The EXTREME SOUTH route is love at first sight. It was our first expedition to the island continent, in 2003, which led us to travel along the arid coast of the southern tip of the island. An authentic experience that completely changed our way of understanding travel in Madagascar.
This trip starts in Antananarivo from where we will move to the east of the island in search of the country’s largest primates in the dense rainforest of Andasibe. Hearing the cry of the Indri is an experience you must live at least once in your life.
Then, the RN7 road will take us south through the “Highlands” and its landscapes of endless rice fields in the territory of the Merina and Betsileo ethnic groups. We will discover the colonial village of Antsirabe and its thousands of pousse-pousse; the rainforest of the Ranomafana Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the tea plantations of Sahambavy; the Anja Reserve and its graceful ring-tailed lemurs, as well as the Isalo National Park, one of the jewels of the island thanks to the majesty of its landscape: stoneware massifs, deep canyons, African savannah?
We will arrive in Tulear, coastal city and capital of the south, to sail to the idyllic beaches of Anakao. From here the dusty sandy tracks of the extreme south will lead us to discover the lake of Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, its pink flamingos and the famous baobab “grand mère”, as well as the pristine beaches of Itampolo and Lavanono, where we can observe the return of the vezo fishermen at sunset after a long day of fishing. We will cross settlements and villages of the Antandroy ethnic group such as Tsiombe, Amboasary or Ambovombe, one of the most anthropologically interesting ethnic groups in the country. We will also come across an infinity of radiata turtles that we will have to move aside on our way 🙂
We will stop at the Berenty Reserve, where we will be able to observe lemurs and other species of fauna and flora endemic to this area of dry thorn forest. One of the highlights of this trip, in terms of unique ecosystems, is the visit to Andohahela National Park, which combines dense rainforest (the only one on the planet below the Tropic of Capricorn) with dry thorn forest and a semi-humid and semi-arid transition forest. This experience will serve as the culmination of the expedition to finally reach the city of Fort Dauphin and explore Lokaro Bay, before returning by plane to the capital of the island.
Because adventure is not incompatible with comfort, this trip combines 3* accommodations with basic accommodations when the location has no other type of infrastructure.
Itinerario
DAY 1
ARRIVAL IN ANTANANARIVO
Arrival at the international airport of Antananarivo, visa formalities, reception by IndigoBe’s Spanish-speaking guide and private transfer to the hotel. Delivery of information material and briefing of the next stage.
AU BOIS VERT LODGE 4*
DAY 2
ANTANANARIVO / ANDASIBE
Breakfast and departure to Andasibe National Park. Lunch in the city of Moramanga, crossroads between several secondary roads and with important confluence of ethnic groups from the east of the island: bezanozano and betsimisaraka mainly where we will visit its lively popular market. Continuation to Andasibe National Park. Installation at the Lodge.
RELAIS DE MANTADIA 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 3
ANDASIBE NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and early departure to Analamazaotra National Park (within the Andasibe National Park) where we will make a walking tour of ± 4 hours to observe the largest lemur of the island, the famous Indri-Indri as well as the propithecus diadema and hapalemur griseus. After lunch walk through the small village of Andasibe where we will meet the Betsimisaraka ethnic group. At the scheduled time, nocturnal visit of the VOIMMA Private Reserve, where we will appreciate various species of endemic and nocturnal fauna.
RELAIS DE MANTADIA 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 4
ANDASIBE / ANTSIRABE
Very early breakfast and continuation to the Malagasy “Highlands” between a landscape of terraced rice paddies, along the famous RN7 road. Free lunch in the city of Foie-gras, Behenjy, where we can taste various varieties of this exquisite delicacy. Continuation to Ambatolampy, to see the curious handmade manufacture of aluminum pots. In the afternoon, arrival in the colonial city of Antsirabe and installation at the hotel.
ROYAL PALACE 3*
Breakfast
DAY 5
ANTSIRABE / AMBOSITRA / RANOMAFANA
Breakfast and tour in Pousse-Pousse (similar to Indian rickshaws) to tour the historic center of this city from another time. Visit of the Atsena Kely (small market) the Cathedral, Train station, as well as the countless buildings from the French colonial era. After the visit, departure to the capital of Malagasy handicrafts, Ambositra. Visit to the marquetry and silk workshops to observe the handicraft work of the Zafimaniry ethnic group. In the afternoon, arrival at Ranomafana National Park and installation at the hotel.
