32 DAYS TRIP IN THE WEST AND SOUTH AND EAST OF MADAGASCAR

1st day: Transfer to the hotel
Pick you up at the airport and drive to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel

2nd day: Tana – Antsirabe – Miandrivazo
We leave Tana early in the morning to go to Antsirabe , on the way you will enjoy the daily life of the local people , how do they make money from their handcraft and see the spectacular view of the high plateau and go shopping at the local market for the river trip and continue the driving to Miandrivazo . We go to the town hall to make the formality.
Overnight at the hotel

3rd day: River
First day on the river . We start early in the morning the river to see birds , chameleons, fisherman and enjoy the landscape with dugout canoe , we have picnic lunch
We get the gorge where we camp for a night and have dinner with candles on the river bank , you enjoy the stars or moonlight.
Camping

4th day: River
Second day on the river , after having breakfast , we start paddling to explore the gorge where you might spot the lemurs and birds . You swim in the waterfall and lemur watching . Paddling from the waterfall to the camp site for night on the bank sand . Diner on the bank sand with candle , appreciate the beautiful sunset and stars or moonlight.
Camping

 

5th day: River – Antsiraraka – Belo sur Tsiribihina (off road)
Third day last day on the river , see the flying fox , birds , and we might see the crocodiles. lemur watching in the forest . .we pass through the second gorge and the end of the river trip . We take the zebu cart to go to Antsiraraka to get our 4WD and then drive to Belo ( about 40 Km off road) . We take ferry boat to cross the Tsiribihina river.
Overnight in the hotel

6th day: Belo sur Tsiribihina – Bekopaka (off road)
We start driving in the morning to go to the Tsingy , you appreciate the baobab trees on the way , we take the second ferry boat to cross Manambolo river .
Overnight at the hotel

7th day : Tsingy
Explore on the gorge of Manambolo to see the vazimba tomb (our ancestor) by dugout canoe in the morning and visit at the small tsingy to enjoy the wildlife and spectacular view of the small tsingy.
Overnight at the hotel

 

8th day : Tsingy
We drive from the village to the big tsingy on the off road (15Km) .Full day visit of the big tsingy . we combine two different sites to discover the beauty of the tsingy (limb stone) have 30 meters high crack and its wildlife which stay in the forest’s canyon , you enjoy how beautiful is tsingy , we have picnic lunch .
Overnight at the hotel

9th day: Tsingy -Morondava (off road)
We start driving early in the morning to catch to sunset on the famous baobab avenue but on the way we see the love baobab and sacred baobab . We have lunch in Belo
Overnight at the hotel (midrange)

10th day : Morondava – Belo sur mer (off road)
After breakfast, We drive from Morondava to Belo sur mer. we first leave the city and ford the impressive kabatomena river (150m wide). Then we continue our trip on a nice secondary road, through the bush, till we arrive to the huge salt marsh. Arrival at belo in the afternoon.
Relax at the hotel Overnight at hotel

11th day: Belo sur mer
Explore in the village to see the daily life of the people and we make visit of the boat maker with their rudimentary tools and no plan in the village , people come from far away order their boat and relax.
Overnight at the hotel

12th day: Belo sur mer – Manja (off road)
After breakfast we make vist of the boat maker with their rudimentary tools and no plan in the village , people come from far away order their boat here and we drive to Manja on the desert area passing by the sakalava tribe traditional tomb and the spiny bush , we have picnic lunch on the way.
Overnight in the hotel

13th day: Manja – Morombe (off road)
Departure in the morning after breakfast , we take ferry boat to cross Mangoky river to Bevoay , and drive to Morombe . Enjoy the landscape and meet the local people.
Overnight in the hotel

14th day: Morombe – Andavadoaka (off road)
Drive to Andavadoaka , on the way you see Baobabs .
Overnight

15th day : Andavadoaka Beach activities like snorkeling and relax Overnight

16th day : Andavadoaka Beach activities and relax Overnight.

17th day : Andavadoaka – Ifaty (off road)
We leave in the morning to go to Ifaty.
Overnight at the hotel

18th day: Ifaty
Visit of the spiny forest and relax on the beach.
Overnight at the hotel

19th day : Ifaty -Toliary – Isalo
Drive from Ifaty to Isalo passing through the town of Toliary. On the way you see the famous mine of precious stone called Ilakaka and enjoy the different landscape in the south of the country ; We enjoy also the beautiful sunset to the window of Isalo.
Overnight at the hotel

20th day : Isalo
Full day visit of the national park of Isalo where you appreciate the spectacular view of the sandstone . we combine two different sites the natural swimming pool and the waterfall , it’s best way to discover the beauty of Isalo (it’s a loop tour) and its wildlife which are in the canyon, we have picnic lunch in the park.
Overnight at Hotel

21th day : Isalo – Ambalavao
We drive to Ambalavao and make a stop at the Anja reserve where you are allowed to see the ring tailed lemur , the traditional tomb of the Betsileo tribe , flora and the nice view . We continue our visit to the Antehimoro’s paper and silk factories.
Overnight at the hotel

22th day : Ambalavao – Andringitra (off road)
We start driving in the morning after the shopping for the camping and meet the local guide to and then start the trekking to see the cascades at the national park.
Camping

23th day : Andringitra
Trekking at the national park to discover the landscape and the nice view of park , if you are fit enough you can climb the pic boby.
Camping

24th day: Andringitra – Ambalavao – Fianarantsoa (off road)
We drive back to Ambalavao and continue to Fianarantsoa , we make a visit of the old town and go to the train station.
Overnight at the hotel

25th day : Fianarantsoa – Manakara
We wake up early in the morning to catch the train start at 7 AM . you apreciate the landscape and meet the local people called Tanala and the driver pick us up to Manakara . you can buy also the spices on the way like vanilla , pepper , cloves.
Overnight at hotel

26th day : Manakara – Ranomafana
Explore on the channel of pangalane by pirogue in the morning where you can see the vanilla plantation and have an experience of the daily life of the village of the fisherman . You have a picnic lunch at the village of the fisherman to enjoy the fresh sea food and then drive to Ranomafana for 3 hours and half .
Overnight at the hote

27th day : Ranomafana
Morning visit of the national park of Ranomafana to face the wildlife in the tropical rain forest which is the home of the lemurs , birds, reptiles ; After the visit , you enjoy the natural hot spring swimming pool where you can relax.
Overnight at the hotel

28th day: Ranomafana – Antsirabe
We leave Ranomafana in the morning to go Antsirabe passing through Ambositra is the capital of the wood carving where you can make a visit of the hand craft.
Overnight at the hotel

29th day: Antsirabe – Andasibe
You make a stop at the reptile reserve called peyreras where you are allowed to see different types of chameleons , frogs , snikes , geckos , crocodile and continue to Andasibe . Night walk .
Overnight at the hotel

30th day : Andasibe – Tana
Morning visit at the national park to face the wildlife specially the biggest lemur called Indri- Indri and make visit of the private reserve of Vakona called Island of lemurs where you are allowed to play with lemurs in the afternoon ( they can jump on your shoulder)
Drive back to tana.
Overnight in the hotel

31th day : Tana
Tour in Tana to see the Queen and the King’s palace and go shopping to the craft market for souvenir.
Overnight in the hotel

32th day: Go home
Transfer to the airport and end of the trip