SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR
Tour overview
The south tour offers you a great variety of landscape; the rice fields alone the way. Meet the local people and its culture; learn more about the daily life of the people. Pass through the rainforest, the dry savanna, and the amazing rock formation. The tour will end on the nice beach
Itinerary:
Antananarivo - Antsirabe - Ranomafana – Isalo – Toliara - Ifaty - Antananarivo: 10days/09nights
Highlights:
- Variety of landscapes and meet local people
- Popular Park of the south: National park of Ranomafana and Isalo
- Variety of local workshops
- End in the magnificent beach
Price information
Price for 2 to 5 persons starts from ......Euro
6 to 8 people start from ......Euro
Price includes:
• Accommodation in a double/twin room with breakfast (BB) according to the program above Entrance fees and local guides in National Parks and private parks mentioned in the program
• Private vehicle with driver and fuel during the whole trip
• All transfer Hotel / Airport /hotel
• Transport with private vehicle with driver and fuel during the whole trip
• Domestic flight (Toliara – Antananarivo)
• Tourist tax and VAT
Price excludes:
• Excursions which are not in the program
• Personal expenses, drinks, laundry, tips
• All personal expenses, drinks, laundry, tips
• Meals: Lunch and dinner
• Visa fee
This private tour can be customised according to your style. Any element can be tailored – activities, length, hotels and destinations.
Detailed program
Day 01: WELCOME TO ANTANANARIVO CAPITAL OF MADAGASCAR
Upon arrival in Antananarivo, meet our team and transfer from the airport to your hotel after all formalities, money changes
Spend the night at hotel in Antananarivo.
Overnight in Antananarivo
* Palissandre hotel
* Sakamanga
* Les Trois metis

Day 02: Antananarivo - Antsirabe
Pick up from your hotel, and drive to Antsirabe. As soon as leave the capital, enjoy the terraced rice fields dotted with brick`s kiln and local handcrafts on the roadsides. You will pass through Ambatolampy village, where you the opportunity to visit the aluminium pot atelier. The Antsirabe town is busy by the colourful pousse-pousse (rickshaw), the main local transport there. Looking around the city, Antsirabe is famous for its hot spring water as well as for being a summer city for Europeans in the XIX and XX centuries with the hotel des thermes, a city architectural heritage. You will visit handicrafts workplaces where zebu horns, tin are recycled into decoration items
Overnight in Antsirabe
* Royal Palace
* Soa Guest House
* Vatolahy hotel
* Chambre Voyageur

Day 03: Antsirabe - Ranomafana
After breakfast, drive to Ranomafana, passing through the Tapis forest. Arrive at Ambositra around lunch time. Ambositra is the capital of woodcarving; you have time to see a handcraft atelier with some shop for souvenir before continue to rain forest at Ranomafana. If time is along, prepare your flash light to see animal active at night (Mousse lemur, frogs, chameleon…)
Overnight in Ranomafana
* Setam lodge
* Le Grenat hotel
* Ihary hotel
* Thermal hotel

Day 04: Excursion Ranomafana National Park
Explore the national park in the morning. Ranomafana rainforest is known for the presence of endemic flora and fauna. For the flora, there are different types of orchids. Several fauna are found in this park as different varieties of lemurs like, the golden bamboo lemurs, red-fronted brown lemurs. And reptiles chameleons, long neck giraffe. In the afternoon, visit of the village and its local market or you can swim in the natural hot swimming pool
Overnight in Ranomafana
* Setam lodge
* Le Grenat hotel
* Ihary hotel
* Thermal hotel

Days 05 : Ranomafana - Ranohira
Breakfast at the hotel, departure to Ranohira; pass at the second biggest city of Madagascar Fianarantsoa. From there, after 60 km drive, you will be at Ambalavao, visit of silk factory and its shop then the *Anteimoro papers* factory and shop; the paper making was introduced by Arab traders in Madagascar.
Stop at Anja reserve, there you can see the ring tailed lemurs (king Julien) thriving in spectacular surroundings of enormous granite domes. Continue to Ranohira-Ihosy through the town of Bara tribes.
Overnight in Ranohira
* Relais de la Reine
* Satrana Lodge
* Orchidee de l’ Isalo
* Hotel H1

Day 06: Vist of Isalo National Park
Hike in the park, a day to admire a surprising landscape consisted of canyons, natural swimming pools and rock in magic erosions. During the hike, possibility to see tombs, inside the rock caves. The picnic near the waterfall of the canyon Nymphs inhabited by lemurs and ends by the discovery of black and blue pools. Back to your hotel, end of afternoon, sunset in the famous *window of Isalo*, one the most popular place to take photos of the sunset reflecting on the sandstone massif
Overnight in Ranohira
* Relais de la Reine
* Satrana Lodge
* Orchidee de l’ Isalo
* Hotel H1

Day 07: Ranohira - Toliara - Ifaty
Departure for the deep south of Madagascar until Ifaty, pass by Ilakaka, the Sapphire town. Admire of the dry landscape of the southern and Mahafaly tombs. Before arrive in Toliara city, you will see e few baobabs, one of the different endemic species in Madagascar. In afternoon you will be in Ifaty and enjoy the rest of your day on the beach.
Overnight in Ifaty
* Paradisier hotel
* Bella Donna
* Bamboo Club
* Dune d’Ifaty

Day 08: Stay in Ifaty
Free days dedicated to the seaside. Possibility to visit the dry forest called Reniala forest where baobabs bottles exist or do an excursion with traditionnal pirogue.
Overnight in Ifaty
* Paradisier hotel
* Bella Donna
* Bamboo Club
* Dune d’Ifaty

Day 09: Ifaty - Toliara - Antananarivo
Fly back to the capital. If time allows, city tour include handicraft market.
Overnight in Antananarivo
* Palissandre hotel
* Sakamanga
* Les Trois Metis

Day 10: Antananarivo - Fly to your country
Transfer for an outbound flight at Ivato International Airport and we say your goodbye
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1. All our tours are fully customizable - please ask us about any changes you would like to make to this itinerary.
2. This private tour can be customised according to your style. Any element can be tailored – activities, length, hotels and destinations
