Description
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Classic South Tour – 14 Days
- THE MOST POPULAR TRIP OF MADAGASCAR : THE MULTI-FACETTED SOUTH, wildlife and culture 14 days.
DAY 1 :
Arrival at IVATO airport in Antananarivo, meet with our representative and transfer to hotel Dinner and night at a local restaurant featuring Malagasy architectural design.
DAY 2 : ANTANANARIVO – ANDASIBE, 145 km to the East
After breakfast, departure to ANDASIBE. Along high gorges and plains undulating, the journey to the East is more wooded because of abundant precipitation. On the way, stop at Peyrieras private reserve to observe different kinds of endemic amphibian’s collection, chameleons, frog sand snakes.
Lunch at your own custom the way and continuation to Andasibe. Upon arrival, check in at hotel.
Dinner and nightat Lemurs lodge or similar (design cottage)
DAY 3 : ANDASIBE 
Early morning, after breakfast incursion into the reserve of ANALAMAZAOTRA, (probably the most famous reserve) sanctuary of the Indri Indri, the biggest lemur of MADAGASCAR and hear their haunting singing call as they are crying.
Some other lemur species can be seen in the reserve.
Extreme rarity of indigenous species of birds. Fern is especially dense: fern, epiphyte plants and an endemic variety of orchids. Interesting walk in cleared paths of a primary forest.
After the visit of the Analamazaotra National park, departure for the visit of the private reserve of VAKONA to observe some crocodiles and lemurs.
Lunch at your own cost
In the afternoon, drive back to Antananarivo.
Dinner and night at lemur lodge
DAY 4 : ANDASIBE – ANTSIRABE (145km+173km)
Early morning we leave Andasibe, back to Antananarivo and continuation to the south
Typical landscape of the highland: vast fields of rice and wheat, charming laterite coloured villages.
Depending on time disposal,stop at a traditional workshop making pots with a rudimentary material.
Lunch at your own cost on the way
Arrival at Antsirabe in the afternoon, check in at hotel, dinner and night visit of the city and the surroundings and a semi-precious stone shop, and a silkworm treatment workshop.
Possibility of a rickshaw tour.
Dinner and night at the local Hotel (design bungalows)
DAY 5 :ANTSIRABE – RANOMAFANA(260 km)
Breakfast at hotel, morning drive to Ranomafana.
A spectacular landscape to admire along the way, flat rice fields along the hill, betsileo houses; a very simple traditional house made with raw bricks made with the sun, its walls of puddle clay washed by the rain. Usually there is no fireplace; the smoke filters out through the window or through the thatched roof.
Stop at AMBOSITRA, centre of Malagasy handicraft: well-known by its wood carven of the zafimaniry tribe. The locality is heritage of the UNESCO
Lunch at your own cost
Continuation through the Ranomafana forest, vast forests of eucalyptus.
Arrival in Ranomafana ,nocturnal visit to observe the smallest nocturnal chameleon and lemur
Dinner and night at THERMAL HOTEL or Setam Lodge (comfortable rooms)
DAY 6: RANOMAFANA-FIANARANTSOA
Half day incursion in the Ranomafana national park, situated inside a mountainous region to enjoy the rich biodiversity in this humid forestcharacterised by numerous euphorbia, epiphyte plants, palm trees and orchids. The fauna is rich: the Hapalemur Aureus was recently discovered and the reserve is its unique sanctuary. A big variety of birds, many of them are endemic of Madagascar.
Lunch at your own cos tand Continuation to Fianarantsoa in the afternoon (61 km) Check in at hotel
City tour with visit of the old town of Fianarantsoa
Dinner and night at ZOMATEL in new building )
DAY 7 : FIANARANTSOA-RANOHIRA (297 KM)
Breakfast and continuation to Ranohira.
Through rice and tobacco plantations. Possibility of visiting vineyards. At Ambalavao, visit of the Antaimoro rice paper workshop.
(Visit of the impressive zebu market on Wednesday).
Lunch at your own cost on the way
15 km far from Ambalavao, Ny Anja associative villagers’ park. Home of many ring-tailed lemurs (the catta) the visit allow you to close these sympathetic “monkeys”.
Passing by the « Porte du Sud » here should be the beginning of this extraordinary tour of the south along endless strange natural shapes , large savannahs.
The traveller suddenly discovers a new world, an unexpected landscape.
Big herds of zebus on the way.
Arrival in Ranohira in the afternoon
Dinner and night at
ISALO RANCH ( typical Malagasy cottage )
DAY 8 : RANOHIRA ISALO PARC
The must visited of the attractive national ISALO PARK , a spectacular lunar scenery of continental sand stone the jurassicera , deep canyons , home of a big variety of mammals , reptiles , frogs
Walk to the lemur canyon and surprise in natural swimming pool which invites to relax and bath.
Lunch at your own cost
Dinner and night atISALO RANCH
DAY 9 : RANOHIRA-TULEAR-IFATY, 273 km
We leave the coast and drive to the Southern to join Zombitse Nation park ,this deciduous dry forest attract people for his strange adaptation between the dry forest and the humid forest .The number of the animals species living here is remarkable .08 species of lemurs such as the Verreauxi Sifaka ,Red –fronted brown lemur and some 85 birds species include the rare birds as Appert’s Tetraka , Giant Couas,Cuckoo Roller
Departure to Tulear, spiny bush adapted to long periods of dryness, characteristic of the South. Along the road, we can see typical Mahafaly and Antandroy’s tombs. Magnificent « aloalo »: grave poles made of carved wood with geometrical design on the top of which we see naive daily life scenes.
Arid vegetation of the south with a big variety of succulents, euphorbia… Arrival at Tulear, visit of the seashells market. 
Lunch at your own cost to TULEAR
After lunch, 25 KM from Tulear stop at the impressive arboretum Antsokay a botanical park for collection of the endemic spiny plants in the south West of MADAGASCAR, paradise of botanists , lizards and chameleons
drive to Ifaty on the beach
Dinner and night at PRINCESSE DU LAGON
DAY 10 IFATY
morning, visit of RENIALA nature reserve , spiny forest full of baobab trees and some birds A 45 ha area which shelters a remarkable endemic biodiversity (flora and fauna) and is a meeting center of numerous scientists. Nearby , tortoise village and park protecting over 1000 endangered radiated and spider tortoises
Day 11 Ifaty
Free leisure on beach
Day 12 Ifaty
Free leisure on beach
day 13 Ifaty –Antananarivo
Transfer at the airport for the flight back to Antananarivo.
Day 14 Antananarivo and Abroad
City tour . According to the flight schedule transfer at airport for the international flight.
VERY IMPORTANT : this trip is rewarded by a variety of color full landscapes, different populations and culture with typical family tombs
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Our price includes :
– All transfers mentioned in the program.
– Vehicle bus, individual air condition , microphone , fuel included – All accommodation and meals mentioned in the program – Tourist administrative fees
– Services of an english speaking guide
– All entrance fees and local guide during the visit – Local park and guide entrances
Our price does not include :
– International and domestic flights
– Lunch and Dinner
– Drinks and personal expenses.
– Tips.
– International insurance recommended
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