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Adventure tour in Antananarivo

Tour Price : $1377 Duration : 7 days Languages: english, french

A week travelling across the Highlands down to the southwest coast of Madagascar.
We ride on the major emblematic and natural routes of the Great Island. This route is characterized by an extraordinary enchainment of specific landscapes, a diversity of traditional cultures and a very welcoming population.
We make a stop in Ambositra which offers an approach to the creativity and the quality of the Malagasy handicrafts, in particular in the art of marquetry and the work of wood.Ambalavao village distinguishes itself by two main symbols that are zebu and tobacco. It also has other major advantages such as ancestral Antemoro papermaking and silk weaving.
We then discover Isalo National Park and its picturesque and preserved nature for a short hike, before ending our journey in a gentle Ifaty lagoon along the Mozambique Channel to an end of stay in total relaxation.

Highlights:
•    Crossing the highlands to the west coast;
•    An approach to Malagasy handicrafts;
•    The ruiniform landscapes of Isalo massif;
•    Ifaty lagoon along the Mozambique Channel

Itinerary:

D 1: Antananarivo - Antsirabe

Meeting with you
After your breakfast in the hotel and start heading south passing through Antananarivo.
Rice fields and typical villages of the Highlands represent the landscape right after Antananarivo.
We stop in Ambatolampy to discover the rather amazing work of aluminum to make cooking pot for the whole country.
We take lunch in town. Continuation towards Antsirabe in the afternoon.
We take our time for a city tour and experience “pousse-pousse” (rick shaw) riding for those who want, it is the main transport for locals.
•    Duration: +/- 3 h
•    Distance: 170 km
•    Your hotel: Antsirabe. Couleur Café

D 2: Antsirabe > Fianarantsoa

We keep going on the National Road 7 and progress towards the south.
We shop in Zafimaniry artisans boutiques in Ambositra village looking for a piece of carved wood, or fine work of marquetry box.
Take time to visit around in the village and get lunch in a local restaurant where you have the opportunity to taste local specialties.
We continue to Fianarantsoa in Betsileo region, the main tribe on the south part of the Highlands of Madagascar. we have a winding road; we are close to the highest summit of the Great Island.
•    Duration: +/- 4 heures
•    Distance: 230 km
•    Your hotel: Fianarantsoa. Villa Sylvestre.
D 3: Fianarantsoa > Ranohira
We leave the highlands soon . At Ambalavao, we visit the Antemoro paper factory .
The secular process to make this paper by the bark of mulberry tree Avoha (Bosqueia danguyana) was introduced in Madagascar in the XVth century by the first Arabic migrants to retranscribe the Koran.
It is still made to the same processes in Ambalavao.
Meet some lemurs in Anja small Reserve at these huge granite rock foothill.
We continue towards the southwest and enter Barâ region. We cross the largest plateau of Madagascar constituted by a beautiful herbaceous steppe, topped with huge termite nests: it is IHorombe.
We arrive in the village of Ranohira which is close to Isalo massif and the National Park entrance.
•    Duration: +/- 5 heures
•    Distance: 290 km
•    Your hotel: Ranohira. Isalo Ranch

D 4: visit of Isalo National Park

A short drive to join Isalo foothill.
We start the walk quietly with a small rucksack, through impressive landscape, canyons, natural pool and magic rock erosions.
Isalo ruin form massif is a continental sandstone plateau from Jurassic period.
There are many rock formations with different shapes here. The nature has adapted to dry climate.
This park has a different ecosystem, endemic rupicolous flora such as Aloe, Euphorbia, Pachypodium and Kalanchoe … We picnic in the Tapia forest. Some walks are possible around, going up to summits gives splendid view.
NB: Walk pace and duration depend on clients (minimum 2h).
The guide will advise you.
•    Duration: de 2 à 4h de marche, selon vos envies!
•    Your hotel: The same as the day before

D 5: Ranohira > Tuléar > Ifaty
We progress to the south west towards the Mozambique Channel.
Drive on 245 km from Ranohira to Tuléar through different botanical settings in the morning.
We stop on the way to see Mahafaly tribe typical tombs so nicely painted and decorated, on which are erected some amazing wooden sculptures. The sea can be seen from far away before we reach Tuléar.
Walk around to the market before taking lunch.
Sandy road along the coast leads us to Ifaty. Installation to the hotel, almost feet in the water.
•    Duration: +/- 6h
•    Distance: 280 km
•    Your hotel: La Plage Hotel

D 6: Day at leisure at Ifaty

You can explore different activities from the hotel during the day at leisure on the edges of Mozambique channel.
If you want to take advantage of the sea and the lagoon: diving, dugout ride with Vezo fishermen, swim or just idleness.
Hikers can discover the inland, a specific and extraordinary vegetation composed of euphorbia, baobab, didieracea, aloes … , those with thorns are kings in the south.
    Your hotel: The same as the day before

D 7: Ifaty > Tulear > Antananarivo

Morning at leisure and transfer to the airport organised by the hotel.kkk
End of Malagasy Tours services.
Fly to the capital.

Including: Vehicle with air condition-private tour guide, driver +fuel, park and entry fee visit, pick up and drop off hotel-transfers airport- bed and breakfast 6night 7 days

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