Day 1: Arrival in Antananarivo

Our team will greet you immediately upon arrival at Ivato International Airport and transfer you to your hotel.

Villa Sibylle is a private guesthouse near the airport, surrounded by a tropical garden. Relax from the flight and enjoy your first dinner there in Madagascar with an overnight stay.

Day 2: From Antananarivo to Ampefy

Route length: 100 miles (160 km) on asphalt and dirt roads

It's time to get to know your motorcycle and your guide.

Look forward to your first exit: you leave the busy and somewhat chaotic streets of Antananarivo and head west on a good road between majestic mountains and rice fields.

On the way, you can visit the fascinating lemur park. Around Ampefy you have the opportunity to discover Lake Itasy, volcanoes, geysers and waterfalls. Dinner and overnight stay at the Farihy Hotel.

Day 3: From Ampefy to Antsirabe

Route length: 93 miles (150 km) on asphalt and dirt road

On the third day, you will experience the unique thrill of the roads and slopes.

You will cross beautiful landscapes with rice fields interspersed with a multitude of villages with typical architecture. After this long journey, you arrive in Antsirabe in the afternoon. Antsirabe is the highest town in the country at an altitude of around 1600 meters.

There are some very beautiful lakes of volcanic origin. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel Chambres du Voyageur

Day 4: From Antsirabe to Miandrivazo

Daily stage from 224 km asphalt

After completing the highest point of this tour on the highlands, you begin your descent towards the west coast.

The temperature rises rapidly as you progress, reaching Miandrivazo just 220 km after Antsirabe, the highest town in the country.

This city is considered one of the hottest in the country.

The Mahajilo flows past here, which is later called Tsiribihina and is one of the most important rivers in Madagascar.

Day 5 - Miandrivazo - Morondava

Daily stage from 286 km asphalt

This day takes you to the first coastal town on the Mozambique Channel, Morondava.

The landscape of the high plateaus gives way to arid steppes, dotted here and there with the first baobab trees of the road trip.

We then continue on the well-maintained highway through a steppe-like landscape down to Morondava, where we arrive in the afternoon.

Located directly by the sea, this is the center of the Sakalava tribe of Menabé.

Day 6 - Morondava - Bekopaka

Daily stage from 200 km slope

This day on 100 % road takes you via the famous Baobab Avenue and the Kirindy Reserve to Bakopaka, a stopover before the Tsingy of Bemaraha.

Continue to Tsimafana, then cross the Tsiribihina River by ferry to Belo sur Tsiribihina.

Continue to Bekopaka on a mostly sandy track, through dry forest, savannah and you occasionally see baobab trees again.

Shortly before arriving in Bekopaka, short ferry transfer across the Manambolo River.

Overnight stay in hotel

Day 7- Tsingy from Bemaraha

Tsingy is the Malagasy word for "walking on tiptoe", and the almost impenetrable labyrinth of limestone needles justifies this name.

The reserve's gorges, ravines, undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps are home to an astonishing wealth of fauna and flora that has not yet been fully recorded.

The endemism rate is around 85%, and 47% are even locally endemic.

The duration of the hike and the level of difficulty will be discussed and decided on the spot.

Overnight stay in the same hotel.

Day 8 - Bekopaka to Morondava

Daily stage from 200 km slope

Departure after breakfast in the direction of Morondava, first again on the small ferry across the Manambolo River, then drive to Belo sur Tsiribihina.

By ferry across the Tsiribihina River, and then again through the Baobab Alley, just before sunset, a magical moment!

Continue to Morondava and overnight stay in a hotel.

Day 9 - Morondava rest day

After all these kilometers you will enjoy a well-deserved rest day at the hotel.

Morondava is an endlessly laid-back coastal town with sandy streets and a gently decaying ambience. There's not much to do or see in the town itself, but attractions near the town include the famous avenue of baobabs.

Day 10-From Morondava to Manja

Daily stage from 200 km slope

Belo sur Mer is the first stage to Morondava, a pleasant fishing village in Vezo, about 80 km south of Morondava.

Visitors who come here are greeted by a wonderful kilometer-long beach of gleaming white sand and an amazingly transparent sea of emerald green water.

The route then continues south to the small town of Manja.

Manja is located within the Sakalava country in the province of Menabe. The city was the capital of a small kingdom in the nineteenth century.

Day 11 - Manja to Ifaty

Daily stage from 50 km of slope and 150 km of road

You continue south for this penultimate stage, which takes you to the seaside resort of Ifaty, one of Madagascar's most beautiful beaches.

The Mangoky River has to be crossed by a local ferry, for which you sometimes have to wait quite a long time.

Sandy track and then a nice paved road to Ifaty.

Day 12 - From Ifaty to Tulear and Domestic flight

This last short stage of 35 km on the road leads along the sea to offer you an unforgettable view.

You arrive in Tulear before lunch and then take the flight back to the capital.

The domestic flight can also take place in the morning, the flight times determine the daily schedule.

Return flight to Antananarivo and accommodation at Villa Sibylle.

Day 13 - Return flight or connecting tour

If time permits, there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy this last day in Madagascar.

We will take you to the airport in good time, as your flight home usually leaves after midnight, so you will appreciate the opportunity to spend a day at the hotel and prepare everything in peace before your flight.

Checklist

Please stay with your luggage under 45 lbs weight (equivalent to 20 kg)

Bags:

A duffel bag is ideal, a hiking bag is also suitable (without steel bar). You can secure your bag with a padlock. Please remember to mark the bag with your address and the address of vacation in Madagascar.

A small backpack with a capacity of 20 liters is good for everyday necessities, such as the camera and sunscreen.

A mattress is provided on site for overnight stays. If you want more comfort, please bring an extra foam mattress.

Beds, mattresses and comforters are available on site. Additional comfort such as pillows depends on each fellow traveler himself.

Clothing and personal equipment:

Two light pants, four shirts (also with long sleeves for sun protection), , a swimsuit, sweater or jacket for cold nights, sunglasses, hat, light sports shoes, flip-flops, flashlight with batteries.

Special motorcycle clothing:

Motorcycle boots or waterproof trekking shoes are highly recommended, light leather or synthetic motorcycle jacket, rain gear, gloves,helmet.