THE VANILLA ROUTE

FLIGHT : TANA - SAMBAVA

• Arrival and welcome at the airport. Transfer and briefing at Soaland Appart's. In the afternoon, around 3:00 pm, visit of vanilla processing store: discovery of the steps of preparation of vanilla until the export. 
• You will be given the opportunity to know the secrets of all the stages of vanilla processing: harvesting, scalding, sorting, measuring, the different qualities of vanilla ... all the phases that make the flower becomes a vanilla bean depending on the season. 
• And to finish this workshop, a vanilla coffee awaits you at Soaland Appart's. Dinner and overnight stay at Soaland Appart's

SAMBAVA - BEMARIVO - SAMBAVA

• After breakfast, departure at 8:00 am for Nosiarina, (15 km from Sambava). Then, descent in dugout of the Bemarivo river: this escapade allows you to have a glimpse of the imposing landscapes while letting you rock by the rhythm of water. 
• You will discover the daily life of the local people and wander through the traditional plantations of vanilla and coffee trees. 
• After a picnic at the bend of an arm of the sea, you will go along a coconut grove to end up in the heart of Sambava. Picnic lunch at Bemarivo Around 4:00 pm return to Sambava Dinner and overnight stay at Soaland Appart's

SAMBAVA - SOAVOANIO - DOMAINE D'AMBOHIMANITRA

• After breakfast around 9:00 am, departure for an exciting visit of the plantation of Soavoanio. This coconut plantation extends all along the beach in the north and the south of the city of Sambava. The plantation visited, 5 km south of Sambava, will make you discover the hybridization process, then the germoir and finally the nursery. 
• Logical continuation of the discovery, the copra ovens and the workshop of coconut oil distillation. Lunch at Soaland Appart's Around 3pm departure for Ambohimanitra (45 km from Sambava). 
• Dinner and overnight stay at Domaine d'Ambohimanitra

AMBOHIMANITRA - MACOLLINE - AMBOHIMANITRA

• After breakfast at 9:00 am, departure for Antalaha for the visit of Macolline (35 km from the Domain). Macolline is an arboretum sheltering on 10 hectares of native species. It has the ambition to be a Masoala Hely. 
• Through the excursion course, you will discover a varied and endemic fauna and flora, and you will be led along the water for a stroll on the Ankavanana. Picnic lunch at the belvedere with a breathtaking view on the mouth of the river or at Bellerose according to the weather. Around 5:00 pm transfer to the Domain of Ambohimanitra.
• Dinner and overnight stay at Domaine d'Ambohimanitra.

DOMAIN OF AMBOHIMANITRA

• After breakfast at 9:30 am, visit of the Domaine d'Ambohimanitra (60ha): discovery of the vanilla plantation and the different varieties of vanilla trees, as well as the nurseries of local varieties. The visit is guided and deals in detail with the plant and the process of mutilation of the vanilla flower. 
• To finish the bath in vanilla, a meal scented vanilla will be served on the terrace with a panoramic view. Afternoon: relaxation Dinner and overnight stay at Domaine d'Ambohimanitra.

AMBOHIMANITRA - SAMBAVA - TANA

• After breakfast, departure for Sambava and transfer to the airport for the flight to Antananarivo.

ANTANANARIVO - INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

• Breakfast at the hotel. Then debriefing.
• Visit of the Palace of the Queen and the Malagasy Prime Minister. Visit of the museum of photography and discovery of the upper town.
• Transfer to Ivato international airport for your return flight.