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DAY 1: ANTANANARIVO / ANTSIRABE
- Departure for Antsirabe, " the city where you
find salt " ,salt coming from thermal springs quite comparable to
those of Vichy. Pre-eminent resting-place, Antsirabe breathes the
atmosphere of the upper middle class places.
- Hanging on a rickshaw, you will appreciate its flowery gardens,
the woody paths as well as the buildings dating from colonial time
such as the railway station, the spa and the charming villas.
- At Joseph's, you will admire the treasures of the Malagasy underground.
You will certainly fall for ammonites, ashtrays of siliceous wood
and fine stones .
- You will admire the volcanic lakes Andraikiba and Tritriva. On
the edge of the dark and deep waters of Tritriva, you will certainly
be told the moving story of the most famous lovers of Imerina .
- You will end the evening in the old-fashioned but cosy comfort
of the Hotel des Thermes once frequented by the colonial jet set
DAY 2: ANTSIRABE / MIANDRIVAZO / MORONDAVA
- Departure for Morondava, seaside town that kept
all its exotic charm. During a nice nap on the warm sand, you will
get acquainted with shell dealers and fishermen
DAY 3: MORONDAVA / BELO-sur-TSIRIBIHINA
- Departure for Belo-sur-Tsiribihina. You will
appreciate the bare and picturesque landscape of this region. While
crossing the path of baobabs, you will have the indescribable feeling
to walk between two hedges of giants. Naturally, you will not forget
to film the majestic silhouettes standing out against the azure
of the sky .
- You will discover sakalava graves, sakalava vezo and the royal
graves decorated with bucranes and with statuettes having a particular
meaning
DAY 4: BELO-SUR-TSIRIBIHINA / BEKOPAKA
- Departure for Bekopaka
- You will surely go back to remote times while visiting the graves
of the first inhabitants of Madagascar: the Vazimbas. You will seize
the opportunity to explore gorge and sand caves containing stalactites
- Evening in nature at Bekopaka
DAY 5 : BEKOPAKA / BEMARAHA
- Departure for Bemaraha Tsingy's National Park.
This UNESCO world patrimony classified place proposes you an unique
and unforgettable landscape. You will hold your breath, in the sight
of thousand of needles of arid ground rising towards the sky. Their
tortured and strange shapes create a magic and mysterious atmosphere.
DAY 6: BEMARAHA / MORONDAVA
- Cap on Morondava
- On the track on your way back to Morondava, you will admire a
fauna and a flora full of exoticism: Flamingoes, ibises, lemurs,
endemic flowers...
DAY 7: MORONDAVA / BELOS-SUR-MERO
- Departure from Morondava to Belo-sur-Mer.
- As Paul and Virginia, you will bathe in the paradisiac surroudings
of a virgin bay. And if you feel like it, you will visit the neighbouring
islets .
- Evening: Camping
DAY 8: BELO-SUR-MER / MORONDAVA
- Last stop in Morondava . Discovery of the fauna
and the specific flora of the South
- Hotel
DAY 9: MORONDAVA / ANTANANARIVO
- Back to the Capital, by road or by plane.
- Through this circuit, you will discover the nature in its most
beautiful demonstrations. Marine air, the peace of a virgin bay,
the majesty of baobabs, the mystery of Tsingy, the jokes of lemurs,
the spontaneous smile of the inhabitants, will fill your journey
with pleasant sounds and delight your mind.
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