Day 1 : PARIS(CDG) – ANTANANARIVO  
Flight to Antananarivo (TNR).
Welcome and transfer to the hotel
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel « Sakamanga ».


Day 2 : ANTANANARIVO – ANTSIRABE  170Km/4h
Breakfast at Hotel.
Departure on the road to Antsirabe in order to discover the rural areas of the central high plateaus. This trip also allows the visitor to meet the friendly inhabitants of the region.
Halt at Ambatolampy at 70 Km from the capital: spontaneous stop at a small steel smelter for ustensils and aluminum products.
Continuation towards Antsirabe.
On arrival : visit of artisans who make miniature objects, artwork from cow (zebu) horn as well as artisans of objects made from a variety of materials such as stone.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « Les chambres du voyageur ».


Day 3 : ANTSIRABE   50Km 
Breakfast at hotel.
Day of hiking at Betafo, located at about twenty kilometers to the west of Antsirabe at 1410 m of altitude and one of the most beautiful regions of the high plateaus. Four to six hours of hiking accompanied by a specialist guide of the region.
A discovery that will bring you to the beautiful little town of farmers, rice cultures and houses with brick walls with their balconies and red tiled roofs as well as cascaded rice plantations. They will share with you the techniques of agriculture and grazing. Meet the inhabitants of the village and take time to exchange with them and share their lives.
At the end of the trip, one can visit the Antafofo falls.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel « Les chambres du voyageur ».


Day 4 : ANTSIRABE – FIANARANTSOA    240Km / 6h
Breakfast at Hotel.
Departure to Fianarantsoa always on the plateaus of the country.
Visit to Ambositra : at 90 km from Antsirabe, capital of the artisanry malagasy, where artisans work with talent precious wood such as palissandre,rose and ebene, other woodwork as well as sculpture.
Visit of artisan.
Continuation towards Fianarantsoa.
Dinner and overnight at « Lac hôtel ».


Day 5 : FIANARANTSOA – ANDRINGITRA    
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit of tea plantation Sahambavy at 25 km of Fianarantsoa, the principal tea producer of Madagascar. A tea plantation site of over 400 ha. (tea plantations and factory)
Visit of a workshop of the famous paper « Antaimoro » which is a paper obtained from a base of pulp from a tree « Avoha », manufacture of tissus of savage silk as well as refined silk.
In the afternoon, visit of a private park Anja allowing visit of the lemur (Lemur Catta) and the endemic plants and medecine of the region.
Continuation towards Andringitra
Dinner et overnight at Hotel  « Camp Catta ».


Day 6 : ANDRINGITRA  
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Discovery day of the Andrigitra National Park
Itinerant and diverse rambles in the beautiful landscapes of the park and its uplands, valleys, waterfalls, reminding of lunar landscapes.
The park lives on a bedrock of crystalline rock composed of sandstone and granite. A wide diversity of ecosystems ranging from lowland rainforest to high mountain meadows: more than 20 mammal species and 62 bird species. The plain is also rich in terrestrial orchids.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « Camp Catta ».


Day 7 : ANDRINGITRA – RANOHIRA   
Breakfast at hotel.
Continuation of the legendary Route RN7 the « south road » to Ranohira.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel « Relais de la Reine ».


Day 8 : RANOHIRA  
Breakfast at Hotel.
Visit of National Park of Isalo.
An immense park of massive granite dating back to the Jurassic era which spreads across almost 8540 ha. The structures are asymmetric and the view is panoramic. The landscapes are composed of deep canyons, natural pools, caves, and rivers. The lemurs that habit the park are another reason of the visit.
Excursion and trekking to be decided on site depending on the appreciation of the participants.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « Le Jardin du Roy ».


Day 9 : RANOHIRA – TULEAR – IFATY   240KM / 5h
Breakfast at hotel.
Departure for Ifaty
At thirty km south of Isalo Park, lies the Ilakaka river were individuals mine for precious stones.
One can also observe the baobabs and the Mahafaly tombs.
Passing through Sakaraha which is another town of sapphires.
Passage to Tuléar which is the big city before going to Ifaty.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « La bella donna ».


Day 10 : IFATY  
Breakfast at hotel.
Free day. Various visits possible as per the advice of your guide : pirogue, discovery of fishing village, visit of mangrove…
Visit of pine forest : a non-protected forest constituted of endemic plants adapted to the heat and dryness of the environment such as the Euphorbiacées and Didieracées.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « La bella donna »


Day 11 : IFATY – TULEAR – ANTANANARIVO     
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Tuléar airport for flight to Antananarivo.
Welcome and vehicle available.
Dinner and overnight at hotel « Sakamanga ».


Day 12 : ANTANANARIVO – PARIS     
Breakfast at hotel.
Vehicle available.
Transfer to airport and flight to Paris.


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