Duration
18-Day
Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar
18-Day Birdwatching Tour in Madagascar
Overview
A great and exceptional circuit to show different species of birds from Madagascar. You might see a land bird and a waterfowl with its family and genus. You will be accompanied by a special birding guide. We will give you great satisfaction during your trip. You'll leave early in the morning at the start of the walks and explorations in many parks and reserves. Its places are distinguished by their total immersion in magnificent nature. Exceptional landscapes throughout the circuit.
Plan snapshot
Quick Facts
Route
Antananarivo to Antananarivo (City)
Via Ifaty (Town & Beach), Zombitse-Vohibasia NP, Isalo NP
Country & park
Madagascar / Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park
Style
Mid-range shared safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Minimum age
1 years
Activities
game drives, specialized birding (with a professional birding guide), nature hikes/walks & canoe/mokoro safaris
Accommodation
Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo - Luxury hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast Included
Meals
Breakfast Included; Breakfast & Dinner Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
EUR
Solo travelers
Can join this group tour
Rates
Rates Per Person
EUR
Start datesSingle2+ people
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
€3.520 EUR
€2.794 EUR
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
€4.015 EUR
€3.152 EUR
Before booking
Important To Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is not available to groups larger than 30 people.
This tour is offered in Euros (EUR).
This tour accepts children who are 1 year and older. Children under 6 receive a discount.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.
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Route
country
Madagascar
Start
Antananarivo (Day 1)
Day 2-3
Ifaty (Town & Beach)
Day 4
Zombitse-Vohibasia NP
Day 5
Isalo NP
Day 6
Ambalavao (City)
Day 7-8
Ranomafana NP
Day 9
Antsirabe (City)
Day 10
Kirindy Forest
Day 11-12
Bemaraha NP
Day 13
Kirindy Forest
Day 14
Morondava (Town)
Day 15
Antananarivo (City)
Day 16-17
Andasibe-Mantadia NP
End
Antananarivo (City) (Day 18)
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour includes camping and lodges.
Shared tour
On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 4 people per vehicle.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for single travelers
Single travelers can join this group tour.
1
Minimum age of 1 year
The minimum age for this tour is 1 year.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: game drives, specialized birding (with a professional birding guide), nature hikes/walks & canoe/mokoro safaris
Game drives: normal 4x4 vehicle
Getting around: normal 4x4 vehicle, hiking/walking & air transfer
Book your own international flights when using this operator
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1
Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo
Luxury hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast Included
Breakfast Included
Day 2-3
La Bella Donna Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Ifaty (Town & Beach) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 4
Budget camping Inside Zombitse-Vohibasia NP – All Meals Included
Inside Zombitse-Vohibasia NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 5
Isalo Ranch
Mid-range lodge just outside Isalo NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 6
Hotel Aux Bougainvillees Mid-range hotel in Ambalavao (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included +5 Photos +4 Photos
Mid-range hotel in Ambalavao (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 7-8
Hotel Thermal Ranomafana
Mid-range hotel just outside Ranomafana NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 9
Vatolahy Hotel Budget hotel in Antsirabe (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included +8 Photos +7 Photos
Budget hotel in Antsirabe (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 10
Le Camp Amoureux Budget tented camp less than 1hr drive from Kirindy Forest – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Budget tented camp less than 1hr drive from Kirindy Forest – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 11-12
Olympe De Bemaraha
Mid-range hotel less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 13
Relais du Kirindy
Mid-range hotel just outside Kirindy Forest – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 14
Vezo Beach Hotel Morondava
Mid-range hotel in Morondava (Town) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 15
Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 16-17
Feon'ny Ala Hotel
Mid-range hotel just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 18
End of tour
(No accommodation)
Breakfast Included
Day By Day
Tour step
Arrival
You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Arrival - Antananarivo
