22-Day Discover the Hidden Treasures of Madagascar

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

Arrival Antananarivo

Welcome to Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you today. We look forward to assisting you throughout your journey.
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Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Les 3 Métis

• Mid-range guest house located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antananarivo city sightseeing tour

After breakfast, we set off to discover the capital of adagascar : a beautiful city tour: it begins in avenue of Independence, until the end of the railway station with its history, passing through the Anosy lake. Free lunch, we recommend having lunch at a restaurant Café du Musée. After lunch, before going to the hotel, visit the upper part of the city on foot as Antaninarenina where all the shops and the Bijouterie in gold and silver are located and where there are also all the old colonial houses, now they have become Bank, Palace of the President, etc.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

Les 3 Métis

• Mid-range guest house located in Antananarivo (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Antananarivo - Antsirabe

It is a journey through the Malagasy highlands characterized by rice fields and typical villages with houses made of red bricks like the color of the earth. On the way, stop in Ambatolampy, a typical city of the Merina ethnic group at the foot of the Ankaratra massif, famous for its cool and temperate climate and for the artisanal production of aluminum tools, utensils and art objects. Short walk to visit the artisan shops. The visit will also be an excellent opportunity to connect the local population. Free lunch. Continuation and arrival in Antsirabe, which is located about 1500 m above sea level in the middle of a volcanic landscape, and is considered the city of salt thanks to its various sources of mineral and thermal water. In this city, invaded by the colorful pousse pousse (typical local means of transport similar to the rickshaw) you can also have a first approach with the precious and semiprecious stones of Madagascar. Visit of the city of Antsirabe in Pousse Pousse.

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Vatolahy Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Antsirabe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antsirabe - Miandrivazo

After breakfast at the hotel, a nice visit to the volcanic lake Tritriva, very famous for its history and existence, we found out about the program because it is really worth a visit, all the details tell and explain the local guide, on the site, to respect everything, we avoid bringing something to eat based on pork which is forbidden. Free lunch then continuation to Miandrivazo, one of the hottest and driest cities on the island, where tobacco is grown and where the waters of the Tsiribihina river flow calmly, like those of an equatorial African river. According to a legend, the name "Miandrivazo" would come from a statement by King Radama I called "The Great", king of the Merina and first King of the United Kingdom of Madagascar. During a campaign against the Sakalava kingdom, he had agreed to marry the daughter of King Ramitraho and announced that in the place where the city of Miandrivazo was to rise, "he was expecting his wife" ("miandry vazo" in the Malagasy language).

Main Destination:

Miandrivazo (Town)

Accommodation:

Soa Lia Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Miandrivazo (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Miandrivazo - Follow of the Tsiribihina river by ferry boat

After breakfast at the hotel, a transfer with the car of the hotel to the place of boat, then the whole team (skipper, cook, etc. you probably know each other the day before) after starting the boat trip on the Tsiribihina river. During this first day of navigation you can observe beautiful tree-lined savannas, the time to take photos as much as possible. Arrival in the first camp in the late afternoon Full board treatment and night in a tent.

Main Destination:

Tsiribihina (Town)

Accommodation:

Mid-range camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Follow the Tsiribihina river

Breakfast at the camp then is sailing again. On this day you will pass from more gentle and calm waters to currents and rapid gorges where the river creeps with high vertical walls and lush vegetation where it will be easy to identify families of lemurs. During navigation it will be possible to spot many species of birds such as herons, kingfisher, birds of prey, etc. Stop for a short hike to reach a waterfall on foot which originates a large "natural pool" where you can swim. Arrival at the second camp at the end of the day. Meals on board (included) and overnight in bivouac.

Main Destination:

Tsiribihina (Town)

Accommodation:

Mid-range camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Berevo - Tsingy of Bemaraha

Breakfast at the camp, then sailing again. On this last day on the river you will be able to observe tree-lined savannas and lush vegetation that will gradually give way to the Sakalava villages, located on the banks of the river, to the savannah and to the baobabs. Lunch on board. End of navigation and disembarkation in the early afternoon. Meet the driver and the off-road vehicle that takes you to Tsingy of Bemaraha, where you can have a first approach with the famous "Tsingy".

Main Destination:

Bemaraha National Park

Best Time To Visit May to October (Best hiking weather)

High Season July and August (Some of the trails get busy)

Best Weather July and August

Wildlife in Bemaraha NP

Decken's Sifaka Common

Peter's
Mouse Lemur Common

Western Red
Forest Rat

Common

Leaf-tailed
Geckos Common

Bemaraha
Sportive Lemur Common

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Madagascar
Straw-colored
Fruit Bat Common

Bemaraha
Woolly Lemur

Occasional

Rufous
Brown Lemur Occasional

Fat-tailed
Dwarf Lemur Occasional

Stump-tailed
Chameleon Occasional

Ring-tailed
Mongoose Rare

Madagascar
Ground Boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Aye-aye Very Rare

