NORTHERN TOUR – 6 DAYS: Explore the sites and reserves around Diego Suarez (including the 3 Bays, the Bons Pères Waterfall, Amber Mountain, the Red Tsingy, the Ankarana Massif, and Pirates Bay), then return to Nosy Be.
Day 1: TRANSFER FROM NOSY BE TO AMBILOBE
Quick shuttle transfer from the port of Nosy Be to the port of Ankify to reach Ambanja. Excursion 1: Ramena River by dugout canoe and the village of Ambobaka.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Hotel: Ambilobe
Day 2: Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
VISIT TO THE TSINGY ROUGE CANYON
Departure to reach the site through the multicolored Malagasy countryside.
Visit to the fascinating site of natural geological formation created by the combination of combustion, erosion and seepage: the "Red Tsingy", made up of sandstone, marble and limestone, display their ephemeral spires in all their beauty at the center of Madagascar's only sedimentary basin.
Lunch at a small local-style restaurant.
Hotel Diego Suarez
Day 3: Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
VISIT TO THE AMBER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND THE BAYS
1/ Visit to the park with a certified Madagascar National Park guide for a walk of about 2.5 hours. Evergreen forest with a humid tropical microclimate, forest trails, botanical trails, and waterfalls... The park is home to 7 species of lemurs and a variety of endemic terrestrial species that can be observed in their natural environment.
2/ Visit to Ramena and the bays of Diego Suarez
Visit to the bays of Sakalava, Baie des Pigeons and Baie des Dunes, where we can enjoy an enchanting panorama of the Indian Ocean: islets, Cap Miné, Le Petit Col and the Emerald Sea.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Hôtel Diego Suarez
Day 4: Diego Suarez (ANTALAHA BAY)
EXCURSION TO PIRATES' BAY AND THE GREAT BAOBABS OF THE NORTH
After a 2-hour 4x4 ride through the fishing villages of Ivovona and Ambodivahibe, amid typical vegetation, pachypodiums, and red rock formations, you will reach the magnificent white sand of Pirates' Bay, Ampasindava Bay. Hike into the forest to discover giant, centuries-old baobabs. Lunch at a local restaurant
Hotel: Diego Suarez
Day 5: Ambilobe
VISIT TO ANKARANA EAST NATIONAL PARK
Visit to Mahamasina Park, located halfway between Ankify and Diego Suarez. The park is characterized by dry tropical forest and overgrown trails in the forest. Depending on the time available and physical fitness, the hike takes between 2.5 and 4 hours.
Various routes are possible, in agreement with the guide, including: La Perte de Rivière, the Tsingy Tower, the Tsingy Rary, the underground bridge and the "bat cave."
Lunch at a local restaurant
Hotel: Ambilobe
Stop 6: Nosy Be
Departure from Ambilobe, heading southeast through the Malagasy savannah and the village of Isesy to Ankify, and transfer to Nosy Be.
