Madagascar and Mauritius Made Easy

Explore the wonders of Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Perinet) with your experienced guide.

In the evening, you'll be taken back to the forest to seek some nocturnal species, among them the eastern woolly lemur, furry-eared dwarf lemur and Goodman's mouse lemur. This is also the best time to spot the diverse chameleons and tree frogs which find a home here.

Experience a morning rainforest walk in the wonderful Maromizaha Experimental Reserve, or, if accessible, Mantadia National Park.

In Maromizaha and Mantadia National Park, look out for the diademed sifaka, red-bellied lemur, insectivorous tenrecs, rainforest-dependent velvet asity, red-fronted coua and many more alluring rainforest inhabitants.

Set off from Andasibe for Antananarivo Airport (drive time five hours) to check in this afternoon for your 5:00pm Air Mauritius flight to Mauritius.

On arrival, you'll be transferred to Veranda Paul et Virginie to stay seven nights in a Superior Double Room on an all-inclusive basis.

Please note that this is an adult-only hotel.

Spend the final six nights of your holiday in beautiful Mauritius.

Throughout, you can relax at the beach or partake in some of the various activities arrangeable through the hotel.

As well as the beach, you can go sightseeing - the island has two World Heritage Cultural Sites (the Aapravasi Ghat and Le Morne Cultural Landscape).

Alternatively, if you're keen on nature, you may like to arrange excursions such as to Black River Gorges National Park***, where you can enjoy a walk in this ancient forest which protects some of the world's rarest and most endangered birds. You have a good chance to see species such as Mauritius kestrel, pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Mauritius cuckoo-shrike. You can also learn about the sterling work carried out through the decades by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, who, through painstaking efforts, saved species such as the Mauritius kestrel and pink pigeon from the brink of extinction.

***An excursion to Black River Gorges National Park, based on two people travelling together, is £120 per person. Let us know if you'd like us to book this for you - if you're a keen birder or natural history enthusiast, we highly recommend it (rate applies to weekdays).

Depending on your flight time, you might have the use of a day room/late check-out at the hotel.

You'll be met at the hotel and transferred approximately 60 minutes back to Mauritius Airport to check in for the late night Air Mauritius flight back home to the UK.