Discover Madagascar Vacation Package - 18 Days

Itinerary of Discover Madagascar Vacation Package: DAY 1 - Arrival in Antananarivo - Meeting at the airport with our guide and transfer to the Hotel. DAY 2 - Tana - Antsirabe - Breakfast at the hotel. Direction for the national 7 - on the program the visit of the workshop of transformation of iron into aluminium in Ambatolampy. - Free lunch. - Arrival in Antsirabe and opportunity to visit a semiprecious stone cutting and the workshop of the horns of Zebu. - Night with breakfast at the hotel. DAY 3: Antsirabe - Morondava - A day's drive through a fairly diverse landscape. Crossed by a landscape shaped by the "lavaka" phenomenon and some surprising villages. - Located on the banks of the river Mahajilo, one of the tributaries of the river Tsiribihina, Miandrivazo is the starting point for the barge cruise. - Arrival in the capital of the Menabe towards the end of the afternoon. DAY 4: Morondava – Bekopaka - Have breakfast very early in the morning, then on your way to Bekopaka. - Stop at Tsimafana, port of anchorage of ferries crossing the Tsiribihina. Visitors are invited to pleasant itineraries on this river up to Belo on Tsiribihina. - The lunch break is appreciated once on the spot. - The road then continues to the banks of the Manambolo, accessible after four to five hours of track from Belo on Tsiribihina. - Once again we board a ferry to Bekopaka. They stay there in a hotel for three nights. DAY 5 - Bekopaka - The small TSINGY is easier to reach. But the grand TSINGY is worth a visit, a walk preceded by 17 km of track leads us to the heart of the Grand Tsingy. This vast succession of sharp-edged rocks forms one of the most breathtaking landscapes in Madagascar. Requires good physical condition, climbing is certainly not easy but the beauty of the view is worth the climb. - We return to the starting point at the end of the afternoon. DAY 6: Bekopaka – Kirindy - After breakfast, return to the village of Belo on tsiribihina. - In the afternoon, arrived in the reserve of Kirindy. - Night visit to see the Fosa, full of other endemic plants. The Kirindy reserve is a recognized center of local endemism and diversity, linked to the presence of biotopes of the South and west of Madagascar. - Night in the Gite of the reserve of Kirindy. DAY 7 - Kirindy - Belo sur mer - The adventure on the track starts from here, where the first stage is for 80 Km, to the beautiful fishing village of Belo sur mer, famous for manufacturing dhows. - Dinner and overnight at the hotel Ecolodge du Menabe or similar canoe trip, swimming, walking tour of the hand built dhow factory, visit of the village. DAY 8 - Belo sur mer - Manja - Morombe - After breakfast, we return to the trail to reach the agricultural village of Manja. - Then we go to the village of Bevoay, and from there we cross the Mangoky River on a ferry. Note that in this part of the island, the baobabs are omnipresent. - Dinner and overnight at the hotel at Katia or similar DAY 9 - Morombe - Andavadoaka - We walk through the old and charming town of Morombe where time seems to have stopped. At 45 km, we reach the wonderful site of Andavadoaka where the Barrier Reef ends. - Dinner and overnight at Coco Beach Hotel or similar. DAY 10 - Andavadoaka - Free day. DAY 11 - Andavadoaka - Salary - To follow the tracks of the tanks in zebus, we go on the coastal track on a 4X4. This excursion allows us to cross a huge thorny forest dotted with baobabs. - You then arrive at Salary, a seaside village with an amazing charm. Indeed, we inevitably succumb to the white sandy beaches. - Dinner and overnight at the hotel Salary Bay or similar. DAY 12 - Salary - Ifaty - We continue along the coastal trail before reaching the seaside resort of Ifaty. After lunch we depart for Tulear, the capital of the Southwest. - Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel Mangrove or similar. DAY 13 - Ifaty - Tulear - Isalo - Arriving in Tulear, we immediately take the road to Ranohira and along the road, we stop a little to visit the Arboretum, a botanical garden where was reconstructed the thorny forest that characterizes the whole area located in the south of Madagascar. Several species of chameleons can also be found. Arrived in Ranohira, check in at the hotel. - In the late afternoon, departure to see the sunset at the window of Isalo. A pierced rock through which you can see the sunset and the best thing is the color of the rocks with the reflection of the sun. - Dinner and overnight at the cloves de l'ISALO hotel. DAY 14 - NATIONAL PARK OF ISALO - Meet the guide and drive to the entrance of the park. We will discover natural swimming pools, walls of eroded sandstone of various colors, tombs of the Bara tribe enclosed in stone walls, canyons, blue pool, black pool and also different types of lemurs. - Dinner and overnight at the hotel TOILES de l'ISALO. DAY 15 - RANOHIRA-AMBALAVAO (210 KM) - Departure at 7.30 AM from Ranohira to Ambalavao to visit the antemoro papermaking workshop made from the bark of a local plant. The products are papers, envelopes, pictures of paper, photo album etc ... then departure to visit the Anja Park where you can see lemurs. During the ascent and descent, the vegetation changes completely, from the barren and rocky land with all yellow and dry vegetation by fertile soils of the plateau. - Dinner and overnight at bougainvillea Hotel. DAY 16 - AMBALAVAO-RANOMAFANA (100 KM) - Along the road, one can see some artisans working the sisals from which are extracted long fibres used to make ropes and other manufactured products; silk is also produced. The products made are really beautiful. - Continue to the park of Ranomafana with a landscape always very varied, many traveller trees and very thick vegetation, mountains, hills, rivers. Arrival around the afternoon and accommodation at the hotel Manja. - Around 5.30 PM a Night tour will be planned with a local guide to see the smallest night lemur (Microcebus) and also chameleons and frogs. DAY 17 - RANOMAFANA - AMBOSITRA - Departure at 7:00 AM from the hotel for a tour in the National Park Ranomafana with guide, to see different varieties of lemurs, chameleons, butterflies, frogs, spider, birds...then we take the road to Ambositra. - Arriving at the Ambositra, visit of the wood crafts where the beautiful sculptures and very beautiful marquetry were made. - Continue to the spa town of Antsirabe and set up at the Green Land Lodge. DAY 18 - AMBOSITRA -ANTANANARIVO - Departure to the capital Antananarivo and transfer to the airport for the next international flight. - End of Discover Madagascar Vacation Package.