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Birding Tour Madagascar: 6-day Masoala Peninsula Pre-tour October 2019/2020/2021
12 - 17 October 2019
Tour Costs
Price: €1,968 / $2,287 / £1,874 per person sharing, assuming 6-8 participants, plus €620 for the domestic flights, which we will book for you
Single Supplement: €98 / $113 / £93
* Please note that currency conversion is calculated in real-time, therefore is subject to slight change. Please refer back to the base price when making final payments.
* At request clients can upgrade to the new lodge in Masoala, given a significant surcharge.
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Jason Boyce
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12 - 17 October 2020
Tour Costs
Price: €2,184 / $2,538 / £2,079 per person sharing, assuming 6-8 participants, plus about €720 for the domestic flights, which we will book for you
Single Supplement: €109 / $127 / £104
* Please note that currency conversion is calculated in real-time, therefore is subject to slight change. Please refer back to the base price when making final payments.
* At request clients can upgrade to the new lodge in Masoala, given a significant surcharge.
12 - 17 October 2021
Tour Costs
Price: €2,402 / $2,791 / £2,287 per person sharing, assuming 6-8 participants, plus about €756 for the domestic flights, which we will book for you
Single Supplement: €120 / $140 / £114
* Please note that currency conversion is calculated in real-time, therefore is subject to slight change. Please refer back to the base price when making final payments.
* At request clients can upgrade to the new lodge in Masoala, given a significant surcharge.
Tour Details
Duration: 6 days
Group Size: 6 – 8
Spaces Available: 5
We decided to guarantee this tour with only 3 participants.
Tour Start: Antananarivo (Tana)
Tour End: Antananarivo (Tana)
Price includes:
Meals
Accommodation
Guiding fees
Entrance fees
All transport while on tour
Bottled water throughout the tour
Price excludes:
All flights
Return flight Tana/Maroantsetra/Tana
Items of a personal nature, e.g. gifts
Drinks
Laundry
Personal insurance
Gratuities
Madagascar Birding Tour: 6-day Masoala Peninsula Pre-tour October 2019/2020/2021
The Masoala Peninsula pre-tour can generate the unbelievable Helmet Vanga, Brown Mesite, and Short-legged Ground Roller, as well as the largest – and most bizarre – nocturnal lemur, the Aye-aye, and a stack more.
This pre-tour to our Best of Madagascar: 15-day Birding and Wildlife Tour can also be booked as a stand-alone tour.
Itinerary (6 days/5 nights)
Day 1. Flight to Maroantsetra
We fly to Maroantsetra and transfer to our hotel.
Overnight: Masoala Resort, Maroantsetra
Days 2. Boat transfer to Masoala National Park
Today we will take a boat trip across Antongil Bay, Madagascar’s largest bay. We travel past the island of Nosy Mangabe and eventually reach the Masoala Peninsula, which contains Madagascar’s largest tract of lowland rainforest and also its largest national park in the form of Masoala National Park.
Overnight: Ecolodge Chez Arol, Masoala
Days 3 – 4. Birding Masoala National Park
We bird the incredible forests and remote tropical beaches of Masoala National Park for some of Madagascar’s most awesome birds, including Madagascan Pratincole, Crested Coua, Blue Coua, Helmet Vanga, Short-legged Ground Roller, Brown Mesite, White-browed Hawk-Owl, and many other sought-after birds. There are also some incredible lemurs here, including Red-ruffed Lemur and Red-fronted Lemur.
Overnight: Ecolodge Chez Arol, Masoala
Day 5. Boat Transfer to Maroantsetra, flight to Antananarivo
We return via the wonderful boat trip to Maroantsetra and from there fly to Antananarivo. Transfer to our hotel.
Overnight: Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo
Day 6. Departure, or day 1 of main trip
Today either your international flight will leave for home or you will start on our Madagascar main tour.
Please note that the itinerary cannot be guaranteed as it is only a rough guide and can be changed (usually slightly) due to factors such as availability of accommodation, updated information on the state of accommodation, roads, or birding sites, the discretion of the guides and other factors. In addition, we sometimes have to use a different international guide from the one advertised due to tour scheduling.
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Complete Madagascar and Extensions trip report October 2016
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