Positive Madagascar · 20 days, 19 nights
Twenty days, one great circle.
Tsingy, an epic 4x4 wild coast and the legendary RN7 in one grand circuit. A 4x4 is mandatory, best from mid-May to late October.
The shape of the journey
Route and highlights.
- Antsirabe
- Morondava
- Bekopaka
- Belo-sur-Mer
- Andavadoaka
- Ifaty
- Isalo
- Ranomafana
- Great Tsingy with harnesses and bridges
- Belo-sur-Mer boatbuilders
- Salary Bay lagoon and reef
- Isalo, Anja and Ranomafana on the RN7
Chapter 01 · Days 1–7
West: ferries and Tsingy
Day 1Antananarivo to Antsirabe
170 km on the RN7, gemstone and zebu-horn workshops.
Day 2Antsirabe to Morondava
485 km west into Sakalava country, about 9 hours.
Day 3Morondava to Bekopaka
Baobab avenue, two river ferries and the rough RN8 track.
Day 4The Grand Tsingy
A full day with harnesses, canyons, suspension bridges and viewpoints.
Day 5Bekopaka to Morondava
Early ferries and golden hour at the Avenue of the Baobabs.
Day 6Morondava to Belo-sur-Mer
Deflate the tyres for sand tracks to the Vezo boatbuilding village.
Day 7Belo-sur-Mer to Manja
Inland bush driving through dry forest and spiny thickets.
Chapter 02 · Days 8–14
The wild coast
Day 8Manja to Morombe
Cross the Mangoky River by barge, past Za baobabs.
Day 9Morombe to Andavadoaka
A scenic coastal track to a turquoise lagoon and Vezo community.
Day 10Andavadoaka to Salary Bay
The deepest sand tracks, white dunes and neon-blue water.
Day 11Salary Bay free day
Outrigger pirogue, reef snorkelling or empty beaches.
Day 12Salary Bay to Ifaty
The final coastal stretch and seafood by the sea.
Day 13Ifaty to Isalo
Toliara, mushroom baobabs, sapphire town Ilakaka and Ranohira.
Day 14Isalo canyons and oasis
Natural Pool, hidden waterfalls and the Isalo Window sunset.
Chapter 03 · Days 15–20
The RN7 home
Day 15Isalo to Ambalavao
Across the Horombe Plateau, ring-tailed lemurs at Anja.
Day 16Ambalavao to Ranomafana
Antemoro paper and silk, Fianarantsoa old town, then a night walk.
Day 17Ranomafana National Park
Misty trek for golden bamboo lemurs; vanilla plantation.
Day 18Ranomafana to Antsirabe
Ambositra woodcarving and Betsileo rice terraces; pousse-pousse ride.
Day 19Antsirabe to Antananarivo
Digue market shopping and a farewell dinner of Malagasy-French cuisine.
Day 20Departure
Transfer to Ivato for your international flight.
Before you go
What is included.
Hotels, meals and entry fees are confirmed in your personalised day-by-day quote.
Good to know
Roads include deep sand, ferries and bush tracks, so expect long driving days. A 4x4 is mandatory.
Afterlight
Make it yours.
You receive a clear quote before you decide, and every day can change.
On request
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