Please remember luggage stipulation due to heli requirements.
Miavana operates 1 Robinson Turbine R66 helicopter, which takes a maximum of 3 passengers and flies with one pilot, and 1 Airbus H130 helicopter, which seats up to 6 passengers and one pilot. Infants aged 1 to 23 months can be seated on parents’ laps. Children aged 2 years and over must occupy their own seat under adult supervision. Helicopter seats operate with a maximum weight allowance, please ensure that you share each passenger’s weight so that our pilots may calculate the totals accurately. Should a passenger exceed the maximum weight allowance, a second seat may be charged. Unless specifically booked, all helicopter transfers may be shared. The specific helicopters used for each routing are determined by our operations team on the island. For stays of 5 nights or more, arrival and departure helicopter flights to / from Miavana, either from Diego Suarez or Nosy Be, are complimentary. Helicopter transfers to / from other areas in Northern Madagascar can be arranged at an additional charge. Prior to your arrival, please discuss preferred arrival / departure times with your Travel Designer. Our helicopters strictly operate during daylight hours. If for any reason guests are delayed on / off the island, Time + Tide cannot be held responsible if guests are unable to get to Miavana / mainland Madagascar. Any forced overnights are for the agent’s / guests’ account.
