Itinerary
- Day 1
Antananarivo
You'll be met at Antananarivo Ivato airport and driven to your hotel for check-in. If your flight arrives early enough, there's time to walk around the city and get oriented. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Optional Activities
- City tour based on flight schedule
- Day 2
Antananarivo
Spend the day exploring Antananarivo with stops at a private lemur park to see different lemur species, then head to Tsarasaotra park for bird watching. After that, you'll visit the Queen's Palace and museum before checking out local markets, Independence Avenue, and the train station. Lunch comes at a local restaurant, followed by dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Private lemur park visit
- Tsarasaotra park bird watching
- Queen's Palace visit
- Museum visit
- Markets tour
- Independence Avenue visit
- Train station visit
Landmarks Queen's Palace Tsarasaotra Park Independence Avenue - Day 3
Île aux Nattes
After breakfast, you'll head to the airport and fly to Sainte-Marie island (about one hour). Once you land, a boat takes you to your hotel on Île aux Nattes. Lunch and dinner are included with your overnight stay at the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Boat transfer to Île aux Nattes
Landmarks Île aux Nattes 
- Days 4 - 6
Île aux Nattes
You have three full days here on Île aux Nattes during the whale festival celebrating humpback whales. The festival features ethnic parades, live music, conferences, and whale watching trips (at least 2 hours each). You can also rent quads or scooters to visit pirate tombs and waterfalls, explore the mangrove forest, or check out nearby villages. Sports competitions happen in football, mountain biking, and canoe racing if you're interested. Meals come at the hotel restaurant daily with overnight accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Whale watching excursions
- Whale festival events and parades
- Sports competitions (football, mountain biking, canoe racing)
- Whale festival concerts and evening events
- Mangrove forest exploration
- Beach and village visit
- Quad or scooter rental
- Pirate tombs visit
- Waterfall visit
Landmarks Mangrove Forest - Sainte-Marie - Day 7
Île aux Nattes to Antananarivo
You'll transfer from the hotel to Sainte-Marie airport for your flight back to Antananarivo (roughly one hour). After landing, you're picked up and taken to the hotel. A city center tour follows lunch at a local restaurant, then dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City center tour
- Day 8
Antananarivo
After breakfast, you'll drive along national road RN3 to reach the Royal Palace at Ambohimanga Rova for cultural and historical exploration. On the way, you'll stop at Padre Pio Charity House, which helps autistic children and young people. Depending on your flight time, there's a chance to browse Malagasy handicrafts at the dam market. The hotel provides day use before you transfer to the airport for your flight home, with complimentary dinner and a meeting with the tour team included.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at restaurant in Antananarivo)
Included Activities
- Royal Palace at Ambohimanga Rova visit
- Padre Pio Charity House visit
Optional Activities
- Malagasy handicrafts at dam market
Landmarks Royal Palace at Ambohimanga Rova
