This year we are inaugurating new routes, with special emphasis on special trekking routes for those who love to discover the less explored areas of the planet.
TREK ISLA ROJA is the result of our love for travel on foot. A real challenge that requires a very good physical condition, great autonomy and a great spirit of sacrifice. 6 to 7 hours of walking per day (level 4 sports in the Makay stages).
This would be the king of our trekking, which combines four very varied areas such as the rural area of Vakinankaratra (Ascent of Mount Ibity), the villages of the Zafimaniry ethnic group, declared Oral Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, the Andringitra National Park which is part of the Antsinanana Rainforests, also declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010 and its Pic Boby (2 658m), the unexplored canyons of the Makay Massif, a majestic work of nature and its Pic Boby (2 658m), also declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010 and its Pic Boby (2 658m), the unexplored canyons of the Makay Massif, a majestic work of nature and the buttresses of the massif of the Isalo National Park and its emblematic savannah to flow into the Mozambique Channel.
The gathering of all these spectacular spots of Madagascar makes this trekking the most risky bet of Indigo Be.
Itinerario
DAY 1
ARRIVAL ANTANANARIVO
Arrival at the capital’s airport, visa formalities, reception by IndigoBe’s Spanish-speaking staff guide and private transfer to the hotel. Brief briefing of the next stage and delivery of information material.
LES TROIS MÉTIS 2*.
DAY 2
ANTANANARIVO / ANTSIRABE
Breakfast and departure to Antsirabe. We will drive along the famous RN7 road through a landscape of terraced rice fields and ochre-colored houses typical of the highlands. Brief stop in the small village of Ambatolampy, known locally for the curious handmade manufacture of aluminum pots, destined for almost all Malagasy households. Arrival Antsirabe and free lunch. Tour in Pousse-Pousse (similar to Indian rickshaws) to tour the historic center of this city from another time. Visit the Atsena Kely (small market), the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de la Salette, the train station, as well as the countless buildings of the French colonial era.
HOTEL VATOLAHY 2*.
Breakfast
DAY 3
ASCENT OF MOUNT IBITY / AMBOSITRA
Breakfast at dawn and transfer by vehicle to the traditional village of Ibity (01h30). Beginning of the ascent trekking that will take us about 3 hours of walking to the top of this mountain, at 2,345 meters high from where we will have a spectacular 360º view. Along the way we will find the “Uapaca bojeri” (tapias), a tree endemic to Madagascar that besides producing an edible fruit, houses silkworms with which the “lamba mena”, burial shrouds, are made. Descent through the granite hills, parallel to waterfalls and watercourses for about 2 hours of walking. Picnic lunch. Continuation of the descent during 01h30 to the valley of Manandona where we will be able to take a bath in its natural pools. Walking tour of this agricultural village located in the Vakinankaratra region, one of the most fertile in the country. Continuation to Ambositra.
GRAND HOTEL AMBOSITRA
Breakfast
Picnic
DAY 4
AMBOSITRA / TREK ZAFIMANIRY
Breakfast and departure by 4×4 to Antoetra, the first Zafimaniry village and the only one accessible by vehicle. Start of trekking to visit several Zafimaniry villages. This animist ethnic group lives isolated from the rest of the world in the middle of an unusual landscape, only accessible on foot, and has been declared Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Beginning of the trekking to reach the animist village of Tetezandrotra, where we will visit the village and skilled sculptors will explain the ethnic motifs carved in different areas of the houses. Picnic and continuation to the village of Faliarivo on superb cliffs. In this stage we trek for about 6 hours through valleys and hills, with continuous light ascents and steep descents.
Breakfast and continuation of the trekking in which we will observe at the bottom of a valley, the village of Kidodo, famous for a dark history of legends of sorcerers and black magic. After picnic lunch, arrival at the village of Antoetra, capital of the ethnic group and from where we will transfer by vehicle to the rural village of Ambalandingana or to the town of Ambositra. On this day our trekking will last approximately 5 hours and will also take place in mountainous terrain, hills, valleys, etc.
GRAND HOTEL AMBOSITRA
Breakfast
Picnic
DAY 6
AMBOSITRA / FIANARANTSOA / AMBALAVAO
Breakfast and early departure to the town of Ambalavao at the gates of the great Malagasy south. Wine-growing area and famous for recovering in 1936 the handmade production of paper antemoro. On the way we will stop in Fianarantsoa, the second most important city in the country where we will visit the famous “old city” and enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the “Haute Ville”. Lunch and continuation to the Anja Reserve where we will hike for about an hour and a half in search of the famous maki catta, as well as chameleons and betsileo-Sur tombs. After the visit, installation at the hotel.
