THE SPLENDORS OF THE NORTH

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Diégo Suarez.

Arrival in Diego, transfer to the hotel, and then departure for an excursion to the three bays.

Who says tourist in Diego Suarez should start his stay by visiting the three bays that are the beauty of the region. The bay of Sakalava, ideal for both surfers and those who want to enjoy the pleasures of idleness, Sakalava Bay is specially designed for them. Pigeon Bay, as its name suggests, you can walk in this divinely exotic place while letting you rock by the song of birds. And the Bay of the Dunes, this place contains in particular vestiges of military buildings of period which will interest particularly the researchers and other historians.

And, to complete the whole, nothing like to admire a beautiful sunset.

Overnight in hotel.

Departure by 4WD car for a morning visit of Amber Mountain National Park. A dense, humid forest with a very high rate of endemism: several species of precious woods, palm trees, orchids with enchanting flowers and petals, tree ferns, not to mention the various lemurs living in the wild. The Roussettes waterfalls, numerous waterfalls, and crater lakes in the heart of the primary forest add to the magic of the place.

Return to the village of Joffre Ville, not far from the Amber Mountain.

Overnight in hotel.

Continuation by car to Ankarana. Afternoon, excursion to one of the most impressive sites, the red Tsingy. Red, ocher, with variations of hue according to the movement of the sun, you will discover laterite landscapes, characteristics in Madagascar. Everything is there to satisfy your desires of discovery.

After visit, continuation to Ankarana.

Overnight in hotel.

Visit of the reserve.

The Ankarana Special Reserve, a place where tsingy are traversed by underground waterways where stalactites and stalagmites make rather spooky images and where bats have built their shelters. A multitude of animal and plant species, most of them endemic, are represented here: lemurs, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and bats; you can observe them while crossing the legendary suspension bridge traversing the stone forest of Ankarana.

Overnight in hotel.

Transfer by car to Ankify crossing the landscape of Sambirano. The northern region of the island is not only a place of "wild" discoveries, it is also a place of settlements of more or less industrial crops such as coffee, palma rosa, cocoa without forgetting "essential" plants such as ylang ylang, geranium ...

In Ankify, crossing on a motor boat to reach the island of Nosy Be. You go against beautiful beaches with fine sand, lined with coconut trees that have weathered all the bad weather, a sea where fish have every advantage to reproduce at their best. The region is composed of islands as paradisiacal as each other, with hills and valleys from where emanates the incredible scent of fruits and flowers.

Arrival in Nosy Be, transfer and check-in at the hotel.

Overnight in hotel.

Departure by boat to the islets: Nosy Komba, the lemurs’ island and Nosy Tanikely, the marine reserve.

After a 15-minute crossing by speedboat, arrival on Nosy Komba. A volcanic island covered with tropical vegetation inhabited by macaco lemurs. The island is also the largest and most populous after Nosy Be, with fishermen settling there. Handmade embroideries by the women of the village are displayed everywhere.

Continuation of the excursion to Nosy Tanikely by taking the boat again, a small uninhabited island classified as a marine national park. A living aquarium with an impressively beautiful coral reef, home to several underwater species such as stingrays, clown fish, butterfly fish, green turtles..., it is one of the most beautiful snorkeling spots and a paradisiacal swimming site.

Lunch picnic on the island to savor the local specialty.

Overnight in hotel.