15 day Madagascar Discovery Adventure Tour, Madagascar

Days 10 & 11: Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Isalo National Park was established in 1962. It covers many hectares of wildly eroded Jurassic sandstone. It's a magical place where sandstone ridges have been sculpted by wind and water into weird and fantastic forms.

As you may expect, there are a host of superstitions, locally known as 'faddy' and one tradition requires the placing of stones on existing mounds to worship the ancestors who guard the paths. Many of the rocks also play host to lots of old concealed Sakalava tombs.

Today on your Madagascar tour you will start your 2 day and 1 night camping excursion into the fantastic Isalo National Park. After an early breakfast you will depart for the Canyon entrance. It's possible to divide the group up depending on levels of fitness. You will return to the hotel on day 11 of your Madagascar tour.

Easy Pace:

On Day 10 of your 15 day Madagascar tour you will visit the Canyon des Maki. Afterwards you will have a picnic and go back to the village of Ranohira by bus.

The vehicle will return the group to another entrance (of the Namaza waterfall) and the group will have a ½ hour walk (climb steps) to reach the camping place, where your camp will be already set up for you. Once there the group can decide on a visit to the waterfalls. It's a climb of about 45 minutes. Enjoy camping and dinner together with local music.

Average to Good fitness:

You will visit the Canyon des Maki and Canyon des Rats on your Madagascar tour. You will climb up onto the rocks and enjoy a picnic lunch. The remainder of the afternoon is taken up with a walk to your camp through the National Park, a slight downward gradient via the Namaza Waterfall before you reach the camping area.

The tents and camping equipment will be set up for your arrival. In the evening you can enjoy dinner together with local music, that creates a special camping ambiance on your Madagascar tour. Breakfast and dinner will be served.

Easy pace:

On day 11 of your 15 day Madagascar tour you will dismantle the camp and depart on a leisurely 20 minute downhill walk. The vehicle will then transfer you to a natural swimming pool. From this entrance you need to walk about 45 minutes uphill, but there are steps all the way to the pool.

Relax, swim and enjoy a picnic lunch near to the pool on your Madagascar tour. After lunch, you will return downhill to the vehicle and head back to the hotel.