Day 1: Arrival in Antananarivo and Pick-up
After your overnight flight, land at Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Take advantage of this moment to rest and acclimatize before starting your discovery of Madagascar the next day.
Hôtel: Le Grand Mellis or similar
Day 2: Drive to Antsirabe
After breakfast in Antananarivo, set off for Antsirabe, the third largest city of Madagascar, located about 170 km from the capital. The road takes you through the beautiful Central Highlands, with landscapes of mountains, rice terraces, and green fields. Admire the architecture of traditional adobe houses, a symbol of rural life in this fertile region.
Hôtel: Flowers Palace or similar
Day 3: Ambositra – Ranomafana Park
After breakfast, go for a ride through Antsirabe, a charming town nestled in the heart of the Highlands. Stroll through its streets lined with traditional brick houses, witnesses of the typical merina architecture of the region.
Hôtel: Kamabana residence
Day 4: Visit of the Ranomafana Park
Your day begins with the discovery of the famous Ranomafana National Park, a true jewel of biodiversity extending over 41,600 hectares. This tropical rainforest, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to exceptional flora and fauna, unique in the world.
Hôtel: Kambana residence
Day 5: Ranomafana – Fianarantsoa – Ambalavao
After breakfast, your route continues to Fianarantsoa, cultural and religious capital of the southern highlands.
Hôtel: Betsileo Country Lodge or similar
Day 6: Ambalavao – Reserve Anja – Ranohira
Leaving the reserve, you continue your journey to the Great South of Madagascar, where the landscape becomes wilder and drier. The climate is changing little by little, and the sacred rock-covered mountains of the region stand before you.
Hôtel: H1 or similar
Day 7: Visit of the ISALO park
In the morning, you go for a walking tour in the Isalo massif, an exceptional site that evokes the landscapes of the Great American West with its deep canyons, carved sandstone massifs and imposing cliffs.
Hôtel: H1 or similar
Day 8: Ranohira – IFATY Via Tulear
After breakfast, you will take the road towards Tuléar, crossing villages of gemstone seekers, whose most known is Ilakaka, famous for its sapphire vein.
Hôtel: Bamboo Club
Day 9: Ifaty – ANAKAO
In the morning, departure from Ifaty by car towards the port of Tuléar, where you will take a boat to reach Anakao. After a picturesque crossing, you will arrive in Anakao, a charming fishing village located in the bay of Saint-Augustin.
Hôtel: Peter Pan Anakao
Day 10: Stay at ANAKAO
Day 11: ANAKAO – Tulear – Flight to Antananarivo
