From Ambilobe to Sambava
8 days adventure with highlight Marojejy N.P.
Madagascar's Vanilla Coast is a place for adventure, encounters and unique experiences that you are unlikely to encounter anywhere else in the world. On the other hand, the Tours along the Vanilla Coast also all kinds of physical challenges that can sometimes take you to your own limits. If you have your Madagascar vacation If you would like to spend your vacation in a classic way with many luxurious elements and a certain comfort, then you should rather choose one of our other offers. This tour is aimed at Travelers with a great spirit of adventurewho want to get to know the wild Madagascar far away from a classic hotel vacation. The tour starts in Ambilobe and ends either in Antalaha or in Sambava. Physical efforts will accompany you due to the specific tour plan. Accordingly, you should Individual trip to Madagascar book only if you have a certain physical fitness. However, what you will see on this trip, for example, in Marojejy National Park, will make up for all the exertions on this Journey through Madagascar compensate
Detailed info about the tour
Below we would like to help you get a better overview of the tour from Ambilobe to Sambava. Therefore we show you a detailed daily schedulewith the help of which you can select the individual Stations of this journey can get to know. If you do not like any point of this list or would like to make an alternative suggestion, we would be pleased if you contact us directly. As with every tour from our extensive range of themed and individual tours, there is also the possibility of customization for this trip.
Day 1: From Ambilobe the journey goes to Camp Tattersalli
On the first day of the Journey through Madagascar You will get a first impression when you start early in the morning at about seven o'clock by car in the direction of Camp Tattersalli. On the difficult slope you put a total of good 130 kilometers to Daraina back before arriving at the camp before lunch. After a hearty refreshment, you will then head to the Bekaroaka reserve, where you can either pay a visit to the gold prospectors or be a daring traveler on the Baobab Circuit can go. The dinner and also the overnight stay will take place at Camp Tattersalli.
Day 2: It goes Vohémar and Sambava
If you are on the second day of the Journey through Madagascar After a hearty breakfast, the car will take you to the bay of Iharana near Vohémar. There you can have a delicious lunch in the bay and enjoy the breathtaking view enjoy. You will then continue south, with Sambava, a good 180 kilometers away, as your destination. On the way there is a small Stopover at the green lake of Andranotsara. The fascinating color of this body of water will very quickly win you over with its mystical touch. In the lake, whose impressive play of colors results from the mixing of fresh and salt water, numerous crocodiles live. These crocodiles are traditionally considered sacred animals by the locals, since in popular belief they represent a reincarnation of the ancestors. Sometimes rich sacrifices are offered to the crocodiles, for example in the form of zebu cattle. After the onward journey you will then reach Sambava and take up your quarters there in the Hotel Orchidea Beach or in the Soaland Apartments.
Day 3: Going to Marojejy National Park
On the third day of your trip, the long-awaited adventure is finally right at your doorstep. First of all, you will go again very early in the morning by car up into the mountains to Mandena. There you will find the entrance to the Marojejy National Park. This park is one of the most impressive and so far still little explored protected areas on the island and represents a unique rainforest, as it can be discovered today only rarely on this earth. Although the forest has suffered numerous damages in recent years due to wood and animal poaching, the spectacle that presents itself in the dense, green foliage is still spectacular and breathtaking. However, the Walks through the park a certain physical constitution, as the paths are wet and slippery and the High humidity brings an additional effort. In addition, rainwear is recommended for this trip, as it drizzles almost continuously in Marojejy National Park. The start of your trip to the unique Natural paradise of Marojejy starts around 8:30 in the morning and it is always uphill from the beginning. The first destination is the first of the three camps that you will visit in the next few days. In the Camp Mantelle you will arrive in time for lunch. after the extensive refreshment, a detour to the Cascade d'Humbert on the plan. The associated basin is said to be home to a gigantic man-eating eel, which you will most likely not see on your tour. Afterwards it goes on to the Camp Marojejia. For three hours you will move through relatively difficult terrain until you arrive at the camp. There you will have dinner and accommodation in simple shelters with bunk beds.
Day 4: More adventures in Marojejy National Park
The fourth day of your trip has some challenges in store for you. After a fortifying breakfast, you will continue uphill and uphill until you reach the Camp Simpona reach. This is at an altitude of 1,250 meters and will accommodate you for a short breather. After that you will go a little higher to the highest point of the national park, the mountain Summit. At an altitude of more than 2,100 meters you will marvel at the surrounding landscape and experience a uplifting moodthat you will never forget. Afterwards you will return to Marojejia camp where you will spend the night again.
Day 5: Farewell to Marojejy National Park
Today you will spend your last hours in Marojejy National Park. After breakfast, you will depart and first head back to Camp Mantella, where you will have a substantial lunch awaits you. Afterwards, you will descend into the valley and then head back to Sambava by car. For the overnight stay there are again either the Hotel Orchidea Beach or the Soaland Apartments provided.
Day 6: Day trip to Antalaha
First, you start the day with a tasty breakfast before you go by car Direction Antalaha drive. On the way there, a stop is planned at a vanilla and spice plantation. Here you will learn emphatically why this strip of the country of Madagascar is also known as the Vanilla Coast. After the onward journey in Antalaha you have the afternoon there freely and can spend the hours until dinner design according to your own wishes. We recommend that you visit a Project of former leprosy patient, which is instructive and intense at the same time. Dinner and overnight stay are planned for today in a magnificent Hotel called Ocean Momo planned, which is located directly on the sea.
Day 7: A kayak tour on the Ankavia River
The center of today's daily planning takes a six hours kayak tour on a river called Ankavia on. This adventurous tour gives you great insights into the landscape and promises a very close-to-nature experience. During the tour is a strengthening picnic planned. Afterwards you can decide if you want to be driven back to Samabava to stay again in the Hotel Orchidea Beach or in the Soaland Apartments overnight, or whether you want to stay in Antalaha in the Hotel Ocean Momo would like to spend the night.
Day 8: The journey ends
After a good night's rest, the eighth day marks the end of this tour. You will either return to Antananarivo and start from there the Flight home towards Europe or you book with our help another tour to get even more see more of Madagascar island to be able
Facts and figures about the tour
As mentioned above, many parts of this tour can be done without the appropriate physical constitution not cope. If you need more information on this, you are very welcome to contact us. The same also applies if you would like to concrete route planning still have suggestions or wishes. Otherwise you can refer to the following table to the estimated prices for the tour orientation. In addition, there is also final information about what services you can get in this Madagascar vacation have to expect.
Ambilobe to Sambava - 8 days half board | Price per person |
2 to 3 guests | on request |
4 to 5 guests | on request |
6 - 7 guests | on request |
8 - 9 guests | on request |
10 guests and more | on request |
Included services:
- Logistics services
- Accompaniment by an experienced German speaking guide
- Four-wheel drive car or minibus including driver and diesel
- all specified overnight stays
- Breakfast and dinner
Not included:
- Lunch and drinks
- optional local guides
- Flights
- Tips