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13 Day itinerary in Madagascar, Africa

The Great South Of Madagascar

Beautiful metis, the red and green island harmonizes in a disconcerting singularity its African and Asian origin. Rebel to the pre-eminence of one or the other, she has made herself an autonomy that styles the multiple faces of her children. Very dissimilar, they are all from there and not for that ... Read More

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By Stéphane, Mialy and Santatra

Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, French

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Madagascar

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Snorkeling/Diving

Travel with Purpose

Outdoors & Nature

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Lokaro Bay

2

Berenty reserve

3

Fort Dauphin

4

National park of Tsimanampetsotsa

Itinerary

Mid-Range Accommodation expand_more

Day 1

place Arrival in Madagascar

Upon arrival on Malagasy land, you are welcomed by our guide-driver. The exit of the airport offers an interesting first approach to the country and quickly the Malagasy atmosphere and the effervescence of the capital are felt.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Hotel Au Bois Vert
Day 2

place Antananarivo – Fort Dauphin

The program of this day depends in part on your arrival time in Fort Dauphin by domestic flight. However, the visit to Fort-Dauphin allows you to gently soak up this local atmosphere with multiple flavors and colors.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lavasoa
Day 3

place Fort Dauphin and Lokaro Bay

On the program, short 4WD link before a canoe ride through marshes and Aroyos (vegetation specific to this region) to the village of Evatra. Then, 20mn of 4WD to the Bay of Lokaro whixh many guides boast the beauties of this site. Back to the hotel around 04PM.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lavasoa
Day 4

place Fort Dauphin

Free activities.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lavasoa
Day 5

place Fort Dauphin – Berenty

Free morning before reaching the Berenty reserve located 4 hours’ drive from Fort Dauphin. Beyond the Ranopiso pass, the world of aloes and didiereaceae, thorny forests and baobabs begins... You cross them by taking the road of the reserve of Berenty or the national park of Andohahela.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Berenty Reserve
Day 6

place Berenty

Visit the reserve of Berenty. With its 1,000 hectares of protected area, Berenty is a true sanctuary of nature and a gem to discover just a stone’s throw from Fort-Dauphin. Free afternoon with the possibility to visit the village located nearby.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Berenty Reserve
Day 7

place Berenty – Lavanono

A long day of track through the sisal fields but also the funerary tombs surmounted by steles and horns of Zébu in the middle of these semi-desert spaces. The arrival in Lavanono leaves no one indifferent as the view of this plunging track, these cliffs and the village on the beach remains exceptional.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lavanono Lodge
Day 8

place Lavanono

Discover the special reserve of Cap Sainte Marie: This tour will allow you to reach a point of view, from where you can admire: the cliffs, the lighthouse and the beacons, the landscape of the extreme south of Madagascar, the fauna rich in tortoises Radiata, reptiles and birds. The environment is also made up of a very good example of xerophyte dwarf vegetation. At this time, you are the southernmost of Madagascar because the next land is none other than Antarctica.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lavanono Lodge
Day 9

place Lavanono - Itampolo

Long day on the track in an immense amount of arid and thorny vegetation, following one or the other of the multiple tracks that crisscross the region, in the sand, on the rocks, scraping the doors on real cactus walls, on the dunes or in the forest. On your road, quite improbable, dozens of zebu wagons, often well filled, which depart on your way, from villages to wooden huts scattered on red sand clearings, crushed under a blazing sun, sometimes swept by gusts of wind and sand… And finally, the track approaches the sea to reach Itampolo.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Chez Alain, Itampolo
Day 10

place Itampolo - Ambola

You will be closed do the Mozambic Channel, the National Park of Tsimanampetsotsa and the Vezo Village of Ambola. More few hours of 4WD liaison where the lmandscapes leave none of our travelers. The lagoon of Ambola is considered one of the most beautiful in Madagascar. Arriving in Ambola, you are accommodated at the Ambola hotel which faces this lagoon.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Le Domaine d'Ambola
Day 11

place Ambola - Anakao

After breakfast, visit of the National Park of Tsimanampetsotsa which is a biological and landscaped site of foreground. It is considered one of the most important nature reserves in Madagascar. Unique in its kind with its lake of alkaline origin, an unmissable meeting point for the population of pink flamingos and dwarf pink flamingos as well as numerous bird species. Then, you continue your road to Anakao after the visit.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Safari Vezo
Day 12

place Anakao

A well-deserved rest day in Anakao, but with some possible activities (optional). We offer our travellers the choice of their excursion the day before at the hotel: sailing canoe, island discovery, diving, surfing, relaxation and rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 13

place Anakao – Antananarivo

After your breakfast, transfer by boat to Toliara the, transfer to the airport of Toliara to take a flight a flight to Antananarivo. Welcome at the airport the transfer to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Hotel Au Bois Vert
  • Lavasoa
  • Berenty Reserve
  • Lavanono Lodge
  • Chez Alain, Itampolo
  • Le Domaine d'Ambola
  • Safari Vezo

Meals expand_less

  • Dinner (13)
  • Breakfast (12)

Transport expand_less

  • Airport Pick Up/Drop Off Madagascar
  • Car rental with driver/guide and fuel
  • Antananarivo to Fort Dauphin Interior Flight
  • Fort Dauphin ground transfer
  • Fort Dauphin to Berenty ground transfer
  • Fort Dauphin to Berenty ground transfer
  • Berenty - Lavanono ground transfer
  • Lavanono - Itampolo ground transfer
  • Itampolo - Ambola ground transfer
  • Ambola - Anakao ground transfer
  • Anakao to Antananarivo boat and interior flight

Activities expand_less

  • Visit the Lokaro bay
  • Visit the Fort Dauphin town and market
  • Visit the Berenty reserve
  • Visit the Lavanono village and bay
  • Visit the Sainte Marie Cap
  • Visit The Tsimanampetsose National Park
  • Visit The ABC Domino Association

Not Included expand_less

  • Tips for Guides and Drivers
  • Meals not specified as included
  • International Flights
  • Activities no specified in the program
  • Travel insurance

About Stéphane

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Holder of a French national guide’s certificate, Stéphane created this agency after having traveled to many countries over the last 20 years and knows Madagascar since 2003.

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