Madagascar Baobab Avenue, Aye-Aye & Whale Watching Group Tour

12
DAYS
12
GUESTS (MAX)
• CLIMATE The climate is tropical, but cooler in the highlands (dropping as low as 5°C at night in July/August in Antananarivo and Andasibe). The dry season is March to October continuing into November in most areas. The east coast is best March-May and September-November, January-March is cyclone season. The south west area is hot, dry and semi-arid. March-April is the best time for flowers and reptiles. November (spring) is generally the best time for wildlife and birds, but lemurs can be viewed all year round. Seasonal weather patterns can be unpredictable. • ALTITUDE - Antananarivo: 1300m - Morondava: 22m maximum and an average altitude above sea level of 6m - Andasibe: 964m - Palmarium: 9m - Toamasina : 11m - Sainte Marie: 114m • EQUIPMENT HT Agency Tours offers torches for nocturnal wildlife walks, a water bottle. Please bring camera film (and spare batteries), binoculars and a beach towel and swimwear. Rain proof pants are very handy for walks in the rainforest. Lightweight walking boot shoes and trainers is recommended. Clothing should be lightweight, but a warm sweater or jacket is advisable as nights at altitude and under desert conditions can be very cold, even in summer and especially in July to September. Rainwear is highly recommended on all tours for the occasional shower. Warmer layers will be required during the winter months.
All entrance fees and Local guide fees. Private car, speed boat to Palmarium 4 Domestic flight tickets (TNR-MOQ – TNR | TMM – SMS | SMS – TNR) Professional English-speaking driver / guide. All land transportation All accommodations with meals as specified in the itinerary. 1 liter or more of mineral water per person per day while you’re on tour.
International flights and Visas Nautical activities in Sainte Marie Driver guide Tips and staff Personal nature Other extras.
• Your guide will manage all programs’ timing • During the trip, the following dietary requirement(s) are served: Regular (typically includes meat, fish, milk, sea food, ...). If you have special dietary requirements, it's a good idea to communicate it to us • Please note that the feasibility of the tour will depend on the availability of the proposed accommodations • We do not take responsibility for any airline schedule changes that may occur after quoting or booking. We will do everything we can to alleviate any disruption of your itinerary or holiday but cannot be held responsible for any loss of funds, bookings, missed connections or other prebooked/paid services. • The major parts of the road in Madagascar are in very bad condition at the moment. If, however you have any motion sickness, it is better to communicate it to us.
• VISA AND PASSPORT Madagascar: An entry visa is required by USA citizens and can be obtained on arrival. The visa is chargeable at 40USD and issued for 30 days. The visa fee is payable in USD or Euro and we advise to take small denominations and a little extra as the USD amount is calculated daily by the applicable rate of exchange. Other nationalities should consult the relevant consulate. For a single-entry tourist visa, you can apply via the e-visa website: https://evisamada.gov.mg/en/ You will need to print a copy of your evisa approval letter and present this with your passport at immigration upon your arrival. The approval letter will take a minimum of 3 days to be processed so we strongly advise for you to apply within plenty of time (maximum of 6 months prior to your arrival) before your departure. You will be permitted to stay within Madagascar for a maximum of up to 90 days and we strongly recommend for you to read the FAQ section on the e-visa website before applying. • INSURANCE It is a condition of booking with HT Agency Tours that you have adequate valid travel insurance. It is your responsibility to arrange appropriate travel insurance and ensure you have read and understood the full terms and conditions of your travel insurance policy to ensure that you are covered for all activities you intend to undertake whilst on the tour, including all optional activities. Your Insurance Policy must fully cover you for medical expenses and emergency repatriation to your home country. Please ensure your policy includes medical emergency helicopter evacuation in the event of illness or injury and covers the entire duration of your holiday. If you are trekking at altitude, please ensure that there is no upper altitude limit which may limit or exclude cover for your trip. • VACCINATIONS Nothing compulsory, but we recommend protection against malaria, tetanus, typhoid, hepatitis A plus, Polio and diphtheria. Please note that all travelers aged over 9 months old that have travelled from or have transit via a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission, will need to present a Yellow Fever certificate at immigration/borders in Madagascar for inspection. Consult your travel clinic for latest advice on different prophylaxis available against malaria. Following the advice given by the Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, we strongly recommend the wearing long sleeved shirts and the liberal application of insect repellent as a precautionary measure to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. These precautions should be taken at all times as the mosquitoes are also active during daylight hours. Please check the latest requirements with your travel clinic or doctor prior to departure. • FOOD AND DRINK The costs of meals may vary according to the location, type of restaurant and number of courses eaten and so the prices given below are just an average guide. Local restaurants located off the beaten track may be less expensive, whereas an upmarket restaurant located in the center of a major city may charge more: - Lunch price: 10 USD - Dinner price: 17 USD - Beer price: 2 USD - Water price: 1 USD

