The northwest of Mada by bike

Day 1 : ANTANANARIVO 

Flight to Antananarivo (TNR)

Welcome and transfer to the hotel 

Dinner and overnight stay at hotel 

Day 2 : ANTANANARIVO – ANKARAFANTSIKA 

Breakfast at Hotel

We leave Antananarivo early in the morning to take the RN4 towards North West. We meet our bikes and set off for a short ride at a leisurely, brisk pace with a variety of road conditions from tarmac to secondary roads, plus some uphill and downhill before we really start exploring Madagascar. 

You will be amazed by the immensity of the landscapes, we cross the famous Betsiboka river carrying tons of laterite giving it its red color. We will be able to observe the gold diggers around Maevatanana. Free lunch on the road and continuation to Ankarafantsika National Park.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 3 : ANKARAFANTSIKA NATIONAL PARK – ANTSOHIHY

Breakfast at Hotel

Morning visit to the Ankarafantsika National Park by bycicle  , a site renowned for its ornithological richness, its various species of chameleons and tortoises endemic to Madagascar. During the walk inside the park, possibility of seeing lemurs such as the sifaka, … and even nocturnal species, precious woods such as rosewood, sacred wood, ….lunch on the way. Let’s start pedalling again !!

Long stage where several stops will be necessary to stretch a little. The largest and longest bridge in Madagascar spans the Sofia River 30 km from Port Bergé. Visit of this city famous for its chrome mines.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 4 : ANTSOHIHY – MAHAMASINA 

Breakfast at hotel.

Direction: the village of Mahamasina, nestled at the entrance to the Ankarana National Park. The journey therefore continues on the RN6, the road that leads to the northern tip of the Big Island.A section of track is a little difficult but the journey offers you a surprising scenery. Arrival at the end of the afternoon, installation at the hotel.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 5 : ANKARANA NATIONAL PARK

Beakfast at hotel.

Bike ride to enter the roof of the famous Tsingy (formation of sharp limestone peaks) which dominate the superb park. Visit of the caves with crystalline concretions… Free picnic lunch on site and return to the hotel towards the end of the afternoon. 

The discovery of Ankarana National Park requires physical endurance. In the evening, the return to the gîte will be all the more appreciated.

 Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 : MAHAMASINA – RAMENA 

Breakfast at hotel.

Destination the second largest bay in the world where the picturesque fishing village of Ramena is located, 20km from Diègo Suarez. Once again, you will take the national road 6 (RN6) for a long time  to pass through Nosy Lonjo, “le pain de sucre”. 

 Your tourist guide will tell you the story of the famous “le pain de sucre ‘’” Sugar Loaf” or “Nosy Lonjo”, symbol of the city of Diégo Suarez, as soon as you see it.

Picnic lunch on the road.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 : MER D’EMERAUDE 

Breakfast at hotel.

The day is placed under the sign of relaxation and idleness. It begins with the presentation of the crew for a canoe trip on the Emerald Sea, a huge lagoon with colors sometimes turquoise blue sometimes emerald green with heavenly beaches.

Other relaxation activities are on the program: it is indeed possible on the emerald sea to go kite surfing.

When day falls on the beach, it will then be time to find Ramena. You will stay overnight at the same hotel. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 8 : RAMENA – TSINGY ROUGE – DIEGO

Breakfast at the hotel

It is another variety of tsingy that we invite you to discover on this 8th day of your trip to Madagascar, a dream island. During your transfer to the Tsingy Rouge private park, you will already have a taste of the great adventure you are about to experience.

These tsingy prove to be fragile but you will have the opportunity to contemplate them, in particular the big and the small red tsingy, as well as the Canyon.  Their ocher silhouettes rising in front of you majestic and austere, give the red tsingy the vision of an exceptional landscape, of an unreal world.

Then head to Anivorano where the main attraction is the Sacred Lake populated by crocodiles. Legend has it that a traveler passing by asked the inhabitants of the village for water, who refused to give it to him.  He then cursed the village which turned into a lake while the inhabitants were reincarnated as crocodiles

Then return to the city of Diègo Suarez for one night and dinner at the hotel.

