Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival
Meet your team at the airport and transfer to your hotel. You'll get a tour program overview and receive your travel documents, then explore the city at your own pace depending on when you arrive. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Meals
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit the city (depending on flight schedule)
- Day 2
Antananarivo to Antsirabe
Head out early for Antsirabe through the Central Highlands. You'll see rice fields and red laterite brick houses as you travel along winding roads with small waterfalls and terraced landscapes. Stop in Ambatolampy to check out the aluminium foundry and pottery workshops. Later you'll arrive in Antsirabe and explore the town by rickshaw, visiting thermal baths, gemstone cutters, and zebu horn maker workshops.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Discovery of Central Highlands landscapes
- Visit to Ambatolampy aluminium foundry and pottery workshops
- Exploration of Antsirabe town and thermal baths
- Visit to gemstone cutters workshops
- Visit to zebu horn makers workshops
Landmarks Antsirabe 
- Day 3
Antsirabe to Ambositra
After breakfast, you'll visit two lakes near Antsirabe. Start with Tritriva, a beautiful lake at the bottom of a large volcano crater with clear blue waters and walking trails that offer different viewpoints. Then head to Andraikiba, a large crater lake with surrounding tracks and souvenir shops. You'll have lunch at a restaurant, then drive to Ambositra, the center of Malagasy craft work. Spend the afternoon exploring woodcarving and marquetry workshops and shops.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Tritriva Lake
- Visit to Andraikiba Lake
- Exploration of Ambositra craft workshops and shops
- Visit to Zafimaniry woodcarving and marquetry workshops
Landmarks Tritriva Lake Andraikiba Lake - Day 4
Ambositra to Fianarantsoa
After breakfast, depart for Fianarantsoa with a short stop at a reserve where you can spot lemur species. Arrive late morning, check in at your hotel, and have lunch. Use the afternoon to discover the city and visit local companies including car makers and wine producers.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to lemur reserve
- Discovery of Fianarantsoa city
- Visit to local car making companies
- Visit to local wine making companies
Landmarks Fianarantsoa - Day 5
Fianarantsoa to Manakara
Very early breakfast before your 07:00 train departure. You'll travel through lush landscapes to Manakara by train, and at stops you'll see villagers selling local specialties. Get off at Sahasinaka station and visit the Faraony waterfall (40m high). Later you'll continue by car to Manakara and transfer to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch)
Included Activities
- Train journey through lush landscape to Manakara
- Visit to Faraony waterfall
Optional Activities
- Purchase snacks from villagers at train stops
Landmarks Faraony waterfall 
- Day 6
Manakara
After breakfast, head to the pier for a day trip by dugout canoe on the Pangalanes waterway to a fishermen's village. You'll visit a vanilla plantation and an essential oil distillery. Your boat person and guide will prepare a picnic lunch on site. Return to Manakara in the afternoon for a city discovery and beach walk.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch on the Pangalanes waterway)
Included Activities
- Dugout canoe trip on Pangalanes waterway
- Visit to fishermen's village
- Visit to vanilla plantation
- Visit to essential oil distillery
- Discovery of Manakara city
- Walk on the beach
Landmarks Pangalanes waterway - Day 7
Manakara to Vangaindrano
After breakfast, travel along state road 12 towards Vangaindrano, starting your discovery of eastern Madagascar. Pass through Vohipeno, the capital of Arab descendants and origin of the Antemoro ethnic group with its Islamic culture and royal houses. Arrive in Vangaindrano for overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Discovery of eastern Madagascar landscape
- Pass through Vohipeno village
Landmarks Vohipeno - Day 8
Vangaindrano to Sandravinany
Early morning departure after breakfast heading towards Sandravinany through arid and desert plains of southern Madagascar. You'll discover plantations of cloves and coffee along the way as you travel through the humid Southeast climate with its rich forest. Arrive at Sandravinany by day's end.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Discovery of arid and desert plains landscape
- Observation of clove and coffee plantations
- Day 9
Sandravinany to Fort-Dauphin
Early morning departure to catch the sunrise. You'll travel through varied landscapes and climates, from humid Southeast forest to arid desert plains. Arrive in Fort-Dauphin mid-afternoon and settle into your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing
- Observation of varied landscape and climate transitions
Landmarks Fort-Dauphin 
- Day 10
Fort-Dauphin
After breakfast, discover the Fort Flacourt museum and stroll on Libanona beach, the only beach in town. In the afternoon, take a half-day excursion to Nahampoana reserve where you can see several lemur species. Return to your hotel by day's end.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch)
Included Activities
- Visit to Fort Flacourt museum
- Stroll on Libanona beach
- Half-day excursion to Nahampoana reserve
- Lemur species viewing
Landmarks Libanona beach Nahampoana reserve - Day 11
Fort-Dauphin to Andohahela National Park
