12-Day Madagascar 1000 Views Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrive in Antananarivo

On arrival in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, you will be welcomed and provided with assistance by one of our friendly staff before transferring to your hotel in the city. You'll spend the rest of the day at your leisure while contemplating the exciting tour that lies ahead. Your overnight will be at the hotel.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Hôtel Résidence Lapasoa

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Antananarivo to Andasibe

After breakfast, we will start our journey with a drive to Andasibe through the green and luxuriant vegetation of eastern Madagascar. We will arrive at Andasibe in the afternoon and check into the hotel. At approximately 7:00 pm we will embark on a night walk to observe night active lemurs and other nocturnal animals.

Your overnight stay will be in a basic but comfortable lodge.

Main Destination:

Andasibe

Best Time To Visit August to November (Less rainfall)

High Season July to August and December (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, October and November

Wildlife in Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Indri Common

Common
brown lemur Common

Other
chameleons Common

Leaf-tailed geckos Common

Diademed sifaka Occasional

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Red-bellied
lemur Occasional

Grey
bamboo lemur Occasional

Mouse lemurs Occasional

Sportive lemurs Occasional

Parson's
chameleon Occasional

Painted mantella Occasional

Black-and-white
ruffed lemur Rare

Madagascar tree boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Grace Lodge Andasibe

• Budget hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Natural Reserve of Andasibe

After breakfast, we will start our morning with a visit to the special reserve of Andasibe to see the Indri, the largest lemurs on the island. In the afternoon, we will visit Andasibe village. This short visit gives us insight to the local people, to see how they live and what they eat.

Your overnight stay will be at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Accommodation:

Grace Lodge Andasibe

• Budget hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Andasibe to Antsirabe

After breakfast, we'll drive back to Tana, and head south to Antsirabe, across the highland landscape with its beautiful rice fields on display. We will stop in Ambatolampy for a quick visit to this huge agricultural city, also recognized as a source of aluminium. You'll arrive in Antsirabe at around 5:00 pm.

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Vatolahy

• Budget lodge located Antsirabe (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Antsirabe to Ranomafana National Park

After breakfast, we drive to Ambositra, the center of Madagascar’s wood carving industry. Further on we'll pass the ‘le col de tapia’, a type of tree resistant to bush fires. The landscape is still dominated by rice fields, pine forests, eucalyptus trees and rocky mountains. We turn off from the main road to reach our destination for the day; Ranomafana National Park.

Main Destination:

Ranomafana National Park

Best Time To Visit August to November (Less rainfall)

High Season July, August and December (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, September and November

Wildlife in Ranomafana NP

Golden
bamboo lemur Common

Red-fronted
brown lemur Common

Red-bellied
lemur Common

Greater
bamboo lemur Common

Grey
bamboo lemur Common

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Giraffe-necked
weevil Common

Parson's
chameleon Common

Milne-Edward's
sifaka

Occasional

Rufous
mouse lemur Occasional

Satanic
leaf-tailed gecko Occasional

Painted
mantella Occasional

Spotted
fanaloka Rare

Ring-tailed
mongoose Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Hotel Centrest

• Mid-range hotel bordering Ranomafana NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Ranomafana National Park

Ranomafana National Park is approximately 40,000 ha, with its rain forest, covered hills and abundant wildlife. It has long been considered one of Madagascar’s highlights and is one of the country’s most heavily visited national parks. You will go for long walks in the national park spotting some of the lemurs, chameleons and other animals.

Main Destination:

Ranomafana National Park

Accommodation:

Hotel Centrest

• Mid-range hotel bordering Ranomafana NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Isalo National Park

Returning on the road, we'll leave Ranomafana and visit a local wine farm for wine tasting near Fianarantsoa ‘the city where one learns good things’. We will then head southwards to Ambalavao, where we visit the ‘Anteimoro Paper Factory’. We'll continue and pass through Ihosy, the mountain chain of Andringitra and through the huge ‘Plateaux de Horombe’ to reach our destination Isalo.

Main Destination:

Isalo

Best Time To Visit May to October (Cooler, sunny days)

High Season July, August and December (The park is busy)

Best Weather June to August

Wildlife in Isalo NP

Ring-tailed
lemur Common

Western
plated lizard Common

Verreaux's sifaka Occasional

Red-fronted
brown lemur Occasional

Oustalet's
chameleon Occasional

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Jewel chameleon Occasional

Stump-tailed
chameleon Occasional

Merrem's
Madagascar swift Occasional

Grey
mouse lemur Rare

Red-tailed
sportive lemur Rare

Painted
burrowing frog Rare

Blue-legged
mantella Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Madagascar
tree boa Very Rare

Accommodation:

Isalo Ranch

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Isalo National Park

Today, we will visit and hike in the Isalo National Park. After a 10 minute drive from Ranohira village, we will park our car and walk for about 1½ hour to reach the Natural Swimming Pool. Along the way, we will see vegetation like Uapaca bojeri, Pachypodium rosulatum or ‘elephant’s foot’ and Aloe isaloensis, a native species of aloe endemic to Isalo.

Main Destination:

Isalo National Park

Accommodation:

Isalo Ranch

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Isalo to Ifaty

After breakfast, we'll continue to Tuléar, the terminal of the National Road N° 7. This part of our journey brings us to new scenery among the dry forests of the west and the spiny desert of the south. On the way, we will admire the different ‘Mahafaly tombs’ and the ‘Antandroy tombs’. After a short visit of Tuléar, we will drive to Ifaty.

Main Destination:

Ifaty (Town & Beach)

Accommodation:

Hôtel de la Plage

• Budget hotel located Ifaty (Town & Beach)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Ifaty

Ifaty lies on the beach. It is therefore an ideal place for diving and snorkeling. It's also a popular place for birdwatchers. Here you can also experience the Vezo fishermen’s life. Many excursions are possible on this leisure day. Some of these include kite surfing, wind surfing, snorkeling, scuba, bird watching, hiking, quad biking, swimming and sunbathing.

Main Destination:

Ifaty (Town & Beach)

Accommodation:

Hôtel de la Plage

• Budget hotel located Ifaty (Town & Beach)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Ifaty to Antananarivo

Early in the morning at around 6:00 am, we'll transfer to the airport for the flight back to Tana (short name for Antananarivo).
After check-in at the hotel, you have the afternoon free to explore and do some sightseeing. There are many possible sightseeing activities in Tana.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Hôtel Résidence Lapasoa

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Depart Antanorovia

Today is the end of our tour and you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight as per your flight details.
You will take home priceless memories and supporting photos, materials and memorabilia.
Of course we hope you will return in the future for another exciting tour of Madagascar.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.