Adventure to the Deep South with an eastern extension

A tour of the capital by 2CV — historic neighborhoods, the Queen's Palace, the Photography Museum — then west along the RN1. The next day, a three-hour walk among craters and lakes, the Îlot de la Vierge islet and a view over Lake Itasy.

New road toward the RN7 through the Vakinankaratra region. In Sambaina, meet Sylvain, an ethnologist and traditional healer — a two-hour walk and lunch with a local family.

A tour of Antsirabe and a meeting with zebu-horn craftsmen, then a stop with the marquetry artisans of Ambositra before continuing to Fianarantsoa.

Guided visit of Fianarantsoa, then the vineyards of Betsileo country on the way to Ambalavao. Free afternoon around the lodge: valley, terraced rice fields, villages.

A walk in the Anja community reserve — ring-tailed lemurs and granite domes — then the gateway to the South and the Ihorombe plateau. The next day, a full day of hiking in Isalo National Park: natural pool, ridges, the Namaza cirque and forest.

Road to the coast, with a possible stop at the Ilakaka sapphire mine, Mahafaly tombs and Southern vegetation along the way.

Boat to Anakao, then a dirt track to the Vezo village of Ambola, between the lagoon and Tsimanampetsotsa park. The next day, a baobab forest and the park's blind-fish caves, followed by a visit to the ABC Domino schools.

The track follows the coast to Itampolo: beach, fishing village, Mahafaly tombs and the lemur cave.

A long day on dirt tracks: the sandy riverbed of the Linta, the Menarandra River, then the coastline of the far South.

Via Tsiombe and Ambovombe, then the sisal plantations, on the road to the Berenty gallery forest.

Visit to the reserve early in the morning, then the road to Fort-Dauphin. Free day the next day: Libanona beach, Sainte-Luce or the Nahampoina reserve (optional).

A walk along Lokaro Bay, then the adventure begins: around ten ferry crossings on the Southeast track, nights spent camping — sometimes with local families, at addresses found by our guides.

Before entering Manakara, a visit to a ravintsara, clove and ylang-ylang plantation and its distillation unit.

A morning by boat on the Pangalanes Canal, past village after village, then up to Ranomafana, the hot-spring town at the gateway to the park.

A four- to five-hour hike in the Ranomafana forest, UNESCO-listed — starring the golden bamboo lemur — then the road to Ambositra.

A walk through the craftsmen's quarters of Ambositra — carving, marquetry — then back to the capital and transfer to the airport.