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Classic South Tour

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14-Day Classic South Tour

Embark on a 14-day classic tour of Madagascar, starting in Antananarivo, encountering lemurs and discovering their habitats and behavior. Travel to Antsirabe for its thermal springs, then head to Toliary and relax at Ifaty’s beaches.

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Classic South Tour

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 LES 3 METIS( Malagasy architectural design )or similar  

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 Plumeria 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 coston 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  

END OF OUR SERVICES ! 

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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