Day 1:
Antananarivo - Antsirabe.
-Across the Malagasy highlands terrace rice-fields.
-Night at the hotel.
Day 2:
-Visit of Antsirabe (market, thermal baths...).
-Second night at Antsirabe.
Day 3:
-Mountain bike trekking.
-Visit of Andraikibe lake, precious stones market, Tritrive sacred lake (volcanic lake).
Day 4: Antsirabe - Fianarantsoa.
-Via Ambositra. Visit of the Malagasy local wood handicraft capital.
-Arrival at Fianarantsoa, night at the hotel.
Day 5: Fianarantsoa - Isalo.
-Departure to Isalo national park, in a western lanscape.
Day 6:
-Visit of Isalo national park.
-Massive rock, monkey canyon, natural swimming pool, nymph falls, sunset through Isalo windows. Catta lemurs and pygmy baobabs (Pachypodium).
Day 7: Isalo - Tuléar.
-Passing through the precious stones seekers village, and Mahafaly tomb.
-Visit of the town on your own, night at the hotel.
Day 8: Tuléar - Ifaty.
-"Taxi-brousse" (2 h).
-beach, swiming, diving...
-Night at the hotel.
Day 9:
-Fishing on dugout, diving.
-Or visit of the rain forest.
-Night at the hotel.
Day 10: Ifaty - Fianarantsoa.
-Beautiful landscape, observation of "Mont Tsaratanana"
(2886 m).
-Night at the hotel.
Day 11:
-Departure to Ranomafana,night visit of the Ranomafana national park.
-Or train to Manakara, to see the verdant landscape, of the Malagasy East coast, and fruit plantations.
-Camp-site or hotel.
Day 12:
-Day visit of the Ranomafana national park, lemurs and orchids observation.
-Or visit of Manakara.
-Camp-site or hotel..
Day 13: Ranomafana - Ambositra
ou Manakara - Fianarantsoa.
-Depature to Ambositra.
-Shopping (wood handicraft...).
-Or return to Fianarantsoa in "mora-mora" train.
-Night at the hotel.
Day 14: Fianarantsoa or Ambositra - Antananarivo
-Back to Tananarive.
-Night at Tananarive or
Ivato.
Day 15:
-Visit of Tananarive (queen palace "le Rova", market,
Ahosy lac and Tsimbazaza zoo.
-End of south tour. |