9 nights, 4 stops — the essential southern lemur route.
Antananarivo → Andasibe-Mantadia → Ranomafana National Park → Isalo National Park → Antananarivo.
Round trip · returns to Antananarivo
Arrive in Antananarivo, met and transferred to your accommodation. Madagascar's regions are linked by air through Tana — a night here is part of almost every route.
Transfer to Andasibe-Mantadia. Rainforest walks for the indri and other lemurs, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
Rainforest walks for the indri and other lemurs, plus a night walk. Close to the capital and reliably rewarding, Andasibe is the natural first stop of a Madagascar journey.
Transfer to Ranomafana National Park. Steep rainforest walks for bamboo lemurs and endemic birds, plus a night walk. Arrive and settle in.
Steep rainforest walks for bamboo lemurs and endemic birds, plus a night walk. Ranomafana exists because of one discovery — a vivid example of how a single species can protect a whole ecosystem.
Transfer to Isalo National Park. Hike the sandstone canyons to natural pools, with lemurs at the oases.
Hike the sandstone canyons to natural pools, with lemurs at the oases. Isalo is the visual high point of the southern circuit — pure landscape between the forests.
Transfer to Antananarivo. Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit. Arrive and settle in.
Overnight in the capital and connect by air; optional old-town visit.
A final morning in Antananarivo — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
A highland hub — mild, and visited in any season as a connection.
A comfortable lodge above the Andasibe rainforest, well placed for the indri.
A hillside lodge over the Ranomafana valley, handy for the rainforest trails.
A long-standing forest lodge with lake and lemur island nearby.
A comfortable hotel by the village hot springs, a relaxed rainforest base.
A handsome sandstone-built hotel echoing the Isalo massif, with pool and big views.
A simple lodge right at the reserve entrance — convenient for dawn and night walks.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.