8 days/7nights with Boogie Pilgrim and EcoAfrica

About the Trip

During this once in a lifetime trip with Boogie Pilgram and arranged by Eco Africa, you will visit Tsarasoatra Bird Sanctuary; a UNESCO-site fortress palace in Ambohimanga; one of the last vestiges of dense rainforest on the highlands in Anjozorobe; and Mandtadia Natural Park which is home to over 60 groups of lemurs. You’ll search for nocturnal lemurs on night hikes, and observe everyday life on the canals of the Pangalanes. Lodging ranges from Hotel Tana Plaza, to the tented Soa Safari Camp, Bush House Eco-Lodge, and the upscale Vakona Forest Lodge.

Blackout dates: none

Includes: accommodation, most meals, transportation to and from airport as well as local transportation, entrance fees to the parks, and hotel taxes.

Awards: The private park Tsarasaotra is a RAMSAR site since 2005, and Boogie Pilgram was awarded First prize of the Environment of RDV or National German Travel Agents in 2005

Certification: none to mention

Starting bid: $500

About the Organization

Our ambition is to share a special moment with our guests introducing them all the natural treasures hidden in Madagascar. To create alternative tourism products with positive local impact.

Our way to do it? With care! Madagascar is home to 80% of endemic fauna and flora. But as Madagascar is a developing country, our environment is easily abused, local communities receive an unfairly low return from tourism activity.

We believe that we have a prominent place in nature conservation and in fair trade in Tourism as we are an Inbound Tour Operator.

Green Practices

BUSHHOUSE is built from natural materials and well integrated in the landscape. We use natural ventilation inside the bungalows, solar power for radio communication, and dead wood for water heating.

We participate actively to all actions concerning environment and ecotourism in Madagascar (National Parks Board, Ministry of Environment, Tourism Board…). BUSHHOUSE has been included into the regional ecotourism masterplan developed by Conservation International (CI) recently.

At SOA CAMP, we work with ONG FANAMBY. For the concrete development actions must also involve the private sector, which is manifest in Anjozorobe. Our collaborative goal is to show local populations the advantages the private sector can and will bring to their communities; we do employ the local population at the camp, and we do promote local products such as honey and essential oils which are sold at the camp.

The Private park Tsarasaotra is a RAMSAR site since 2005.

BOOGIE PILGRIM has obtained in 2005, the first prize of environment of RDV ( Deutscher Reisebüro Verband) or National Association german travels agents.

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