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The culture of the Menabe region

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Unforgettable family vacation

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Madagascar – Cycle East

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Photo Madagaskar 2012 with mit Klaus Heimer

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Wildlife and more on the Island of Madagascar
Madagascar – Focus on Nature
Indri-Indri –In the kingdom of the legendary Indri

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Canoeing down the Tsiribihina River – The adventure in a Malagasy dugout

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We get to know the area by a traditional wooden boat tour. Big parts of the west of Madagascar are mountainous. Only few people live there. In fact, most of the region is uninhabited due to bad state of roads. We see a wonderful waterfall, where you refresh yourselves. Landscape beside the river is great. We passing by some dense vegetation along the riverbanks, towering cliffs and baobab forests. The west is also well known for the fabulous Avenue of the Baobabs near Morondava and its nice beaches. We have the chance of getting a close approach to daily life in the western part of Madagascar.

Price on an individual basis: depending on the number of participants from 600 to 995 Euro per person, single room surcharge 100 Euro.
Departure daily possible from March to November
Small groups every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 April to 8 November 2012 starting in Antananarivo 7 days / 6 nights
Price ob group basis: 600 Euro per person, single room surcharge 100 Euro.

Detailed itinerary as .pdf

Highlights: Canoeing down the Tsiribihina River in a traditional wooden boat – Anosin’ Ampela Wasserfall – Daily life in the western region of Madagascar – The sacred baobab tree – Baobab in Love – Avenue of the Baobabs – Walks and Exploration of the baobab forest

Small adventure groups, every Monday, starting from Antananarivo, from 4 April to 8 November 2011. Price is 600 Euro sharing,
Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

This is a complex itinerary and may be subject to change.

Requirements: you should like camping, teamgeist.

Please note: This tour is on private basis customisable.

Complementary information:
Duration of tour: 7 days
Car: 2 days
4WD: 1 day
Pirogue tour: 3 days and two hours

The pirogue or 'rsquo;lakana‘ how it is called in Madagascar is a wooden boat made out of one trunk. They are made out of endemic hard wood like Soarafo or Arofy. They are 9 to 11 metres long and 50 to 60 cm large. Mostly are two persons in a pirogue. Of course there is a boatman who rows and navigates the pirogue.

Camp-sites on the Tsiribihina River are usually large sandbars with smooth and clean tent sites. All camping equipment is provided (spacious tents, 3-cm self-inflating mattress, blanket, sleeping bag, pillow).
The tour ends in Morondava, you may book another module that starts here or travel to Antananarivo, Antsirabe or Toliara.

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The culture of the Menabe region – the life in the western region of Madagascar

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We get to know the area by a traditional wooden boat tour. Big parts of the west of Madagascar are mountainous. Only few people live there. In fact, most of the region is uninhabited due to bad state of roads. We see a wonderful waterfall, where you refresh yourselves. Landscape beside the river is great. We passing by some dense vegetation along the riverbanks, towering cliffs and baobab forests. We visit the mineral forest Tsingy de Bemaraha with its limestone needles. The west is also well known for the fabulous Avenue of the Baobabs near Morondava and its nice beaches. We have the chance of getting a close approach to daily life in the western part of Madagascar.

From Antananarivo to Morondava, 9 days / 8 nights, from May to October
Price on an individual basis: depending on the number of participants from 1190 to 1990 Euro Euro per person, single room surcharge 150 / 190 Euro.
Small adventure groups 2012: every Wednesday and Thursday from 16 May to 11 October 2012 starting in Antananarivo
Price ob group basis: from 1190 Euro per person, single room surcharge 150 / 190 Euro.

Detailed itinerary as .pdf

Highlights: Canoeing down the Tsiribihina River in a traditional wooden boat – Anosin’ Ampela Wasserfall – Daily life in the western region of Madagascar – Tsingy de Bemaraha Nationalpark – The sacred baobab tree – Baobab in Love – Avenue of the Baobabs – Walks and Exploration of the baobab forest

Small adventure groups: every Wednesday and Thursday from 16 May to 11 October 2012 starting in Antananarivo Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

Complementary information:
Duration of tour: 9 days
Car or minibus: 2 days
4WD: 2 days and transfers
Pirogue tour: 3 days and two hours
Trekking in the NP: 1 day

The pirogue or 'rsquo;lakana‘ how it is called in Madagascar is a wooden boat made out of one trunk. They are made out of endemic hard wood like Soarafo or Arofy. They are 9 to 11 metres long and 50 to 60 cm large. Mostly are two persons in a pirogue. Of course there is a boatman who rows and navigates the pirogue.

