Day 1 : Antananarivo :
Meeting upon arrival .Beginning of the program . After noon :Optional : visit Ambohimanga palace . Accomodation at Radama hotel.
Day 2 : Antananarivo-Miandrivazo :
(390 kilometers) Drive to the middle west, stop at the hotel Diamant, Antsirabe, for lunch . Continuation to Miandrivazo , arrive at the end of afternoon . Accomodation at la Reine Rasalimo .
Day 3 : Tsiribihina :
Beginning of the trip down the river Tsiribihina .Within the river periphery, we can discover a high concentration of aquatic birds and a few land species: White wader, Mitred Guinea fowl , malagasy Drongo, Greater Vasa parrot , Bee eater of Madagascar . Snake bird , Cormorant , Malagasy sea eagle , Knob billed duck. Bivouac in the surroundings of the natural pool .
Day 4 : Tsiribihina :
Continuation of the navigation, visit of the small village of Berevo. Bivouac in the surroundings of Tsaraotana.
Day 5 : Tsimafana -Morondava :
Continuation of the navigation , crossing the coastal plain of Menabe ; after the lunch , landing and drive to Morondava through the dry forest and the alley of baobabs . Accomodation at Morondava Beach Hotel .
Day 6 : Morondava-Tuléar :
Flight to Tuléar in the after noon . Meeting upon arrival . Transfer and accomodation at Capricorne Hotel .
Day 7 : Tuléar-Ifaty :
(25 kilometers) After the breakfast, drive to Ifaty. Accomodation at les Dunes Hotel . Within the Didieraceae forest , we can observe : Paradise flycatchers , Long tailed ground roller , Coua , Sicklebill , Rail , White headed vanga , Vanga....
Day 8 : Ifaty :
Continuation of the visit within the didieraceae forest or up to the mangroves where we can find aquatic birds such as : Golden plover , Turnstone , Red billed duck , Flamingo , Tern..
Accomodation at the hotel les Dunes Hotel.
Day 9 : Ifaty-Tuléar-Fort Dauphin :
Transfer to Tulear airport and flight to Fort-Dauphin . Transfer and accomodation at le Dauphin Hotel .
Day 10 : Fort Dauphin-Berenty:
Drive to Berenty (90 kilometers) Accomodation at Berenty Lodge. The private Reserve of Berenty , on Mandrare bank , is the ideal place to observe different types of birds such as : Vanga , Hawk , Purple heron , Partridge , Buzzard , Malagasy drongo , Crested coua , Weaver , Small parrot of Madagascar Accomodation at Berenty Lodge.
Day 11 : Berenty :
During the stay in the Reserve , the lemurs will be omnipresent . Drive back to Fort Dauphin in the after noon . Accomodation at the hotel le Dauphin Hotel . Day 12 : Fort Dauphin-Mahajanga via Antananarivo :
Transfer to the airport and flight to Mahajanga via Antananarivo. Arrival in Mahajanga at the end of the afternoon. Accomodation at Vieux Baobab. Day Day 13 : Mahajanga-Ampijoroa :
Drive to Ampijoroa(125 kilometers). Installation of the Bivouac, this Reserve offers the possibility to observe differents types of birds:Vandam's Souimanga, Coua,Greater vasa parrot, Madagascar bulbul , Vanga ...In the lake of Amboromalandy we can also see aquatic birds species .
Bivouac
Day 14 : Ampijoroa-Mahajanga :
At the end of the day, drive back to Mahajanga . Accomodation at Vieux Baobab.
Day 15 : Mahajanga-Antananarivo:
Flight to Antananarivo, meeting upon arrival .Optional : visit of the botanical and zoological parc ..