Day 9 : DIEGO SUAREZ – MONTAGNE D’ AMBRE – DIEGO SUAREZ 

Breakfast at the hotel 

 In the program : Amber Mountain National Park with your bike.

Walk in primary forest  to discover waterfalls, lakes, tree ferns, orchids, lemurs, chameleons…

Seven species of lemurs out of the 70 species in Madagascar, rub shoulders there.  Five species like the day and are therefore diurnal and two species prefer the night. Randomly on the walk, you will meet birds – there are more than 75 species – and reptiles including the smallest chameleon in the world, the Tuberculous Brookesia. 

Then visit the town of Joffreville.

At the end of the afternoon, you will return to Diègo Suarez and you will spend the night in the same hotel. Dinne at the hotel.

Day 10 :  DIEGO SUAREZ   –   AMBANJA 

Breakfast at the hotel.

Before reaching Ambanja, the next stage town 230 km away from Diègo Suarez, a short tour of the town of Diègo Suarez is still a must.  Diego Suarez has a particular cachet.

Then head for Ambanja, the cocoa capital, which you will reach after about a few hours by bike on the national road 6, for those who do not want to go by bike or you are tired can take the vehicle. It is in Ambanja that the best cocoa in Madagascar is produced, which has made the Big Island famous worldwide. Lunch on the way .

Dinner and overnight at  the hotel.

Day 11 : AMBANJA –  ANKIFY  –   NOSY BE 

Breakfast at the hotel.

There is a pier called Ankify where the crossing to Nosy Be takes place. It is to this Ankify pier that your guide will take you. Apart from its heavenly beaches, Ankify is only a must for the crossing to Nosy Be. The crossing takes about 45 minutes. We will also take your bike for a ride in nosy be.

You can take advantage of your free afternoon either to rest at the hotel or to take a walk.

Day 12 to  14 :  NOSY BE 

Breakfast at the hotel.

These days of freedom that you will spend on the island of Nosy Be will lead you to one conclusion: no need to travel the world to find paradise on earth.  It is here in Nosy Be where the traveler’s trees, the ravinala, mango trees, pepper trees, coffee trees, vetiver and others… mingle and intertwine in the landscape under the bewitching scent of ylang-ylang to give this dream island, its name, “perfume island”.

From Mont Passot, you can admire the string of crater lakes and the surrounding islets bathed in the sunset.  Nosy Komba, Nosy Tanikely, Nosy Iranja or Turtle Island are all small islands that invite you to explore.

You can also visit  and hike the Lokobe reserve which contains endemic flora and fauna. You can also see the Lemuria Land. Getting to know the sacred tree, the port and the markets better in order to better understand the culture, the inhabitants, the behaviors will allow you to better understand the men and their living environment in this dream island of Nosy Be.

But you can also go for the idleness side offered by the paradisiacal beaches of Nosy be. You can therefore take the opportunity to unwind and relax in order to better perk you up to start off on the right foot.

Dinner and overnight at the same hotel.

 

Day 15 : NOSY BE  –  ANTANANARIVO   By plane 

Breakfast at the hotel 

On the program for this day, your transfer to Nosy Be airport where you will fly to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, the main departure point for international flights.

Our guide driver will welcome you at Ivato international airport, and will accompany you to the hotel where you will be installed.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 16 : ANTANANARIVO – BACK HOME 

Breakfast at the hotel .

Our accompanying driver supports your transfer to the airport according to the schedule of your flight to your country of origin.  He will stop at the craft market on the road to the airport to allow you to buy beautiful souvenirs of your trip to the Big Island through small handicrafts that represent the country.

                                    END OF CIRCUIT 

• The lemurs of the Montagne d’Ambre NP 
• The discovery of the Red Tsingy and Ankarana NP 
• The island of Nosy Be, the tranquility of the Mozambique Channel
• Majunga the beautifull town
• Ankarafantsika national park
• The emerald sea
• Diego Suarez a capital cachet 
• Ambanja the cocoa capital 

• Tana  – ankarafantsika 
• Ankarafantsika – Antsohihy 
• Antsohihy – Mahamasina 
• Ankarana national park 
• Mahamasina – Ramena 
• Ramena – Tsingy rouge 
• Diego – Montagne d Ambre 
• Diego – Ambanja 
• Nosy be hell ville