After breakfast at Buska Lodge, your guide and driver will take you to a Karo village, overlooking the Omo River. Here you will be able to meet some Karo (Kara) people, see examples of Karo homes and get to know about this very small tribe, of which only some 2,000 people remain. They are closely related to the Kwegu tribe. Living along the Omo River's east bank, they have long been practis...
After an early breakfast, depart on foot from the centrally-located restaurant on one of the 5 circuits in this wildlife-rich, western tropical dry deciduous forest called Ankarafantsika. Your guide will discuss with you the different circuits and depending on any particular wildlife that you are interested in, will help you choose which trail you want to complete. Terrain is gentle and the trai...
After breakfast at the lodge, your guide and driver will collect you for the 4-wheel drive journey about 37km northwards along a rutted road to Mantadia National Park. If however, the road to Mantadia is damaged and access is therefore not possible, we take clients to Maromizaha Experimental Reserve***. At both sites, you can complete one of the trails which will enable you to see some primary m...
During your stay in Berenty Private Reserve, you will be taken for three scheduled activities per day: after breakfast at the lodge, set out with your guide on a morning walk, to make the most of the dawn chorus. As trails are broad and well maintained, over flat ground, walking is graded as 'easy'. Excursions take 2 - 4 hours to complete, depending on how in-depth you wish to study the re...
Montagne des Francais is a short drive along a good tarmac road from Diego Suarez. From the town, your guide and driver will take you to the entrance, where you obtain your tickets and will be met by a local guide. Set off on foot along the circuit, which can be varied in terms of length according to your fitness level and what you would most like to see. The main attractions are the two endemic ...
We offer very carefully arranged three-night tours to this extraordinary place. Given the very harsh terrain, remote location and extreme heat, it is suitable for hardy travellers only. On the first day, you will be driven from Mekelle to the exceptionally active volcano Erta Ale. Here, camp is set up at Dodom, where you rest for a few hours. Ascents of Erta Ale are done by night, in order to av...
From Sambava, an hour’s drive inland towards the Andapa basin takes you to Manantenina from where you drive about 10 minutes on a bumpy road to the trailhead/vehicle park. This is followed by an interesting and brisk, guided 7km walk to Camp 1 in the rugged and rainforest-clad park. The first 3km takes you through open terrain with cultivated plots and secondary growth, followed b...
During this half-day private tour, you will see the colonial Portuguese architecture and experience everyday life in the capital. After your private guide and driver collect you from your hotel around 09h00, you begin with a visit to the Fortress of Saint Sebastian (Forte De Sao Sebastião) and the national museum, for an informative introduction to the country's colonial history. Continues on to t...
This full day outing gives you the opportunity to see some of the most picturesque landscapes of São Tomé. Your private guide and driver will collect you from your hotel at 08h00 (time to be confirmed locally with you). Driving along the east coast, pass by Santana, and see the islet of Santana, before continuing to the viewpoint, Água Izé. Then proceed to the Água Izé plantation house, where you ...
We offer sightseeing tours of the bustling capital of Antananarivo in vintage, open-topped Citroen cars. Your driver and guide will collect you from your hotel after breakfast, at a pre-arranged time. (Best to wait until rush-hour traffic is over). The stops that you can include in the excursion will depend on your personal interests, so these can be modified to suit you. Aside from the better -k...
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