Southern Madagascar

Early morning wake call & check out. (05:30/06:00) Meet your English-Speaking Driver-Guide and take the road down to Ranomafana and try to try get there early afternoon (about 14:30/15:00). Lunch (your own account) (suggestions: snacks and picnic, or early in a local restaurant between Ambositra and Ranomafana). After lunch continue to Ranomafana, arrive in the early afternoon and you directly get in the forest for a first stroll in the forest and might encounter your first lemur specie. You will have a 1h30/2h circle tour, 5/6km on foot: in the pandanus forest and orchids, find lemurs, reptiles and batracians... All those in a magnificent landscape (the park closes at 16:30) *Night visits are not allowed in all Reserves and Parks ran by MNP (The Madagascar National Parks) for security and safety reasons. Dinner at the lodge.

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Breakfast at the hotel. Full day exploration of the National Park of Ranomafana (4 to 6 hours excursion with 4h30/5h walking), located on a rain forested uphill that lies at an altitude of 800 to 1200 meters. Ranomafana National Park was created in 1990; thanks to the discovery in 1986 of the “golden bamboo lemur” (the scientific name is Hapalemur Aureus). This particular and amazing specie of lemur has a strange eating habit and can’t be seen somewhere else. You will have a 2/3h shuffle tour (7km) for spotting aquatic birds, lemurs and reptiles then you will continue for 8km, shuffle for 2h and still spotting for lemurs, amphibian, Forest canopy and waterfalls. Lunch at your own account (suggestions: snacks and picnic, or late in a local restaurant in Ranomafana or at the hotel)

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Early breakfast at the hotel You will take the road again and drive to Isalo. On the way you will have a stop for visiting the Anja village reserve, famous for its Maki Catta (2h30 approx.) Lunch at your own account (suggestions: snacks and picnic, or early in a local restaurant, at Ambalavao). Get over the “Porte du Sud”, crossing the Plateau of Horombe and arrive at Ranohira at the end of the day.

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Breakfast at the hotel Explore the Isalo National Park. Ruin form rocks wildly carved by the wind and the rain, giving those strange shapes. Natural pool, through a path that passes through magnificent rocky walls that shelter some Bara tombs; Lookouts some that offer breathtaking views on the massif; Hike along a ridge line on the eastern part of the massif to end up at Namazaha creek and forest; Walk to the black and blue swimming pool, then to the Nymphs’ Waterfalls - Will have 4h/5h walk per day, 350m to 500m slopes and drops, with medium difficulty level, hiking trail. Necessary equipment’s: walking shoes or good sneakers, items to protect from the sun, mosquito repellent Lunches at your own account (suggestions: snacks and picnic, or late at the hotel) The remainder of the days for free times

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Breakfast at the hotel Continue to explore the Isalo National Park, take a chance to see what you might have missed the day before. Lunches (at your own account) during the excursion. Dinner at the lodge.

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Breakfast at the hotel & check out. Leave Ranohira for Ifaty passing by the new village of Ilakaka which has experienced the rapid demographic increase because of the existence of Safire mines exploration. Stop on the way for 2 hours at the Zombitse/Vohibasia National Park for a stroll (90km after Ranohira)– Endangered area 168 km² (Zombitse part) of dry forest, marshes, and savannahs. Only a patch of protected forest remains nowadays in the middle of this devastation, giving shelter to an abundant fauna/flora biodiversity and constitutes the most important remnant of dry deciduous forest of Madagascar (Baobabs and several orchids are common, 15 small mammals, 2 carnivorous and 8 lemur species, such as the Verreaux’s Sifaka, red-fronted brown lemur, ring-tailed lemur, pale fork-marked lemur and the Hubbard´s sportive lemur can be observed here. Continue to Toliary across a magnificent landscape and the first baobab. Lunch at your own account (suggestions: local restaurant in Tulear or late lunch in Ifaty) Continuation to Ifaty along the “Vezo” village and installation at your hotel, facing the Mozambique Channel. We strongly advise our clients against the visit of the shells market. The shells and coral displayed are the result of a massive destruction of the coral reef around Tulear and Ifaty.By any show of interest we shall encourage pillage.

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After breakfast, drive to the Reniala private reserve. You will enjoy 2 hours guided tour in this incredible spiny forest. If you are lucky, you will meet some endemic bird species. You can also visit the lemur rescue centre. Then transfer to Ifaty along the Mozambique Channel, through the fishermen village. Lunch at your own account and the remainder of the day will be at leisure.

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Breakfast at the hotel Check out, meet your English-Speaking Driver-Guide and transfer to the airport for your onward flight services. End of services.