The Classical South Tour
12 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 - Ambositra - Ranomafana
Visit City tour in Antsirabe with local rickshaw before driving to Ranomafana. Stop at Ambositra for the lunch. Ambositra is the capital of woodcarving sculptures and carving, possibility to visit the artisan market. Continuation to Ranomafana where you will across Betsileo region, with a scenery of rice fields in terraces, specific for this tribe. Stop along the road for having contact with the local people. Night walk to spot nocturnal lemurs, chameleons & frogs. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4
Ranomafana National Park
Visit of the Ranomafana National Park for more wildlife of this rainforest. 12species of lemurs such as golden bamboo lemur, the greater bamboo lemur, birds, chameleons are seeing in this park without forgetting orchids, different medicinal plants. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
Ranomafana - Fianarantsoa - 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. and the silk. Visiting of the craftswoman local making Antemoro paper, which is done by hand. Stop along the road for having contact with the local people. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6
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 7
Isalo
Visit of Isalo National Park. Isalo National Park formed by a sandstone ALANA IO MOT IO 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 8
Isalo - Tuléar - Ifaty
Drive to Ifaty, 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. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9, 10
Ifaty
Drive to Ifaty, 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. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
Ifaty - Tuléar - Tana
Drive to Ifaty, 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. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Antananarivo
Pick you at the aiport. City tour in Tana, depends on your schedule for the international flight. Visiting the lemur’s park, Digue’s market, market of souvenirs before your transfer to the airport for your international flight.