{"id":157,"date":"2026-07-02T14:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/en\/madagascar\/itinerary\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:20:58","slug":"itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/en\/madagascar\/itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\" tb-header tb-block align-center background-dark pattern-none variant-small\" id=\"hero\" data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-scaled.jpg\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url('https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-scaled.jpg.webp'); background-position:48% 72%;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#039;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-scaled.jpg&#039;)&quot;}\">\n        <div class=\"tb-header__breadcrumbs\" data-tb-breadcrumbs-slot>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tb-header-foreground\">\n        <div class=\"inner-block\">\n\n            <div class=\"main-part\">\n                <div class=\"text-part\">\n                                                                <h1 class=\"tb-title\">Madagascar self-drive itineraries<\/h1>\n                                                                                                                            <div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n                                                            \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookings.roadtripafrica.com\/tour\/madagascar\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-button\">\n\t\t\tBook now\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t                                                                                <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n    \n                <nav class=\"tb-header__subnav\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                <div class=\"tb-header__pagename\">\n                    Itinerary                <\/div>\n\n                <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"#intro\">Intro<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"#overview\">Tours<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"#practical-info\">Practical info<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"#reviews\">Reviews<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"#what-to-expect\">What to expect?<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n\n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/nav>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-text_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"intro\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-1.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-1.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in visual-icon_list\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><p><strong>Madagascar is undeniably big and adventurous \u2013 so where do you start planning?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Roadtrip Africa, we take care of everything for you: a reliable 4&#215;4, comfortable accommodations, and a customised route that shows the very best of Madagascar. You get the freedom to explore at your own pace, with the comfort and ease of a well-organised journey.<\/p>\n<p>Our team knows the region inside out and is here to help you plan your trip. We don\u2019t work with intermediaries, so we arrange your accommodation, 4&#215;4 rental and support on the road ourselves. Keeping things clear and fairly priced.<\/p>\n<p>Your self-drive adventure in Madagascar starts with us!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-icon-list-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"tb-icon-list-title\">Let our itineraries guide you<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"icon-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Reliable rental vehicle<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Customised route<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Hand-picked lodges | best price-quality<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Airport transfers<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t 24 \/7 roadside assistance<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Detailed Travel Notes<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa-solid fa-check fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t Driver-guide (optional)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\" tb-similartrips tb-block align-center background-light pattern-custom variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"overview\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-9.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url( https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-9.png )&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Choose your self-drive tour in Madagascar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Pick a sample route you like! We\u2019ll customise it just for you and handle everything: your 4&#215;4 rental, handpicked lodges, and all transfers. Or choose our Nomads route, which is directly bookable.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block-full-width has-tb-carousel \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entries tb-cards\" data-slider-first=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/rn7-one-way\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg.webp' width='768' height='512' alt='DSC03871 2' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-1536x1025.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2.jpg.webp 2048w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2.jpg 2048w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tag tiny-body-font\">From \u20ac2,410 pp<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The RN7 One-way<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>16 days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1325 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>This&nbsp;<strong>one-way<\/strong> itinerary takes you from Antananarivo to Tul\u00e9ar along the famous RN7 road. The variety of national parks along this route is incredible. Experience the lush rainforest at Ranomafana, enjoy the mountainous landscapes of Andringitra National Park, and explore the desert and canyons of Isalo. Conclude your Madagascar roadtrip by relaxing on the beach at Saint Augustin before flying back to Antananarivo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/en\/madagascar\/madagascar-nomads\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-768x576.jpg.webp' width='768' height='576' alt='white 4x4 with rooftop tent in golden grassy hills of Madagascar' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-16x12.jpg.webp 16w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/09\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048.jpg.webp 2048w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-768x576.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/6.-Car-in-hills-2048.jpg 2048w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part__overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tag tiny-body-font\">From \u20ac1,490<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tb-image-part__subtitle\">Directly bookable<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar Nomads<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>14 days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1325 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>An unforgettable 14-day road trip through Madagascar, from lush rainforests and unique wildlife to spectacular landscapes and remote corners of the island.