Arrival at the international airport of Ivato-Antananarivo Madagascar. Upon arrival, you'll meet with our staff at the customs area. Assistance for visa delivery and luggage formalities, then take a 4x4 car for your transfer to your hotel. Accommodation on a bed and Breakfast basis. Luxury hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antananarivo (City) Stay: Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo Luxury hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Antananarivo - Toliara - Ifaty
You'll have breakfast at the hotel. You'll transfer to the airport to fly to Tulear. You'll meet your driver-guide at the airport. Departure for Ifaty (22KM), you admire the good road in Madagascar with the sea air. You'll arrive and the installation at the hotel. In the afternoon, you can enjoy the beach and stroll through the fishing village. Mid-range hotel located in Ifaty (Town & Beach) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ifaty (Town & Beach) Stay: La Bella Donna Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Ifaty (Town & Beach) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Visit Renala Reserve
After breakfast at the hotel, you'll leave early in the morning to visit the Reniala reserve. Located at the edge of the northern and southern dry forest and the thorny bush, the Reniala Reserve, or “mother of the forest reserve,” is a habitat of remarkable diversity. Lucky for many birds of the dry forest. You will take a notion of medicinal plants also, and do not miss to take a photo in the avenue of the baobabs, the cave of the baobabs, and the tired baobabs. You can't see it anywhere. The visit will end in the village of the tortoise, where you will have to spot the various endemic tortoises of Madagascar. You'll have the afternoon free, but there's a possibility to take advantage of the beach or hotel activities offered by the hotel. Mid-range hotel located in Ifaty (Town & Beach) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ifaty (Town & Beach) Stay: La Bella Donna Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Ifaty (Town & Beach) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Ifaty - Zombitse National Park
You'll leave early in the morning to reach Zombitse National Park. You'll arrive at Zombitse National Park. Zombitse is of particular interest to bird watchers, as it is home to one of the country's rarest endemic species, Appert`s greenbul, as well as the giant coua, crested coua, Madagascar cuckoo-roller, white-headed vanga, white-browed owl, and locally endemic standing`s day gecko. Inside Zombitse-Vohibasia NP All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park Stay: Budget camping Inside Zombitse-Vohibasia NP Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Zombitse National Park - Isalo National Park
You'll have breakfast at the hotel and drive to the village of Ranohira to meet your local guide. You'll transfer to the parking lot, where you'll start walking to where you can easily find the birds. You might spot bird species as Madagascar Hoopoe, common Newtonia, Benson`s rock-thrush, white-throated rail, Madagascar coucal, Madagascar wagtail, Madagascar kestrel, bat hawk, and, with the chance, the juvenile long-eared owl. Your overnight stay will be at the hotel. Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Isalo National Park Stay: Isalo Ranch Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Isalo National Park - Ambalavao
You'll depart in the morning to cross Ambalavao. You'll arrive in Ambalavao after having spotted the ring-tailed lemur in the Anja reserve with its cultural stories. Anja is a natural and cultural reserve managed by the local population. You will climb the mountain until you breathe at the top and admire the clean air. It is famous for the ring-tailed lemur, and it is easy to see them in groups of four to twelve males and females. The scenery begins to change as you pass through the 'Gate to the Mountain and the attractive countryside of the Betsileo people, where granite outcrops dominate the horizon. Here, the architecture of the village also begins to change. Mid-range hotel located in Ambalavao (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ambalavao (City) Stay: Hotel Aux Bougainvillees Mid-range hotel located in Ambalavao (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
Ambalavao - Ranomafana National Park
You'll have breakfast at the hotel and drive to Ranomafana National Park. You'll arrive at the parking lot, where you start walking towards the rainforest. You might spot some species of birds. Ranomafana`s protected mountain rainforest covers an area of 41,600ha at altitudes between 600m and 1,400m (1,970 -4,600ft.) The area is dominated by the Namorona River, which, fed by many streams, plunges from the eastern escarpment close to the park entrance. The steep slopes are covered with a mixture of primary and secondary forest; much of the secondary growth is dominated by dense stands of introduced Chinese guava (Psidium cattleyanum) and clumps of giant bamboo. Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ranomafana National Park Stay: Hotel Thermal Ranomafana Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8
