17-Day Madagascar Baobabs, Tsingy & Northern Islands Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrive In Madagascar | Transfer To Your Hotel In Antananarivo | Relaxing

On arrival in Madagascar, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Ivato International Airport and be transferred to your hotel in Antananarivo where you will check in and do some resting to overcome the jetlag.

Dinner and overnight at Le Combava Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Le Combava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Transfer To The Airport | Fly To Morondava (Land of Baobabs) | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Ivato International Airport and you fly to Morondova, the land of the boabab trees.

Situated at the mouth of the river with which it shares its name, Morondava is a small port that runs down to an attractively sandy Indian Ocean beach. This agreeably laidback town stands on a remote part of the west coast that is famed for its massive baobab trees. It also forms the urban gateway to some of Madagascar's most interesting wildlife destinations.

You will be transferred to your hotel where you will check in and do some relaxing for the rest of the day.

Dinner and overnight at Le Renala Morondava.

Main Destination:

Morondava (Town)

Accommodation:

Le Renala Morondava

• Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Kirindy Forest | Guided Walk

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kirindy Forest for a guided walk.

There's plenty of wildlife at Kirindy Forest. Nocturnal (active at night) species often seen in this private reserve include the fossa (Madagascar's largest carnivore), Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (the world's smallest primate) and Malagasy giant jumping rat. By day, you can expect encounter a good variety of lemurs (including the iconic Verreaux's sifaka) and birds associated with dry forests.

Deep in Kirindy's tangled, sun-dappled dry forest, your guide leads you on a quiet walk in search of its most secretive residents — sifakas leaping between branches, chameleons frozen mid-step, and if luck is with you, the elusive fossa. Kirindy is one of the last strongholds of this fragile, dry-forest ecosystem, and every step reveals something new.

Dinner and overnight at Relais du Kirindy.

Main Destination:

Kirindy Forest

Best Time To Visit October and November (Fossa mating season)

High Season July and August (Many of the trails get busy)

Best Weather May to September

Wildlife in Kirindy Forest

Fossa Common

Verreaux's sifaka Common

Malagasy
giant rat Common

Northern
bokiboky

Common

Grey
mouse lemur Common

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Red-fronted
brown lemur Common

Red-tailed
sportive lemur Common

Madame Berthe's
mouse lemur Occasional

Oustalet's
chameleon Occasional

Pale
fork-marked lemur Occasional

Fat-tailed
dwarf lemur Occasional

Coquerel's giant
mouse lemur Rare

Common tenrec Rare

Madagascar
ground boa Rare

Accommodation:

Relais du Kirindy

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Kirindy Forest

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Bekopaka, Land Of Stone Forests

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bekopaka. It's a full day of travel, but every bend in the road is a postcard of rural Madagascar.

The road west turns wild: red laterite tracks, river ferry crossings, and villages that seem untouched by time, all leading toward Bekopaka — gateway to the Tsingy. By evening, the strange limestone silhouettes of the Tsingy begin to appear on the horizon.

Whether you choose to describe Bekopaka as a small town or a large village, it undeniably has a rustic charm of its own. This remote rural settlement boasts a picturesque location sitting between the north bank of the wide, sandy Manambolo River and the boundary of the spectacular Tsingy De Bemaraha National Park.

Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel du Tsingy de Bemaraha.

Main Destination:

Bekopaka (Town)

Accommodation:

Le Grand Hotel du Tsingy de Bemaraha

• Mid-range hotel located in Bekopaka (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore The Grand Tsingy And Its Hanging Bridge

After breakfast, you will spend the whole day exploring the Grand Tsingy.

Today belongs entirely to the Grand Tsingy — a surreal maze of razor-sharp limestone pinnacles, hidden caves and narrow canyons, all navigated via a network of ladders, cables and suspended bridges strung high above the forest floor. Equal parts hike and adventure course, it's one of Madagascar's most unforgettable natural wonders. Allow a full day to take it all in.

Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel du Tsingy de Bemaraha.

Main Destination:

Bemaraha National Park

Best Time To Visit May to October (Best hiking weather)

High Season July and August (Some of the trails get busy)

Best Weather July and August

Wildlife in Bemaraha NP

Decken's sifaka Common

Peter's
mouse lemur Common

Western Red
Forest Rat

Common

Leaf-tailed geckos Common

Bemaraha
sportive lemur Common

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Madagascar
straw-colored
fruit bat Common

Bemaraha
woolly lemur

Occasional

Rufous
brown lemur Occasional

Fat-tailed
dwarf lemur Occasional

Stump-tailed
chameleon Occasional

Ring-tailed
mongoose Rare

Madagascar
ground boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Aye-aye Very Rare

Accommodation:

Le Grand Hotel du Tsingy de Bemaraha

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Return To Morondava Via The Avenue Of The Baobabs At Sunset

After breakfast, you will head back toward the coast. Your driver times the drive so that your arrival at the legendary Avenue of the Baobabs coincides with the golden hour — when these 800-year-old giants turn molten copper against the fading sky.

It's a moment travelers spend years dreaming about, and you'll have it almost to yourselves.

Dinner and overnight at Le Renala Morondava.

Main Destination:

Morondava (Town)

Accommodation:

Le Renala Morondava

• Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To The Airport | Fly To Nosy Be, The Perfumed Island | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be driven to Morondava Airport and fly to Nosy Be. You will be transferred to your hotel and spend the rest of the day relaxing.

