Classical South combined with Train
15 days
Antananarivo - Ifaty
- itinerary
- activities
Day 1
Antananarivo
Assistance at the airport, and transfer to the hotel. If you have time, going to the point of view that you can see Antananarivo and his area. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
Tana- Antsirabé
Departure in the morning for Andasibe, going through the green scenery. Stop at Madagascar Exotic reserve, which is reputed for its butterflies, frogs, chameleons, reptiles, batrachians, and crocodiles. Night walk to spotting the nocturnal lemurs known as the smallest of the lemurs in the world. Overnight at the hotel. Drive to Antsirabe across the highland sceneries, traditional red clay house of highland, to reach the town of Antsirabe which means a place of much salt. Antsirabe, a town of water for its thermal source, spring water. Antsirabe is also a capital of rickshaws. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
Antsirabé - Fianarantsoa
Drive to Fianarantsoa across the Betsileo region with varied mountainous landscape and famous rice field in terraces. Visit of the Fianarantsoa’s town as the panoramic view, the old town. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4
Fianarantsoa - Manakara by Train
Morning departure at Fianarantsoa Railway station to join Manakara. The evergreen landscape, meeting with the local people makes this tour spectacular. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
Manakara
Excursion in the Pangalane’s channel by pirogue’s local with local guide and boatmen, fresh sea food will be prepared for you by the guide. You will see fisherman village, tradition and the real life of the local people. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6
Manakara - Ranomafana
Drive to Ranomafana through the green scenery of “ravinala” or traveller’s tree. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7
Ranomafana National Park
Visit the Ranomafana National Park for more wildlife of this rainforest. Birds, frog, chameleons, 12species of lemurs are seeing in this park such as the golden bamboo lemur, the greater bamboo lemur without forgetting orchid, different medicinal plants. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8
Ranomafana - Ambalavao
Drive Ranomafana to Ambalavao. Possibility to see the market of zebu in Ambalavao, if you arrive at Wednesday day. Ambalavao is known for the market of zebu, the first biggest market of zebu in Madagascar in each Wednesday. Ambalavao is known also for the paper Antemoro. Visiting of the craftswomen local making Antemoro paper. Stop along the road for having contact with the local people. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9
Ambalavao - Isalo
Visit of ANJA reserve before going to Isalo, Anja reserve created by the local villageous for protecting the fauna, It’s a model for environmental protection. You can see specially the ring-tailed lemurs OR LEMUR CATTA, the point of view that you can see Amabalavao and his area, the medicial plants. Passing at Ihosy, the capital of the Bara tribe. Crossing through the dry and desertic landscape of the South, the land plateau of Horombe which extend as far as the eye can see. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10
Isalo
Visit of Isalo National Park. Isalo National Park formed by a sandstone massifs of ruined forms, whole day to explore the National Park, trekking through the Isalo’s canyon, natural swimming pool, the blue and black swimming pool, a refuge for lemurs such as Brown lemur, ring-tailed lemur; birds such as Benson’s rock, Madagascar Wagtail endemic in Isalo. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
Isalo - Tuléar - Ifaty
Drive to Tuléar, the last itinerary across the desertic scenery and the South spiny forest before entering the sunny town of Ifaty. Stop along the road for having contact with the local people.
Day 12, 13
Ifaty
Relax on the beach. Snorkeling, Diving. Excursion with local’s pirogue’s for seeing the coral reefs. Visit of RENIALA RESERVE. Reniala reserve is a spiny forest including the forest of baobab, medicinal plants; birds such as blue coua, long-tailed ground roller endemic in Reniala reserve, specially for THE BIRDWATCHING tenrecs, the turtles.
Day 14
Ifaty - Tana
Transfer to the airport of Tuléar for join Tana.
Day 15
Antananarivo
Pick you at the aiport. City tour in Tana, depends on your schedule for the international flight. City tour in Tana, Digue’s market, market of souvenirs before your transfer to the airport for your international flight.