UNUSUAL MADAGASCAR

Arrival at the capital's airport, visa formalities, reception by IndigoBe's Spanish-speaking guide, transfer to the hotel and brief briefing of the route.

• AU BOIS VERT LODGE 4*.

Breakfast and transfer to the airport to take a domestic flight to the capital of the southwest, Tulear. Arrival and transfer to the beaches of Ifaty. Installation at the hotel and visit of the Reniala Reserve and its imposing baobab forest.

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  • BAKUBA LODGE 4*LUXE
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  • Breakfast

Breakfast and route to the north, observing along 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 zebu horns. After a brief stop at the original Monument to the Tropic of Capricorn, we will be given a diploma certifying our passage through one of the great parallels of the planet. Arrival in Ranohira and check-in at the hotel.

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  • RELAIS DE LA REINE 4*.
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  • Breakfast
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Breakfast and visit to Isalo National Park (easy-medium level). Visit to the Nymphs waterfall, blue pool and black pool in the famous Namaza Canyon (picnic NOT included). The most visited park on the island has deep canyons where water circulates in the form of streams, Bara tombs, grottoes where the Portuguese and Arabs hid... this park is a living testimony to the history of Madagascar where several species of lemurs such as the Eulemur Fulvus, Rufus, the Eulemur Rufifrons, the Propithecus Verreauxi Verreauxi among others meet, as well as highlighting the endemic palm of the isalo, the Bismarkia nobilis, aloes, pachypodiums... We will visit the village of the semi-nomadic bara herders ethnic group of “Antabara” in Ikazandreno and enjoy the spectacular sunset from the “Isalo window”. Return to the hotel.

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  • RELAIS DE LA REINE 4*.
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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Breakfast and departure. Continuation to the town of Ambalavao, where we will visit the Antemoro paper factory and the Anja Nature Reserve, where we will easily see lemurs of the maki catta species, as well as chameleons and Betsileo-Sur tombs (Hiking ± 01h30). Walk through the “old city” of Fianarantsoa and panoramic view of the city from the “Haute Ville”. In the afternoon, arrival at the Sahambavy tea plantations, the only ones on the island and on the shores of a pleasant lake. Check-in at the charming Lac Hotel, a classic in Madagascar.

• LAC HOTEL 3*
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Breakfast and visit to the Sahambavy tea plantations. Transfer to the Ranomafana National Park where we will take a walk of ± 4 hours in search of lemurs such as the Propithecus Edwardsi, the Hapalemur Griseus Ranomafanensis or the Varecia Variegata, highlighting among the 12 different species of lemurs that the jungle harbors, full of impressive tree ferns, wild orchids, pandanus... Ranomafana is nature in its purest form. This National Park was declared by UNESCO a World Natural Heritage Site of the Rainforests of Antsinanana which comprises six national parks that extend along the eastern coast of the island. After the visit, panoramic view of the waterfall over the Namoroka River, continuation to the hotel.

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  • HOTEL THERMAL 3*
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Early breakfast and departure to the capital of Malagasy handicrafts, Ambositra. At 1350 m altitude, in the heart of the Highlands, this Malagasy town is renowned for its Zafimaniry craftsmen , declared Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as the last community to be the repository of an original culture of woodworking. The Zafimaniry, who have been woodworkers, carpenters and craftsmen for generations, have created a whole set of techniques and knowledge around woodworking. This craft tradition is testimony to the primordial function of this material in all aspects of life and death. We can visit various marquetry and silk workshops or stroll through its streets and mingle with its colorful characters. Free lunch. In the afternoon, arrival in Antsirabe, a thermal city thanks to the discovery of its waters rich in sodium chloride, the city was founded by Norwegian Lutheran missionaries at the end of the 19th century. Check-in at the hotel.

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  • ROYAL PALACE HOTEL 3*
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Breakfast and departure to the extensive valleys of the Vakinankaratra region, one of the most fertile on the island considered the "garden" of Madagascar. From the village of Manandona we will walk for about an hour through a landscape of rice fields to learn about the agricultural culture and the daily chores of its inhabitants: we can share their daily chores, visit a traditional house, pry about their "fady" and perhaps, if the magic works, enjoy an impromptu musical play. Along the way we will observe the summit of Mount Ibity, the third highest mountain on the island with 2,345m, a waterfall and a natural pool where we can take a bath (in our austral summer). Return to our vehicles that will take us back to Antsirabe. After lunch tour in Pousse-Pousse (similar to Indian rickshaws) or on foot to tour the historical center of the city. Visit the Atsena Kely (small market) the Cathedral of Notre Dame de la Salette, Train Station, Ethnic Monument, as well as the countless buildings of the French colonial era.

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  • ROYAL PALACE HOTEL 3*
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  • Breakfast

Very early breakfast and continuation through the Malagasy “Highlands” among a landscape of terraced rice paddies, along the famous RN7 road. Continuation to Ambatolampy, to learn about the curious artisanal manufacture of aluminum pots that are part of practically all Malagasy homes. Free lunch in the city of Foie-gras, Behenjy, where we can taste various varieties of this exquisite delicacy. In the afternoon, arrival at Andasibe National Park. Check-in at the lodge.

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  • MANTADIA RAINFOREST LODGE & SPA 4*.
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Breakfast and very early departure to the Analamazaotra National Park where we will take a walking tour of ± 4 hours, to observe the largest lemur on the island, the famous Indri-Indri. After the visit we will continue in our 4x4 to the Mantadia National Park in search of the propithecus diadema and other species of lemurs and endemic fauna of this famous national park. At the scheduled time, night safari on foot in the VOIMMA Reserve provided by our headlamps to observe various species of nocturnal fauna such as the microcebu or the cheirogaleus.

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  • MANTADIA RAINFOREST LODGE & SPA 4*.
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