CENTREST HOTEL 3*
Breakfast
DAY 6
RANOMAFANA / SAHAMBAVY NATIONAL PARK
Early breakfast and walking tour of the Ranomafana National Park, which belongs to the “Atsinanana Rainforest” and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will hike for ± 4 hours in search of lemurs such as the propithecus Edwardsi, the Hapalemur Griseus Ranomafanensis, the Eulemur Rubriventer and with a little luck the Varecia Variegata, crossing a rainforest full of huge tree ferns, orchids, pandanus, giant bamboo (cathariostachys, endemic to Madagascar). After lunch panoramic view of the waterfall on the Namorona River. Continuation to the rural village of Sahambavy where we will walk through the famous tea plantations, unique on the island. We will learn firsthand the process of elaboration and taste the different varieties of tea that are produced. Installation in the hotel next to the plantation and over the lake of Sahambavy.
LAC HOTEL 3* (Bungalow overwater)
Breakfast
DAY 7
SAHAMBAVY / ANJA RESERVE / ISALO
Breakfast and departure to Ranohira. Walk through the “old city” of Fianarantsoa and panoramic view of the city from the “Haute Ville”. Continuation to the village of Ambalavao, where we will visit the Antemoro paper factory and the Anjà Natural Reserve, where we will see lemurs of the maki catta species with ease, as well as chameleons and betsileo-Sur tombs (Hiking ± 01h30). Lunch and continuation to Isalo National Park. In this stage, we finish our journey through the highlands and begin our descent through the Malagasy savannah, desert landscapes, and towns grown in the middle of nowhere.
RELAIS DE LA REINE 3*
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 8
ISALO NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and visit to Isalo National Park (easy-medium level). Visit the waterfall of the Nymphs, blue pool and black pool in the famous Namaza Canyon and the spectacular sunset from the “window of the Isalo”. This national park is one of the most famous in the country and has a variety of landscapes that make it a unique enclave. The most visited park on the island has deep canyons where water flows in the form of streams, Bara tombs, caves where the Portuguese and Arabs used to hide… this park is a living testimony of the history of Madagascar. Isalo is a real natural zoo where there are several species of lemurs such as the Eulemur Fulvus, Rufus, Eulemur Rufifrons, Propithecus Verreauxi Verreauxi among others, as well as the endemic palm of Isalo, Bismarkia nobilis, aloes, pachypodiums… Return to the lodge.
RELAIS DE LA REINE 3*
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 9
ISALO / ZOMBITSE NATIONAL PARK / TULEAR
Early breakfast and drive south observing on the way the famous Mahafaly tombs – stone tombs with carved funerary steles or with paintings of animals, couples, scenes of daily life … They are almost always covered with skulls and horns of zebu – and photographing the first baobabs of southern Madagascar before Sakaraha. We will also visit the Zombitse National Park, where we will take a simple 1h30 walk where we will be able to see lemurs of the Sifaka species (Propithecus Verreauxi), as well as chameleons and baobabs of the Adansonia Za species. Before arriving in Tulear we will make a detour to visit the Tropic of Capricorn Monument. After lunch transfer to the Reniala Reserve and its baobab forest. Walking tour of 1 hour to observe these beautiful endemic trees of the island. Return to Tulear.
MORINGA HOTEL 3*
Breakfast
DAY 10
TULEAR / ANAKAO
Breakfast and transfer by speedboat to Anakao. This fishing village of the Vezo ethnic group is famous for its paradisiacal beaches and the coral islands of Nosy Ve and Nosy Satrana. Arrival and installation at the lodge. At sunset we will be able to witness the spectacle of dozens of lakanas returning from a hard day’s fishing.
LALANDAKA LODGE 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 11
ANAKAO / SACRED ISLAND OF NOSY VE / ANAKAO
Breakfast and navigation in traditional lateen sailing canoe, lakana vezo, to Nosy Ve, (approximately 1h) where we can snorkel in this tropical aquarium, in addition to visiting this sacred islet for the vezo ethnic group and where an endemic bird unique to the island inhabits the “paille en queue” (Phaethon rubricauda). Possibility to have a picnic on the island or return to Anakao for lunch.