<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Explore Madagascar with a fully equipped 4\u00d74<\/li>\n<li>Stay in comfortable hotels and lodges, with breakfast included<\/li>\n<li>Discover national parks and hidden gems with our custom roadbook<\/li>\n<li>Meet lemurs and experience Madagascar\u2019s extraordinary wildlife<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/the-grand-circuit\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-768x576.jpg.webp' width='768' height='576' alt='Smiling Vezo Fisherman 2' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-16x12.jpg.webp 16w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2.jpg.webp 2048w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-768x576.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/smiling-vezo-fisherman-2.jpg 2048w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tag tiny-body-font\">From \u20ac3,330 pp<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Grand Circuit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>23 days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2645 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Do you love the beach? Are you an experienced off-road driver? Then you can see it all in Madagascar! The interior highlands of Madagascar are distinctively Asian, while the west coast is truly African. Visit remote Vezo fishing villages with colourful boats, enjoy pristine beaches, view the bizarre limestone pinnacles of Tsingy de Bemaraha, and explore the most beautiful lodges. All while meeting just a handful of other travellers. This is our most popular Madagascar self-drive tour. And for good reason!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/rn7-round-trip\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-768x512.jpg.webp' width='768' height='512' alt='DSC04351 4' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-1536x1025.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc04351-4.jpg.webp 2048w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' style='object-position:52% 37%' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-768x512.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc04351-4.jpg 2048w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tag tiny-body-font\">From \u20ac2,530 pp<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The RN7 Round Trip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>18 days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2260 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Interested in combining national parks with beaches? But prefer avoiding a domestic flight and paying extra for the one-way drop-off fee? Then this Madagascar round trip is for you. You will explore various national parks, such as Ranomafana and Isalo, and enjoy a few days of relaxation on Madagascar&#8217;s West Coast. Afterwards, you&#8217;ll drive back toward the capital city, passing through Ambalavao and Andasibe. Similar to our Classic RN7 itinerary, yet different stops and golden hour experiences.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/the-baobab-route\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-768x512.jpg.webp' width='768' height='512' alt='DSC02698' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-1536x1025.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-2048x1366.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc02698-18x12.jpg.webp 18w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' style='object-position:48% 72%' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-768x512.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc02698-18x12.jpg 18w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tag tiny-body-font\">From \u20ac2,070 pp<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Baobab Route <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>14 days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1075 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>In Western Madagascar, you&#8217;ll find the country&#8217;s most striking landscapes: the Avenue de Baobabs and the Tsingy limestone pinnacles.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>one-way<\/strong> itinerary takes you from Antananarivo to Morondava. During this 2-week road trip, you&#8217;ll get to marvel at giant baobab trees at Avenue de Baobabs, and climb the well-constructed steps, ladders and bridges in the UNESCO-protected Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Finish off with some beach days along the beautiful west coast.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"dots\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot active\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"arrows\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prev disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-text_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"practical-info\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-1.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-1.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><p>Exploring Madagascar independently is an incredible adventure. But planning a road trip here can also feel challenging, especially if it\u2019s your first time. So where to start?<\/p>\n<p>On this page, we share practical information to help you prepare. You\u2019ll find 11 key topics with tips and frequently asked questions about self-driving and independent travel in Madagascar. They\u2019re designed to help you start your road trip well prepared and confident.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/practical-info\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-button\">\n\t\t\tCheck practical info\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-768x576.jpg.webp' width='768' height='576' alt='Manja Road Bushes Ii' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/manja-road-bushes-ii-16x12.jpg.webp 16w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 570px' style='object-position:59% 47%' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-768x576.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/manja-road-bushes-ii-16x12.jpg 16w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\" tb-similartrips tb-block align-center background-light pattern-custom variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"similartrips-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-9.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-9.png )&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Other itineraries in Madagascar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Are you keen to explore other areas in Madagascar? Discover our adventurous self-drive routes through northern and eastern Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>With these routes, you arrange accommodation yourself \u2013 but you won\u2019t be on your own. We\u2019re happy to help with first-hand tips on places to stay.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block-full-width has-tb-carousel \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entries tb-cards\" data-slider-first=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/roadtrip-to-northern-madagascar\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360-768x576.jpeg.webp' width='768' height='576' alt='IMG 0360' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360-300x225.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360-1024x768.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360-16x12.jpeg.webp 16w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/img_0360.jpeg.webp 1280w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' style='object-position:80% 84%' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360-768x576.