10-Day Madagascar & Victoria Falls Thrilling Vacation

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

Welcome To Madagascar | Transfer To A 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.

Locals usually refer to it as Tana. In French colonial times, it was called Tananarive. Whatever you call it, Antananarivo – Madagascar's bustling highland capital – is an enjoyable and welcoming city dotted with fascinating historic sites, beautiful green spaces and a great selection of bistros, cafes and bars.

Dinner and overnight at Au Bois Vert Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

Accommodation:

Au Bois Vert Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel To AndasibeMantadia National Park | Visit Vakona Reserve To Meet Lemurs | Birding

After breakfast, you will leave the city behind and head east through green hills and rice fields to reach Andasibe.

In the afternoon, visit the Vakona Reserve, where you’ll have the chance to meet lemurs in a private sanctuary and observe crocodiles and endemic birds.

Welcome to Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. This is one of the most rewarding destinations for viewing a good variety of lemurs in the wild. There's no better place to seek out the show-stealing indri, a striking and critically endangered type of lemur that calls attention to its presence with its unique wailing call.

Dinner and overnight at Mantadia Lodge.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Madagascar)

Best Time To Visit April, May, October and November (Best weather, less rain)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, October and November

Wildlife in Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Indri Common

Common
Brown Lemur Common

Other
Chameleons Common

Leaf-tailed
Geckos Common

Diademed Sifaka Occasional

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Red-bellied
Lemur Occasional

Grey
Bamboo Lemur Occasional

Mouse Lemurs Occasional

Sportive Lemurs Occasional

Parson's
Chameleon Occasional

Painted Mantella Occasional

Black-and-white
Ruffed Lemur Rare

Madagascar
Tree Boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Mantadia Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP (Madagascar)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Manambato | Transfer To Ankanin'ny Nofy | Night Walk In Palmarium Reserve

After breakfast, you will be driven to Manambato, then take a boat along the Pangalanes Canal to reach the peaceful Ankanin’ny Nofy (The Nest of Dreams).

After dinner, head into the forest for a nocturnal walk in the Palmarium to seek out the rare and mysterious Aye-Aye lemur.
There's no better place than the Palmarium Reserve to see a wide variety of Madagascar's most charismatic forest lemurs.

Around a dozen different lemur species have been introduced to this forested 50-hectare private reserve on the shore of Lake Ampitabe; it's a real delight to watch these charming creatures folic in the trees and scamper around the restaurant.

An added bonus is that the Palmarium Reserve can only be reached by boat, a trip that allows you to see something of the remote and atmospheric Pangalanes, the world's longest artificial canal.

Dinner and overnight at Palmarium Hotel.

Main Destination:

Palmarium Reserve (Madagascar)

Best Time To Go August to November (Less rainfall)

High Season July, August and December holidays (It gets very busy)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Palmarium Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located inside Palmarium Reserve (Madagascar)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tour Palmarium | Return To Andasibe-Mantadia National Park | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will spend the morning discovering the Palmarium Reserve, home to several species of lemurs roaming freely, as well as unique plants found only in this region.

In the afternoon, return by boat and car to Andasibe for a relaxed evening.

Dinner and overnight at Mantadia Lodge.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Madagascar)

Accommodation:

Mantadia Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP (Madagascar)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Analamazaotra Park | Guided Walk | Return To Antananarivo | Transfer To A Hotel

After breakfast, set off for a guided walk in Analamazaotra National Park, one of the best places to spot the Indri Indri — the largest lemur species — and other endemic wildlife.

Analamazaotra National Park is the sector of AndasibeMantadia National Park where it is easiest to see the indri, a large and eagerly sought after back-and-white lemur.

After lunch, drive back to Antananarivo for the night.

Dinner and overnight at Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

Accommodation:

Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Malagasy Cultural Interaction In Antananarivo | Visit Ambohimanga Royal Hill

After breakfast, you will immerse yourself in Malagasy culture with a curated cultural day. Visit the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga or local artisan workshops, meet musicians or cooks, and taste local street food. A warm and meaningful farewell to the island.

Dinner and overnight at Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

Accommodation:

Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Antananarivo (City, Madagascar)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Last Day In Madagascar | Transfer To The Airport | Fly To Zambia

After breakfast, you will be driven to Ivato International Airport for your scheduled flight to Zambia.

On arrival in Zambia, you will be welcomed and picked up our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Livingstone Airport and transferred to your hotel.

Dinner and overnight at Maramba River Lodge.

Main Destination:

Victoria Falls (Zambia)

Accommodation:

Maramba River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Victoria Falls (Zambia)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Victoria Falls Guided Tour | Helicopter View Of Victoria Falls (Optional) | Mukuni Village Tour

After breakfast, you will be driven to Victoria Falls for a guided tour.

Around 2pm, you will be picked up for a helicopter flight (USD 192 per person) over the Victoria Falls (20-30 minutes’ drive one way) i.e., having an aerial view of the Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls will leave you spellbound with its scale and majesty: it really is one of the most remarkable natural scenes in Africa. It's not hard to see why locals call it Mosi-oa-Tunya, or the ‘smoke that thunders’.

Later in the evening, you will go on a Mukuni village tour. A one to two hour tour of the Mukuni community will provide you with significant insight into how an African community operates and the daily lives of the people who live there. A guided tour allows you to explore the village's neat mud-and-thatch homesteads.

There is also a major craft market in the village where you can buy some locally created goods or even try your hand at making them.

Dinner and overnight at Maramba River Lodge.

Main Destination:

Victoria Falls (Zambia)

Accommodation:

Maramba River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Victoria Falls (Zambia)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Rhino Tracking And Guided Game Drive In Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

After breakfast, you will for the Rhino Tracking and guided game drive. It's a real privilege to track Zambia's only white rhinos on foot.

These are the world's heaviest terrestrial creatures after elephants, weighing up to 3,600kg, and they were reintroduced to Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park from South Africa in 2008. You’ll be taken to see them by the members of the ranger team that keeps them under 24-hour surveillance to protect them from poachers.

In the afternoon, you will have a number of optional activities to do depending on your preference and budget.

Dinner and overnight at Maramba River Lodge.

Main Destination:

Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park (Zambia)

Best Time To Visit June to August (Best time to see the waterfall)

High Season July to October (Busy and high-season rates apply)

Best Weather April to September (It hardly ever rains)

Wildlife in Mosi-oa-Tunya NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HyenaVery Rare

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Maramba River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP (Zambia)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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

After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure before you are transferred to Livingstone Airport for your scheduled flight back home.

If you choose to do any of the following activities in the morning hours, it will be better if you have your flight back home scheduled at evening or at night.

Optional Activities (Rates for activities are not included
in the quote; you will be paying them separately.)
• Gorge Swing: US $105 per person
• White water rafting: US $126 per person
• Bridge slide: US $168 per person
• Bungee jumping: US $168 per person
• Bridge Swing: US $168 per person
• Tandem Bridge Swing: US $263 per person
• Tandem Gorge Swing: US $158 per person
• Zip Line: US $84 per person
• Tandem Zip Line: US $127 per person
• Flying Fox: US $53 per person
• Lion Walk: US $150 per person
• Quad Biking: US $95 per person

This is the last day of your safari, when we go our separate ways. We're so happy you chose to travel with us, and we hope to see you again soon.

Main Destination:

Livingstone Airport (Livingstone, Zambia)

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.