Itinerary
- Day 1
Antananarivo
Your international flight lands in Antananarivo and you'll be met at the airport. After clearing customs, a driver transfers you to your hotel where you can settle in for the night.
- Day 2
Antananarivo to Antsirabe
You'll head south through the Central Highlands this morning, driving past rice paddies and traditional adobe buildings. The route takes you through Ambatolampy village where aluminum cookware factories sit at the base of the Ankaratra massif. From there, continue on to Antsirabe for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Explore rural Central Highlands with rice fields and cultivation techniques
- Visit Ambatolampy village and aluminum cookware factories
Landmarks/POIs Ambatolampy Ankaratra Massif - Day 3
Antsirabe to Ranomafana
After breakfast, travel into Betsileo country and stop in Ambositra, a busy town filled with carved woodwork and marquetry shops. You can walk through workshops run by Zafimaniry artisans and see wooden sculptures near tomb sites. Later, you'll drive to Ranomafana.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Ambositra cultural town with carved woodwork and marquetry stalls
- Visit Zafimaniry artisan workshops
Landmarks/POIs Ambositra - Day 4
Ranomafana
Spend the day in Ranomafana National Park walking through tropical rainforest with thick vegetation and numerous waterfalls that drop into natural pools. The park also has thermal spas you can visit. Plan for 4 to 6 hours of trekking depending on your fitness level.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Ranomafana National Park rainforests
- View waterfalls and natural pools
Optional Activities
- Visit thermal spas in Ranomafana
Landmarks/POIs Ranomafana National Park - Day 5
Ranomafana to Manampotsy
Meet your local guide and porter team at Anja Special Reserve, home to Makis Cattas lemurs. Your 5-day trek starts here and follows zebu tracks through pastoral hills to the village of Manampotsy where you'll camp tonight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Anja Special Reserve
- Trek through Betsileo country pastoral landscape
- Arrive at Manampotsy authentic pastoral village
Landmarks/POIs Anja Special Reserve Manampotsy - Day 6
Manampotsy to Belambo
Trek through massive granite desert massifs covered with succulents like aloes and kalanchoes. You'll walk between valleys on small hedgerows with views of Andringitra's peaks in the distance. By evening, you'll reach Belambo camp in Andringitra National Park.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek through granite desert massifs
- Explore succulents and flora landscape
- Arrive at Belambo camp in Andringitra National Park
Landmarks/POIs Andringitra National Park - Day 7
Belambo to Iantaranomby
Start early from Belambo and trek to Andriampotsy at 2,050 meters altitude, your launching point for tomorrow's climb. The landscape feels lunar with sacred waterfalls and Jafofo cave to explore. Later, head to Iantaranomby by a river where you can swim before camping.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Andriampotsy camp at 2,050 metres altitude
- View sacred waterfalls - Riambavy (female) and Riandahy (male)
- Visit Jafofo cave
- Trek to Iantaranomby on river banks
Optional Activities
- Ascend Pic Boby (Imarivolanitra) - Madagascar's second-highest peak at 2,658 metres
Landmarks/POIs Pic Boby Andriampotsy Jafofo Cave - Day 8
Iantaranomby to Tsaranoro Valley
Trek reaches Tsaranoro valley by late morning with soaring cliffs that attract climbers. Lemur Catta groups roam stretches of untouched forest here. You'll also pass through villages of local inhabitants throughout the valley.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Tsaranoro valley
- Observe Lemur Catta in unspoilt forest
- Explore picturesque village communities
Optional Activities
- Rock climbing on high cliffs
Landmarks/POIs Tsaranoro Valley - Day 9
Tsaranoro Valley to Ranohira
After saying goodbye to your guides and porters, you'll drive to Ambalavao and then cross the broad Horombe plateau heading to Ranohira. This small town sits at the entrance to Isalo National Park.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cross Horombe plateau
- Arrive at Ranohira at gateway to Isalo National Park
Landmarks/POIs Isalo National Park Horombe Plateau - Day 10
Ranohira to Beroroha