Early breakfast before departing to Andohahela National Park (76,020 hectares). This park has three distinct ecosystems: dense tropical rainforest in the east, semi-arid dry forest in the west, and a transition zone between. You'll discover 13 lemur species, 65 bird species, unique plants including medicinal species, and endemic palm varieties. Optional 4WD visits to three park mountains available. Overnight at the lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Andohahela National Park
- Exploration of three ecosystems
- Wildlife and flora observation
Optional Activities
- 4WD visit to three park mountains (Mount Andohahela, Mount Trafonomby, Mount Vohidagoro)
Landmarks Andohahela National Park - Day 12
Andohahela to Berenty Reserve
Depart for the private Berenty reserve in the middle of a sisal plantation. You'll travel through dense vegetation featuring carnivorous Nepenthes plants. Climb the Ranopiso pass through the Anosy mountain range to discover the lush semi-arid landscape of the Great South. After lunch and settling into the lodge, explore the reserve and join a guided evening tour to see nocturnal lemurs.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel through dense vegetation landscape
- Climb over Ranopiso pass
- Visit to Berenty reserve
- Guided evening tour for nocturnal lemur viewing
Landmarks Berenty reserve - Day 13
Berenty to Cape Sainte Marie
Early breakfast before departing for Cape Sainte Marie (Tanjona Vohimena), Madagascar's southernmost point. You'll pass through small villages and sisal plantations. The cape is 62 km from Tsihombe where the Indian Ocean meets the Mozambique Channel. Discover sandy beaches, dunes, calm lagoons separated by black reef barriers, and a working lighthouse. Arrive mid-afternoon and settle into camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel through villages and sisal plantations
- Discovery of Cape Sainte Marie
- Beach and dune exploration
- Lighthouse visit
Optional Activities
- Humpback whale migration observation (June to October)
Landmarks Cape Sainte Marie (Tanjona Vohimena) - Day 14
Cape Sainte Marie
After breakfast, visit the Cape Sainte Marie special reserve to explore cliffs, dwarf vegetation, and marine biodiversity. The reserve protects radiata turtles in their natural environment (roughly 3,000 per square kilometer). You'll see traces of the extinct elephant bird Aepyornis maximus, with whole eggs and shell pieces still visible in sand dunes. In early afternoon, travel to the village of Lavanono.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Special reserve exploration
- Radiata turtle observation in natural environment
- Elephant bird fossil site viewing
Landmarks Cape Sainte Marie special reserve - Day 15
Lavanono to Itampolo
Very early breakfast before a long day on track to reach Itampolo. You'll travel across wide open spaces where Didiereaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Aloe plants grow. This road crossing through the landscape promises to be one of your most memorable Madagascar experiences.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel through unique vegetation landscape
- Day 16
Itampolo to Anakao
Early breakfast before driving to Anakao. The track is dotted with baobabs and beautiful examples of Malagasy funerary art. Stop at Ambola village to visit Tsimanampetsotsa park with pink flamingo colonies, mysterious blind cave fish, dense xerophilic forest, thousand-year-old baobabs, and the unique salt lake (Madagascar's only one and 5th largest lake). The lake changes color three times daily due to lime sulfate concentration. Continue to Anakao, a fishing village on the Mozambique Channel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch)
Included Activities
- Drive through baobab and funerary art landscape
- Visit to Tsimanampetsotsa park
- Pink flamingo colony observation
- Blind cave fish viewing
- Discovery of Anakao fishing village
Landmarks Tsimanampetsotsa park Anakao - Day 17
Anakao
Free day without scheduled transportation in Anakao. You can choose from various activities: sailing pirogue trips to Nosy Ve pirate island to see straw bird nests, water sports like kitesurfing or snorkeling, beach relaxation, or visit the fishermen's village to meet locals. The fishermen's return creates an interesting daily spectacle you can watch.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Sailing pirogue trip to Nosy Ve pirate island
- Straw bird nest observation
- Kitesurfing
- Snorkeling
- Beach time
- Fishermen's village visit
Landmarks Nosy Ve - Day 18
Anakao to Tulear
After breakfast, transfer by boat to Tulear. Your car will be waiting at the pier. The afternoon is free to visit the Tulear museum, shop, discover the city and local market.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Museum of Tulear visit
- Shopping
- City discovery
- Market exploration
Landmarks Tulear - Day 19
Tulear to Antananarivo
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo. You'll enjoy lunch at a restaurant. Later explore the city center and watch the sunset from the panoramic viewpoint of the upper town. Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City center exploration
- Sunset viewing at panoramic viewpoint of upper town
Landmarks Antananarivo - Day 20
Antananarivo
After breakfast, travel on national road RN3 to visit the Royal Palace at Ambohimanga Rova. Stop at Padre Pio Charity House, which cares for autistic children and young people (supported by the tour operator). Optionally explore Malagasy handicrafts at the dam market depending on your flight schedule. Have a free dinner and team meeting in the evening. Day use hotel and transfer to airport for your departure flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Free dinner with tour team meeting)
Included Activities
- Visit to Royal Palace at Ambohimanga Rova
- Visit to Padre Pio Charity House
Optional Activities
- Malagasy handicrafts shopping at dam market (depending on flight schedule)
Landmarks Ambohimanga Rova (Royal Palace)