Nosy Be offers everything you could hope for of an Indian Ocean beach destination. Situated a short distance off the Malagasy mainland, this volcanically formed island is lined with gorgeous palm-shaded tropical beaches.

Dinner and overnight at Andilana Belvedere.

Main Destination:

Nosy Be

Accommodation:

Andilana Belvedere

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Be

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Nosy Iranja - The Sandbar Between Two Islands

After breakfast, a boat will carry you out to Nosy Iranja, where a thin ribbon of white sand emerges at low tide to link two small islands across a lagoon of impossible blue. Snorkel over coral gardens, swim in warm shallow water, and depending on the season, keep an eye out for turtles or migrating whales along the way.

Welcome to paradise. We're not kidding: the island of Nosy Iranja is truly the stuff of Indian Ocean beach escape fantasies. Comprising two small forested islets linked by a narrow sandbar, it is barely 3km/1.9mi long in total, but the white palm-shaded beaches are absolutely idyllic. Green turtles and other marine wildlife are often seen in the surrounding turquoise shallows.

Dinner and overnight at Andilana Belvedere.

Main Destination:

Nosy Iranja

Accommodation:

Andilana Belvedere

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Be

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Nosy Mitsio - The Archipelago's Wild Edge

Further out to sea, the Mitsio archipelago offers a wilder, less-visited side of the north — granite islets rising from clear water, quiet coves, and some of the healthiest reef in the region.

A full day by boat exploring its bays, with time to snorkel, swim and simply take in scenery few visitors ever reach.

Dinner and overnight at Andilana Belvedere.

Main Destination:

Nosy Komba

Accommodation:

Andilana Belvedere

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Be

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly To Antananarivo | Hotel Transfer | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be driven to the airport for your scheduled flight back to Antananarivo where on arrival, you will check-in at your hotel and relax.

We return to Antananarivo – the island's characterful upcountry capital – to enjoy another taste of its rich cultural mix of traditional Malagasy charm and modern urbanity.

Dinner and overnight at Le Combava Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Le Combava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly to Ile Sainte Marie | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Île Sainte-Marie.

On arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel where you will check in and do some relaxing for the rest of the day.

You'll be glad you chose Île Sainte-Marie to enjoy some beach time. Officially known as Nosy Boraha, this under publicized east coast island is far less touristy than its western counterpart Nosy Be, but there is still plenty to
do and see.

The vibe is relaxed, the beaches are magnificent, and some wonderful snorkeling and diving sites lie just offshore. Île Sainte-Marie was also once an infamous
hotbed of piracy; relics of this era include a handsome arched Old Fort built in 1752 and a Pirate's Cemetery where several tombs are marked with a skull and crossbones. The sliver-shaped 60km/37mi-long island lies along an important whale migration route.

Dinner and overnight at Vanivola Hotel.

Main Destination:

Nosy Boraha

Accommodation:

Vanivola Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Boraha

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Two Dives Beneath Île Sainte-Marie's Reefs

After breakfast, you will go diving down into the ocean to explore the marine life. It's an exciting alternative to the usual land-based activities and will introduce you to a whole new underwater world.

Sainte Marie's sheltered channel hides some of the east coast's richest dive sitesdive sites — coral walls, reef fish in every colour, and (in season) the distant song of humpback whales carrying through the water. Your two tanks today are led by a local dive centre, at one site or split across two depending on conditions and your certification.

Dinner and overnight at Vanivola Hotel.

Main Destination:

Nosy Boraha

Accommodation:

Vanivola Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Boraha

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Island Time | Relaxing

Another day entirely your own on Sainte Marie. Linger over a slow breakfast, explore a little further along the coast, or simply do nothing at all — the ocean, the palms, and the unhurried island rhythm are the whole point.

Dinner and overnight at Vanivola Hotel.

Main Destination:

Nosy Boraha

Accommodation:

Vanivola Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Boraha

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Island Time | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will have a free day to set your own rhythm — stretch out on the beach below your hotel, paddle out for a snorkel, or wander the coastal paths between fishing villages. Between July and September, ask us about heading out on the water for a chance to see migrating humpback whales offshore.

Dinner and overnight at Vanivola Hotel.

Main Destination:

Nosy Boraha

Accommodation:

Vanivola Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Boraha

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Island Time | Relaxing

After breakfast, spend one more unhurried day on Saint Marie-an extra breath of beach time before the journey turns back towards the capital. You will spend the day either relaxing or enjoying your surroundings depending on your preference.

Dinner and overnight at Vanivola Hotel.

Main Destination:

Nosy Boraha

Accommodation:

Vanivola Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located on Nosy Boraha

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Antananarivo | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport and return to Antananarivo – the island's characterful upcountry capital – to enjoy another taste of its rich cultural mix of traditional Malagasy charm and modern urbanity.

On arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel and do some relaxing.

Dinner and overnight at Le Combava Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Le Combava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

The Last Day With Us | Transfer To The Airport | Fly Back Home

After a delightful breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your scheduled flight back home.

Your safari will come to a close, but we hope that your love affair with Africa and with the whole safari experience is just beginning. We look forward to welcoming you back with us one day in the future. Until that day arrives, we will leave you with what we're sure are so many special memories we've shared.

Main Destination:

Ivato International Airport (Antananarivo)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.