Camp-sites on the Tsiribihina River are usually large sandbars with smooth and clean tent sites. All camping equipment is provided (spacious tents, 3-cm self-inflating mattress, blanket, sleeping bag, pillow).
The tour ends in Morondava, you may book another module that starts here or travel to Antananarivo, Antsirabe or Toliara.

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Madagascar – Cycle East

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Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique. Madagascar was formed by continental drift rather than volcanic eruption (it tore off the African mainland around 165 million years ago). A narrow coastal strip in the east is where most of the rainforest grows; the central plateau in the high altitudes is cool; and there are plains and low-lying plateaux to the west. Madagascar is a continent in miniature with its micro climates, vastly different habitats and a huge number of endemic species. The international conservation community has singled it out as one of the ecologically richest countries on the planet - the last Eden.
This bike ride takes us on an 8 days cycle, 590 kilometres in total, in the east of this amazing island. We cycle through highland villages and paddy fields, the lush tropical fruit plantations and coastal trails up as far as the tropical island of Ile Sainte Marie. The terrain is an exciting combination of tarmac and dusty red-earth off road trails. Far away from the modern comforts of daily life, this will be an unforgettable experience.

From / to Antananarivo, 12 days / 11 nights, June to November, (whale watching from July to September)

Group cycle departures with a minimum of 6 persons, 1800 Euro sharing:
Travel dates for groups starting in 2012 on Saturday: 2, 16. and 30. June 14. and 28. July 11. and 25. August 8. and 22. September 6. and 20. October 3. and 17. November 2012

Price on an individual basis: depending on the number of participants. Please ask for a quote.

Samll groups:
Price in Euro: 1800 Euro per person sharing

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Cycling 590 km from the capital of Antananarivo to the unspoilt tropical island of Ste. Marie

Highlights: Cemetery Ambohimalaza – Andasibe-Mantadia NP – Indri reserve – Ivoloina Zoo – Walks and Exploration at Foulpointe Beach – Tropical island of Ste. Marie

Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

Complementary information:
Duration of the tour: 12 days
Cycling: 8 days
Distance: approx. 590km
Support car available
National park: 2 hours

The tour ends in Antananarivo, you may book another module that starts here or travel to another destination.

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Photo Madagaskar 2012 with Klaus Heimer

There will be two Photo Madagascar tours with Klaus Heimer in 2012. Detailed itineraries will be available soon here. .

Minimum number of participants is four, minimum number is eight participants.

This tour is designed for private photographers.
If you are a professional and you want to ‘Photo Madagaskar’ please let us know and we will be happy to arrange a tour for you.
It has been called the eighth continent because of its unique wildlife that has evolved in isolation for 165 million years. Madagascar’s treasures include dozens of species of lemurs - a family of primates older than the monkey and a distant relative of humans - as well as several endemic birds and a colourful cast of chameleons. Three-quarters are found nowhere else in the world and are the product of millions of years of separate evolution since Madagascar broke away from Africa when the continents first formed.

Your tour manager is Klaus Heimer. Native German, he lives since 2000 in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Here he established in 2002 his press agency ‘Pro Madagascar’. He works as freelance journalist, photographer and tour manager. Recently he got editor of ’Reise-Know-How‘, the only guide book for Madagascar in German language. .

Klaus Heimer says: ‘I think you get the chance for a few thousands good shots!’.

Wildlife and more on the Island of Madagascar

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17 days wildlife adventure, starting in Antananarivo

Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, some 100km’s from the Southern African east coast. Over millions of years, Madagascar developed a unique flora and fauna. This is the place where evolution has run wild and it has such a high degree of endemism, that it is truly a place like nowhere else on earth. Madagascar is famous for their remarkable selection of lemurs, primate’s endemic to the island, birds, brilliantly coloured chameleons and lizards, tenrecs, bats and rodents. Several early evening walks are also planned for this tour, in order to experience the ’darker‘ side of nocturnal life. While itinerary is scheduled there is some flexibility and you’ll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as experiencing new cultures, doing some great photos. You will enjoy the exceptional and outstanding Malagasy wildlife on this trip.

