Itinerary

1. Southwest tour itinerary

   Day 1 – : Arrival at Antananarivo Ivato International Airport

   • Arrive at Ivato International Airport (TNR).
   • Meeting and transfer to your hotel in Antananarivo.
   • Rest and recover from your flight.
   • Optional: Short city tour (Place Indépendance, Ambohimanga Hill, or Tsimbazaza Zoo) if time permits.
   • Overnight in Hotel les flots bleu Antananarivo.

   Day 2 – : Antananarivo → Andasibe (with Périnet Reptiles stop & night walk)

   • Drive: ~3 hours to Andasibe.
   • Stop: Visit Périnet Reptiles Park (also called Peryeras Reptiles) to see chameleons, geckos, snakes, and tortoises.
   • Afternoon check-in at Feon’ny ala hotel near Andasibe.
   • Evening: Guided night walk in Andasibe National Park to spot nocturnal lemurs (mouse lemurs, sportive lemurs), chameleons, and insects.
   • Overnight in Feon'ny ala hotel Andasibe.

   Day 3 – : Vakona Forest Reserve + Analamazaotra National Park

   • 7am Morning: Visit Vakona Forest Lodge Reserve to see multiple lemur species including ring-tailed lemurs, red-bellied lemurs, Bamboo lemurs and sifakas in a reserve. Visit 2hrs
   • 10 am Morning: Enter in Analamazaotra Special Reserve (part of Andasibe-Mantadia) for the main attraction: the Indri Indri, the largest living lemur, whose call can be heard up to 3 km away.
   • Other lemurs likely seen: brown lemur, gray bamboo lemur, eastern woolly lemur, diademed sifaka.
   • Overnight in Andasibe at the same hotel

   Day 4 – : Andasibe → Antsirabe

   • Drive: ~5–6 hours to Antsirabe via the RN2 and RN7.
   • Scenic drive through highlands.
   • Afternoon free to explore Antsirabe:
     • Visit Lake Itasy nearby
     • See Rova of Antsirabe or rickshaw ride.
     • Visit local factory make aluminium cooking pot
   • Overnight in H1 hotel Antsirabe.

   Day 5 – : Antsirabe → Ambalavao (paper & Lantry clothes)

   • Drive: ~4–5 hours to Ambalavao.
   • En route stops:
     • Visit a local wooden handicrafted workshop in Ambositra
     • Visit a local workshop for handmade mulberry paper (traditional Malagasy paper).
     • See production of Landy (Lontara) clothes – traditional Malagasy textiles.
   • Afternoon in Ambalavao: visit the town market and artisan workshops.
   • Overnight in Betsileo country lodge.

   Day 6 – August 17: Anja Reserve → Ranohira

   • Morning: Visit Anja Community Reserve (2 hours) to see ring-tailed lemurs (around 400 individuals), chameleons, and Madagascar plated lizards.
     • Lemurs are most active early morning.
   • Drive: ~4–5 hours to Ranohira (gateway to Isalo).
   • Overnight in H1 Hotel Ranohira.

   Day 7 – : Isalo National Park

   • Full-day exploration of Isalo National Park:
     • Hike to Canyon des Makis (lemur canyon) – see ring-tailed lemurs, sifakas.
     • Visit Piscine Naturelle (natural pool).
     • Exploring the lemurs in Namaza trekking site
     • Optional hike to Canyon des Rats or Viewpoint of the Window of Isalo.
   • Picnic lunch inside the park.
   • Overnight in Ranohira.

   Day 8 – : Ranohira → Toliara (Tulear) → Mangily Beach

   • Drive: ~6–7 hours to Toliara, short visit in saphires mining and tulear city then short transfer to Mangily Beach.
   • Afternoon relaxation on Mangily Beach (white sand, turquoise water).
   • Overnight at Bella dona hotel Mangily Beach.

   Day 9 – : Mangily → Bevoay → Manja → Morondava

   • Long drive day (~8–9 hours total):
     • 7am depart from Hotel, crossing the Mangoky river in Bevoay
     • Continue via Manja and lunch.
     • Arrive in Morondava by late in the afternoon.
   • Sunset at the Baobab Avenue (iconic photo stop) if the time permits.
   • Overnight in chez Maggie hotel Morondava.

   Day 10 – : Morondava → Bekopaka

   • Drive: ~6–7 hours to Bekopaka via the unpaved road through the Tsingy de Bemaraha region. Crossing the 2 river on the ferry
   • Scenic landscape: spiny desert, baobabs, and dry deciduous forest.
   • Arrive in Bekopaka in the afternoon.
   • Overnight in Tanakoay hotel Bekopaka.

   Day 11 –: Big Tsingy (Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve)

   • Full-day exploration of Tsingy de Bemaraha (UNESCO World Heritage Site):
     • Hike through the Big Tsingy labyrinth of limestone spikes.
     • See endemic wildlife: red sifaka, gray bamboo lemur, bat pests, reptiles.
     • Visit underground rivers and caves.
     • Requires moderate hiking and guided local from the park.
   • Return to Bekopaka.
   • Overnight in Tanankoay hotel Bekopaka.

   Day 12 – : Bekopaka → Morondava

   • Drive: ~6–7 hours back to Morondava.
   • crossing again the 2 river on the ferry
     • Visit Baobab sacred, Baobab amoureux and stop at the the Baobab Avenue  for sun set.
   • Overnight in Chez Maggie hotel Morondava.

   Day 13 – : Morondava → Antananarivo

   • Option A (recommended): Fly Morondava → Antananarivo (~1 hour).
   • Option B: Long drive (~10–11 hours) if flight not available.
   • Afternoon/evening in Antananarivo:
   • overnight in Les flots bleu hotel Antananarivo.

   Day 14 – : Antananarivo → OUT

   • Morning free time or shopping.
   • Transfer ivato international airport
   • here we say Good bye.