and also small birds are waing for tourists. Of
course, you can also relax in the beauful green nature of the park. Don’t forget to bring bathing suits
with you, as you can go swimming aer vising the park.In the evening, you will return to the Nosy Be
hotel,Villa Orchidées, 4 Stars Hotel.
NOSY KOMBA
Nosy Komba is known for its many small and inhabited beaches as well as for its emerald like water.
Nosy komba is a small jewel of nature, increasingly visited and becoming a mirror of its larger neighbor,
Nosy Be. It is home to many Makis, a variety of lemurians also called Macaco. Tranquillity prevails as
there are no cars, neither electricity. Beauty of nature and the sweetness of life make it a most aracve
place to be.

Day 10: Return to the City Nosy Be
Leisure day for all the tourists at Nosy Be, you have the opportunity to discover special cultures of the
island and its people with typical tradion. You will spend the night Nosy Be Villa Orchidées,4 stars hotel.

Day 11: Nosy tanikely
Discover the diverse nature and animals of the sea. Nosy Tanikely is a protected park. A diving mask is
provided for diving. underwater there is a real aquarium where you can admire the magnificent coral by
admiring the splendid spectacle of anemones, myriads of colored fish, shells, perches, morays and sea
turtles. it is also possible to swim and the beach invites you to relax. Overnight Nosy Be Villa Orchidées,4
stars hotel.
NOSY TANIKELY
Tanikely means “island of lile earth”, which alludes to the small area of the island. But under water
there is much more to see: The colorful, sll completely intact coral gardens reach to a few meters
before the beach, and accommodate an unbelievable abundance of fish, starfish, sea urchins, sea
cucumbers and other sea creatures. Between huge corals, surgeonfish, pufferfish and groupers find a
home. Whole shoals of fish pass by dazzlingly colorful, and with the underwater camera you somemes
don’t even know where to take pictures first.

Day 12: Discovery of Nosy Iranja
Aer breakfast you will discover a special island of Madagascar named Nosy Iranja. You will go there by
boat and the trip will take around 1:30 hours. There you will discover an open way between the sea to a
small island near Nosy Iranja. You can also visit the place. Addionally, there is the possibility to have a
look at a beauful panorama. You can also swim there and spend your me on the beach. We will
prepare lunch for you for free. Later in the aernoon you will return to Nosy Sakaa. Overnight in Hotel
Nosy Be Villa Orchidées,4 stars hotel.
NOSY IRANJA
Nosy Iranja consists of two smaller islands: Nosy Iranja Be and Nosy Iranja Kely. Those pieces of land are
connected by a thin strip of sand 2 km long. With the de low, they’ll make the most of the place, but
watch out for the high de! They’ll love the beauty of the landscapes, the turquoise water surrounding
the lagoon that reflects the sunlight and makes the sea shine.. You will also have the opportunity to
enjoy any aquac and terrestrial acvity that they want.

Day 13: Nosy Be – Antananarivo
The journey is over. Aer breakfast you will transfer to Nosy Be by boat. You sll have half a day to visit
Nosy Be because the plane to Antananarivo leaves at 15:40 h. Overnight at la Ribaudiere Hotel, 4 stars
Hotel.
AMBOHIMANGA ROVA
Ambohimanga Rova en Antananarivo se refiere tanto al lugar como al Palacio de los Reyes, que fue
construido en este sio.Las obras de construcción más grandes se llevaron a cabo bajo el reinado del Rey
Merina Andrianampoinimerina . Las partes más anguas del complejo datan de entre 1740 y 1745.

Day 14: Ambohimanga Rova and walk around the capital and buy souvenirs
Ambohimanga is a hill in Madagascar, located approximately 24 km northeast of the capital
Antananarivo, where a tradional royal fortress is established. In the morning, you will go to
Ambohimanga, the home of the Merina monarchy. You will have me to stroll around the capital and
buy many souvenirs of your adventure in Madagascar and rest before flying, then we will accompany you
to the airport and finally say goodbye.