The new road South

The strong points :

• Crossing the Highlands

• The down train to Manakara

• The canoe descent Pangalanes

• The hike to Lokaro

• Park Andohahela

• The Granite rando

• The hike in the villages

INFO DATES 2010
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This trip includes individual
Guaranteed departures from 4 people.

Duration : 19 days / 16 nights
Group : of 4 to 12 people
Type : Encounters and discoveries
Accommodation : Standard hotel & camping
Vehicle : 4x4
Guide : Malagasy English
Level : pace, good physical
Period : from April to November

from 07/04 to 25/04/10
from 28/04 to 16/05/10
from 14/07 to 01/08/09
from 04/08 to 22/08/10
from 08/09 to 26/09/10
from 06/10 to 24/10/10
from 03/11 to 21/11/10

DETAILED ROUTE

We were waiting eagerly for the restoration of the last few bins to skirt the east coast and join Manakara from Fort Dauphin. This is the beginning of 2007 that crossed the river became possible. Immediately a reconnaissance mission was mounted, and we are pleased - and exclusivity - to present to you today: the new road south
... And this new route of the south makes a big loop through the Highlands and their characteristic landscape, the East Coast with its 10 rivers to cross by ferry, the route via the Great South Beraketa.
A voyage of contrasts where another nice small hikes, beautiful stages 4x4, train and canoe, discoveries of great sites and, on the seafront, some secret camps on the beaches deserted.
To discover the country as well as for a new trip to Madagascar.

D1. Wednesday Departure from Paris
flight on Air Madagascar. Overnight on board

D2. Thursday Antananarivo - Antsirabe (170 km + / - 3h)
Arrival in Tana and welcome by your guide. Breakfast and departure city to the south.
Right out of Tana rice paddies and villages characteristics shape the Highlands landscape. A Ambatolampy we'll stop and discover the work, rather surprisingly, manufacturers of aluminum cocottes, those that are found throughout Madagascar. We stop for lunch in the village. Continuation to Antsirabe. Visit the artisans and explore the city.
Overnight at the hotel residence (or equivalent).



D3. Friday Antsirabe - Fianarantsoa (220 km + / - 5h)
By the Nationale 7 we move towards the south. In the village Ambositra we will "hunt" in the shops of artisans Zafimaniry, seeking a piece of wood carved or inlaid square so finely crafted. Walk through the village and lunch in a restaurant where we taste the specialties malgaches. Continuation to Fianarantsoa. Check in late afternoon. Installation at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel DU LAC (or equivalent).





D4. Saturday Travel by train from Fianarantsoa to Manakara (all day)
It all started in the settlement, from 1926 to 1936. Ten years of effort for a wonderful construction. It rises and it falls on 163 km, the line is dotted with 67 bridges, 48 tunnels. We embark on station for a day Sahambavy travel company Malagasies. The train crosses the vast forest in the vegetation is lush to gradually approach the Indian Ocean. At each stop, and there are many street vendors offering banana fritters, grilled chicken ... Arrive Manakara early evening. We stay at the hotel in the city center.
Overnight at the hotel VANILLA (or equivalent).



D5. Sunday Dugout Day of the canal to the ocean.
Transfer to the pier where we leave to the south by canoe along the canal of Pangalanes This incredible waterway filled with birds that once allowed to reach Tamatave and serve as a channel of communication between villages. Fishermen lead us through the amazing vegetation bordering the Canal to the "Hole of the Commissioner." The sea is here! We ask on the beach for the picnic. Fish dinner woodfire purchased fishermen.
Night under tent.





D6 to 9 Monday to Thursday the coast of cloves - Manakara / Fort Dauphin (184 km of road and track 230)
We are the first tour operator to take this road which follows the east coast to Fort Dauphin. The peculiarity of this course are its unusual trays, number 10, it will take to cross rivers or arms of sea containers are first motor barges can embed 2 or 3 vehicles, the following are either drums 200 liters, or large rubber flange. The passenger must give here a little person to go on the other side, in fact it is using a rope that is pulled, which brings on the boat on the river - worry it is never too long!
Beyond this original, we pass many villages whose specialty is the cultivation of cloves, this Aromate carries the first part of our journey. On this path we meet beautiful specimens of Nepenthes, carnivorous plants endemic to this region of southern Madagascar.
We Antanosy country, the ethnic student stelae, some very old cemeteries in their roadside. Our guides us learn more about the traditions of the people we pass through the regions. The more we go down South, the more wild and is less populated. Our camps are located on some deserted beach, facing the Indian Ocean. We take the time to stop to take advantage of these remote and beautiful.
Our last step leads us to the Bay of Lokaro. Nights in tents.


