Welcome to Madagascar! Firstly, we welcome you at the airport and then private transfer to the Belvedere Hotel. Once we arrive, you will be greeted by friendly and caring staff. While your bags are unloaded from the minibus, we could sip a typical drink while admiring the view of the city from the terraces of the Hotel!

After that, dinner briefing with the guide that will accompany you throughout the tour. We do this to best organise your days schedule and answer questions about each stop.

PS: Keep in mind that airline flights are not included in the package, so you can decide from which airport you leave, at what time and with the airline you prefer… This is to give you maximum freedom of choice!

Transfer day to the town of Miandrivazo.

That is an 8 hours-driving will take us back to the highlands among hills and beautiful rice fields. But we will pause often to admire the industriousness of the people of the highlands and the rural life that surrounds the route.

Also we will stop halfway in the spa town of Antsirabe for lunch. Then we continue downhill towards the great plains of the west.

After that, in the afternoon we arrive in Miandrivazo, a quiet town situated on the banks of the Tsiribihina. That is a river that we will cross to join the Tsingy.

At this point we go to the Eden de la Tsiribihina, a brand new hotel for the overnight stay and dinner.

Here we are in the thick of our journey. After leaving Miandrivazo we enter the immense plains of the region. At this point we begin to encounter the majestic Baobab trees, the true kings of Madagascar.

Likewise the landscape has already changed a lot compared to the highlands. Also the green hills have given way to a new, more barren and arid landscape.

Then we reach the coastal town of Morondava to have lunch in a typical beach restaurant that makes excellent fish. Once we have finished, we reach the Kirindy forest, passing through the baobab avenue for the first time.

In addition, with the help of torches we enter the Kirindy forest at nightfall. At this time, under a typically African starry sky, we spend a good time discovering the nightlife that animates this protected area.

To conclude, dinner and overnight at the Relais of Kirindy.

Firstly, in the morning we visit the park of Kirindy in search of its lemurs but, above all, in search of the fossa. That is Madagascar’s largest carnivore. Then we take again the track until we arrive at the landing stage at Belo sur Tsiribihina. At this point we will cross one of the largest rivers on the west coast of Madagascar by motor barge. Overall, the river crossing takes about half an hour. Once arrived on the other side we will stop for lunch in town.

After that, the road will get worse until we arrive, after about four hours, at the Manambolo River. At this point, another barge will be waiting for us to cross.

In this occasion, overnight stay and dinner at the Olympe de Bemaraha Hotel.

By the time we wake up before dawn, we go enjoy the magic of the mists rising from the Manambolo River.  What’s more, in a traditional log-carved dugout canoe, we enter the gorges of this river in a magical atmosphere. Moreover, here we will observe crocodiles, lemurs, caves and fantastic constructions created by nature and erosion.

After that we enter the small Tsingy, an area of a hundred miles of hectares that gives shelter to endemic fauna and flora that don’t exist elsewhere.

In addition, the weathered canyons are home to hundreds of unique species of animals, reptilian birds and plants. Also the spectacle of the pinnacles and gorges that you will cross in safety, will make you appreciate one of the world’s strangest natural formations.

Then we return to the hotel in the early afternoon. Once there, you have a couple of hours of well-deserved rest by the pool, admiring the sunset over the forest.

If the previous day’s landscape was already spectacular, then today we exceed all expectations. Particularly by visiting the large Tsingy of Bemaraha.

Indeed, here the karst activity has created a lunar world that will leave you astounded. At this point immense pinnacles tens of metres high, gorges that suddenly open up, bizarrely shaped canyons will leave you speechless. Overall, the circuit is certainly challenging but completely safe. For example ladders, Tibetan bridges and handrails will allow you to access this otherwise unreachable world. That is definitely challenging but within everyone’s reach.

Moreover, the observation points on the landscape are numerous. So the small oases among the rocks will reveal a nature growing in the middle of a lunar and inhospitable landscape.

After these beautiful days in Tsingy, we take the track back to the town of Morondava. Once arrived, we admire the and enjoy the magical moment of sunset at the baobab avenue. 

Then overnight stay and dinner at the Kimony hotel

Firstly, day trip to the small village of Belo sur Mer. That is a nomadic Vezo fishing village that is set in the beautiful surroundings of the Kirindy Mitea park.

Basically, it takes about 4 hours by 4×4 to reach it. Meanwhile we will pass through small farming villages and cross fords andmiring some of the most beautiful baobabs on the island.

Moreover, Belo Sur Mer is best known for building schooners the old-fashioned way, with axe and fire. That is a construction that takes place right next to the village, in the small bay created by the tides.

The ideal place to rest for a whole day from the exertions of the Tsingy excursion.

During these days, dinner and overnight stay at the Entremer hotel.

Again another day’s journey to the Emerald Coast to reach Andavadoaka. Once arrived, we will admire Madagascar’s most imposing baobab trees. Also we cross Far West landscapes and finally arrive at the longed-for coral reef.

In this case, dinner and overnight at the Olobe hotel.

Finally 3 days at sea to get to know the world’s last nomadic fishing tribe, the Vezo. Moreover, during these days you will have the possibility of snorkelling, diving and quad bike rides.

Then we leave the sea in the afternoon and head to the south. So we arrive at the town of Tulear. That is crossed to the south by the Tropic of Capricorn.

After that, we will visit the interesting handicrafts market and then head towards the monument to the Tropic of Capricorn.

In this occasion, we will stay at the beautiful and quaint Bakuba Lodge.

Now we leave Tulear and head into the savannah of southern Madagascar. Before lunch we reach the Relais de la Reine, a splendid stone hotel set in a breathtaking landscape. Moreover we can relax by the pool or visit their indoor park before reaching the Isalo window to admire the sunset.

Also dinner and overnight at the Relais de la Reine hotel

Furthermore a day dedicated entirely to visiting the Isalo park. That is a park characterised by mountains to which erosion has given the shapes of the small Grand Canyon of Madagascar. In addition, embedded in the valleys, there are beautiful natural pools and waterfalls in which you can swim. Also pick nick in the park. Then return to the hotel at the end of the afternoon.

Again, dinner and overnight at the Relais de la Reine hotel.

Then we head north again, coming across the first mountain ranges of the highlands. Once arrived, we visit the beautiful Anja Park, a park managed by the local community and home to the largest population of catta lemurs.

At this point, dinner and overnight at the Lac hotel, on stilts bungalows.

Again, we continue our journey to the north north in order to reach Antsirabe, a colonial-era Spa town.

Once arrived, in the afternoon and on the following day, we will visit the surroundings of the town and its typical rice fields and volcanic lakes.

In conclusion, dinner and overnight at the Royal Palace Hotel

We come to the end of such an intense journey! Lastly, we return to Antananarivo for lunch and then transfer to the airport for your intercontinental flight.

Surely the moment of saying goodbye will leave everyone with a little bitterness in their mouths. However, we will send you home with lasting memories, in the hope of seeing you again in the future for a new adventure with MyMadagascar!