BETSILEO COUNTRY CLUB
Breakfast
DAY 7
AMBALAVAO / ANDRINGITRA / ANDRIAMPOTSY
Breakfast at dawn and transfer by 4×4 to the northern entrance of Andringitra National Park. This trek is a must for mountain climbing lovers. Arrival at Namoly village, and preparation of the expedition: porters, cooks, materials, logistics, etc. Beginning of our trekking. Picnic lunch en route next to the first natural pool where we can take a swim (austral summer).
We will be able to observe two waterfalls with a legend that is still respected today, called Riandahy and Riambavy. Masculinity and femininity. Legend has it that one of the royal couple could not conceive until they took a bath in the two waterfalls following the recommendation of an “omviasy” soothsayer. Since then, couples from all over the region have been coming in search of the longed-for offspring.
Beginning of the light ascent to the base camp of Imarivolanitra (Pic Boby). In this stage we will walk a total of about 10 kilometers (about 4 hours of walking) through the plateau of the “aliens”, until the first camp in Andriampotsy, (2050m) where we will arrive in the early afternoon and we can also take a bath in its natural pool. Camping.
CAMPING
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 8
ANDRIAMPOTSY / PIC BOBY / IATARANOMBY
Breakfast and departure before dawn to start the ascent of the famous Imarivolanitra peak or Pic Boby (2,658 meters). We will walk (15 km) through one of the most spectacular landscapes of the Andringitra National Park, among forests full of endemic plants and fauna (lemurs, birds, reptiles and amphibians). Continuation to the top of the peak (the second highest on the island after Maromokotra and the highest that can be reached on foot), which we will reach at dawn and from the top of which we will get the best views of all the Malagasy Highlands, and even on a clear day, you could see the sea line in the Indian Ocean. We will begin the slight descent on the same face we ascended and have a picnic lunch en route. In the afternoon, after crossing savannahs and valleys, we will descend through a pleasant lunar landscape to the second camp in the great valley of Iataranomby, where we can also take a good swim in the natural pools.
CAMPING
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 9
IATARANOMBY / MORARANO / RANOHIRA
Breakfast and departure at dawn to continue the descent (14 km) to the Tsaranoro Valley, along the west face of Andringitra enjoying one of the most beautiful landscapes of the mountains of the massif, as the famous Pic Dondy, between bucolic valleys in the so-called “route of Mars”. Immense rock formations covered with vegetation, granite cliffs, deep valleys, palm forests, lunar landscapes, natural pools and impressive waterfalls weave one of the most emblematic landscapes of the red island.
Arrival at noon in the southern Betsileo village of Morarano where our 4×4 will pick us up to take us to the Isalo National Park, a mountainous massif of Jurassic stoneware that occupies an area of 81 540 hectares.
We will cross the legendary “Gate of the South,” and the rice paddies and vineyards will give way to the savannah. The semi-desert Horombe plateau will lead us to the gates of the Isalo National Park.
SATRANA LODGE 3*.
Breakfast
Picnic
DAY 10
RANOHIRA / BEROROHA / BERONONO
Breakfast and departure by 4×4 through the north face of the Isalo massif. We will cross the Mangoky River to the village of Beroroha, one of the last villages of Isalo. Short stop to stretch our legs and continue this long stage to Beronono, our starting point of the expedition and meeting point with our porters. Camping by the Makay River.
CAMPING
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAYS 11-14
TREK SOUTH MAKAY
Among the various biotopes existing in Madagascar, the Makay Massif is a majestic work of nature and a sanctuary for some of the most curious species on the planet. The plateaus of ochre and reddish ruiniform stoneware are largely covered with vegetation typical of the arid areas of western Madagascar.
The erosion of the massif has sculpted deep canyons hundreds of meters high that host a humid vegetation typical of the east coast of Madagascar. This meeting between arid and humid has led to the appearance of hundreds of species of fauna and flora that have not yet been catalogued by science. Life has developed over millions of years, oblivious to the rest of the planet, without human presence.
Accompanied by porters and pisters we will penetrate the massif. Our team will guide you to the interior of immense straight cliffs that barely let sunlight through and whose walls are covered with amazing vegetation.
The ridge climbs are short, but quite steep. The Sakapaly River meanders through the mountains and crosses the massif from side to side: we will inspect the canyons along its course and organize campsites on the sandbanks.
There are no extreme difficulties, but there are areas of the course where the environment in which we move can be hostile: unbearable heat, walking on often soft sand, and in the water, sometimes up to the knees, which requires balance and agility. Inextricable canyons, vertiginous cliffs, forests harboring numerous lemurs, winding streams and hundreds of boulders beneath our feet.
A lost world, far from everything. The isolation is such that this route requires great autonomy and a spirit of sacrifice in order to withstand the difficulties.
At night, the group’s conviviality around a bonfire in the company of the guides and porters confirms that this is a unique experience. Magic operates in every corner of this spectacular massif, nature in its purest state.