D10. Friday Lokaro Hike
Day of relaxation in this beautiful place: the beach of white sand beneath our feet, the forest behind us, the turquoise sea in front with small islands of brown rocks. Beautiful postcard. We leave early morning hike in the surrounding hills which offer a broad view on the region.
Overnight in tents by the sea






D11. Saturday Lokaro - Fort Dauphin - Andohahela (75 km + / - 2h)
We leave the Bay Lokaro to go to Fort Dauphin. We are here in one of these bits of the world as it exists in some corners of the planet! Fort Dauphin is being transformed with the very beginning (in 2008) of a giant mining project to extract ilmenite. The layout of the premises for some time will be greatly disrupted. Lunch at restaurant.
Road in the afternoon to the National Park Andohahela.




D12. Sunday Hike in National Park Andohahela
Hiking in the Park Andohahela. With a surface area of 76 020 hectares, the park is divided into three parcels. We visit the "dry" is that here are concentrated all the plants that we encounter during our ascent of the Great South. Some figures on the new park: 90% of medicinal plants, 1 800 plant species including 13 endemic species, 150 bird species, 13 of lemurs, chameleons 9, 17 snakes (all harmless). The richness of this park is impressive, we try to approach the mystery. A guide to the park with us during our hike. Night under tent.



D13 & 14. Monday & Tuesday Andohahela - Beraketa - Ambalavao (600 km + / - 14h)
Step two days to reach the road at 7 Ihosy.
Our track, sandy and sometimes rolling, sometimes in brittle rocks, crosses the typical landscapes of the Grand Sud of Madagascar: the Euphorbia, Aloe and raketa are almost the only plants able to live in such an environment.
Lunches and dinners camping. Nights in tents.




D15. Wednesday Ambalavao the hike "Granit"
We are this morning Anja, a small reserve managed by the villagers of the region. Here at the foot of the large granite blocks that form the foothills of the Massif de l'Andringitra is a small forest where the lemur catta lives. We go to meet him, and continue on foot to the village of Ambalavao. Our guides tell us about culture Bara tombs and hidden in caves. Dinner and overnight at hotel Bougainvillier (or equivalent).




D16. Thursday Ambalavao - Antsirabe (250 km + / - 6h)
Visit the craft paper Antemoro. We continue to follow the National 7 that border the vineyards of the Pays Betsileo. We go through and win Ambositra for lunch at the restaurant. Continue to the village of Manandona.
For our accommodation, we will be welcomed by the villagers in large renovated traditional houses, with beds (small dormitories), toilets, showers and a dining room where we take our meals come to know our guests.
Dinner and overnight at the house.




D17. Friday Early touring the Highlands (3 to 4 hours walk)
The Highlands: landscapes that are unlike any other, made of hills and ridge lines, villages clinging to the sides of brick houses with high roofs, rice fields and valleys in these colors: red, ocher, beige ...
Hiking? from village to village, from box to box to meet the farmers.
Our guide us to approach the newspaper of the population living on agriculture, as 80% of the population of Madagascar. These walks are conducted in collaboration with a youth association Malagasies Antsirabe.
Dinner and overnight at the house.

D18.  Saturday Antsirabe - Tana (departure) (250 km + / - 6h)
Route to Antananarivo in the morning. Lunch at the High Town.
Visit the craft market in the Dike, the wealth of local produce will surprise you: tablecloths and embroidered shirts, leather and baskets, semi-precious stone, chessboards and lonely, musical instruments and toys made of wood or metal. Air Madagascar flight to Paris in the evening. .

D19. Sunday morning Arrival in Paris .

