
Beach to beach stay
12 jours
Family travel
for all audiences
STAY OF 12 DAYS AND 11 NIGHTS IN NOSY BE
An authentic circuit of 12 days to spend in small hotels and eco-lodges with feet in the water. Come with family, couple or friends, on the paradise and authentic islands of Nosy Be archipelago, with a diversity of beaches and splendid landscapes. Experience exceptional moments by diving with the turtles of Sakatia, enjoying the marine safari in the bay of Nosy Iranja, discovering the depths of Tanikely National Park. And an immersion in the primary forest of Lokobe to discover the still preserved nature: everything has been thought for an unforgettable stay!
Carte
Fascene Airport, Madagascar
Sakatia, Madagascar
Mont Passot, Madagascar
Jardin Vanille, Madagascar
Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar
Nosy Antsoha, Madagascar
Ankazoberavina, Madagascar
Hell-Ville, Madagascar
Lokobe Strict Reserve, Ampasipohy, Madagascar
Jour par jour
Arrival in Nosy be
Arrival in the perfume island, Nosy Be: the climate is tropical and the temperature varies between 20 and 30 degrees. This archipelago is known worldwide as one of the ten most beautiful islands… your guide welcomes you to transfer you directly to the hotel. Free afternoon and night at your hotel.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel / Residence of your choice
Meals included: –
Sakatia, "the island of orchids"
Nosy Sakatia is the most authentic island of Nosy Be (protected and classified by the Ministry of Environment). Accompanied by a local guide, discover the inside of the island during a trekking of one hour and half: blazing flamboyant, coffee trees, pepper pots, vanilla, tree of the “traveler”, pineapple, anacardier, mangos, jacques, guava, eucalyptus, raphia, orchids, healing plants, etc… Everything is there !!! Culture and traditional activities of the Malagasy autochthons, fishermen, and craftsman invite you to share their lives with the rhythm of a generous and respected nature. For your wellness, you will finish your journey on a private and splendid beach; a real piece of paradise and tranquility. Lunch on a beach, snorkeling, kayaks and beach games are at your disposal.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel / Residence of your choice
Meals included: – Breakfast and pic nic lunch
Tour of Nosy Be island and Mont Passotcoktail
Historical, economic and cultural aspect of Nosy Be. Visit of the village of Dzamandzar, the sugar factory which still stands as a landmark despite its lockout, and the sculptor. Tour of Hell Ville (capital of Nosy Be), its covered market with spices, slacks of crabs, tropical fruits, its colonial buildings, and its table cloth market. Quick visit at the harbor and free time for shopping, Departure to discover an authentic sacred tree (Banyan millennium). On the road we will be perfumed by the flowers of coffee, of pepper, fruit trees, and above all “YlangYlang”. Lunch in one of the famous restaurant of the island. Bathing in the afternoon on the beach of Andilana, the most beautiful beach of Nosy Be.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel / Residence of your choice
Meals included: – Breakfast and pic nic lunch
The submarine reserve and the island of lemurs
Day 4: The submarine reserve and the island of lemurs
First stop: Nosy Tanikely is a protected submarine natural reserve. Snorkelling equipment is all you need to dive into a real life size of aquarium. A few steps from the beach, you can see all kinds of corals, anemones, multi colored fishes, shellfish, and if you are lucky you’ll see turtles. Bathing, strolling to the lighthouse in order to see giant bats and lemurs, lizards, chameleons and butterflies. Second stop: Nosy Komba is the 2nd biggest island behind Nosy Be. Visit of the Lemurs Park, the fishermen’s village with its traditional boat. We will also see the table clothes market, then through the village for a moment of shopping with the famous sculpture of Nosy Komba, its colorful stalls and its smiling faces.
Accommodation: Jardinvanille
Meals included: – Breakfast and pic nic lunch
Free days in Nosy Komba
It is up to you to concoct your program for these days. Looking for a rest, your hotel offers a magnificent view of the sea so you can fully enjoy your day. For a stroll or excursion: the hotel can organize various activities, sea or land.
Accommodation: Jardinvanille
Meals included: – Breakfast and dinner
Marine safari in Nosy Iranja and transfer to Ankazoberavina
Visit the pristine coast of Madagascar and its miles of wild beaches worthy of Robinson. Nosy Iranja is composed of two islands connected by a sandbar of almost 3 km. It is a paradise island: an exceptional white sand, a small traditional village and lush nature. Whales are seen from July to September and whale sharks from October to December. Lunch in the shade of coconut trees with a traditional local buffet. Then navigation to the island of Ankazoberavina. End of day and night at the Ecolodge, only construction of the island… Probably one of the most beautiful places in the archipelago.
Accommodation: Ecolodge
Meals included: – Breakfast – lunch and dinner
Visit of Nosy Antsoha
Boat transfer to Antsoha Island. You can bathe at low tide in crystal-clear waters with superb emerald green and blue colours; or you can sunbathe on the coral beach. Encounter of different species of birds including herons, straw in the queue, eagles of fish, and especially the gannets, along the rocky islet. Return to the Ecolodge in the afternoon.
Accommodation: Ecolodge
Meals included: – Breakfast – lunch and dinner
Free day in Ankazoberavina
For this day, enjoy the beautiful beach and the sun of Ankazoberavina. The lodge also offers massages to relax, and various land excursions and marine activities.
Accommodation: Ecolodge
Meals included: – Breakfast – lunch and dinner
End of stay in Ankazoberavina, transfer to Nosy be
Departure at 10 am to bypass the huge sugar loaf and its thousands of birds before arriving in Nosy Be. Free afternoon to enjoy the hotel.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel / Residence of your choice
Meals included: – Breakfast
Immersion in tropical forest
Lokobe is the last primary forest of Nosy Be, with its numerous medicinal and endemically plants and its millennium trees. Protected area. This forest which attracts every year many scientists will lead you into the very inside of a tropical forest. Like an initiatory ritual, let you guide into this well preserved universe, looking for nocturnal and diurnal lemurs (Macaco and Lepilemurs), reptile, chameleons, insects, and tropical birds. Land transfer until the fishermen’s village of Ambatozavavy in the south of the island, from where you’ll embark on a traditional boat rowing along the mangrove swamp up to the reserve. Here we are! Your guide (specialist of the fauna and flora of Madagascar) invites you to discover the lively treasures of his reserve and will deliver you with friendliness its secret and its legends.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel / Residence of your choice
Meals included: – Breakfast and pic nic lunch