journey in the land of adventure...
The raid program
daily life
Arrival of the crew during the weekend of November 4 and 5.
Monday 6:
* Loading hot air balloons on pickups,
* Administrative formalities with civil aviation,
* transfer to Ampéfy at the hotel "My Hotel".
Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, Thursday 9:
- 3 morning flights over the region of the Ampéfy volcanoes, and the second largest lake in Madagascar.
2thstage: Antsirabe
Arrival of the crews in Antsirabe, Thursday afternoon at the hotel "Royale hotel"..
Friday 10, Saturday 11, Sunday 12:
- 3 Morning flights over the Antsirabe region, with an overview of the city, the surrounding plains, with varied crops, rice fields and volcanoes on the edge of mountain ranges.
3thstep: Ambalavo
Arrival of the crew on Monday afternoon at the "Bougainville" hotel.
Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, Thursday 16:
- 3 Morning flights over the Ambalavo region over mountains, espaliered rice fields, and small bush villages.
4thstage: Fenoarivo
Thursday 16 afternoon: arrival of crews in the plain of Fenoarivo in a camp of tents... in the middle of the bush...
Friday 17, Saturday 18:
- 2 Morning flights over the mountains of "Vohipotsy". These mountains are composed of several monoliths of pink granite, culminating at more than 300 m high,
5thstage: Isalo
Saturday 18 afternoon: Arrival of the crew at the hotel "Les jardins du Rois" where you can enjoy a magnificent swimming pool in a sumptuous setting.
Sunday 19, Monday 20, Tuesday 21:
- 3 Morning flights over the sandstone mountains of Isalo Park.
Last stop: The Baobabs
Tuesday 21: transfer of crews by plane to Morondava at the "Laguna Beache" hotel with their feet in the ocean... Wednesday 22: rest day by the ocean while waiting for the hot air balloons.
Thursday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25:
- 3 Morning flights with take-off at the foot of the alignment of Baobabs classified as UNESCO heritage.
End of raid... Return to Antananarivo by plane or by road.
Meetings...
At each landing with your hot air balloon, you will discover an extraordinary welcome, allowing you to make authentic encounters with the local population.
By participating in a project to help the inhabitants of a small bush village, Madagascar will offer you an authentic human experience.