11-Day Southern Madagascar Nature and Culture Tour with Lemurs

• After a few hours of flight, the driver will transfer you directly to the hotel for a well-deserved rest.

Hotel: Les 03 Métis

• As soon as you leave the capital, the terraced rice fields and typical highland villages shape the landscape.
• Stop at Ambatolampy to visit the workshop of aluminum pot makers.
• In the afternoon, visit the town by rickshaw, a very popular means of transport in Antsirabe.

Activity: Ambatolampy Foundry

Rickshaw ride

Hotel: Les Chambres du Voyageur

• Early departure to reach the town of Ranomafana.
• Arrival in Ranomafana late in the day, followed by check-in at the hotel.

Hotel: Ny Tanana

• Immerse yourself in the lush nature of Ranomafana National Park. The humid tropical forests of Ranomafana are home to an extraordinary biodiversity, including a large number of endemic fauna and flora of Madagascar.
• You will see many birds, butterflies, bats, and lemurs cohabiting in these forests.
• You will also find plant species unique in the world that only grow in this park. Various medicinal plants, as well as a wide variety of orchids and carnivorous plants, cover the ground and trees.

Activity: Ranomafana National Park

Hotel: Ny Tanana

• Head towards the village of Ranohira.
• Stop along the way to visit the Anja Reserve, home to many families of Catta lemurs (ring-tailed lemurs). You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in nature and observe these adorable primates in their natural habitat. The reserve also offers a unique opportunity to explore the diversity of local wildlife, with the possibility of discovering many bird species.
• Arrival in Ranohira in the late afternoon, followed by check-in at the hotel.

Activity: Anja Reserve

Hotel: Isalo Ranch

• Explore Isalo National Park, which is home to several species of lemurs, birds, reptiles, insects, and amphibians, many of which are endemic. As for the flora, it is also undoubtedly varied. A dry and thorny forest (pachypodiums, aloes), kilometers of savanna, then lush vegetation (orchids, bamboo, water lilies).
• Activity: Isalo National Park

Hotel: Isalo Ranch

• On the way to Tulear, enjoy the first glimpses of the southern arid vegetation of Madagascar, including baobabs and Mahafaly tombs with naive paintings and sculptures.
• Stop at the Antsokay Arboretum Reserve. Over an area of 40 hectares, surrounded by a living plant hedge, the initiator has undertaken to reproduce and multiply, either by seed, cutting, or transplantation, the most threatened plant species in order to preserve as many as possible from constant deforestation, bushfires, and looters.
• After this visit, continue towards Ifaty, then check in at the hotel.

Activity: Antsokay Arboretum

Hotel: Hotel de la Plage Ifaty

• It's up to you to plan your day during this free stay. You can relax at the hotel while sipping a good cocktail by the beach to end your trip or visit the town of Ifaty.

Hotel: Hotel de la Plage Ifaty

• The hotel ensures your transfer to Tulear airport for the connecting flight to Antananarivo.
• Upon arrival in Tana, the driver will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel.

Hotel: Le Louvre

• Visit the capital and depart to the airport.