Sud East
Destinations
Isalo
Isalo
Known for its Jurassic landscape, Isalo National Park is one of the most attractive sites of Madagascar. This network is specifically found 250 km from Toliara in the surroundings of Ranohira. What really makes Isalo so famous is its window at dusk in which the sunset appears like in a window frame, this is a spectacular moment that most of visitors are waiting for. Apart from that, the park comprises a natural swimming pool, spectacular canyons: the famous “canyons of The Makis and Rats” and also the circuit leading to the Pachypodium rosulatum, also known as the Elephant’s foot plant, which is the iconic local plant within the Park. Isalo Park also shelters a great variety of animal species which includes fossa, 14 nocturnal lemurs as the Western fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), 35 reptile species, frogs and more than 75 kinds of birds
- Malaso Circuit
- 42 Km by car + 2 Km walk
- Duration 4 h
- eady intermediary level
- Natural pool circuit
- Distance 3 Km
- Duration 3 h
- Diffilcult level
- Canyon circuit
- 17 Km by car + 1,7 Km trekking
- Duration 2 h and a half
- Intermediary level
Ranomafana
Ranomafana
Ranomafana National Park extends over 415km2, next to the National Road RN7, 60 km north from Fianarantsoa. The park is one of the areas of the Island with a great stretch of moist dense forests. It has been established in 1991 and is home to a great variety of animal species such as lemurs, especially the « golden bamboo lemur » which is threatened with extinction, around 115 bird species and many other animal species. Ranomafana means « hot water » as there are natural pools and springs found in that area.
- Amboditanimena loop circuit
- Distance 3 to 7 Km
- Duration 2 to 4 h
- Intermediary level
- Sahamalaotra loop circuit
- Distance 7 Km
- Duration 4 h
- Intermediary level
- Soarano-Valohoaka circuit
- Distance 20 Km
- Duration 3 to 4 days
- Sport level
Andringitra
Andringitra
Andringitra National Park is found in the province of Fianarantsoa in the south of Madagascar; specifically 47 km south of Ambalavao. It possesses natural hotspots and massifs to climb such as the Tsaranoro massif which is the most visited one in the park. Andringitra also comprises the second highest summit of Madagascar: Peak Boby and shelters almost100 different species of birds, 50 species of mammals and even more which includes 13 of lemurs such as the ring tailed lemur, other species of amphibians and endemic plants.
- Asaramanitra Circuit
- Distance 6 Km
- 40 Km
- Intermediary level
- Diavolana Circuit
- Distance 13 Km
- Duration 10 h
- Difficult level
- Isahavato circuit
- Distance 15 Km
- Duration 12 h
- Intermediary level