LALANDAKA LODGE 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 12
ANAKAO / TSIMANAMPETSOTSA NATIONAL PARK / ITAMPOLO
Today the day holds a wonderful encounter, the Tsimanampetsotsa National Park is one of our favorites. After breakfast, departure to Itampolo through a dusty track that runs along the coast for most of the route. Along the way the intense turquoise of the sea forces us to stop at Beheloha, a village of vezo fishermen. We will continue to Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, one of the least visited due to its isolation and for being off the beaten tourist track. We will make a walking tour of about 3 hours and in which we can see baobabs as the baobab “Grande Mère” of the species Adansonia Rubrostipa that has recently been dated at 1600 years by Adrian Patrut, specialist in dating baobabs, pachypodiums, caves where the “blind fish” inhabits, as well as a spectacular salt lake where pink flamingos migrate from the African coast. We will have lunch in Ambola and then continue to the pristine beaches of Itampolo.
LDS LDS
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 13
ITAMPOLO / LAVANONO
Early breakfast and 4×4 route through the sandy tracks of the extreme south of Madagascar, where we can find plenty of radiata turtles on our way and observe many tombs of the Mahafaly or Antandroy ethnic group decorated with “aloalo” according to the tastes of the deceased. We will cross isolated villages such as Marolinta, until we arrive in the early afternoon at Lavanono, a fishing village famous for being an important spot for surfing.
LAVANONO LODGE
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 14
LAVANONO / CAP SAINTE MARIE RESERVE / LAVANONO
Breakfast and departure to the Special Reserve of Cap Sainte Marie. We will walk for a total of +-3h through an impressive landscape of sand dunes and limestone rocks to reach Cap Sainte Marie, the southernmost tip of the island where there is still a lighthouse from colonial times. On our way we will find numerous atrochelys radiatas, considered one of the most beautiful turtles on the planet and pyxis arachnoides, an endemic turtle in serious danger of extinction through a dry thorny vegetation that shelters euphorbeas capsaintemariensis and alluaudias comosa… Between the months of June and October, with a little luck, we will be able to see humpback whales during their migration. Return to Lavanono.
LAVANONO LODGE
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 15
LAVANONO / TSIOMBE / BERENTY RESERVE
Early breakfast and continue our expedition in 4×4 to cross several villages of the Antandroy ethnic group as Tsiombe, Ambovombe or Amboasary Atsimo where we will mingle with its population in their colorful and lively markets. Arrival at Berenty Private Reserve, where we will make a walking tour through the dry thorn forest in search of lemurs propithecus verreauxi, maki catta and eulemur fulvus as well as other species endemic to southern Madagascar.
BERENTY LODGE
Breakfast
Dinner
DAY 16
BERENTY / ANDOHAHELA NATIONAL PARK / FORT DAUPHIN
Breakfast and departure to Andohahela National Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is part of the ” Atsinanana Rainforest ” designation in eastern Madagascar. This national park has a great richness in biodiversity thanks to the three types of ecosystems that coexist in it, becoming in fact a “natural corridor” between the south and the east of Madagascar with a dense humid forest of low, medium and high altitude in the east (a unique case on the planet and for which this park is recognized worldwide), This type of habitat does not exist below the Tropic of Capricorn), a xerophytic (dry thorny) forest to the south characterized by the presence of large alluaudias, baobabs and didiereas madagascariensis, and a semi-humid and semi-arid transition forest. We will walk for about 3 hours to observe a superb landscape with vegetation of the extreme south, as well as waterfalls and natural pools. More than 1300 plant species, 14 species of lemurs, 108 species of birds, 48 species of amphibians, 65 species of reptiles, 31 mammals…Continuation to the city of Fort Dauphin (Tolagnaro).
HOTEL LA CROIX DU SUD 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 17
FORT DAUPHIN / LOKARO BAY / FORT DAUPHIN
Breakfast and departure to Lac Lanirano where we will embark on our traditional motor boat to navigate for about 2 hours through the channels observing a lush tropical vegetation highlighting the “elephant ears” and carnivorous plants “Nephentes”. We will arrive at the village of Evatra where we will meet the inhabitants of the Antanosy ethnic group. From here we will continue on foot for 4km to the northern tip of Lokaro Bay, where we can take a swim in its clear waters and enjoy an exceptional panoramic view. Return to Evatra where our 4×4 will be waiting for us to return to Fort Dauphin.
HOTEL LA CROIX DU SUD 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 18
FORT DAUPHIN / ANTANANARIVO
Breakfast and at the agreed time transfer to Fort Dauphin airport to take a domestic flight to the capital. Arrival in Antananarivo, reception by an Indigo Be guide in English and transfer to the hotel. According to flight schedules, the Tanà City Free Tour and/or the visit of the handicraft market of La Digue will be offered.
URBAN HOTEL 3*.