Ranomafana National Park
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll drive to Ranomafana National Park`s parking to meet your local guide. You might spot some species of birds (brown mesite, Pollen`s vanga, blue vanga, velvet asity, grey-crowned greenbul, common sunbird asity, yellow-bellied sunbird-asity, pitta-like ground-roller, scaly ground-roller, red-fronted coua, Henst`s goshawk, forest rock-thrush, yellow-browed oxylabes). After +/-6 hours of the visit, you'll get back to your hotel. In the afternoon, profit from the natural hot swimming pool. Your overnight stay will be at your hotel. Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ranomafana National Park Stay: Hotel Thermal Ranomafana Mid-range hotel located just outside Ranomafana NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9
Ranomafana - Antsirabe
You'll have breakfast at the hotel, then return to Antsirabe and continue east towards Antsirabe, still through the typical landscape of the highlands (rice fields, typical villages of the Merina people, rocky hills. You'll arrive in Antsirabe at the end of the afternoon and be installed in your room. Budget hotel located in Antsirabe (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antsirabe (City) Stay: Vatolahy Hotel Budget hotel located in Antsirabe (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10
Antsirabe - Ankiba Lodge
You'll have breakfast at the end of the hotel, then a long drive to Morondava, the capital of the Sakalava people. While crossing the savannah, the mountain, it is possible to stop for a photograph. You'll arrive at the end of the afternoon. Your accommodation on a half-board basis at Camp Amoureux or Ankiba Lodge, the updated name. Budget tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Kirindy Forest Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Kirindy Forest Stay: Le Camp Amoureux Budget tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Kirindy Forest Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 11
Ankiba Lodge - Tsingy of Bemaraha
You'll have breakfast in the morning and visit before departure by 4X4 car for Bekopaka. You can spot the white-breasted mesite, Coquerel`s coua, crested coua, and Madagascar cuckoo-roller. After crossing the river Tsiribihina by ferryboat. Lunch at Belo Sur Tsiribihina (at your own arrangement). You'll check in at Bekopaka in the early evening. Accommodation will be on a half-board basis for 2 nights at your hotel. Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Bemaraha National Park Stay: Olympe De Bemaraha Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 12
Visit Small & Big Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park
You'll have breakfast at the hotel. A 2-hour visit to a small tsingy with a traditional canoe. Chance on crested coua, Madagascar green pigeon, heron, Madagascar fish eagle, Madagascar harrier hawk, Madagascar pigmy kingfisher, Madagascar magpie-robin, crested drongo, red-capped coua, sickle-billed vanga, white-headed vanga, rufous vanga, and grey-headed lovebirds. You'll continue 6-hour visits to the big Tsingy. UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tsingy of Bemaraha is without doubt one of the most prestigious protected areas in Madagascar. The limestone massif is an ancient coral reef. At Bemaraha, erosion has created deep vertical cliffs, filled with faults and a deep fissure, which form a complex labyrinth of caves and rivers. Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Bemaraha National Park Stay: Olympe De Bemaraha Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 13
Tsingy of Bemaraha - Tsangajoly
After breakfast, you'll head south to Tsangajoly, perhaps one of Madagascar's most rewarding waterbird sites, but it has only recently received official private conservation from the protected area in the Menabe region. On the chance of endangered Sakalava rail, Madagascar (humblot`s) heron, Madagascar sacred ibis, black egret, dimorphic egret, and many other shore and wading birds, Madagascar plover, Madagascar fish eagles may be seen, Madagascar grebe, Madagascar squacco (pond) heron, Madagascar pratincole. Your overnight stay will be at the hotel on a half-board basis. Mid-range hotel located just outside Kirindy Forest Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Kirindy Forest Stay: Relais du Kirindy Mid-range hotel located just outside Kirindy Forest Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 14
Tsangajoly - Morondava
After breakfast, leaving toward the south, to get to the Kirindy forest, this can also be one of the most rewarding wildlife locations in Madagascar, yet it has only recently received official conservation as part of the Menabe region protected area. Although previously logged, Kirindy remains the best place to see several endemic dry forest species like rufous vanga, blue vanga, Madagascar chabert`s vanga, and greater vasa parrots. You'll arrive after a 2-hour drive and visit the forest. Lunch will be at Relais du Kirindy before sunset in the avenue of baobabs. Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Morondava (Town) Stay: Vezo Beach Hotel Morondava Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 15
