The Ranomafana National Park is one of the most beautiful parks in Madagascar which deserves to be vivited, with its dense rainforest in low altitude home to some species of lemurs, endemic plants and unusual animals. The park is classified thanks to its dense forest of the Antsinanana World Natural Heritage by UNESCO in 2007.
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Madagascar south tour or RN7 tour, from Antananarivo to Toliara
Overview
Madagascar south tour or RN7 tour, from Antananarivo to Toliara
This Madagascar south tour or the more common is « rn7 tour » offers you the beauty of the landscapes and culture varieties from Antananarivo the midle highland to the south to Toliara with its way of life, customs and colors. Pass through Antsirabe colonial town and Ambositra the Zafimaniry’s arts or carved wood artisans. Then you continue to visit Ranomafana national parc, one of the best tropical forests and beautiful parks in madagascar Following that, Have city tour in Fianarantsoa, the capital of the Betsileo ethnic, sahambavy tea plantation and local wine provider. Continue to follow this rn7 tour, pass by a well known village by silk breeding and the manufactured Antemoro paper in Ambalavao. Then, visit of the Anja reserve, a villagers association. In addition, visit the famous and have hiking in Isalo national park with its amazing sandstone massifs. To finalize the RN7 itinerary to Toliara, pass by Antsokay arboretum and have some visits and city tour which are worth seeing in Toliara that is the capital of the south-west before joining the seaside resort of Ifaty.
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Departure city
Antananarivo
| Duration | Type | Axis | Level | availability |
| 10 jours/9nuits | Discovery | South | 1 | All year |
Itinerary
Day 1: Antananarivo / Antsirabe
Departure for the south trip of Madagascar. Go to Antsirabe or the city of water, Antsirabe is famous due to its hot spring water and its colonial architecture town and not to mention its typical handicrafts and markets of semi-precious and precious stones.
Highlights: ambatolampy aluminium foundries, people, culture, colonial architecture…
Wink: City tour in Antsirabe, semi-precious and precious stones museum
Night at the hotel
Day 2: Antsirabe / Ranomafana
Before joining Ranomafana, that is one of the best national parks in madagascar, have a break to visit Ambositra, famous for making carved wood.
Highlights: Terrace rice field, landscapes,…
Wink: Visit of some workshops, zafimaniry arts
Night at the hotel
Day 3: Ranomafana
visit of Ranomafana National Park, a tropical forest which shelters lemurs, frogs, reptiles and rare birds…
Highlights: Endemic flora and fauna
Wink: Convenient hiking and thermal swimming pool allowed
Day 4: Ranomafana / Fianarantsoa
Departure to visit the Sahambavy tea plantation and visit the city of Fianarantsoa in the afternoon.
Highlights: Traditional house, panoramas, crafts, people and culture
Wink: Visit the old town of Fianarantsoa and Sahambavy tea plantation
Night at the hotel
Day 5: Fianarantsoa / Ranohira
Departure for Ranohira via Ambalavao, where is located the 2nd zebu market, have some visits in Ambalavao such as silk and antemoro paper.
Highlights: Crossing south doors, panoramas, antemoro paper …
Wink: Visit of the zebu markets
Night at the hotel
Day 6: Ranohira (Visit the National Park of Isalo)
Departure for a guided tour of the Isalo Park, a sandstone massifs.
Highlights: Pachypodiums, lemurs, aloes, euphorbias, panoramas, natural swimming pools…
Wink: Hiking in the park
Night at the hotel
Day 7: Ranohira / Toliara
On the way to Toliara, where the rn7 from antananarivo to toliara is finished and where still found fossil fish still alive.
Highlights: People, culture, crafts, its great rickshaw, fossil fish …
Wink: Visit of Antsokay arboertum, the marine station
Night at the hotel
Day 8: Toliara / Ifaty
Departure for Ifaty, a seaside resort that contains beautiful beaches with its seabed. Have advantage to visit of baobab forest
Highlights: People, culture, swimming, relaxation, …
Wink: Snorkeling or bottled possible, sighting humpback whales
Whale period: July, August, September
Night at the hotel
J9: Ifaty / Toliary / Antananarivo
Toliary / Antananarivo flight
Night at the hotel
J10: Antananarivo / Airport
Antananarivo city tour, Shop souvenirs
Transfer to the international airport
End of the circuit
Or visitors would like to extend their stay or tour by combining with other activities or excursions
Services
Map
Inclusion
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles
Assistance of our representative during your stay
Accommodation for 9 nights on Bed and Breakfast according to the program
Sightseeing tours in Fianarantsoa (The old town)
English speaking tour guide throughout the tours
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
English speaking local guides
All service charges and taxes included in the package price
All tansfers APT / HTL and HTL / APT
Exclusion
Entry visa to Madagascar
Any optional tours
Drinks
Personal spending
Tipping
Any other item not mentioned above
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