Stages of 6/7 hours of daily walking.
CAMPING
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 15
BERONONO / BEROROHA / RANOHIRA
Breakfast and farewell to our team of guides and porters. Long 4×4 stage passing through Beroroha and crossing the Mangoky river. Rice fields, rocky massifs and small and lively villages will enliven our arduous journey to Ranohira. Picnic en route. Arrival in Ranohira and check-in at the hotel.
SATRANA LODGE 3*.
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 16
ISALO NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and 18 km trekking stage.
Transfer by 4×4 to the “Cañon des Makis” where we will start our dive in the canyons of the Isalo massif. The desert also exists on the island continent. Although it is a different desert, a capricious landscape that evokes in the mind of the traveler old images of those great virgin extensions of Colorado and Arizona. The Isalo National Park is one of the most famous in the country, and has a variety of landscapes that make it a unique enclave. We will walk through the lush canyons of Makis and Rats where with luck we will be able to observe lemurs of the species Maki Catta and Eulemur Fulvus Rufus as well as a waterfall sacred to the Bara ethnic group. We will ascend the massif to cross the interior of the national park and reach the black and blue pools. Visit of the Nymphs waterfall and picnic in the Namaza canyon. After lunch, another ascent of the massif to cross the savannah to reach the natural pool in the afternoon. Installation of our camp.
CAMPING
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 17
ISALO NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and 20 km trekking stage. We will walk through the natural pool to enter the canyons that flow into the region known as Malazo. The most visited park in the country 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 located in the region of the Bara ethnic group, skilled cattle ranchers and famous for their animist traditions that include the stealing of pre-marital cattle and the various initiation ceremonies for young people. We continue walking through a changing landscape of sandstone massif and savannah until we reach the Isalo window where we can observe a magnificent landscape full of “Satranas” (Bismarkia nobilis). Return by vehicle to our hotel.
SATRANA LODGE 3*.
Breakfast
Picnic
Dinner
DAY 18
ISALO / P.N. ZOMBITSE / TULEAR
Breakfast and drive south observing on the way the famous Mahafaly tombs – stone tombs with carved funerary stelae or with paintings of animals, couples, scenes of daily life… They are almost always covered with skulls and horns of zebu – and being able to photograph the first baobabs of southern Madagascar before Sakaraha. We will also visit the Zombitse National Park, where we will hike for approximately 1h30 in search of the spectacular lemurs of the species Propithecus Verreauxi, as well as chameleons and baobabs of the species Adansonia Za. Short stop to visit the curious Monument to the Tropic of Capricorn. Arrival to Tulear where we will have lunch. After lunch, visit the Reniala Reserve and its baobab forest. Installation in a beachfront hotel.
LA BELLA DONNA HOTEL 2*.
Breakfast
DAY 19
TULEAR / ANTANANARIVO
Breakfast and transfer to Tulear International Airport for domestic flight to the capital. Arrival in Antananarivo and transfer to the hotel. Installation and according to flight schedules, panoramic view of the city from the historic “Haute-Ville”, Tana City Tour and last shopping at the handicraft market of La Digue.
LES TROIS MÉTIS 2*.
Breakfast
DAY 20
ANTANANARIVO
Breakfast and transfer to Ivato International Airport for return flight.
Lodging in the hotels and lodges provided or similar.
4×4 vehicle with driver and fuel
Airport-hotel-airport transfers mentioned in the program
Camping and cooking equipment
Cooks
Spanish-speaking guide
Regime according to descriptive
Full board on all camping days
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 English by an INDIGO BE guide at the Antananarivo airport
24/7 telephone assistance for travelers in Spanish at the 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 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.
This program can be modified according to your expectations, also due to external causes such as the weather, so your guide will advise you which activity or visit to do according to these premises.
For a good development of this trek it is essential to have a team spirit. The cohesion of the group is an important factor, helping each other in difficult passages, waiting for each other, and taking care of each other are indispensable elements to facilitate some stages.
A principle to be respected: always wait for the traveler behind you.
To be immersed in the middle of nature for consecutive days with itinerant marches in total autonomy, far from any infrastructure. We must take into account the feeling of solitude in which we will be immersed: you will explore an area that until recently was reserved for scientific expeditions (Makay). Physical and mental preparation is indispensable, as well as a pioneering spirit and a passion for adventure and challenges.
This trip is a true journey of ADVENTURE in capital letters. The itinerary is indicative and may be modified at any time if necessary due to force majeure.
The walking and route times and the number of kilometers are approximate, these elements are given as an indication and can be modified at any time.
In the Andringitra massif, during the day the sun can reach 25-30 ºC, but at night temperatures plummet (especially from May to August when they can reach 1ºC at an altitude of 2000 m). It is necessary to bring technical clothing suitable for these conditions and easy to remove when the sun comes out.
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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