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Island
Madagascar Adventure Holiday tours, Perinet Forest,
Pangalanes Canal, St Marie Island |
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MADAGASCAR ADVENTURE HOLIDAY TOURS
Home to a diverse variety of
unique wildlife, exotic plants and a strange & mystical cultures, most of
which can be found nowhere else
in the world.
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The Island of Madagascar is a new Tourist Frontier waiting to be
explored.
A Madagascar Adventure offers everything you have ever wanted. A
vacation with a difference and more than you ever expected.
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12 Awe inspiring days exploring this once forgotten
Mystical & Magical Island of Madagascar |
Antananarivo - |
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Perinet Forest
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Pangalanes Canal -
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Sainte Marie Island |
A Madagascar vacation lends
itself to more than just a beach holiday. As the world's
fourth biggest island there is much to explore on the Mystical
Island of Madagascar. To appreciate the full diversity of Madagascar wildlife, culture and amazing plant
life you need to travel through the forests, along the canals,
through villages and the countryside, finally relaxing on
the beaches of Sainte Marie Island.
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SELFTOURS has designed this unique Madagascar Adventure
Holiday package
to give you the best of Madagascar.
Whether you arrive from Europe, Asia,
Australia or the Americas
Selftours will make your Madagascar adventure a memorable
vacation.
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Saturday
Day 1 |
Arrive at
Antananarivo airport late afternoon and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast |
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Sunday
Day 2
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After breakfast you are collected
and transferred to the famous Perinet Forest travelling approximately 140
km from Antananarivo through the highlands. You arrive at
Perinet in time to freshen up before joining your guide for
an evening walk in the rain forest in search of the main species
of nocturnal animals.
Dinner is served in the restaurant around a welcoming log fire,
before settling in for the night in your chalet.
Overnight Vakona Lodge, Dinner, Bed &
Breakfast
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Monday
Day 3 |
An early breakfast is served and then you
join your guide in search of the largest of all
lemurs - the baboon-sized Indri. The forest echoes with
the eerie call of these elusive animals. There are
several other species of lemur living in the forest as well as
many other small animals and fascinating insects. Perinet
rainforest covers an area of 12 810 hectares of dense primary
rainforest.
By mid-morning you leave the rain forest and
continue east
for about 2 hours to Manambato. Chez Luigi hotel lies on a sandy white
beach overlooking the beautiful natural lake.
Overnight Chez Luigi, Dinner, Bed &
Breakfast
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Tuesday
Day 4 |
After breakfast you board a speed
boat on the Pangalanes
Canal. After about an hour cruising along this
intriguing canal with its many little villages you arrive
at Akanin'ny Nofy, a small town on the edge of the canal.
Arriving at a Private Reserve where you can enjoy a 2 hour walk
seeing various lemurs, birds and plants in the
forest. The afternoon is free for you to enjoy at
your leisure either exploring the village or just relaxing on
the fresh-water beach. Overnight Palmarium,
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast |
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Wednesday
Day 5 |
Today you board your speed boat again to continue along the
Pangalanes Canal to Tamatave. Along the way you will pass
many villages and dugout canoes with their bamboo rafts which
are used to transport various goods up and down the canal.
On arriving at Tamatave, the main port of Madagascar, you
transfer to your hotel. As an optional extra you may wish to ask
at reception for a guided tour viewing the remaining colonial
architecture, the main market and smell the fragrant spices.
Overnight Joffre Hotel, Dinner, Bed &
Breakfast |
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Thursday
Day 6 |
This morning you transfer by road
to Ivongo approx 140 Km north of Tamatave to meet with your
ferry. The crossing to St Marie is approx 30 Km. Normally
it is a reasonably smooth crossing being sheltered between the mainland
and the island of St Marie. During the whale season
(July/Sept) you are almost guaranteed to see Hump Back Whales leaping from the water. You are met at the little harbour and
transferred to your hotel. Overnight Vani
Vola Hotel, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast |
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Friday
Day 7 |
Vani Vola is a charming French
owned hotel right on the beach. Your hostess will happily
advise you on various attractions on the island: Jungle
treks; visit to the pirates cemetery & zoo to name a few.
During the whale season - July / September - boat trips can
be arranged to view these gentle giants of the seas.
Overnight Vani Vola Hotel, Dinner, Bed
& Breakfast
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Saturday
Day 8 |
You can hire a small motor bike and
set off with a picnic lunch in search of your own little
paradise beach or explore the little town and
harbour where you can relax at a street-side cafe and watch
islanders going about their daily tasks.
There is a boat trip to the nearby picturesque island of
Ile Aux Nattes off the southern tip of Sainte
Marie with excellent beaches and coral to snorkel. Lemur
spotting and a fine lunch can be enjoyed, enquire at reception.
Overnight Vani Vola Hotel, Dinner, Bed &
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Sunday
Day 9 |
Your day is at your leisure - maybe
visit the Pirate's Grave Yard and the Lemur Zoo - afternoon
perhaps a visit to the smaller island of Ile Aux Nattes 100meters
across the channel in a dugout - see island photo on right -
ideal for some swimming and snorkelling.
Overnight Vani Vola Hotel, Dinner, Bed
& Breakfast
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Monday
Day 10 |
Your last day at your leisure to
relax or enjoy those last minute activities that you missed on
the Island of Sainte Marie.
Overnight Vani Vola Hotel, Dinner, Bed
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Tuesday
Day 11 |
Early transfer to the airport for your
flight to Antananarivo arriving at 9.30am. You
therefore have the balance of the day at leisure.
Optional excursions could include a city tour, the
Artisans Craft Market - or the Lemur Park just south of
Tana.
Overnight, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast |
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Tuesday
Day 12 |
Transfer to Antananarivo Ivato
Airport for your International flight home.
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You can
shorten the above tour by flying back on Day 7 from Sainte
Marie overnight Tana
and catch the Saturday flight out.
OR
Optional
longer stays on St Marie island are available on request
Speak to Selftours - we will design your tour to meet
with your requirements
NB - Air Madagascar flights are on Tuesdays and
Saturdays only
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What is Included :-
International & Domestic flights ex Johannesburg where
required.
Road Transfers
Boat Transfers
All Accommodation
H/B (Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)
Drivers & guides where required.
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What is
NOT included :-
Visas - obtainable on arrival : approx Euro 70 each
Airport Taxes : approx E193 or ZA Rand 1980 per
person.
Luncheons,
Snacks & Alcoholic beverages.
Optional excursions
Items of a personal nature. Tips, gratuities & porterage
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All
you need is your Lunch & Beer money! |
11 Day Package
If flying from your home country directly
into Madagascar, contact Selftours for an
adjustment in flights. |
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SELFTOURS cc is a registered Closed Corporation
under South African Law No. 2002/050421/23
SELFTOURS is an accredited
member of
SATSA (South African Tourism
Services Association). Affording you the knowledge and
peace of mind that you are negotiating with a recognised and
financially approved
South African Tour Operator
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Contact us for the many other
options that we offer on the Island of Madagascar, as well as tours of South Africa,
all can be designed
to meet your personal vacation requirements. |
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Contact Details
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Itineraries and prices
subject to fluctuation & change without notice
Selftours retains the
right to change the itinerary without notice where and when
necessary
Subject to availability of
flights, accommodation and prevailing exchange control
rates at time of your booking
Terms and conditions do apply
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Island Madagascar
Adventure Holiday tours, covering Perinet Forest, Pangalanes Canal,
Tamatave, St
Marie Island
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