North with blue eyed lemurs

Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight stay at Hotel Le Chat’o Park or similar.

(25 km, approx. 1 hour)
Transfer to the airport and flight to Diego Suarez, a cosmopolitan, lively city with the “Sugar Loaf” in the bay towards Ramena, which is called Antsiranana in the local language. Reception there and drive to the small town of Joffreville southwest of Diego Suarez, which was founded by the French Foreign Legion in 1950 and developed into a resort for exhausted foreign legionnaires in the cool mountain air. Since the mid-1990s, the village has been filled with life: it serves as a starting point for visiting the 18,200-hectare Montagne d’Ambre National Park, home to seven species of lemurs, over 70 species of birds, and 24 species of amphibians. The park also includes several waterfalls up to 80 meters high, several rivers, and crater lakes.

Overnight stay at the Nature Lodge Hotel or similar.

(100 km, approx. 5 hours).
Breakfast, then departure south. En route, visit to the Tsingy rouge, weather permitting (red laterite soil with beautiful crystal formations). Drive to the Andrafiamena Andavakoera Reserve.
Overnight stay at Akiba Lodge Anjahakely

Visit to the reserve, where you can see the rare black Sifaka lemur (Propithecus perrieri) and other lemurs, birds, etc. There is also a natural swimming pool where you can bathe. The nearby village of Anjakahely is known for its perfumed rice.

Overnight stay again at Akiba Lodge Anjahakely

(47 km, approx. 1.5 hours)
Drive to Ankarana (meaning “sharp stone”), a protected nature reserve. There you can admire the unique limestone formations known as “tsingy” in the Malagasy language, as well as several caves where you can see stalactites, stalagmites, and bats. Hike of about three to four hours.
Similar to the Tsingy de Bemaraha and Namoroka, it is an eroded limestone plateau where wind and weather have formed needle-sharp rock peaks. Some of the valleys formed, some of which are deep, are cut off from the outside world and are traversed by streams that often disappear into underground cave systems, for example in the hole known as “Perte de rivière.” These streams can dry up in the dry season and quickly swell into rivers in the rainy season.
Overnight stay at Ankarana Lodge or similar

Excursion to explore the Ankarana Nationalpark on a hike lasting several hours. If the spectacular landscape is not reason enough to visit the Tsingy du Nord, as they are also called, you will find an interesting flora and fauna. Eleven species of lemurs live here, including the rare aye-aye. Afterwards, drive to Ambilobe.
Overnight stay at Hotel Kozobe or similar

After breakfast, drive to Ambanja. On the way, visit the Loky Manambato Reserve. It is a small patch of protected forest that is home to an endemic species of lemur, the golden-crowned Sifaka (Propithecus Tattersall). You can also spot mouse lemurs, boas, and various bird species there. Then continue to Ambanja, a small town with wide avenues and spacious gardens. The cocoa and spice plantations in the surrounding area are also important employers. Optionally, for a small extra charge, you can visit a spice plantation on the way and, if booked in advance, have lunch there. After arrival, there is an opportunity to explore the town.
Overnight stay at the Hotel Axa or similar.

(180 km, approx. 5 hours)
After the trip to Maromandia and a little further south, you will find the rarely visited Ambodimanga Bas Reserve, where you have a good chance of seeing the rare blue-eyed lemurs (Eulemur flavifrons), which are only found in this area. This lemur species is the only blue-eyed primate in the world besides humans. The females are brown and the males are black.
Overnight stay at Hotel Axa or similar

(17 km, approx. 1 hour + 30 minutes boat trip)
Drive to Ankify, a small village on the beach, then boat transfer to Nosy Be. Reception at the port and transfer by car to the hotel.

Free day. Optional extra: mini cruise to Nosy Komba, a small neighboring island where you can see lemurs (female black lemurs are brown, males are jet black). Vanilla is also grown there. A 622-meter-high volcano can be climbed. There are no roads or cars here… Then continue to the small island of Nosy Tany Kely with its underwater reserve (since 2011, 200-hectare national marine park), a snorkeling paradise rich in various fish species, starfish, crabs, corals, and numerous algae species. The water around this island is clear and mostly calm. A picnic on the beach can be served on request. Return to Nosy Be.
Or take a trip to the Lokobe Reserve to discover a rainforest with lemurs and other animals on a jungle hike lasting several hours.
Or to Mount Passot, the highest peak on the island at 329 meters, where you can admire the surrounding lakes and islands as well as the sunset.
Or to Lemuria Land, an animal and plant park that has been in existence since 2010 and where you can see bird, reptile, and lemur species as well as numerous orchids. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Overnight stay at the Anjiamarango Hotel or similar

Transfer to the airport and check-in for the return flight with Ethiopian Airlines. Or return flight to Tana and then return flight the next day with various airlines.

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