Overview

Baobabs, Wildlife and Whales Madagascar Group Tour

Limited July 15, 2026 small-group departure. Baobabs, Wildlife and Whales is a signature Madagascar journey for travelers who love adventure, rare wildlife, baobab landscapes, rainforest, the Palmarium Aye-Aye experience, and Sainte Marie whale watching.

With only 12 places available, early planning is recommended before domestic flight space, lodge availability, and whale-season logistics tighten. This journey is especially strong for wildlife lovers, photographers, couples, and curious travelers who want Madagascar to feel rare, wild, and carefully organized from start to finish.

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DEPARTURE DATE: July 15, 2026
PRICE FROM: USD 5,994 per person
PLACES AVAILABLE: 12
DEPOSIT: 30%
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: USD 700
BEST FOR: Baobab Avenue, Kirindy, Andasibe, Pangalanes Canal, Aye-Aye, Sainte Marie, and whale watching
PRIVATE UPGRADE: Available on request

Strongest Highlights

  • Avenue of the Baobabs: one of Madagascar’s most iconic sunset landscapes.
  • Kirindy: western Madagascar wildlife, dry forest, nocturnal species, and local guiding.
  • Andasibe: rainforest, indri lemurs, chameleons, orchids, and expert naturalist walks.
  • Pangalanes Canal and Palmarium: scenic waterways, lemur encounters, and the Aye-Aye experience.
  • Sainte Marie: seasonal whale watching and a softer island ending.

What Is Included

  • All entrance fees and local guide fees
  • Private car transportation throughout the land sections
  • Speed boat transfer to Palmarium
  • Four domestic flight tickets: TNR-MOQ, MOQ-TNR, TMM-SMS, and SMS-TNR
  • Professional English-speaking driver/guide
  • All land transportation required by the itinerary
  • All accommodations with meals as specified in the itinerary
  • One liter or more of mineral water per person per day while on tour

Why Book with HT Agency Tours

Madagascar is extraordinary, but it is not a simple destination to organize alone. Domestic flights, road conditions, boat connections, park timing, local guiding, and seasonal wildlife movement all need careful coordination. Therefore, booking with a locally experienced team gives you a smoother, safer, and more rewarding journey.

Request Availability Before Space Tightens

This is a small-group journey with limited availability, and the best departures can fill as flights and lodges tighten. If July 2026 is your preferred date, we recommend requesting availability early so we can confirm seats, rooms, domestic flights, and the best travel flow.

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Madagascar Baobab Avenue, Aye-Aye & Whale Watching Group Tour
Route Map

Itinerary

ANTANANARIVO

DAY 1 - ARRIVAL TIME IN ANTANANARIVO

   

Upon arrival at Ivato International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your dedicated HT Agency Toursrepresentative for a personalized meet-and-greet experience. Once you have passed customs formalities, it is to the Guide to smooth through the rest of the arrivals process - changing money, setting up your phone with a new SIM card, and anything else you need. This will make our contact easier. Once completed, transfer to your hotel with a private car.

LOCATION: ANTANANARIVO
ACCOMMODATION: NOVOTEL | RADISSON BLU
INCLUSION: DINNER AND BREAKFAST
DRIVE: ABOUT 30MN

🏨 NOVOTEL →
MORONDAVA

Day 2 – FLY FROM ANTANANARIVO TO MORONDAVA

   

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight TNR to the west coast of the island, destination to Morondava MOQ. Then, check-in at your hotel. After lunch, enjoy the rest of the day in Morondava: Relax on the beach for the rest of the day, and admire the incredible sight of sunset.

