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| Duration | 11 days | 5 days |
| Price From | Check price | $ 2,480 |
| Price Per Day | Check price | $ 496 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Basic | Luxury |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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| Description |
A private 11-day, 10-night exploration of Madagascar. Taking you to lush national parks and putting you face-to-face with a wide variety of exotic creatures, plus time to enjoy the local culture. |
This short Sabi Sands Kruger Experience will leave you with nothing short of exceptional wildlife experience. The Sabi Sands forms part of the greater Kruger Park home to the big five! Sabi Sands is predominantly known for its leopard sightings! Lions, buffalo, elephants, wild dogs, giraffe, zebra to name a few is what you can expect to see! Sabi Bush Lodge is the perfect home base to explore this area from. Fly In specials available (speak to our experts!). |
Day 1
Accommodation: Vakona Forest Lodge.
Upon your arrival at Madagascar’s Antananarivo Airport, you will collect your luggage and proceed to the Arrivals hall, where your driver will meet you. You will begin your discovery of this island nation on the approximately 3½ hour journey, on a good, but winding, road to the mountain rainforest reserves of Perinet (Andasibe).
Upon arrival, check in at Vakona Forest Lodge, where you will stay for the next two nights.
Vakona Lodge is the most luxurious lodge in the area, offering 24 quiet and comfortable bungalows, as well as a swimming pool. Horseback riding is an optional extra, or alternatively you can visit the hotel's own little reserve, where you can observe former "pet lemurs" living in relative freedom.
You also have the option to spot your own wildlife, just by walking along the road near the lodge.
You will have a chance to relax upon arrival, or alternatively, you can begin to discover the park and surrounding area. You may visit Lemur Island in the afternoon. This pleasant sanctuary was established for lemurs that had been rescued from captivity and, as a result, are semi-habituated and enjoy being fed a banana or two.
Dinner at your lodge.
Day 2
Accommodation: Vakona Forest Lodge.
Breakfast at your lodge.
Today you will visit the Mantadia National Park, 37 kilometers (about 23 miles) from Perinet. This beautiful primary rain forest is a lowland and mid-altitude forest covering 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres). There is little flat ground, and much of the forest is steeply inclined.
Views across the rainforest canopy are spectacular, and the forest is home to many bird and lemur species found only on Madagascar. Among these, you are likely to spot – indri, a large lemur; tiny sifaka, known for their distinctive alarm call; and brown lemur; as well as such reptiles as the Malagasy tree boa and the colourful Parson’s chameleon.
Dinner at your lodge.
Day 3
Accommodation: Maison Gallienie.
Breakfast at your lodge.
This morning, you will drive approximately 3½ hours back to Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital city, where you will check in at Maison Gallieni.
Designed as a bed and breakfast, the Maison Gallienie consists of four bedrooms with indoor and outdoor public spaces devoted to relaxation and well-being.
The environmentally friendly building is made of brick, wood and stone, creating a soothing atmosphere with ecological light sources and recycled rain water.
In the afternoon, enjoy sightseeing in the capital, including a drive up to Manjakamiadana Queen’s Palace and the first prime minister’s house (now a museum). You will also stop at the Tana crafts market and the Lisy Art Gallery.
Overnight: Maison Gallienie.
Day 4
Breakfast at your hotel.
This morning, you will be picked up and escorted to Antananarivo Airport, where you will check in for your Air Madagascar flight to Toliara. There you will connect with a second Air Madagascar flight to Fort Dauphin.
Upon arrival in the tropical seaside town of Fort Dauphin, you will board your small plane flight to your camp, tucked away in a shady glade of Tamarind trees, on the banks of the Mandrare River.
Check in at Mandrare River Camp.
Located near the Southern tip of Madagascar, Mandrare River Camp lets you gain great insight into both the nature and the local culture, in a tented safari style of accommodation.
Mandrare River Camp is set in the grounds of an old colonial plantation house, opposite the sacred ancestral forests of the Antandroy Tribe.
Your spacious tent (one of only six) has en suite facilities (bucket shower and chemical toilet) and a verandah overlooking the river.
Activities include guided walks and treks into the forest, for a mix of wildlife and culture. It is also possible to visit the local village and meet the Antandroy people.
Your will have lunch and dinner at your camp.
