Day One: Arrival in Antananarivo
Upon your arrival in Antananarivo, the guide from Afrikan Wildlife Safaris will welcome you and then transfer you to the hotel for the overnight. Given the time of your arrival, you can go to Analakey to visit the street markets.
Day Two: Andasibe National Park
After breakfast, drive to Andasibe National Park. On the way, you can stop at Pereyras Nature Farm – a private reserve that’s home to chameleons, frogs, snakes and so much more wildlife. This evening, you will have an opportunity to take night walk through the forest at Mitsinjo – a privately-owned reserve and look out for nocturnal species including endemic butterflies and lemurs.
Day Three: Andasibe National Park
This will be another day to explore the park. This is the most visited park in Madagascar and its famous for the 11 species of lemur, endemic birds like the long-eared owl and the rufous-headed ground roller, as well as the smallest living chameleon – brookesia minima – and many times types of reptiles, insects and frogs.
Day Four: Antsirabe
This morning, you will drive to Antisrabe. Its located in the highlands and it’s a popular spa town with the hot springs and thermal baths, and the colourful rickshaws known as ‘pousse-pousse’ are a popular form of transport. Dinner in the Gazebo within the grounds of the Guest House.
Day Five: Ambositra
Today, you will visit the nearby Sandrandahy villages and explore the process of silk production, which is an important part of Malagasy culture. The use of silk was once reserved exclusively for royalty, but now everyone is free to wear it though its use is more often used for the dead. When a Malagasy is buried, their body is wrapped in a large, silk sheet known as a ‘lambamena’ and, after a few years, the family traditionally return to the tomb to exchange the sheet for a new one. This custom is known as famadihana, and each village specialises in one step of the production. Enjoy a local lunch before spending a free evening in Ambositra.
Day Six: Ranomafana
Have the breakfast and drive to Ranomafa National Park located in the southeastern part of Madagascar. Ranomafana means ‘hot water’ in the Malagasy language and the area is haven for small mammals, birds, reptiles and insects, as well as palms, bamboo, orchids and carnivorous plants. It’s home to 13 species of lemur, including the famous golden bamboo lemur, which was first reported in the area in 1985 and is one of the reasons why the government decided to protect this forest. There is an option of taking a night walk. You can also visit the thermal springs after which the town is named. Located across the Namorona River. The outdoor swimming pool fed by the springs is popular spot to take a dip.
Day Seven: Ranomafana
You have another day to explore Ranomafana with guided walk. Look out for lemurs, striped civets, mongooses, goshawks, geckos, frogs and butterflies. You may even spot an incredible net-casting spider or the world’s smallest chameleon. Relax in the afternoon and go again for the night walk within the park.
Day Eight: Fianarantsoa
You will have a day visit to Fianarantsoa – a colourful town known for its markets and handicrafts. This is a heritage site, with its long, paved roads, labyrinths of small paths and old houses. visit to a Malagasy village for an insight of how the people on the island live. then take walk to explore the surrounding countryside, which is dotted with rice paddies and vineyards that produce Fianarantsoa’s famous wine. You’ll get a chance to sample local cuisine with a lunch stop in the villages then, in the afternoon, visit the historical old city of Fianarantsoa on foot.
Day Nine and Ten: Isalo National Park
This will be a long drive to Isalo National Park. En route, stop at the Anja Community Reserve, a great spot to observe lemurs and learn a little more about the local culture. The local villagers will take us on this excursion, and your guide will be able to translate all the knowledge they can pass on to you. Spend a couple of days exploring the park, which is home to over 80 species of birds, 30 species of reptiles and 14 species of mammals including three lemur species – ring-tailed, red-fronted and Verreaux’s sifakas lemur.
Day Eleven: Anakao
Have very early breakfast and head to Toliara Harbour. Take a boat to Anakao. Enjoy the perfect white sandy beaches beside turquoise waters in Anakao. This ia a small town in which fishing is the main economic activity. Afternnon at leisure on the beach, soaking up some sun and swimming in the clear waters of the Mozambique Channel.
Day Twelve: Anakao
This will be the another leisure day at the beach. You may go for the optional full-day tour of Tsimanampetsotse National Park – a birder’s paradise named for its spectacular lake. More than 100 species of bird can be found here, including pink, greater and dwarf flamingos, as well as the gray-brown mouse and white-footed sportive lemurs. Maybe paddle a canoe out to the mirage of Nosy Ve instead and check out the beaches and reef, or just relax at the beaches.
Day Thirteen: Antananarivo
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Toliara by boat for the flight back to Antananarivo arriving in the afternoon. Relax at the hotel.
Day Fourteen: Fly Out
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport depending on your flight time to fly back home.
Trip Includes
Andasibe National Park – Mitsinjo Night Walk
Andasibe Nationa Park – Pereyras Private Reserve
Andasibe National Park – Guided Walk
Ambositra – Village Visit
Ambositra -Manandriana Village Lunch
Ranomafana National Park – Rainforest Walk
Fianarantsoa – Betsileo: Village Visit And Walk
Ambalavao – Anja Community Reserve
Ambalavao – Antemoro Paper Factory Visit
Isalo National Park – Guided Walk