LOCATION : MORONDAVA
ACCOMODATION : PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST| VEZO BEACH
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER
FLIGHT DURATION: ABOUT 1H10MN

🏨 PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST →

Day 3 – SAFARI DAY IN MORONDAVA

   

After breakfast, drive directly to the North, about 42 km following the secondary road which a bit dusty, to reach the famous Kirindy Park. Today we drive through the Baobab Avenue during the daylight. After about 2h30mn drive, beginning of the Guided visit at Kirindy National Park. Kirindy Reserve is home to seven species of lemur. The most common are the common brown lemurs and the Verreaux's sifakas. These long-legged, seven-pound lemurs, white with dark patches, leap among tree trunks high in the canopy, propelled by their powerful hind legs but continually maintaining an upright posture. 40 bird, 50 reptile and 15 amphibian species are also found in this magnificent forest. After Kirindy’s Reserve visit. Following your visit and lunch, return toward Morondava with a stop at the “Baobab Amoureux,” before continuing to the iconic Avenue of the Baobabs. This extraordinary site features ancient Grandidier’s baobabs, some over 800 years old, standing as remnants of Madagascar’s once-dense forests. End the day with a sunset over this spectacular landscape before returning to your hotel.

LOCATION: MORONDAVA
ACCOMODATION : PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST| VEZO BEACH
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER

🏨 PALISSANDRE COTE OUEST →
ANDASIBE

Day 4 – FLY FROM MORONDAVA TO ANTANANARIVO (domestic flight) and DRIVE TO ANDASIBE

   

After breakfast, transfer to the airport: you will flight back to the capital Antananarivo. Upon arrival, drive directly to Andasibe. On the RN2 "highway" east we enjoy panoramic views of the stepped rice fields and the Merina Tombs of the Highlands of Madagascar. We see villages of the Merina tribe in the rocky hills and then continue east through green and luxuriant vegetation, with stops along the scenic rainforest route in world-renowned Andasibe-Perinet National Park, seeing primary forests and lakes. Check in at the hotel. Around 6:30PM, you end this day with a guided night visits which will take 1 hour and half, and then drive back to the hotel.

LOCATION : ANDASIBE
ACCOMODATION : MANJARANO | MANTADIA LODGE | RELAIS DE MANTADIA
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER
DURATION: ABOUT 1H10MN +ABOUT 4 TO 5 HOURS DRIVE¬

🏨 MANJARANO →

DAY 5 –ANDASIBE (PERINET)

   

After the breakfast, you start with a guided day visit at the Analamazaotra National Park. It is better to leave the hotel early (about 7:30AM) to meet easily the Indri-Indri and the Diademed Sifaka in their forest home. The visit takes about 3 hours. Within a mile of the park, you can hear the peculiar call of the indri very early in the morning until noon and again in the late afternoon. Indris (called Babakoto in Malagasy) are the largest living lemurs at all reaching up to 1 meter. Andasibe is the best place to observe the Indris given that there are a couple of families habituated to humans. It lives in small groups and cannot survive in captivity. There are several legends trying to explain its origins since it is considered a sacred animal in the whole Madagascar. Apart from the Indri, another 13 lemur species inhabit these forests, such as woody lemur, grey bamboo lemur, diademed sifaka, brown lemur, red mouse-lemur, red-bellied lemur, black and white ruffed lemur. In the afternoon we visit Andasibe village, known as "the City of Waters", and stroll through the local market to see some Malagasy craftspeople working. Then, we enjoy an amazing up close and personal experience with lemurs on the private Lemurs Island and then on to view many other species in the Vakona Reserve Zoo, where you will see many crocodiles in the huge river enclosure, native birds, and other wildlife in well-kept surroundings. After the visit, we drive back to the hotel.

LOCATION: ANDASIBE
ACCOMMODATION : MANJARANO | MANTADIA LODGE | RELAIS DE MANTADIA
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER

🏨 MANJARANO →
PALMARIUM

DAY 6 –DRIVE FROM ANDASIBE TO PALMARIUM

   

After breakfast, you are going to join the Palmarium Reserve. Your trip will take around four hours with some stops for photos or breaks if it is necessary. You need to take boat to get there (From Manambato to Palmarium). You will arrive there at the end of the day so you will check-in at the hotel and then begin the guided night walk.

LOCATION: PANGALANES
ACCOMMODATION: PALMARIUM BEACH
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER
DRIVE DURATION: 4H

🏨 PALMARIUM BEACH →

DAY 7 – PALMARIUM

   

In the morning, you will start a guided day walk at the Palmarium Reserve. It is a little island where inhabit ten species of lemur as Indri, Sifaka, Coronatus, Varécia, variegata, Propithèques, particularly the wellknown Aye-Aye. There is also the best and endemic Madagascar palm tree as Dypsis, Ravenea, Orania, Voanioala and Lemurophoenix).