Accommodation:

Orchidee du Bemaraha

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Visit Tsingy of Bemaraha

After breakfast, departure to visit the Tsingy National Park of Bemaraha, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. With its 152,000 hectares of surface, it continues to visit the big Tsingy, more difficult to reach but also more spectacular. In both areas, the big attraction is an immense karst forest (Tsingy means "needles" in Malagasy). Some of these pinnacles, whose shapes have been shaped by winds and water over the centuries, rise to the sky for several hundred meters. In the region there is also the Manambolo gorge, where you can see waterfalls, dozens of species of lemurs, including the black-headed lemur and the Decken sifaka, as well as birds and numerous reptiles. Free packed lunch. Visiting the small Tsingy will allow you to observe closely the slow erosive work of rainwater on limestone rocks. The place, inhabited since prehistoric times, has clear evidence of its past in the caves and caverns that open into the rocks. Overnights.

Main Destination:

Bemaraha National Park

Accommodation:

Orchidee du Bemaraha

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Bemaraha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tsingy of Bemaraha - Morondava

Breakfast at the hotel, then return to Morondava. Free lunch. Towards the end of the afternoon we pass by the charming baobab sentinels, the famous "avenue of the baobabs". Avenue of Baobab is one of the most photographed places in Masdagascar. It is a splendid avenue about 15 km north of Morondava, flanked by imposing specimens of "Adansonia Grandidieri". The most suggestive moments to admire it are sunset and sunrise, when the colors of the trees change and their long shadows are accentuated. Morondava, located in the heart of the Sakalava territory, is known for the tombs of the Menabe ancestors (their erotic sculptures are famous). The city has one of the mildest climates in all of Madagascar: in fact there are 10 months of hot and dry sunny days, tempered by the sea breeze.

Main Destination:

Morondava (Town)

Accommodation:

Baobab Café Morondava

• Mid-range hotel located in Morondava (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morondava - Belo sur Mer

Breakfast and departure for the typical fishing village of Belo sur Mer. Overlooking a splendid slightly jagged bay. The village is famous for the presence of numerous artisans expert in the construction of elderberries and schooners, thanks to which the economy of the west coast of the country has been able to develop. Visit Kirindy Mitea National Park before arriving in Belo/Mer. Possibility to visit also the salt pans, another important source of income for the local population. Free lunch.

Main Destination:

Belo Sur Mer (Town & Beach)

Accommodation:

Ecolodge du Menabe

• Budget lodge located in Belo sur Mer (Town & Beach)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Belo sur Mer - Manja

Early in the morning departure for the village of Manja through changing landscapes, initially characterized by the presence of large rice fields and fruit trees and then, along the sandy coastal path, dotted with the typical thorny forest and huge baobabs. Stop along the road for breakfast and continue to Manja, where you cross the Mangoky river at low tide, thus reaching the coast. Free lunch. Arrival in Manja for dinner and overnight at the Kanto hotel (Simple Spartan Hotel, without alternative).

Main Destination:

Manja (Town)

Accommodation:

Hotel Kanto

• Budget hotel located in Manja (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Manja - Andavadoaka

Breakfast and subsequent continuation along the track through the typical southern thorny forest until reaching Andavadaoka. Andavadoaka is the most interesting place and point of this itinerary, we must not skip, a great sin of not passing, free lunch during the trip. Surrounded by a sea of intact beauty and an enchanting landscape characterized by the forest thorny, with local endemic plants that you will not have the opportunity to admire in any other country in the world Half board treatment in the resort's blue.

Main Destination:

Andavadaoka (Village)

Accommodation:

Laguna Blu - Resort Madagascar

• Mid-range resort located in Andavadaoka (Village)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Andavadoaka - Salary

Breakfast at the hotel. Then departure for Salary. Located north of Tulear, Salary is off the beaten track. On this day you will cross strips of land between the Mozambique Channel and the wild savannah, observing beautiful beaches. Free lunch. Accommodation on Half Board basis for 2 nights.

Main Destination:

Salary Bay (Beach)

Accommodation:

Salary Bay Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located at Salary Bay (Beach)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Salary

Days dedicated to relaxation and discovery of the area. The south-western coast of the country is very arid and scarce of natural waterways, for this reason even the inhabited centers are sometimes without running water. Possibility to choose on site between different excursions by land or by sea. For example: trekking, canoe trips, boat trips, diving excursions, free lunch, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Salary Bay (Beach)

Accommodation:

Salary Bay Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located at Salary Bay (Beach)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Salary - Ifaty

Breakfast and drive to Ifaty village. Ifaty is a group of small Malagasy seaside villages along Ranobe Bay in the Atsimo-Andrefana region. It is located about thirty kilometers north of Toliara, on National Road 9. The village of Ifaty is also a fishing village made up mainly of Vezo and Masikoro people.