Days 5 and 6
Breakfast at your camp.
You will have two full-days to get an in-depth look at the area, including guided hikes into the forest to see the sifa n ka lemur. You may catch a glimpse of the fossa as well.
Your will have lunch and dinner at your camp.
Day 7
Accommodation: Maison Gallienie.
Breakfast at your camp.
You will spend the morning at Mandrare River Camp.
At a time to be advised, you will board your small plane flight back to Fort Dauphin, where you will check in for you Air Madagascar flight to Antananarivo.
Upon your arrival, you will be met and escorted back to Maison Gallienie.
Day 8
Accommodation: Anjajavy
Early breakfast at your hotel.
This morning, you will be escorted to the airport, where you will board your scheduled small plane flight to Anjajavy.
An extraordinary change of scenery is guaranteed as soon as you take off. After a flight of low altitude vistas of the scenery, you will land on a private runway on the Anjajavy Peninsula.
On arrival, check into Anjajavy.
The hotel is situated 120 km (75 miles) north of the city of Mahajanga. It is built on a peninsula in a large bay and is surrounded by a 450 hectare (about 1,112 acre) reserve of dry deciduous woodland in the heart of the Menabe Sakalava territory.
The forest surrounding Anjajavy is home to the diurnal lemurs, Coquerel's sifaka and brown lemur, which are easy to see. Nocturnal lemurs here include mouse lemurs, fat-tailed dwarf lemur and Milne-Edwards sportive-lemur.
Many species of bird can be seen here too, including Madagascar buzzard, grey-headed lovebird, Tototoroka scops-owl, sickle-billed and white-headed vangas, and red-capped coua. Madagascar flying fox are common in the nearby mangroves.
Botanically this is a very interesting area, with amazing groves of baobab (Adansonia madagascariensis), pachypodium, euphorbia, combretum, and albizia species, plus three species of palm and magnificent examples of cycas thouarsii and many, many others.
Your villa has a spacious sea-facing terrace, complete with hammock. Your will have lunch and dinner at your resort.
Days 9 and 10
Accommodation: Anjajavy
Breakfast at your resort.
You will have two full-days at leisure to enjoy the activities on offer at Anjajavy.
An exploration of Morombe Bay by boat is truly worthwhile, as this is the best area in Madagascar to observe the rare and endangered Madagascar fish-eagle.
Other activities include volleyball, mountain biking, table tennis, billiards, boules (petanque), badminton, massages and nature walks. Twice daily walks, led by a local guide, are on offer along the well-laid-out paths through the forests and near to the beaches. Guests can also do an unguided walk, following a map.
Picnics in the reserve can also be arranged. Regular night walks are organized to discover Anjajavy’s remarkable nocturnal inhabitants. Anjajavy is also involved with the local community and guests are encouraged to visit the local villages.
Your will have lunch and dinner at your resort. Overnight: Anjajavy.
Day 11
Breakfast at your resort.
At a time to be advised, you will be escorted to the airstrip, where you will board your scheduled small plane flight.
Upon your arrival at Antananarivo, you will proceed to check in for your connecting flight home, or elsewhere to continue your adventure.
Have a great flight!
Day 1: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
Arriving at Skukuza Airport, your Ker & Downey Africa representative will collect you and transfer you to Sabi Bush Lodge.
Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge has been sensitively designed to allow ample space to relax, unwind and savour the tranquility of the bush. The two swimming pools and large covered viewing decks overhanging the Msuthlu riverbed are an invitation to cool off in the filtered water or sit in comfort while spotting game at the well-utilised pan. Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge offers superb facilities and great game viewing encounters. Shared game drives where you will get the opportunity to spot the big five. Famous for leopard sightings Sabi Sabi will not disappoint.
Ker & Downey Africa recommend Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge for a short-great Kruger experience.
Recommended:
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Walking safaris
Community Tour
Amani Spa
Day 2: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
Overnight Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
Recommended:
Safaris
Walking safaris
Community Tour
Amani Spa
Day 3: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
Overnight Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
Recommended:
Safaris
Walking safaris
Community Tour
Amani Spa
Day 4: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
Day 5: End of Itinerary
Depart on your last early morning game drive. Enjoy your breakfast before you are being transferred back to Skukuza Airport.
