Duration
11-Day
Amber Mountain National Park, Madagascar
11-Day Northern Madagascar, an Uncharted Adventure
Overview
Northern Madagascar feels almost mythic. It's a landscape shaped by fire, sea, and silence. Here, travellers move through an island still largely untouched, where baobabs glow red at dusk, and lemurs leap through forests veiled in mist. This is a journey of textures and contrasts: rainforest to reef, crater lakes to coral bays, the hum of markets to the hush of remote reserves. This is quiet luxury in motion: considered, grounded, and deeply connected to place.
Plan snapshot
Quick Facts
Route
Antananarivo to Nosy Be (Day 7-11)
Via Amber Mountain NP, Ankarana SR, Iharana Tsingy
Country & park
Madagascar / Amber Mountain National Park
Style
Mid-range safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Activities
walking safaris (with an armed guide), nature hikes/walks, canoe/mokoro safaris & boat trip
Accommodation
Nosy Manga Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Meals
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
GBP
Rates
Rates Per Person
GBP
Start datesSingle2+ people
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
£4,752 GBP
£2,970 GBP
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
£4,994 GBP
£3,119 GBP
Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028
£5,242 GBP
£3,278 GBP
Before booking
Important To Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is offered in British Pounds (GBP).
This tour accepts children of all ages.
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.
Quote flow
Request Guidance
We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators ()
Requests are sent directly to the tour operator
If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly
Route
country
Madagascar
Start
Antananarivo (Day 1)
Day 2-3
Amber Mountain NP
Day 4
Ankarana SR
Day 5-6
Iharana Tsingy
End
Nosy Be (Day 7-11)
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and hotels.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
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 solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Suitable for all ages
This tour is suitable for children of all ages.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: walking safaris (with an armed guide), nature hikes/walks, canoe/mokoro safaris & boat trip
Getting around: boat, normal 4x4 vehicle & air transfer
This operator can book your international flights
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1
Nosy Manga Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 2-3
The Litchi Tree Boutique Hotel
Mid-range hotel just outside Amber Mountain NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 4
Ankarana Lodge
Mid-range lodge bordering Ankarana SR without fences – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 5-6
Iharana Bush Camp
Luxury lodge just outside Ankarana SR – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 7-10
l'Heure Bleue Hotel
Luxury hotel on Nosy Be – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 11
End of tour
(No accommodation)
Breakfast & Dinner 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 into Antananarivo
Your first glimpse of Madagascar comes from the air, rice terraces and red clay houses stitched into green hills. Antananarivo, or Tana, hums with history and life, its bougainvillaea-lined avenues alive with the scent of clove and coffee. Here you have one night to relax before you head north. Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Antananarivo (City) Stay: Nosy Manga Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 2
Amber Mountain National Park
A morning flight delivers you to Diego-Suarez, gateway to the north’s extraordinary landscapes. Begin at the French Mountain for a 360° view of the bay’s turquoise expanse before descending toward the Three Bays, its white sand crescents washed by the emerald sea, perfect for a swim and beachside picnic. By afternoon, the road winds upward through cloud forest to Joffreville, a quiet highland village beneath the Amber Mountain. Amber Mountain National Park reveals a world transformed, with lush rainforest, crater lakes, and sacred waterfalls that catch the morning light. Eight lemur species live among the moss-draped trees, along with rare orchids and over seventy bird species. In the evening, a guided night walk reveals tiny leaf-tailed geckos and chameleons glinting in torchlight. Mid-range hotel located just outside Amber Mountain NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Amber Mountain National Park Stay: The Litchi Tree Boutique Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Amber Mountain NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 4
Ankarana National Park
Drive south into a different Madagascar. The road traces through the Savannah and village before giving way to the jagged silhouettes of Ankarana’s Tsingy formations: limestone towers carved by wind and rain. Ankarana National Park invites exploration by foot: walk suspended bridges over canyons, descend into bat-filled caves, and encounter crowned lemurs along the cliffs. Mid-range lodge bordering Ankarana SR without fences Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Ankarana Special Reserve Stay: Ankarana Lodge Mid-range lodge bordering Ankarana SR without fences Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 5
Iharana Wilderness
A short morning drive leads to Iharana, where the limestone landscape softens into mirror-still lakes and sculpted ridges. This region offers freedom of choice: glide across the lake by canoe, zip-line above the Tsingy, or abseil into cathedral-like caves. For quieter moments, choose a guided nature walk or an afternoon resting under the shade of tamarind trees. On your second day, adventure blends with ease. Explore hidden corners of the Tsingy of Iharana in the morning light, then slow down to read, swim, or join a guided sundowner walk. The setting invites both movement and stillness. Luxury lodge located just outside Ankarana SR Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Iharana Tsingy Stay: Iharana Bush Camp Luxury lodge located just outside Ankarana SR Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 7
Nosy Be
The journey westward crosses fertile valleys and the cocoa plantations of Ambanja. Visit a working farm to learn how Madagascar’s rich soils and microclimates create some of the world’s most aromatic beans, then continue to Ankify for a boat crossing. The sea opens wide as Nosy Be comes into view. Your days unfold at an island pace. Take a private boat to Nosy Sakatia to swim beside green turtles, drift above coral gardens at Nosy Tanikely, and pause at Nosy Komba for a Malagasy lunch in a Sakalava village. Between October and November, join a marine safari. Luxury hotel located on Nosy Be Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Nosy Be Stay: l'Heure Bleue Hotel Luxury hotel located on Nosy Be Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 11
Begin your Journey Home
Your Journey in Madagascar finishes here as you are transferred to the airport for your flight home. This journey restores a sense of wonder, an odyssey through one of Earth’s last true frontiers. Northern Madagascar invites the traveller not to conquer distance but to dissolve into it: to walk beneath rainforests heavy with mist, to cross stone cathedrals carved by time, to drift over coral shallows lit by sun and current. Each day, you move deeper into the connection between land and sea, silence and song. Every lodge, each guide, every moment has been chosen for its power to immerse, not to impress. Journey Africa’s Northern Madagascar Adventure is a passage into presence, a reminder that luxury is not excess, but awareness. It is the art of being still in places that are anything but. Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included
Destination: Nosy Be Stay: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) 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)
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)
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)
Drinks
Getting There
This tour starts in Antananarivo and ends in Nosy Be, Madagascar
This operator can book your international flights
Fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR - Check price)
Fly back from Fascene Airport (NOS - 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
Journey Africa
4.8 operator rating
Journey Africa is a luxury Tour Operator crafting private, considered safaris and journeys across Africa's most remarkable landscapes. Journeys Shaped by Purpose. Crafted, Never Packaged. Luxury with Support. Exploration that leaves a Legacy.
Office In
United Kingdom
Size
1-5 employees (Founded in 2025)
Member Of
IATA & ATOL
Tour Types
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations
Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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 British Pounds (GBP).
Can children join this tour?
This tour accepts children of all ages.
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?
Nosy Manga Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included. Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Included
Are airport transfers included?
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
How does the quote request work?
We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators () Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly
Operator policy
Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
This tour is offered by Journey Africa, 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.
This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Journey Africa.
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