Accommodation

Accommodation with breakfast as indicated in the program, based on a double room (or similar)

Meals

Picnic lunch on Day 7 and dinner on Day 14.

Others

•Entrances to parks and sites indicated• •Taxes and tourist stickers •One bottle of water per person per day

Transport

•A good driver •One vehicle (4x4) with fuel throughout the trip except in Anakao. •Transfers by car and boat

Guide

Professional English, French, Italian or Spanish speaking guide according to your request except in Anakao. Local guides and porters in the parks

Not included:

Insurance

Your personal insurances

Optional

Activities with the mention "free" and other optional activities

Flights

International Flights

Others

•Meals not specified in the benefits included •Tips and drinks, extras and personal expenses •The price of the visa: +/- 35 €.

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Day 1 Day 1: Drive To The Eastern Rainforest
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Drive To The Eastern Rainforest

Meeting with our team in your hotel, presentation of your tour program and delivery of your travel documents. Then, departure for Andasibe. Along the way, stop in Marozevo to visit the Peyrieras reserve and there will be the opportunity to meet endemic species of chameleons. Lunch at the restaurant. Continuation in the direction of Périnet. Arrival at the end of the afternoon, installation at the hotel and night visit in the park of Andasibe to discover the Microcebus.

• Duration: 5 hours drive

• Distance: 145 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: FEON’NY ALA Hotel or similar
Day 2 Day 2: Discovering The Great Lemurs Of Madagascar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Discovering The Great Lemurs Of Madagascar

Day dedicated to the visit of the most accessible and unavoidable park. Guided tour of the reserve of Analamazaotra: a dense humid forest. This last conceals a great biodiversity that you will discover at each step to marvel and surprise you a little more... For the observation of the biggest living lemur of the planet, the Indri-indri, in its natural environment, and the other species of diurnal and nocturnal lemurs, frogs and reptiles that populate the park. In this park, the landscapes are spectacular and the local population is very welcoming. Lunch at the restaurant.

You will have the occasion to discover the private park of Vakôna: This reserve, very well-conceived, includes a small informal museum, a lake with crocodiles, various species of reptiles and batrachians, several endemic plants, a superb aviary and especially a "mini-park" with lemurs including several islands where various species of these prosimians are loafing around. You will travel by canoe from island to island, to get very close to the specimens of the park, which are partly tamed. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: All day

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: FEON’NY ALA Hotel or similar
Day 3 Day 3: Drive To The Water City
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Drive To The Water City

After breakfast, departure for Antsirabe, discovery of the Central Highlands with their rice fields and red laterite brick houses. Crossing the magnificent landscapes along a winding road lined with small waterfalls extending the view over enormous rice fields arranged in terraces. Lunch on the way. A small stop in Ambatolampy to discover the artisanal manufacture of casseroles and other aluminum items. Continuation of the road, you will appreciate the magnificent landscape, the rocks, the fertile plain with volcanic soil. Arrival in Antsirabe, visit of the city according to the time of your arrival. Dinner and night at the Hotel.

• Duration: 7 hours

• Distance: 314 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: GREEN PARK HOTEL or similar
Day 4 Day 4: Discovery Of Zafimaniry Art
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Discovery Of Zafimaniry Art

Morning breakfast and discovery of the water city. Then, continuation of the trip on the National Road N° 7, crossing several villages and small towns. The mountains with their vegetation lengthen the roadsides. Ambositra marks a lot the trip on the RN7 because of the Zafimaniry art, precious wood sculptures in small stores decorated with wooden objects, travelers buy them as souvenirs. Lunch at the restaurant Chez Victor. We continue to Ranomafana. Arrival towards the end of the afternoon. Visit of the village and in the early evening, walk in search of nocturnal animals on the roadside. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: All day

• Distance: 247 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ GASPARD or similar
Day 5 Day 5: Visit Ranomafana National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Visit Ranomafana National Park

Breakfast at the restaurant with appreciation of the view of the green hills. Appointment with the local guide to visit Ranomafana National Park, created in 1991, located 65 kilometers northeast of the capital of Fianarantsoa province and covers nearly 41,601 hectares, surrounded by mountain ranges. This park is a paradise for an incredibly varied fauna; it is possible to find 5 species of lemurs, some birds, reptiles, endemic plants. The visit will last 4 hours. After lunch, possibility to relax in the swimming pool at the thermal baths if it is open during your passage. Night visit on the road near the park. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: 4 hours of visit

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ GASPARD or similar
Day 6 Day 6: Discovery Of Antemoro Paper Making And Anja Village Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Discovery Of Antemoro Paper Making And Anja Village Park

After breakfast, road to Ambalavao. Visit of the Antemoro paper making workshop and the silk weaving workshop; if your passage falls on a Wednesday or Thursday, possibility to visit the zebu market. A few minutes from Ambalavao, on the road to Isalo, visit the Anja Community Reserve. This site is very attractive by its biodiversity: presence of lemurs like the Lemur catta (ring-tailed lemur), reptiles like chameleons, snakes. Here, we begin to get closer to the territory of the Bara tribe. We enter it by a road which crosses a vast meadow which reminds the movies on the American far west with cowboys and Indians. Arrival in Ranohira, installation at the hotel. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: About 5 hours

• Distance: 349 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ ALICE or similar
Day 7 Day 7: Ranohira: Visit Of The Isalo Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Ranohira: Visit Of The Isalo Park

