TSINGY & BAOBABS
TSINGY & BAOBABS
Your 4×4 trip in Madagascar
Leaving the highlands from Antsirabe, we dive to the west, the “bush” of savannas and thorns.
The Tsiribihina river allows you to discover a less austere environment, before approaching the Menabe country which leads to the Sakalava baobabs, and to join the Tsingy de Bemaraha natural park to discover the mineral universe of stone blades.
Return to the Baobab alley to admire them at dusk, then join Morondava and Belo, the heart of the Malagasy dhow yards, before joining the Vezo lagoon.
The village of Andavadoka is at its heart, and that’s where you have to go offshore, in a outrigger canoe, to dive with them in the lagoon and discover the biodiversity of the underwater environment and the expertise of men. who live off it… one of the last nomadic peoples of the sea to meet.
The return to Antananarivo allows you to travel in the ruiniform landscapes of Isalo and the Betsileo rice fields.
Starting at 800 € /guest
Your 4×4 trip in Madagascar
Leaving the highlands from Antsirabe, we dive to the west, the “bush” of savannas and thorns.
The Tsiribihina river allows you to discover a less austere environment, before approaching the Menabe country which leads to the Sakalava baobabs, and to join the Tsingy de Bemaraha natural park to discover the mineral universe of stone blades.
Return to the Baobab alley to admire them at dusk, then join Morondava and Belo, the heart of the Malagasy dhow yards, before joining the Vezo lagoon.
The village of Andavadoka is at its heart, and that’s where you have to go offshore, in a outrigger canoe, to dive with them in the lagoon and discover the biodiversity of the underwater environment and the expertise of men. who live off it… one of the last nomadic peoples of the sea to meet.
The return to Antananarivo allows you to travel in the ruiniform landscapes of Isalo and the Betsileo rice fields.
Starting at 800 € /guest
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS

Antananarivo – Antsirabe
You leave Antananarivo for the south on the famous “national road 7” which winds between the rice fields and climbing the hills, which allows you to observe the landscape of the highlands. Free meal in Behenjy to discover the “malagasy” foie gras.
Visit one of the artisanal foundry workshops (Ambatolampy) which make aluminum pots for all the housewives on the island. Continuation on the RN7 which crosses fertile plains surrounded by mountains, the route is very suitable for photo stops to Antsirabe, the spa town of the volcanic highlands. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in rooms (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: dinner.
Transfer distance by road: 170 km – duration: +/- 3h30
Antsirabe – Miandrivazo
In the morning, visit Antsirabe.
We will visit local craft workshops (artisanal confectionery, embroidery, sculpture of a zebu horn and manufacture of miniature cars in “salvage” of aluminum boxes). Free lunch in town, market district.
In the afternoon, transfer to Miandrivazo, on the Tsiribihina river.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in rooms (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner
Transfer distance by road: 225 km – duration: +/- 4h30
Miandrivazo – Kirindy
We pass through many villages, each time allowing us to observe the local life and the customs of the natives.
Then the track crosses the Baobab alley and stretches in the thorny forest until the stage. We join Kirindy via the Baobabs alley at sunset: a magical spectacle! The private park “Kirindy” is characteristic of the prickly-dry forest of the west of the island to observe the different species of diurnal lemurs: Sifaka, sifaka, gray bamboo lemur (Hapalémur griseus). Possibility in Kirindy of a night visit of the reserve to observe the Microcèbes and Chirogales lemurs which nest in the trees.
We sometimes get the chance to see the “fossa”, a kind of “puma” endemic to Madagascar.Dinner and overnight at the park gite.
Night in bungalows (“single” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance by road and track: 290 km – duration: +/- 6h00
Walk: +/- 1 hour
Kirindy – Bekopaka
(180 km, 5h00) on the track, 2 ferries to pass.
By leaving early, we join the problematic ferry of Bekopaka to cross before the queue is too big.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in rooms (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner
Transfer distance per track: 180 km – duration: +/
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Early departure in an all-terrain vehicle for the big Tsingy located about twenty kilometers from the village of Bekopaka.
The pedestrian circuit: “Grand Tsingys” presents simple climbing passages secured by the park guides: a kind of “via-ferrata” on the needles! Picnic lunch on the itinerary. Return by 4 × 4 to Bekopaka.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in rooms (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 40 km – duration: +/- 1h30
Walking: +/- 4h00
Bekopaka – Morondava
We reach Morondava in the middle of the afternoon to do some shopping in the capital of Menabe. The big point of this day is sure to catch the sunset at baobab alley.
Unforgettable !
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in rooms (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 210 km – duration: +/- 5h30
Morondava – Belo sur mer
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in front of the Mozambique Channel.