Morondava - Antananarivo
You'll have breakfast at your hotel. You'll fly back to Antananarivo. You'll arrive in Antananarivo, meet, and be transferred to your hotel. This day allows you to take a city tour of the high town of Antananarivo. You will visit the royal palace of the Imerina people, then the market in Analakely, and the Avenue of Independence. Your overnight stay will be at your hotel. Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antananarivo (City) Stay: Palissandre Antananarivo Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 16
Antananarivo - Andasibe Mantadia National Park
After breakfast, you'll head east to Andasibe through the typical landscape and eastern rainforest. You'll arrive in Andasibe around noon. In the afternoon, you'll visit the Analamazaotra reserve to spot the largest lemurs of Madagascar, Indri Indri, which is the largest living lemur. Different species of birds must be seen, blue coua, red-tailed vanga, nuthatch vanga, and tylas vanga. Mid-range hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Andasibe-Mantadia National Park Stay: Feon'ny Ala Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 17
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
You will have breakfast at the hotel, then a morning walk within the primary forest. Other lemur species, reptiles, and birds might be spotted during the walk as the short-legged ground-roller, collard nightjar, cryptic warbler, Madagascar long-eared owl, and scaly ground-roller. Back to the hotel after the visit. In the afternoon, you will visit Vakona Private Reserve, including its small island. Your overnight stay will be at the hotel. Mid-range hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Andasibe-Mantadia National Park Stay: Feon'ny Ala Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 18
Andasibe - Antananarivo
You will have breakfast at your hotel, then transfer directly to the airport. Day use au Bois vert. Possibility Tsarasaotra Reserve to discover many species of aquatic birds and last purchases at the craft market before your transfer to the airport. We offer assistance to fly back home. Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antananarivo (City) Stay: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Tour step
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Included
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
Camping equipment
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All flights during the tour
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (On all days)
Sleeping bag
Bath towels
Excluded
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Antananarivo
Book your own international flights when using this operator
Fly to/from Ivato International Airport (TNR - Check price)
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Offered by
Tour To Madagascar
4.8 operator rating
Tour To Madagascar is a family business that focuses on value-for-money personalized tours with a personal touch. The company represents an incoming tour operator with a dynamic, modern approach to tourism. We’re expanding our tourism services to not only focus on international markets but also include the domestic market, which allows local populations to explore the incredible biodiversity of their country. Tour To Madagascar is formed by a dynamic team of multilingual employees.
Office In
Madagascar
Size
5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
Tour Types
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations
Madagascar
Practical answers
Tour FAQs
Are rates charged per person?
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
Which currency is this tour priced in?
This tour is offered in Euros (EUR).
Can children join this tour?
This tour accepts children who are 1 year and older. Children under 6 receive a discount.
Can this tour start on my preferred date?
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can the itinerary be customized?
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Where do travelers stay during this tour?
Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo - Luxury hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast Included. Meals: Breakfast Included
Where does this tour start and end?
This tour starts and ends in Antananarivo
Are airport transfers included?
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Operator policy
Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
This tour is offered by Tour To Madagascar, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. If flights cost more, your quote will reflect this.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
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