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Whale watching in Sainte-Marie Madagascar

What you will see during you discover the Sainte-Marie Madagascar island and do the whale watching?

The waters around Madagascar are rich in cetacean species, some of which are endemic to the region.

Humpback whales in particular are known to gather in the warm waters of Madagascar to mate and give birth. They are easily recognizable by their hump-shaped dorsal fin, wide and flat tail and complex song.

Cetaceans are threatened by marine pollution, noise and ship collisions. Illegal and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices such as drift nets also pose a threat to cetaceans.

 

Discover Sainte-Marie and whale whatching

Program for discovering the Sainte-Marie Madagascar Island and tale pleasure to do the whale watching

12 days and 11 nights

Price per pax based on two pax
1750€
Half-board

01. Antananarivo

On the day of your arrival, a guide will meet you at the airport with a driver who will take you to the hotel. Depending on the time of flight, you can already enjoy the life of the inhabitants of the high plateau.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel

02. Antananarivo – Sainte-Marie

Early in the morning, after breakfast, depending on the time of flight, we offer tours around the capital. We will then arrive at the airport for transfer of the local flight Tana to Sainte-Marie.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel

3. Sainte-Marie

Hundreds of Antarctic humpback whales come here to breed or give birth from June to September each year. This impressive dance show of whales and their young can be seen on Sainte-Marie Island.

After breakfast, preparation for the sea trip. A boat is waiting for you to embark on a half-day of Safarie.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

4. Sainte-Marie

Day dedicated to the discovery of the sites that make the island a special destination. Visiting the pirate cemetery, the museum of queen Bétia, first catholic church in Madagascar, and finally the island of fourbons.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

5. Sainte-Marie

Breakfast, then preparation for another sea trip. For this sea ride, the destination is The Sand Island, picnic lunch.

For the afternoon, a short walk in the small island in the south of Sainte-Marie; Île aux nattes. A little piece of paradise; all tourists who stay in Sainte-Marie, make at least a small walk in this island. It is indeed a place of beauty. It is one of the reasons why Sainte-Marie is among the most popular destinations for tourists coming to Madagascar.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

6. Sainte-Marie

Free day.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

7. St. Mary’s – Soanierana Ivongo – Toamasina

Departure very early in the morning to reach the great land.

Arriving at Soanierana Ivongo, a car will wait on the dock, for transfer to the city of Toamasina the capital of the ethnic group betsimisaraka.

8. Toamasina

Breakfast at the hotel

Visit the historic town in the afternoon.

9. Toamasina – Palmarium

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer from the river port of Toamasina with a small boat, for a two-hour journey time to the Hotel and Reserve of Palmarium. Various animations, and visit along the way.

In the evening possibility for a night out on the island of ayes; the largest nocturnal lemur of Madagascar.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

10. Palmarium

For your second day in the dream nest, the morning will be dedicated to visits of the reserve that is located in the hotel itself where you would be accommodated. You will meet different species of lemurs, and especially the largest species of lemurs all gathered in the Indri indri; or Babakoto in Malagasy.

For the afternoon, we will take you to visit the village of pec heure all near the hotel; the visit is intended to show you the way people live in this part of Madagascar, their daily lives, what they do to live.

Late afternoon, return to the hotel.

Animation, Dinner and Overnight at the hotel

11. Palmarium – Andasibe

Small lunch at the hotel.

Leaving behind this beautiful paradise. For a new destination Anadasibe; known as a a popular National Park to see the biggest lemurs and another animals and vegetations.

Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

12.Andasibe  – Antananarivo

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Back to the capital.

For the afternoon, free activity.

13. Ambohimanga – Airport

After the small luncheon, visit of the royal paler in Ambohimanga at some kilometers from the center of Antananarivo.

The royal hill of Ambohimanga is a remarkable testimony to the civilization that developed in the central highlands of Madagascar. Mount Royal in Ambohimanga was the cradle of kingdoms and dynasties that made Madagascar a modern and internationally recognized state.

Transfer to the airport

From €1750  per person /

Based on two people

 

HALF-BOARD

Included in this price:

  • Car with driver and fuel included
  • Hotel, breakfast, and dinner;
  • Entrance ticket and guided visit to Andasibe National Park; Peyrieras Reserve; nocturnal visit to the Aye-aye islet; daytime visit to the Palmarium;
  • Boat transfert to Pangalanes canal;
  • Boat transfer to Sainte-Marie
  • All excursions mentioned in the program
  • Transfer to Sainte-Marie airport and Ivato Antananarivo airport
  • Full board in Sainte-Marie
  • Visit to ROVA Manjakamiadana
  • VAT
  • Day use in Antananarivo
  • National accompanying guide

Not included:

  • All programs not mentioned in this itinerary
  • Tips
  • Any lunches during the stay
  • Domestic flight ticket

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