Duration
7-Day
Isalo National Park, Madagascar
7-Day Madagascar Classic Tour
Overview
It is a 1000 km road trip from the highlands to the south coast. It is an unforgettable trip because every day is special. You will drive on National Route 7 through tropical forests, vast savannahs, and thorn forests to the coast. Along the way, you'll discover stunning landscapes, meet more than 7 ethnically unique cultures, and enjoy the magnificent eroded mountain, this region's most popular national park. After the long and sensational drive, you'll relax on the white sand beach in Ifaty.
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Quick Facts
Route
Antananarivo to Antananarivo (City)
Via Antsirabe (City), Fianarantsoa (City), Isalo NP
Country & park
Madagascar / Isalo National Park
Style
Mid-range shared safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Minimum age
1 years
Activities
nature hikes/walks
Accommodation
Plumeria Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Antsirabe (City) – Breakfast Included
Meals
Breakfast Included; Breakfast & Dinner Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
EUR
Solo travelers
Can join this group tour
Rates
Rates Per Person
EUR
Start datesSingle2+ people
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
€2.343 EUR
€1.969 EUR
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
€2.602 EUR
€2.140 EUR
Before booking
Important To Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
Single travelers can join this group tour, but it requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
This tour is offered in Euros (EUR).
This tour accepts children who are 1 year and older. Children under 6 receive a discount.
Rates include a local payment. This means that part of the rate must be paid upfront and part on location during the tour. Move your mouse pointer over a rate to see the local payment.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.
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Route
country
Madagascar
Start
Antananarivo (Day 1)
Day 1
Antsirabe (City)
Day 2
Fianarantsoa (City)
Day 3-4
Isalo NP
Day 5
Ifaty (Town & Beach)
End
Antananarivo (City) (Day 6)
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and hotels.
Shared tour
On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 30 people per group.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for single travelers
Single travelers can join this group tour, but it requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
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Minimum age of 1 year
The minimum age for this tour is 1 year.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: nature hikes/walks
Getting around: bus, normal 4x4 vehicle & air transfer
Book your own international flights when using this operator
A transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1
Plumeria Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Antsirabe (City) – Breakfast Included
Breakfast Included
Day 2
Hotel Zomatel
Mid-range hotel in Fianarantsoa (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 3-4
Satrana Lodge
Mid-range lodge just outside Isalo NP – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 5
Hotel La Mira de Madiorano
Mid-range hotel near Ifaty (Town & Beach) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 6
Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo
Luxury hotel in Antananarivo (City) – Breakfast & Dinner Included
Breakfast & Dinner Included
Day 7
End of tour
(No accommodation)
Breakfast Included
Day By Day
Tour step
Arrival
A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Arrival by International Flight - Transfer to your Hotel in Antsirabe
Your arrival at Ivato-Antananarivo international airport. Upon arrival, you'll meet our staff at customs. You'll be issued visas and baggage formalities. You'll drive in Antsirabe through mountains, hills, and rice fields. Along the way, you will see many funeral graves, some simple, others elaborate on which play an important role in the local population and their fascination with the afterlife. You'll arrive in Antsirabe after 3 hours of driving. The thermal, "the city of water" as it is called, has become a very important economic city, famous for its fresh products and its mineral water, commonly called "Visy Gasy ". The city is also known for its many rickshaws and its precious and semi-precious stones. Mid-range hotel located in Antsirabe (City) Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antsirabe (City) Stay: Plumeria Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Antsirabe (City) Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Antsirabe - Fianarantsoa
You'll have breakfast at the hotel. You'll have a small city tour of the city and its small manufacturer of corn horns, semi-precious stones. You'll have a road transfer to Ambositra, the capital of Malagasy crafts. You'll visit various shops, then continue to Fianarantsoa. Upon arrival, you'll have a city tour in this town, which is the capital of the Betsileo people. Mid-range hotel located in Fianarantsoa (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Fianarantsoa (City) Stay: Hotel Zomatel Mid-range hotel located in Fianarantsoa (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Fianarantsoa - Isalo National Park
You'll depart from Fianarantsoa for very long days leading south. In Ambalavao, there is an interesting handcrafted paper factory that is worth a visit. It takes about ten minutes to see the different processes at work, and there is a small gift shop where you can purchase some of the products. On Wednesdays possibility to visit the zebu market, very interesting. You'll visit the reserve of the villager of Anja, where you can easily see the ring-tailed lemur. In the afternoon, the second part of the trip passes through Ihosy to the wide grassy plains of Horombe and towards Ranohira. The scenery begins to change as you cross the Door to the South mountain and enter the attractive countryside of the Betsileo people, where granite outcrops dominate the horizon. Here, the architecture of the village is also starting to change, from the one-story African-style house to two-story buildings in the central highlands, where people are more like those in Southeast Asia than they are not Africa. Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Isalo National Park Stay: Satrana Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Visit of National Park of Isalo National Park