After breakfast, departure for the visit of the park. The National Park of Isalo is a natural rocky massif with a very particular relief which is not without reminding the great American West. Stroll in this setting dating from the Jurassic, alternating desert landscapes and green canyons. This day will be devoted to the visit of the Isalo National Park. We can take the tour of the natural swimming pool and that of Namaza to access the blue and black pools as well as the nymph cascade for a swimming session. Picnic lunch with the beautiful Malagasy cuisine. Return to contemplate the sunset at the window of the Isalo. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: Visit all day (but it depends on your physical ability)

• Meals included: Breakfast and picnic lunch

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ ALICE or similar
Day 8 Day 8: Route To Discover The Vezo Population
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Route To Discover The Vezo Population

After breakfast, departure for the conquest of the territory of the Vezo tribe. We will cross, at the edge of the RN7, Ilakaka, a small village that has become a city of several thousand inhabitants, including Thai, Chinese, Sri Lankans, Brazilians, all attracted by the sapphire mines which are among the most beautiful in the world. Arrival in Tulear, discovery of the city and Lunch at the restaurant. Then, visit of the Renala reserve in Ifaty. The reserve covers an area of 45 hectares and includes about 1,000 xerophilic plant species that are adapted to the dry climate. Baobab species are also listed including a giant, nicknamed teapot by visitors, measuring about 13 m in circumference, ... In addition to plant species, about sixty endemic species of birds, including the Tolohoranto, Uratelornis chimaera and Naka, Monias benschi live in this beautiful reserve. Also called Domergue Reserve, the reserve is a privileged place for scientists and ornithological observers. Sunset at the edge of the beach. Dinner at the restaurant and night at the hotel.

• Duration: About 5 hours

• Distance: 265 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ CECILE or similar
Day 9 Day 9: Boarding A Boat To Reach The Village Of Anakao
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Boarding A Boat To Reach The Village Of Anakao

After breakfast, road for our return to Tuléar, then to join the village of Anakao, we embark on a boat. We attend a colorful spectacle of hundreds of multicolored pirogues coming back from fishing. You meet the Vezo ethnic group (fishermen) and the Mahafaly ethnic group (farmers). Free day in Anakao. On this immense and magnificent lagoon, the hour is undoubtedly dedicated to swimming and canoe rides. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel SAFARI VEZO or similar
Day 10 Day 10-11: Two Days Free In Anakao
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10-11: Two Days Free In Anakao

Free days without car on Anakao. Various activities will be at your choice: sailing pirogue trip to visit the pirate island "Nosy Ve" to discover the nest of the straw-tailed bird, water sports such as kit deer, snorkeling, ... You can also enjoy the beach and visit the fishermen’s village. Possibility to meet the fishermen. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel SAFARI VEZO or similar
Day 11 Day 12: Boat Trip To The City Of Tulear And Road To Fianarantsoa
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Boat Trip To The City Of Tulear And Road To Fianarantsoa

After breakfast, transfer by boat to Tulear. The car is already waiting for you at the pier, then you will take the road to Fianarantsoa "where one learns the good", a small tour of the city to admire its historical remains. This locality is a copy of the city of Antananarivo. Indeed, Queen Ranavalona I had built it in the image of the capital. Dinner at the restaurant and night at the hotel.

• Duration: Approximately 8 hours drive

• Distance: 543 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: TSARA GUEST HOUSE or similar
Day 12 Day 13: Visit Of The Sahambavy Tea Plantation And Road To Ambositra.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Visit Of The Sahambavy Tea Plantation And Road To Ambositra.

Departure in the morning after breakfast to go to Ambositra via Sahambavy. This last one is a beautiful place to relax at the edge of its magnificent lake. You will make a few stops to discover the manufacture of essential oil. Then, the road continues to Ambositra for an exploration of the culture of the villagers. Installation at the hotel. Dinner and night at the hotel.

• Duration: 3 hours

• Distance: 152 km

• Meals included: Breakfast

• Accommodation: Hotel CHEZ VICTOR or similar
Day 13 Day 14: Return To Antananarivo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Return To Antananarivo

After breakfast, return to the capital. You will enjoy the beautiful landscape, you will see rice fields and villages characteristic of the Highlands. Often, you will have small stops to enjoy the impressive landscape. Continuation of the road to Antananarivo. According to our time, a possibility to visit the handicraft market to buy souvenir items. Installation at the hotel near the airport to have a moment of rest (Day use). Meeting and dinner with our team. Evening transfer to the airport to catch the return flight.

• Duration: 6 hours

• Distance: 264 km

• Meals: Breakfast and dinner

• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar

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Unique Trip To The East Coast And The South Of Madagascar

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Itinerary of your trip Unique Trip To The East Coast And The South Of Madagascar

Day 1: Drive To The Eastern Rainforest

Day 2: Discovering The Great Lemurs Of Madagascar

Day 3: Drive To The Water City

Day 4: Discovery Of Zafimaniry Art

Day 5: Visit Ranomafana National Park

Day 6: Discovery Of Antemoro Paper Making And Anja Village Park

Day 7: Ranohira: Visit Of The Isalo Park

Day 8: Route To Discover The Vezo Population

Day 9: Boarding A Boat To Reach The Village Of Anakao

Day 10-11: Two Days Free In Anakao

Day 12: Boat Trip To The City Of Tulear And Road To Fianarantsoa

Day 13: Visit Of The Sahambavy Tea Plantation And Road To Ambositra.

Day 14: Return To Antananarivo

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