TOUR PRICE

1 320 € per person
Single supplement: 110 € per person

The price includes :
a driver / guide english and vehicle throughout their journey
Accommodation in simple and comfortable hotel (double room or twin),
Camping accommodation as indicated in the program,
full board,
entries in the national parks and sites listed
local guides in parks,
all transfers.


The price does not includes :
international flights and domestic
gratuities and beverages,
insurance and visa.
© 2009 Malagasy Tours - Réalisation : PYB Consultant
La Rando des
Hautes Terres

Cette journée de randonnée dans le village de Manandona, est aussi une journée de rencontres avec les villageois. Nous passons les nights dans des dortoirs qui sont gérés par les villageois eux même.
Anakao

petit village Vezo au sud de Tuléar. La plage est encombrée de pirogue à balancier. La petite île de Nosy Ve est en face, lieu de nidification du paille en queue. Une journée sur ses plages de sables blancs agrémente agréablement ce séjour au bord du Canal du Mozambique.
Massif de l'Andingitra

Six plant communities are represented here, the researchers listed in this area a fabulous richness 20 species of mammals including 4 endemic to mass and 62 species of birds. The strangest plants of the area are Kalanchoe, aloe and Pachypodium. The plain is rich in terrestrial orchids.
Fort Dauphin

Région de contraste, entre lagunes et montagnes, où paysages verdoyants et zones arides se côtoient.
Ce fort du nom du dauphin Louis XIV fut longtemps une base commerciale fréquentée par les flottes du monde entier.
Aujourd'hui point de départ pour des excursions autant riche de particularités touristiques que d'activités économiques.
Isalo National Park

The massif of Isalo ruiniform the lunar landscape is composed of sandstone layers, and marked by deep canyons can measure several kilometers in length. Lunch at the natural swimming pool will leave you a souvenir of this massive fairytale where erosion has ingéniée carving a world titanic where you can meet Catta lemurs, Sifaka or Fluvius or admire the Baobab, this feature massif. Détails
Pic Boby

Culmination of the region and 2nd of Madagascar: 2 658 m. Its ascent will discover one of the most beautiful panoramas of Madagascar: the imposing massif of Andringitra dominant altitude plateaus.
Ranomafana National Park

Rainforest Ranomafana forest is very dense. The terrain is hilly but the trails are well developed.
Antananarivo

The capital of Madagascar with its hills, narrow streets and staircases, its special architecture. We welcome you in our small restaurant "Le Grill du Rova"
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The highlands and the channel Pangalanes : 10 days / 9 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Discoveries from South to North : 15 days / 12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights

A short week to Madagascar : While hotel :
South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights
East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights
From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights
Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights
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Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights

East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights

South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights

From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights

Discoveries from south to north : 15 days/12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights
Resolutely adventure
These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds. From 4 people

Adventure : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 1 week

East and Sainte-Marie : 6 days / 5 nights

Morondava and tsingy the west : 6 days / 5 nights

South to Tulear : 7 days / 6 nights

From Diego Suarez to Nosy Be : 7 days / 6 nights
Travels for 2 weeks

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Discoveries from South to North : 15 days / 12 nights

Colors of the South : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

Perfumes North : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

The highlands and the channel Pangalanes :
10 days / 9 nights
Trekking & Hiking
These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds. From 4 people.
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Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nightsl

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
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These circuits consist of individuals from different backgrounds


Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Camping and hotels

The highlands and the channel Pangalanes : 10 days / 9 nights

Travel Vanilla : 15 days / 12 nights

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 3 weeks

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The grand tour : 23 days / 20 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
Travels for 4 weeks and more

It will require a mix of different trips offered. We help you, ask us.
January

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights
February

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights
March

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights
April

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights
May

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights
June

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights
July

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
August

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12  nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The great North/South : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great West/East: 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
September

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
October

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

Meetings in madagascar : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking the tsingy and Makay : 18 days / 15 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
November

Adventures : 15 days / 12 nights

Drive Malagasy : 15 days / 12 nights

The best of the north : 15 days / 12 nights

Hiking : 15 days / 12 nights

The new road South : 19 days / 16 nights

The great North/South : 24 days / 21 nights

The great West/East : 24 days / 21 nights

West insolite : 24 days / 21 nights
December


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