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/img_0360.jpeg 1280w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Roadtrip to Northern Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>13 car rental days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1565 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Stunning white beaches, world-class kite surfing, ancient rainforests, impressive baobabs, and the otherworldly tsingy\u2014welcome to the natural wonders of northern Madagascar! The north is the most lush and tropical region of the island, but most visitors only fly in and out from Nosy Be. So you&#8217;ll be lucky to have the road and all its sights to yourself; a true off-the-beaten-path experience!<\/p>\n<p>This Madagascar itinerary is recommended as a&nbsp;<strong>one-way road trip.<\/strong> Start your journey at Ivato International Airport and return your car in Ankify, where you can catch the ferry to Nosy Be.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/madagascar\/itinerary\/the-tropical-extension\/\"  target=\"\" class=\"tb-card entry has-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/sifaka.jpg.webp' width='687' height='960' alt='Sifaka in Andasibe National Park' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/sifaka.jpg.webp 687w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/sifaka-215x300.jpg.webp 215w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/sifaka-9x12.jpg.webp 9w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 420px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/sifaka.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/sifaka.jpg 687w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/sifaka-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/sifaka-9x12.jpg 9w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Tropical Extension<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Madagascar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"duration tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>5 car rental days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"distance tb-text-with-icon icon-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon fa fa-road\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>480 km<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-card-intro wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>The eastern region is the most tropical part of Madagascar, famous for its Canal des Pangalanes. Built by the French in colonial times, you&#8217;ll encounter some fine lake resorts here. Visit Mahambo, with its beautiful beaches overhung by coconut palms and consistent surf spots. From here, take the ferry to the bounty island of Ile Sainte Marie, the very best place for whale watching. Sit back, relax and enjoy your tropical holiday in Madagascar!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"dots\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot active\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"arrows\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prev disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"align-center tb-storiescallout tb-block align-none background-light pattern-custom variant-photo tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"reviews\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-1.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-1.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Experiences from fellow Roadtrippers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-block-full-width has-tb-carousel \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entries tb-cards\" data-slider-first=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-300x216.png.webp' width='300' height='216' alt='Fabian from the Netherlands' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-300x216.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-1024x739.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-768x554.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-1536x1108.png.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1-18x12.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-fabian-1.png.webp 1806w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 200px, 200px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-300x216.png&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-300x216.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-768x554.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-1536x1108.png 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-fabian-1.png 1806w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Fabian from the Netherlands<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stars\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>When something broke along the way, they fixed it the same evening at our accommodation. Quick communication, and also helped us during the rainy season by checking with locals to see if the roads were open. We highly recommend Roadtrip Africa to everyone!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116968226626568196775\/place\/ChIJY1jjofjh5SERPIqSxV2aOWc\/@14.5016171,26.2645517,3z\/data=!4m6!1m5!8m4!1e1!2s116968226626568196775!3m1!1e1?hl=nl&#038;entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-buttonlink\">\n\t\t\tRead all reviews\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-edina-300x200.png.webp' width='300' height='200' alt='Edina from Doha' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-edina-300x200.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-edina-18x12.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-edina.png.webp 625w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 200px, 200px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-edina-300x200.png&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-edina-300x200.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-edina-18x12.png 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-edina.png 625w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Edina from Doha<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stars\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>Great car provided, with all necessary gear and camping equipment. We felt perfectly safe, enjoyed camping in various random places. Magical and a wonderful experience. Highly recommended and the local people were wonderful.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/ShowUserReviews-g293841-d17720059-r916163003-Roadtrip_Africa-Kampala_Central_Region.html\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-buttonlink\">\n\t\t\tRead all reviews\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-luis-300x208.png.webp' width='300' height='208' alt='Luis from Peru' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-luis-300x208.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-luis-768x533.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-luis-18x12.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/review-luis.png.webp 960w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 200px, 200px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-luis-300x208.png&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-luis-300x208.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-luis-768x533.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-luis-18x12.png 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/review-luis.png 960w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Luis from Peru<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stars\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p>The whole process, from researching, deciding the route and type of vehicle, to delivery and performance of the vehicle were handled very professionally. The vehicles are top shape and the knowledge shared when delivering the vehicle was priceless.