Madagascar: 17-Day Adventure in the deep south of Madagascar｜Tanzania

Day 1: Antananarivo
Arrive at the international airport of Antananarivo, be welcomed, and transfer to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, depart for a first discovery of the district of the upper city of the Malagasy capital with its many palaces and historical monuments.

Day 2: Antananarivo - Ampefy
Head south for the first stage of your tour on the N7 towards the small spa town of Antsirabe.

Day 3: Ampefy - Antsirabe
Head south for the first stage of your tour on the N7 towards the small spa town of Antsirabe.

Day 4: Antsirabe - Ambositra - Ranomafana
Leave the Malagasy highlands to join the dense and humid primary forests of the east and the national park of Ranomafana.

Day 5: Parc National de Ranomafana - Fianarantsoa - Ambalavao
Dedicate the morning to visiting Ranomafana National Park.

Day 6: Day in Ambalavao, Anja’s village reserve
This morning your driver will accompany you to the small village reserve of Anja, where you will surely have the chance to meet the most famous lemur: the Lemur Catta (or Maki Catta).

Day 7: Ambalavao - Isalo
Take the road again, still heading south, towards Isalo National Park. It is through a beautiful steppe punctuated by giant termite mounds, the Horombe, that you will continue your road on the N7 to the village of Ranohira, at the foot of the massif of Isalo.

Day 8: Parc National de l'Isalo
After breakfast, take a short transfer to the foot of Isalo. It is in a landscape punctuated by canyons and rocks with astonishing erosions that you will hike. As nature has adapted to the dry climate, landscapes and granite formations are affected. Having a particular ecosystem, the park has endemic vegetation composed of Aloes, Euphorbes, Kalanchoe, and Pachypodiums.

Day 9: Ranohira - Tulear
Take the road again, heading south towards the coastal town of Tulear, also called Toliara. Cross drier and drier landscapes and a few sparse villages on your way before arriving in the hustle and bustle of Tulear. The change of scenery is striking and the word drought takes on its full meaning; here you will realize the scarcity of water from which the Great Island suffers. Arrive at the end of the day at your accommodation for a well-deserved rest after several days on the road.

Day 10: Tulear - Anakao - Ambola
Travel from Tulear to Anakao and then to Ambola.

Day 11: Ambola - Tsimanapetsotsa - Ambola
Travel from Ambola to Tsimanapetsotsa and then back to Ambola.

Day 12: Ambola - Itampolo
Travel from Ambola to Itampolo.

Day 13: Itampolo - Menarandra - Lavanono
Travel from Itampolo to Menarandra and then to Lavanono.

Day 14: Lavanono - Berenty
Travel from Lavanono to Berenty.

Day 15: Berenty Nature Reserve - Fort Dauphin
Travel from Berenty Nature Reserve to Fort Dauphin.

Day 16: Free day at Fort Dauphin
Enjoy a free day at Fort Dauphin.

Day 17: Fort Dauphin - Antananarivo - Return flight
Depending on the time of your flight, enjoy one last free morning before your transfer to Fort Dauphin.