Breakfast
DAY 19
ANTANANARIVE
Breakfast and transfer to Ivato international airport for return flight.
Route available all year round except January and February.
Daily departures.
PRICE INCLUDES
Transfer by speedboat Tulear-Anakao
Accommodation in the planned hotels or similar
4×4 vehicle with driver and fuel included (3 passengers per vehicle + guide).
Airport-hotel-airport transfers mentioned in the program
Spanish-speaking guide throughout the tour
Lateen sailing canoe and crew for sailing to Nosy Ve island
AD (Bed and Breakfast) or MP (Half Board) depending on location.
Local guides (mandatory) in parks and Reserves
Entrance to National Parks and Reserves
Taxes (Tourist, Stay and Municipal)
All visits and excursions mentioned as INCLUDED in the program
Map of Madagascar
Welcome gift
Reception in Spanish by an INDIGO BE guide at the airport
24/7 Spanish-speaking customer service by phone at destination
On-site assistance in case of emergency in Spanish 24/7 in Antananarivo
Reconfirmation of domestic and return flights
24-hour Spanish-language emergency service for family members
Information dossier in Spanish
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
International or domestic airline tickets
Lunches and dinners not specified in the program
Drinks
Visa
Personal expenses
Medical insurance
Tips
The order of visits and excursions can be modified depending on local imperatives (air schedules, condition of tracks or roads, for example). If some visits and/or excursions could not be carried out for any reason beyond our control, we will try to replace them whenever possible.
SHARE ROOM
Request to “Share a room” when registering for the trip in order to avoid the individual supplement. This does not exempt acceptance of payment of the Individual supplement in the event that it is finally not possible to share a room. All requests to “Share a Room” may be in twin or triple. Depending on demand, IndigoBe may accommodate up to 3 people in a triple room without prior notice.
IMPORTANT HOTEL INFORMATION
On our adventure routes and expeditions we offer variety in accommodation, in some locations it may be a 4* hotel, in others 3*, in others without stars and even a day of camping. Instead of restricting our itineraries to areas that offer standard accommodation, we prefer to stay in more basic and spartan infrastructures to enjoy an exceptional location. The accommodations we offer on our expeditions are not selected because they have Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a swimming pool or a television in the rooms; for our philosophy on adventure trips, that is not the most important thing. Our goal is to reach the most authentic, pristine and spectacular places. Enjoy these experiences, they are part of the trip.
CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR TRIPS
Our trips are designed from knowledge, we have been residents on the island for more than 18 years (2006-2024) and our team makes more than 17 annual surveys throughout the geography of the island, to verify on the ground the state of parks, tracks, hotels, novelties and discover new treasures that still, to this day, remain hidden in our island-continent and that for the moment we try to preserve until there is an environmental protection policy. Our update is practically daily.
Any circuit in Madagascar leaves room for the unexpected, hence we ask for your flexibility when facing the trip, as travelers and not as conventional tourists.
To participate in our trips, a minimum physical shape is necessary, otherwise you will not enjoy the parks, landscapes, or some of the animist villages furthest from the conventional routes.
Our adventure trips are not for all audiences, they are participatory trips, in which you will not be made to row or wash your cutlery, for this we employ the local population, however, we want your passage through the island to cause the least possible impact, neither environmental nor social, that is where we ask for your collaboration.
The hotels are varied, from some 5 * to simple lodges, depending on the hotel infrastructure. Adventure is not at odds with comfort, we will never camp (free camping is prohibited in Madagascar, it is only possible in “authorized” places although they do not have any infrastructure similar to a campsite, neither toilets nor showers) if right next door we have a minimally correct accommodation and from which our passage can benefit the local population. We always try to include the best available hotels, but on some occasions we are forced to use simple lodges because the location does not have more hotel infrastructure or because it is in an exceptional place that is well worth the stay.
Madagascar does not have a tourist infrastructure like neighboring countries in their safaris, but that gives it the charm of a virgin and uncrowded country (150,000 tourists a year). We ask our travelers for an open mind and great doses of patience. That way they will enjoy their trip much more.
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Un viaje fenomenal
Unas notas para agradeceros el esfuerzo y la paciencia. Un viaje fenomenal y que ya me está pidiendo volver. Encantado con el destino, la selección de actividades y la organización. Grupo Fotográfico Nomad Photo Expeditions.
Harry Fisch ESSENCES OF THE SOUTH
Un viaje extraordinario
Lo recomiendo totalmente, trato directo, claro y familiar Sylvia, Jaume y Sergi son encantadores.