You'll have breakfast at the hotel and drive to the village of Ranohira to choose your local guide. The day is dedicated to trekking and discovering the park, made up of a ruin-shaped massif dating from the Jurassic, discovery of the most beautiful landscape in Madagascar. You will visit the other side: the natural pool, where you can swim, etc. You might spot bird species like the Madagascar hoopoe, the common Newtonia, and, with luck, the juvenile short-eared owl, the long-tailed ground-roller, and reptiles and frogs (Ustalet's chameleon, jewel chameleon, tailed iguanid thorny, “endemic” mantilla expectata). There's the possibility of enjoying the spectacular sunset at the natural rocky window of Isalo if the time permits. Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Isalo National Park Stay: Satrana Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Isalo NP Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Ranohira - Ifaty - Visit Renala Reserve
You'll have breakfast at the hotel. Then, you'll have a morning visit to the Reniala Reserve. Located at the edge of the northern and southern dry forest and the thorny bush, the Reniala Reserve, or “mother of the forest reserve,” is a habitat of remarkable diversity. You will take a notion of medicinal plants and don't miss taking a photo in the avenue of baobabs, the cave of baobabs, and tired baobabs. You can't see it anywhere. The visit will end in the village of the tortoise, where you will have to spot the various endemic tortoises of Madagascar. You have a free afternoon, but there's a possibility to take advantage of the hotel's beach. Mid-range hotel located near Ifaty (Town & Beach) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Ifaty (Town & Beach) Stay: Hotel La Mira de Madiorano Mid-range hotel located near Ifaty (Town & Beach) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Ifaty - Toliara - Domestic Flight to Antananarivo
You'll have a transfer early in the morning to the airport. Domestic flight to join the capital of Madagascar island. You'll arrive at 10:35 am, check in at your hotel, and have lunch. Then in the afternoon, you'll have a city tour towards Antananarivo. You will visit the royal palace and the Avenue of Independence. Luxury hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Antananarivo (City) Stay: Novotel Convention & Spa Antananarivo Luxury hotel located in Antananarivo (City) Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
Shopping in Antananarivo before Transfer to the Airport for International Flights
After breakfast, you'll purchase souvenirs in local craft shops. We find that all the local handicrafts of all 6 provinces of Madagascar are handmade objects. It must be said that here is the time that we can get to know the country well, because we all find it there. You'll visit Tsarasaotra Park to meet several endemic aquatic birds: Free lunch. You'll transfer to the airport for departure with our agent. Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: No major destination visited Stay: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Tour step
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Included
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All flights during the tour
All Taxes/VAT
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (On all days)
Excluded
International flights (From/to home)
Roundtrip airport transfer
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Antananarivo
Book your own international flights when using this operator
Fly to/from Ivato International Airport (TNR - Check price)
A transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Offered by
Tour To Madagascar
4.8 operator rating
Tour To Madagascar is a family business that focuses on value-for-money personalized tours with a personal touch. The company represents an incoming tour operator with a dynamic, modern approach to tourism. We’re expanding our tourism services to not only focus on international markets but also include the domestic market, which allows local populations to explore the incredible biodiversity of their country. Tour To Madagascar is formed by a dynamic team of multilingual employees.
Office In
Madagascar
Size
5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
Tour Types
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations
Madagascar
Practical answers
Tour FAQs
Are rates charged per person?
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
Which currency is this tour priced in?
This tour is offered in Euros (EUR).
Can children join this tour?
This tour accepts children who are 1 year and older. Children under 6 receive a discount.
Can this tour start on my preferred date?
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can the itinerary be customized?
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Where do travelers stay during this tour?
Plumeria Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Antsirabe (City) – Breakfast Included. Meals: Breakfast Included
Where does this tour start and end?
This tour starts and ends in Antananarivo
Are airport transfers included?
A transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost
Operator policy
Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
This tour is offered by Tour To Madagascar, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. If flights cost more, your quote will reflect this.
This group tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
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