It has been called the eighth continent because of its unique wildlife that has evolved in isolation for 165 million years. Madagascar’s treasures include dozens of species of lemurs - a family of primates older than the monkey and a distant relative of humans - as well as several endemic birds and a colourful cast of chameleons. Three-quarters are found nowhere else in the world and are the product of millions of years of separate evolution since Madagascar broke away from Africa when the continents first formed.
In the animal kingdom there is a whole family of amphibians that is endemic. There are 223 species of amphibians of which 221 are endemic. Out of the 340 species of reptiles, 314 are endemic. 2/3 of the 100 species of true chameleons are to be found on the island. There are some 290 species of birds on the island and half of them are endemic. Perhaps it has the planet’s highest endemic ratio of birds. Five bird families are unique to Madagascar. 97% of its mammals are endemic. There are some 131 species of mammals of which 31 belong to the bat phylum and all of which, except 12, are endemic.
Aside from its chameleons, the lemurs are the best known of Madagascar’s animal wonders. Indeed only on this island can we find lemurs. Elsewhere in the world they were driven pout of competitive edge by the monkeys. Lemur is a word that means night spirit in Latin. These pro simians colonized the island some 60 millions years ago. One cannot say how many species of lemurs there are in Madagascar today because between 1997 and 2008 some 30 new species have been found in its forests. The list runs up to 75 species as of now, though some 15 species have gone extinct. Some of these extinct species may have been the size of a gorilla. Today some of the known species are in danger of extinction and others are vulnerable.

From Antananarivo to Antananarivo, 17 days / 16 nights, from March to November
Price on an individual basis: depending on the number of participants from 2650 to 3600 Euro Euro per person, single room surcharge 650 Euro.
Small wildlife groups: Friday, 30 March, 20 April, 18 May, 1, 15 and 29 June, 13 and 27 July, 10 and 24 August, 14 and 28 September, 12 and 26 October, 9 November 2012
Price ob group basis: from 2650 Euro per person, single room surcharge 650 Euro.

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Highlights: Exotic Reptile Park – Andasibe-Mantadia NP – Indri Reserve – Mitsinjo Association Forest station – Ranomafana NP – Anja Villagers Park – Fenêtre de l’Isalo – Isalo NP – Zombitse-Vohibasia NP – Arboretum d’Antsokay – Ifaty forest and beach – Village des tortues – Berenty Reserve – Antandroy Museum – Andohahela NP

Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

Complementary Information:
Duration of the tour: 17 days
Car or minibus: 4,5 days
Parks: 6 days plus several tours of two or three hours, two full days in Andasibe-Mantadia and Ranomafana NP
Excursions: 2,5 days

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Madagascar – Focus on Nature

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14 days nature and wildlife adventure in Madagascar

On this tour we choose modest hotels and lodges with less comforts, but clean and with private facilities. Our goal is to see and enjoy as much as possible of the nature and wildlife of our country. Therefore two full days leads us in the National parks of Andasibe-Mantadia and Ranomafana to explore these as comprehensively as possible. During the next 14 days we learn about this fascinating and endangered flora and fauna of Madagascar.

All year, best season March to November, 14 days / 13 nights, from Antananarivo to Toliara
Price on an individual basis: depending on the number of participants. Please ask for a quote.
Price ob group basis: from 1750 Euro per person, single room surcharge 310 Euro.
Daily departure on small nature and wildlife groups

Detailed itinerary as .pdf

Highlights: Exotic Reptile Park – Andasibe-Mantadia NP – Indri Reserve – Mitsinjo Association Forest station – Ranomafana NP – Anja Villagers Park – Fenêtre de l’Isalo – Isalo NP – Zombitse-Vohibasia NP – Arboretum d’Antsokay – Ifaty forest and beach – Village des tortues

Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

Complementary Information:
Duration of the tour: 14 days
Car or minibus: 3,5 days plus transfers
Parks: 5 days plus several tours of two or three hours, two full days in Andasibe-Mantadia and Ranomafana NP
Excursions: 1,5 days

The tour ends in Toliara, you may book another module that starts here or travel to Antananarivo, Antsirabe or Morondava.

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Indri-Indri – In the kingdom of the legendary Indri

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In the eastern highlands of Madagascar on the road from Antananarivo to Toamasina is the village of Andasibe. Here is the best place for excursion to see the legendary Indri Indri. The Analamazaotra reserve and the Mitsinjo Association Forest station, where the Indri is best to see are close to the Orchid Garden and the National Park Mantadia. The Mitsinjo Association is engaged into reforestation of the corridor between the forests of Mantadia and Zahamena.

Best time to visit and small group departures: All year, best season March to November 4 days / 3 nights
From Antananarivo to Antananarivo
Daily departure on small nature and wildlife groupsAll year, best season March to November
420 Euro per person sharing, single room surcharge 50 Euro

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Highlights: Exotic Reptile Farm – Andasibe-Mantadia NP – Indri Reserve, Analamazaotra – Mitsinjo Association Forststation

Depending on your arrival and departure hours we suggest another night in Antananarivo, We will be happy to propose a hotel.

Complementary Information:
Duration of the tour: 4 days
NP: 1 day
Private Park: 1 day
Car or minibus: 2 days plus transfers

The tour ends in Antananarivo, you may consider to book another module that starts here.

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