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107504241745473798582\/place\/ChIJY1jjofjh5SERPIqSxV2aOWc\/@16.7663267,-20.2979266,3z\/data=!4m6!1m5!8m4!1e1!2s107504241745473798582!3m1!1e1?hl=nl&#038;entry=ttu\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"tb-buttonlink\">\n\t\t\tRead all reviews\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-carousel-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"dots\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot active\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"arrows\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prev disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-text_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage2-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-9.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-9.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Madagascar is a road trip paradise and a unique destination for the independent traveller. Watch and see for yourself!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-video-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Trip in Madagascar - Drive Your Own Adventure\" width=\"219\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFW9NwJfCxM?feature=oembed&#038;preload=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;playsinline=true&#038;controls=true&#038;responsive=true&#038;controlsList=nodownload&#038;oncontextmenu=return false;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-leadtext tb-block align-center background-light pattern-custom variant-none small-padding tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"what-to-expect\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-8.png.webp)\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-8.png)&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tb-leadtext-title\">What to expect?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-image_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage2-2\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-9.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-9.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What to expect on a self-drive tour in Madagascar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><p><strong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"163\">Customised itineraries<\/strong><br data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\" \/>We create well-paced, varied routes for your self-drive adventure in Madagascar, \u00e1nd handle all the logistics. From bookings to day-by-day <em>Travel Notes<\/em>, it\u2019s all sorted.<\/p>\n<p>The routes on our site are samples. Want something tailor-made? Just let us know, we\u2019re happy to create a custom route.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authentic stays<br \/><\/strong> Madagascar is untouched by mass tourism, and as a result, the hotels are mostly owner-managed, small-scale, and offer a personal, authentic experience. The hotels we select for our tours fall within the mid-range and semi-luxury segment and are really good value for money.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg.webp' width='768' height='512' alt='DSC03871 2' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-1536x1025.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/dsc03871-2.jpg.webp 2048w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 570px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dsc03871-2.jpg 2048w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-text_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage2-3\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-1.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-1.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Need a driver?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><p>Want to sit back and enjoy the ride? Our driver-guides make your trip easier and a lot more fun. They know the best stops, secret picnic spots, and where to stop for snacks, an ATM, or just a great view.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re 4&#215;4- experts who know our cars \u00e1nd Madagascar like the back of their hand. That means fewer hiccups, smooth drives and local tips along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like your kind of road trip? Simply select the option of a driver-guide in our <a title=\"Book\" href=\"https:\/\/bookings.roadtripafrica.com\/tour\/madagascar\" data-destination-id=\"d7e57edc-7136-49a3-a50d-c5b1dfe540ef\" data-destination-type=\"redirect\" data-start-item-path=\"homepage\" data-start-item-id=\"7ee4dd46-7382-4797-8bd2-2be3e75a7bf1\" data-link-type=\"Content\">online booking form<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-buttons-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika-768x624.jpg.webp' width='768' height='624' alt='Driverguide Mika' srcset='https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika-768x624.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika-300x244.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika-1024x832.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika-15x12.jpg.webp 15w, https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/07\/driverguide-mika.jpg.webp 1200w' sizes='(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 570px' loading='lazy' decoding='async' data-smush-webp-fallback='{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika-768x624.jpg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/driverguide-mika.jpg 1200w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\" tb-textimage2 tb-block align-left background-light pattern-custom variant-image_first tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"textimage2-4\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/rta.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/154\/2026\/08\/RTA-colors-9.png.webp )\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;bg-image&quot;:&quot; url(https:\\\/\\\/rta.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/154\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/RTA-colors-9.png )&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-columns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-text-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Planning your itinerary in Madagascar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"translation-block tb-wysiwyg-part\"><p>A few extra things to keep in mind when planning your itinerary in Madagascar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"325\">Plan well in advance!<br \/><\/strong> Our peak season in Madagascar runs from mid-July to October. When travelling during that period, you must confirm your tour or car rental well in advance <em>(at least 6 months).<\/em> Also, hotels fill up quickly during that time of the year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be prepared for adventure<br \/><\/strong> Madagascar is not your regular travel destination&#8230;so make sure you read through our&nbsp;<a title=\"Practical Info\" href=\"\/madagascar\/practical-info\/\" data-destination-id=\"deaa1acf-76a4-45ca-95ff-bd525e7ed174\" data-destination-type=\"guide\" data-start-item-path=\"homepage\" data-start-item-id=\"7ee4dd46-7382-4797-8bd2-2be3e75a7bf1\" data-link-type=\"Content\">Practical Information Guide<\/a> before visiting Madagascar. 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