8 days / 7 nights

Day 1 - Antananarivo
Arrive to Antananarivo, Madagascar, where you are met and escorted to your hotel.

Day 2 – Antananarivo / Andasibe Nature Reserve
Drive to Andasibe Nature Reserve. Along the way you will see Merina villages in the rocky mountains. Enjoy a night walk to observe night active lemurs and other nocturnal animals. (B)

Day 3 – Mantadia National Park & Andasibe Nature Reserve
This morning, visit Mantadia National Park where you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of diademed Sifaka and Black and White-ruffed lemurs. Observe the Indri Indri – the largest lemurs on the island. Home to a wide variety of orchids, a canopy, and endemic animals like chameleons, tenrecs, and many birds, both reserves are exceptionally rich in frogs and reptiles. (B)

Day 4 – Andasibe / Antananarivo – City Sightseeing
Return to Antananarivo and continue on half day city tour. Visit Anatirova, the upper town or palace of the queen, the door of the Rova, the royal tombs, the palace of the first minister or palace of Andafiavaratra and the home of Jean Laborde. (B)

Day 5 – Antananarivo / Tulear / Ranohira
Fly to Tulear and drive to Ranohira. (B)

Day 6 – Ranohira - Isalo National Park
Hike to the ‘natural swimming pool’, observing the indigenous vegetation along the way, and perhaps Sifakas, Brown lemurs and Ringtailed lemurs, as well as fifty five species of birds, lizards and snakes. (B)

Day 7 – Ranohira / Tulear / Antananarivo
Return to Tulear. En route, we admire the different 'Mahafaly' and 'Antandroy' tombs. Fly to Antananarivo. (B)

Day 8 – Depart Antananarivo
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (B)