LOCATION: PANGALANES
ACCOMMODATION: PALMARIUM BEACH
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER

🏨 PALMARIUM BEACH →
SAINTE MARIE

DAY 8 – PALMARIUM to TOAMASINA (by boat) – SAINTE MARIE (domestic flight)

   

This day is dedicated to transfer you to Tamatave by following the Pangalane Chanel. So, after breakfast, embarkation on a motor boat. On this boulevard, we will cross barges, "bush-boats" (taxis-bush fluvial), canoes ..., local transport ... Spontaneous greetings between sailors ... The shouts of joy of the children on the banks accompany us all along our navigation. We are spectators of unusual and unforgettable scenes of life. On rout to go to Toamasina with some stops to enjoy the landscape, for photos. Then transfer at the airport for your flight to Sainte Marie (Via Antananarivo). Upon arrival, a private car will be arranged to insure your transfer to your hotel.

LOCATION: SAINTE MARIE
ACCOMMODATION: SOANAMBO MANTIS | VOAARA HOTEL
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER
DURATION: about 2H to 2H30MN BOAT +2H 45MN FLIGHT via TNR

🏨 VOAARA HOTEL →

DAY 9: SAINTE MARIE

   

Today is devoted to the cultural and historical treasures of the island, offering a fascinating glimpse into its rich past. Begin your exploration with a visit to the museum of Queen Betty, followed by the island’s first Catholic church, reflecting the early influences that shaped this unique destination. Continue to the historic pirates’ cemetery, where stories of maritime legends and centuries-old trade routes come to life. Your discovery extends to the nearby Île aux Pirates, accessible by foot or traditional canoe, offering both scenic beauty and historical intrigue. At midday, enjoy a lunch featuring local flavors, allowing you to experience the island’s culinary heritage in a relaxed setting. The remainder of the day is at leisure: an opportunity to unwind, explore further, or simply enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the island at your own pace.

LOCATION: SAINTE MARIE
ACCOMMODATION: SOANAMBO MANTIS | VOAARA HOTEL
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER

🏨 VOAARA HOTEL →

DAY 10: SAINTE MARIE

   

Excursion day in the isle of Mats, swimming and snorkeling. Encircled by its turquoise lagoon, the isle of Mats is a harbor of peace in which stretched out a beautiful fine sandy beach. You come alongside a private garden of the Resort, a privileged area, where you can enjoy a barbecue-based dishes and tropical fruits. After that you can explore the interior of the land with a guide. Back to the hotel by the end of the afternoon.

LOCATION: SAINTE MARIE
ACCOMMODATION: SOANAMBO MANTIS | VOAARA HOTEL
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER

🏨 VOAARA HOTEL →
ANTANANARIVO

DAY 11: SAINTE MARIE - ANTANANARIVO

   

Enjoy a relaxed morning at leisure before your transfer to the airport for your flight to Antananarivo. Upon arrival, and depending on your flight timing, you may have the opportunity to visit the city for a final shopping experience, including the renowned La Digue Craft Market, where authentic Malagasy souvenirs can be found. Thereafter, transfer to your hotel and settle in for your final evening in Madagascar.

LOCATION: ANTANANARIVO
ACCOMMODATION: NOVOTEL | RADISSON BLU
INCLUSION: BREAKFAST AND DINNER
DURATION: ABOUT 1H FLIGHT + ABOUT 30MN DRIVE

🏨 NOVOTEL →

DAY 12: DEPARTURE

   

This final day is dedicated to your international departure. At the scheduled time, you will be privately transferred to the airport to connect with your onward flight. Our services conclude today, and we sincerely thank you for choosing to travel with us.

END OF OUR SERVICES

Dates & Pricing

Trip Dates Price (Double Occupancy) Trip Status
Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Oct 08, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Dec 23, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
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Jul 14, 2027 – Jul 25, 2027 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Oct 21, 2027 – Nov 01, 2027 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Dec 22, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
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Jul 19, 2028 – Jul 30, 2028 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Oct 19, 2028 – Oct 30, 2028 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip
Dec 23, 2028 – Dec 31, 2028 $$5,994.00/person Available (12 seats) Book Trip