Leave very early after breakfast and drive north on unmade track for 7 to 8 hours through 155 kilometers. Follow the Isalo massif to the Mangoky river, passing savannah scattered with baobabs and fruit trees. Cross the Mangoky by ferry and reach Beroroha, the region's main town and your last stop before more remote areas.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive through Isalo massif landscape
- Cross Mangoky River by ferry
- Explore Beroroha village
Landmarks/POIs Isalo Massif Mangoky River Beroroha - Day 11
Beroroha to Sariaka Camp
After breakfast, drive north on a 65-kilometer track to Beronono village where you'll meet your porter team. This begins your 5-day trek into the little-known Makay massif sanctuary. Walk for about 2 to 3 hours to reach Sariaka camp and visit the lake there.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Beronono village
- Meet local porter team
- Trek to Sariaka camp (approximately 2-3 hours)
- Visit Lake Sariaka
Landmarks/POIs Makay Massif Lake Sariaka - Day 12
Sariaka to Anosilahy Camp
Trek for 6 to 7 hours crossing the Saka Antse gorges where crystal water flows. You'll follow watercourses through a canyon hundreds of meters high with lush growth on the sides. See the Behetaheta forest and wild zebus, then reach the second canyon at Anosilahy by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek through Saka Antse gorges
- Follow canyon watercourses
- View Behetaheta forest
- Spot wild zebus
- Explore Anosilahy canyon
Landmarks/POIs Saka Antse Gorges Behetaheta Forest Anosilahy Canyon - Day 13
Anosilahy to Andranovinily Camp
Spend 6 to 7 hours trekking across plateaus and ridges with panoramic views of lakes Anosilahy and Sariaka. Continue through canyons past waterfalls to Andranovinily camp where you can take a refreshing swim.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek across plateaus and ridges
- View panoramic vistas of lakes Anosilahy and Sariaka
- Trek through canyon to Andranovinily camp
Optional Activities
- Swim at waterfall
Landmarks/POIs Lake Anosilahy Lake Sariaka - Day 14
Andranovinily to Makay River
Trek deeper into Makay for 6 to 7 hours seeing striking scenery of the massif above a palm forest with chances to spot lemurs. Move into Mazedrano canyon where water reaches your hips as you pass through pandanus and palm trees before camping by the Makay River.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek through Makay massif with scenic panoramas
- Spot lemurs in palm forest
- Trek through Mazedrano canyon
- Navigate through palm and pandanus forest
Landmarks/POIs Mazedrano Canyon Makay River - Day 15
Makay River to Beronono
Trek across the eroded plateau with yellowish and reddish ruiniform sandstone and dry brush. Stop at Mahatiny cave to see rock paintings. From there, return to Beronono village to camp and get ready for your departure tomorrow.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek across eroded massif plateau
- Visit Mahatiny cave with rock paintings
Landmarks/POIs Mahatiny Cave - Day 16
Beronono to Ranohira
Say farewell to your porter team at Beronono and head back to your 4WD vehicles. The drive back to Ranohira takes about 9 hours on a long track and includes crossing the Mangoky River again.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 17
Ranohira to Ifaty
Leave Ranohira heading south toward Tul éar. Southern desert plants gradually appear in the landscape like baobabs and aloes. You'll pass herds of zebus and see Mahafaly ethnic tombs. Small villages of sapphire miners dot the desert. Stop at Reniala reserve before continuing to Ifaty for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Drive through southern vegetation landscape
- Observe herds of zebus and Mahafaly tombs
- Pass sapphire mining villages
- Visit Reniala reserve
Landmarks/POIs Reniala Reserve Tul\u00e9ar - Day 18
Ifaty
After breakfast at your beachfront hotel in Ifaty, you have several options for the day. Relax on the beach and in the water, or sign up for optional activities like diving, snorkeling, water sports, or whale watching trips.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Relax on Ifaty beach
Optional Activities
- Diving
- Snorkeling
- Water sports activities
- Whale watching trip
- Day 19
Ifaty to Antananarivo
Fit in one more dive in Ifaty before heading to the airport in Tul éar for your domestic flight to Antananarivo. You'll arrive in the capital and transfer to your hotel for your last night.
Included Activities
- Final diving opportunity in Ifaty
- Day 20
Antananarivo
If time allows, stop at the craft market for shopping before heading to the airport. Transfer to catch your international flight home.
Optional Activities
- Shopping at craft market
