Antsirabe – Ambositra – Ranomafana – Andrigitra – Anja – Ifaty

12 Days / 11 Nights

If you are going to Madagascar for the first time and want to see as much as possible, this tour is for
you. With a varied landscape, the high plateaus and its rice fields, the East with its primary forest, the
South towards Isalo and its canyons, to end in Ifaty and its lagoon. Very representative of
Madagascar, a mix of culture and diversity.

INCLUDED
Local Guide driver speaking English Airport transfers and vehicules transport according to the circuit
Half-board except in Antananarivo ( dinner to your charge ) Standards or luxury hotel accommodation
Visits as described in the program Local Guides at all national parks
NOT INCLUDED
Visa fees, flights (international & national) and their taxes Meals not mentioned in the program
Personal insurance Excursions et entry fees not mentioned in the program
Drinks and tips
1

Day 1 : ANTANANARIVO

Flight to Antananarivo (TNR)
Welcome and transfer to the hotel
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel

2

ANTANANARIVO – ANTSIRABE 170Km/4h

Breakfast at Hotel.
Departure on the road to Antsirabe in order to discover the rural areas of the central high plateaus. Halt at Ambatolampy at 70 Km from the capital: stop at a small steel smelter for aluminum products.
On arrival : visit of artisans who make miniature objects, artwork from cow (zebu) horn as well as artisans of objects made from a variety of materials such as stone.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

3

Day 3 : ANTSIRABE 50Km

Breakfast at hotel.
Day of hiking at Betafo,
located at about twenty kilometers to the west of Antsirabe at 1410 m of altitude and one of the most beautiful regions of the high plateaus.
Four to six hours of hiking accompanied by a specialist guide of the region.

4

Day 4 :ANTSIRABE-RANOMAFANA 240Km/ 6h

Breakfast at Hotel.

5

Day 5 : RANOMAFANA – ANDRINGITRA

Breakfast at hotel.
This is one of the most beautiful sites that the primary forest and rainforest in Madagascar can offer.
We walk into the park with a local guide in this very humid environment. We can find many species of lemurs,
In botanical terms, the park is the a genetic reservoir of some rare and endemic plant species, but also many medicinal plants.
After Ranomafana we continue our road towards Andringitra
Dinner et overnight at Hotel “Camp Catta” .

6

Day 6 : ANDRINGITRA

Breakfast at the Hotel.
Discovery day of the Andrigitra National Park
Beautiful landscapes of the park, valleys, waterfalls, reminding of lunar landscapes.
The park lives on a bedrock of crystalline rock composed of sandstone and granite.
A wide diversity of ecosystems ranging from lowland rainforest to high mountain meadows: more than 20 mammal species and 62 bird species.
The plain is also rich in terrestrial orchids.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

7

Day 7 : ANDRINGITRA – RANOHIRA

Breakfast at hotel.
Leave Andrignitra by Route RN7 the “south road” to Ranohira.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel “Relais de la Reine”.

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Day 8 : RANOHIRA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Visit of National Park of Isalo.
he landscapes are composed of deep canyons, natural pools, caves, and rivers. The lemurs that habit the park are another reason of the visit.
Excursion and trekking to be decided on site depending on the appreciation of the participants.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

9

Day 9 : RANOHIRA – TULEAR – IFATY 240KM / 5h

Breakfast at hotel.
Departure for Ifaty
At thirty km south of Isalo Park, we can find the Ilakaka river were individuals mine for precious stones.
We can also observe the baobabs and the Mahafaly tombs.
Passing through Sakaraha which is another town of sapphires.
Passage to Tuléar which is the big city before going to Ifaty.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

10

Day 10 : IFATY

Breakfast at hotel.
Free day. Various visits possible as per the advice of your guide : pirogue, discovery of fishing village, visit of mangrove…
Visit of pine forest : a non-protected forest constituted of endemic plants adapted to the heat and dryness of the environment such as the Euphorbiacées and Didieracées.
Dinner and overnight at hotel “La bella donna”.

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Day 11 : IFATY – TULEAR – ANTANANARIVO

Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Tuléar airport for flight to Antananarivo.
Welcome and vehicle available.
Dinner and overnight at hotel “Sakamanga”.

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Day 12 : ANTANANARIVO – International flight

Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Tuléar airport for flight to Antananarivo.
Welcome and vehicle available.
Dinner and overnight at hotel “Sakamanga”

13

Day 13 : ANTANANARIVO – International flight

Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to airport and international flight

 The landscapes of the high plateaus and direct contact with locals.
 Visit of smelters and artisan workshops in Ambositra.
 National Park of Ranomafana.
 National Park of Andrigitra.
 Trekking in Isalo.
 The Lagon of Ifaty and its mangroves.

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