Night in bungalows (“simple” DBL or TWN category with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner
Transfer distance per track: 70 km – duration: +/- 3h00
Belo sur mer – Manja
(110 km, 5 h00) on the track.
Start of a large 4 × 4 stage, the schedule of which depends on current conditions (heat, tide to cross the salt marshes dry, level of the rivers to be crossed).
This is the most difficult step for the vehicle and for the driver.
Overnight in wild camping under igloo tents (2 places) with mattress.
Meals: Continental breakfast.
Lunch in picnic formula.
Barbecue dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 110 km – duration: +/- 5h00
Manja – Morombe
Bevoy’s bac is unpredictable, sometimes fast and sometimes it is long overdue…
Arriving at Morombe depends on all these conditions! to sleep facing the sea.
Dinner and overnight at the guest room.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / Lunch in picnic formula / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 160 km – duration: +/- 7h00
Morombe – Andavadoaka
In the morning, transfer by 4 × 4 to Andavadoaka, and on the route, you will discover the variety of “dwarf” baobabs from this arid region which are very different from those encountered before.
Dinner and overnight at the local hotel.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 40 km – duration: +/- 2 hours.
Andavadoaka – Ambatomiloa
Transfer by vehicle via the track to reach Ambatomiloa by the most chaotic track in the region: sand!
The route allows us to observe the bush landscape (dry euphorbia forest) and its rubrostipa baobab trees from Mikeas country, the last representatives of the Bantu ancestors. They are hunter-gatherers, they live hidden in the thorny forest and are very fearful. Picnic on the way. Swimming in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in the heart of a typical Vezo village.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 40 km – duration: +/- 5h00
Ambatomiloa – Mangily
In the morning, you can visit the village and observe the life of this fishing village.
We then follow the sandy track which joins Mangily.
The landscapes are more familiar, allowing you to choose photo stops and meetings with those we have already encountered. Swimming in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in front of the lagoon.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 100 km – duration: +/- 5h00.
Mangily – Tuléar – Ranohira
Depart for Tulear (city tour) and visit the “tsena-be” market, then drive to Ilakaka on the “RN7”.
Visit the Antsokay Arboretum and have lunch on site. Ilakaka: the “far west” in Madagascar! A mushroom town following the discovery of sapphires. Visit to a working mine. The route crosses desert landscapes where the very poor vegetation consists of thorny plants endemic to Madagascar. Forest corridor, cotton fields and some baobabs will pass before your eyes. Along the way view of the Antandroy tombs.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel by the pool.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance by road: 250 km – duration: +/- 4h00.
Isalo
From Ranohira “the water of the lemurs”, the view embraces the chaotic and ruiniform landscapes that are of interest to Isalo National Park.
This rocky massif seems to come from science fiction whose hallucinating forms it borrows: high rocks, caves, peaks of sandstone and granite enliven this area which has the appearance of a ghost town. Hiking to reach the canyon of “Namaza”.
An excursion that allows you to discover birds, butterflies, lizards and a panoramic view of the last tropical rain forest in southern Madagascar, the waterfall, the blue pool and the black pool. Free time for swimming.
Picnic in the heart of the “Namaza” forest under the interested eye of the lemurs.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel by the pool.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance per track: 20 km – duration: +/- 0:30.
Walking: +/- 4h00.
Marche : +/- 4h00
Ranohira – Ihosy – Ambalavao – Fianarantsoa – Ambositra
(430 km, 8:30 am) on tar. After breakfast we take the “national 7” to reach Ihosy by crossing the immense semi-desert plateau of the Horombe and its termite mounds.
Picnic on the way. access to the village reserve of Anja, rich in lemurs.
Departure for Ambalavao and Fianarantsoa which we cross to reach our stopover town in Ambositra.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Night in bungalows (“comfort” category DBL or TWN with bathroom and wc).
Meals: Continental breakfast / dinner.
Transfer distance by road: 430 km – duration: +/- 8:30.
Walking: +/- 1h30.
Ambositra – Antsirabe – Antananarivo
Breakfast at the hotel, then visit to an artisan workshop “Zafimaniry” specializing in the marquetry of the island’s rare woods (Ebony, rosewood, rosewood). This part of the route gives access to the Betsileo region, the landscape of which is dotted with hills with granite rocks characteristic of “vatos”.
Free lunch at Antsirabe.
The route then tackles the peaks and pass of the Vakinankaratra geological formation, comparable to the central massif (extinct volcanoes).
Arrival in the capital at the end of the afternoon.
Meals: Continental breakfast.
Transfer distance by road: 260 km – duration: +/- 5h30
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