Main Destination:

Ifaty (Town & Beach)

Accommodation:

La Bella Donna Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Ifaty (Town & Beach)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ifaty - Isalo national park

After breakfast, visit the Reniala reserve then departure to Isalo national park. On the way you will stop to take beautiful photos of the Landscapes, the Tombs, and the Villages. Free lunch then continues to Isalo national park, leaving the south-west coast behind and entering the country along the RN7, through the classic savannah landscapes that characterize the south, dotted with baobabs and numerous Mahafaly stone tombs, tribes of the south devoted to agriculture and with a deep-rooted cult of the dead and the ancestors. The Isalo Park is an immense sandstone massif dating back to the Jurassic period and covers an area of ​​approximately 82,000 hectares. It presents itself with landscapes of extraordinary charm and really deserves a few days of exploration on foot: the alternation of grassy plains and sandstone crests marked by wind and water, boulders of rock that hide ancient tombs push travelers to follow the paths already traced to discover its rare beauty.

Main Destination:

Isalo National Park

Best Time To Visit April to October (Best hiking conditions)

High Season July, August and December holidays (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 Rock Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Isalo NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Isalo national park

Departure to discover the Isalo National Park is characterized by an alternation of grassy plains and bizarre shaped sandstone ridges. It is a particularly fascinating place full of mysteries thanks to its extraordinary suggestive landscapes. Inside this park, the most visited in Madagascar, it is possible to observe large rock formations shaped by the wind, steep canyons overhanging large valleys covered with yellowish grass typical of the savannah, where water flows which gives life to lush forest oases. The rocky structures host various endemic species both from a flora and fauna point of view. You will have the opportunity to walk inside the "namaza" canyon or to immerse yourself in an idyllic place: "the natural swimming pool". Free packed lunch. In the late afternoon, accompanied by the warm colors of the sun that gently caress the landscape, departure for the famous "window on the Isalo", from where you can admire the landscape cloaked in the warm shades of the sunset.

Main Destination:

Isalo National Park

Accommodation:

Isalo Rock Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Isalo NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Isalo national park - Andringitra

Breakfast then destination to Andringitra national park. The Andringitra Massif is a mountain range in Madagascar. The area was declared a national park in 1999 and recognized as a World Heritage Site in 2007.
Welcome to one of Madagascars last wilderness sanctuaries: Andringitra National Park, where rock meets cloud and life clings from humid valleys to granite ridges.
Straddling the Haute Matsiatra and Ihorombe regions, Andringitra stretches across 31,160 hectares, an impressive massif of domes and peaks, steep cliffs, and secret valleys. Here, the Great Island reveals its most contrasting nature: dense tropical forests in the east, high-altitude grasslands and savannahs in the west, a succession of microclimates that create a mosaic of unique landscapes.

Main Destination:

Andringitra National Park

Accommodation:

Camp Catta

• Budget lodge located outside Andringitra NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Andringitra national park

After breakfast, departure for the trekking to be chosen on site, one for half a day or one for a whole day, during these Trekking, there are villages to visit and meetings with peoples, we see the famous Catta lemur, the different plants, animals etc. For lunch we recommend having a picnic for trekking for the Pic Boby mountains, In the evening we return to Camp. Overnight and dinner.

Main Destination:

Andringitra National Park

Accommodation:

Camp Catta

• Budget lodge located outside Andringitra NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Andringitra - Fianarantsoa

After breakfast, a moment to admire this place right inside nature, with incredible silence. Free lunch. Continuation to Fianarantsoa, high in Ambalavao to visit the Anja reserve and the famous Antemoro Paper Factory, visit the village of Ambalavao; Continuation of the journey, arrived in Fianarantsoa, luggage storage in the hotel then a tour of the city if time allowed.

Main Destination:

Fianarantsoa (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Zomatel

• Mid-range hotel located in Fianarantsoa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fianarantsoa - Antsirabe

Breakfast, Continue to Antsirabe through the typical Betsileo villages characterized by typical red earth houses and surrounded by rice paddies along the way stop in Ambositra, the city nestled in the center of a large valley surrounded by peaks covered with lush vegetation that occupies a place of honor in the field of craftsmanship. The Zafimaniry people are famous for their skill in woodworking. Called "the city of roses, in the past it has been able to use its forest resources to make a name for itself in the Malagasy inlay sector. Craftsmanship is visible primarily in the city center, where the balconies of the houses are sculpted with extreme skill. Visit to one of the workshops of the artisans who work the precious wood, including ebony, rosewood.

Main Destination:

Antsirabe (City)

Accommodation:

Plumeria Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antsirabe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antsirabe - Antananarivo

After breakfast, continuation to the capital (Antananarivo). : "Free lunch during the road, to be chosen with the Guide. Before, to go to the airport, stop to make the handicraft market, a long market, which we find all the local handicrafts of all the 6 Province of Madagascar, are all handmade objects; it must be said that here is the time that we can get to know the country well, because we all find it there. Transfer to the airport for departure with our agent.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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