Key Information: Tour Duration: 18
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 12
people Destination(s):Madagascar Specialty Categories:Hiking & Trekking Season: May - November Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 500 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 1500 US Dollar (USD)
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival Tananarive earlier in the morning and departure directly to Ambositra (5hrs drives). Night in hotel at Ambositra.
Day 2: We go to the Zafmaniry’s land, where the art of the wooden sculpture hardcraft is considered like a world cultural wealth by the UNESCO. We start our walk from the Antoetra’s village (5hrs of walk and + 100 m of denively). Night in tents.
Day 3: We continue our walk across green valleys and several villages which are completely isolated, as far as we arrive to Ankidodo (7hrs of walk and + 200m of denively). Night in tents.
Day 4: Return to Antoetra where our car wait us to continue to Sahambavy (5hrs of walk and + 250m and – 200m of denively; 4hrs drives). Night in hotel at Sahambavy.
Day 5: We drive to Ambohimahamasina (4hrs30 drives), an area of rural development projects, managed by a Non-Governmental Organization named "Association des populations des montagnes du Monde". We stay there for three days, in order to see how the local people lives. Night in an inhabitant’s house.
Day 6: We climb the Ambohimahamasina’s sacred mountain. Then we walk across a thick and rich forest to join the village of Ambalahazo (6h of walk). Night in an inhabitant’s house.
Day 7: Today we discover the local art and techniques to make some farming tools. Then we return to Ambalavao (1hr30 drives). Night in hotel at Ambalavao.
Day 8: We continue to the National Park of Andringitra where we begin our walk of three days. We walk across some long rocky corridors in order to arrive to the campsite in Andriampotsy (4hrs of walk and 400m of denively). Night in tents.
Day 9: Awakening earlier for the climbing of the Pic Bobby, which is the second most higt summit of Madagascar. We admire the exceptionnal panorama before we leave for Antaranomby(9hrs of walk and +600m and – 900m of denively). Night in tents.
Day 10: We go down slowly to the Tsaranoro’s Valley to arrive at the campsite (6hrs of walk and – 700m of denively). Night in hotel at Tsaranoro valley.
Day 11: Leisure day. Complete break or walk in Tsaranoro valley to discover the Barabory villages. Night at the hotel in Tsaranoro valley.
Day 12: We continue our road to the National Park of Isalo (5hrs drives). We discover on the afternoon the Canyon des rats. Night in tents near the Canyon.
Day 13: We leave for the piscine naturelle (7hrs of walk and 500m of denively). We penetrate in a small forest which shelter several Lemur species. Night in tents.
Day 14: Today it’s our last day in the National Park, we end with Namaza natural swimming pool(4hrs of walk and 200m of denively). Night in hotel at Ranohira.
Day 15: We leave earlier in the morning to Salary (8hrs drives) for two days relax on the paradise beach of Salary. Night in hotel at Salary.
Day 16 and Day 17: Leisure days. Salary is clear and amazingly emerald green sea, sandy fine white beach,
colourful coral, and Vezo villages set on the sandy dunes. Nights in hotel at Salary.
Day 18: Drive back to Tulear. Flight to Tananarive and correspondance for the international flight Tananarive/Paris.