Grupos reducidos y bien organizados.
Santa nuestro guía un crack.
Y Madagascar con sus lémures, sus baobabs, sus gentes y sus paisajes me robaron el corazón, no sé con cual quedarme.
Un sueño hecho realidad!!
Estamos con muchas ganas de volver y conocer más rincones de la isla. Y sin duda de la mano de Indigo Be!!!
Montserrat Ros DISCOVER MADAGASCAR
Organización impecable
Todo excelente! Muy recomendable, tanto el pais, lugar de contrastes en sus paisajes y su gente, y agencia con una organización impecable! Gracias a Sylvia, Jaume por la organización y como no a Luca y Mami por guiarnos por todo el pais!
Glòria Ramon ESSENCES OF THE SOUTH
Gente profesional que ama su trabajo
Misaotra a todo el equipo, tras 25 años viajando y haber recorrido gran parte de África os podéis sentir alagados porque es la primera vez que nos encontramos con gente tan profesional que ama su trabajo y pone tanta pasión en mostrar y compartir su país. Gracias Sylvia por tu atención y por estar ahí cuando hace falta. Por supuesto nos veremos en vuestra próxima aventura reunionesa.
Clara Montes REMOTE RIVER EXPEDITION
Un equipo sumamente preparado
Una organización impecable, con unos valores que comparto, un equipo muy profesional, sumamente preparado y dedicado al viajero. Respetan el país, a su gente y a la naturaleza, y hacen que amemos Madagascar a través de su acompañamiento.
Antonio Maria Following the Green Heart
Expedición Baobab, dura pero intensa
De regreso a casa e intentando asimilar todo lo aprendido. Gracias Silvia por acompañarnos en este fantástico viaje, ha sido un privilegio tenerte como guía, el grupo ya viste que congeniamos desde el primer día, y la ruta una pasada. Aconsejamos a todos los viajeros la Expedición Baobab dura pero intensa.
Sara BAOBAB EXPEDITION
Magnífico viaje por Madagascar
Excelentes profesionales que nos ayudaron a realizar un magnífico viaje por Madagascar. Muchas gracias, Sylvia, Jaume, Sergi, ¡Santa! (gran guía local) y todo el staff. Seguramente volveremos.
Norberto Rosseti ESSENCES OF THE SOUTH
Se nota el cariño que Indigo Be tiene por el país
Lupe Bote BAOBAB EXPEDITION
Una experiencia auténtica
Elegí el itinerario ” Expedición Baobab” con Indigo Be y ha sido una auténtica e inolvidable experiencia… Indigo Be es una agencia de jóvenes profesionales que aman y conocen a fondo Madagascar y transmiten su pasión y entusiasmo por el país a los viajeros.
Nuestro guía, Jaume, nos ha facilitado, en todo momento, con su eficiencia y amabilidad, la buena marcha del día a día.
Gracias a todo el equipo de profesionales de Indigo Be y ENHORABONAAAAAAA Jaume “per la feina ben feta”. Una abraçada !!!!!
Elisabeth Segui BAOBAB EXPEDITION
Isla única, sorprendente e inolvidable
Madagascar; suena a remoto, a película de dibujos y a animales imposibles. Es eso, y también un país-isla poco turístico que rezuma savia africana edulcorada con toques asiáticos.
Descender un río entre cañones de selva y dormir en sus playas protegidas de los cocodrilos; adentrarse en la selva y escuchar los sonidos de sus animales más característicos, los lémures; bucear entre peces tropicales con el sonido de fondo de las ballenas jorobadas; pasear al atardecer por una avenida plagada de baobabs gigantes; descubrir unas impresionantes formaciones rocosas con forma de miles de agujas; degustar su marisco aderezado con tintes de influencia francesa o, simplemente, pasear por una playa esperando la llegada de los pescadores. Todo eso es Madagascar.
Madagascar promete desconexión, aventura y exotismo…y con Indigo Be lo consigues!
Gracias por ser magníficos anfitriones de esa isla única, sorprendente e inolvidable.
Antonia Rubio BAOBAB EXPEDITION
Experiencias que me acompañarán de por vida
Entre junglas sombrías, profundos cañones de roca y páramos de arcilla roja, encontré miradas y experiencias que me acompañarán de por vida. Y que mejor que de la mano de expertos locales como Indigo Be.
Raúl Martin AVENTURA MADA & SEYCHELLES
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