Bemiray Tours
Welcome and transfer to your hotel
Wake up and after a good breakfast, transfer and flight to Majunga. Welcome by hotel and luggage drop-off.
Boat trip up to the Morira River. Visit of the Village of Ladigy. Visit of the village of Antsanitiaby zebu cart, forest, tree nursery, fishing village. Departure 8/8:30 am for the small village of Belamoty, passing through the hotel’s nursery (various explanations on lifestyle, climate, culture and diet). Lunch by our care. Visit to the dispensary (with information on the ADTIA and AMADA associations helping village development). Visit to the village of Antsanitia, with the opportunity to have the traditional Sakalava women’s mask applied. Passage through the forest (Eucalyptus, Ravinala, known as the « traveler’s tree », and the superb Mandrarofo). View over the rice fields of Antranom Vazaha (le gîte du blanc).
The park is between the Betsiboka River to the west and the Mahajamba River to the east. Originally there were two parks on either side of Route 4 national road, but they were combined in 2002. The park occupies about 135,000 hectares and consists of patches of thick dry tropical forest interspersed with less dense areas. There are also savannah, scrub and sandy eroded rock areas and some land is farmed by the indigenous Sakalava people. There are a number of lakes and the park is criss-crossed by tracks and paths. Lunch on the way by our care. On about 1350 km² of dry forest, lakes, canyons, and savannahs, Ankarafantsika is home to an enormous variety of species. The protected area itself has existed since 1927 but was only officially declared a national park in 2003. Since 2017, parts of the national park are so-called Ramsar Conservation Area (No. 2289). The Convention on the Protection of Wetlands, initiated by the WWF and adopted in Ramsar in Iraq, was already adopted in 1971. Madagascar signed the treaty in 1999. Hunting is not permitted in the protected areas and the signatory parties undertake to ensure the survival of the natural fauna and flora there. Since 2023, Ankarafantsika has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We ll do Coquereli tour: auna & flora, Ravelobe Lake, canyon, and the endemic baobab
Departure from the hotel around 8 a.m. by 4WD. Head for the red cirque of Grand Pavois (one of Majunga’s most beautiful geological formations), and visit the site. Then on to the Sacred Lake of Mangatsa, a place of worship with its own legend, a small pond with translucent waters inhabited by numerous protected fish, baobab observation and approach to lemurs (the white-coated sifaka) and crocodiles in captivity. Shaded picnic on site. Return to the hotel
An ideal activity to enjoy the beauty of the marine landscapes and the color nuances of the sky by the sunset on the catamaran of Antsanitia Resort. Enjoy an aperitif and canapés, spend convivial moments with your loved ones while savoring local flavors.
Last morning on the seaside. Transfer to the airport and flight back to Antananarivo. Welcome and transfer to your hotel. Lunch by our care. Last day souvenir shopping. We take an orientation tour of the City of the Thousand. We visit the upper town, passing by the Queen’s Palace, the museum of photography where we tale lunch by our care. during Tanà by night we’ll be touring the trendiest bars & lounges with the specialities of the moment. Around midnight, or 01 a.m. at the latest, we head back to the hotel for a rest.
After breakfast, Transfer to the airport. Assistance and flight back to your country.
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