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Bicycle tour
1 or 2 DAY TOUR
Tour description:
This bicycle tour is a full day or a 2 day tour around Antsirabe. After 3 and half hours drive South of Tana you arrive in Antsirabe which is known to be a rickshaw city. It is the perfect city for biking in Madagascar thanks to its flatness and its lakes and beautiful landscape in the surrounding areas.
Clark, who is a close friend of mine, runs a very good team with very good and well maintained bicycles.
The bike tour within and around Antsirabe includes visit of places where you can see the local people while at work, they make amazing handcrafts items from everyday life outdated or useless stuff: cans, old tires, zebu horns that they turn into unforgettable souvenirs.
The highlight of the bike tour is the ride to the Lake Tritriva where you will have your picnic lunch facing beautiful scenery of infinite landscape.
The second day bike tour include a sunset on a remarkable hill West of the city which has a 360 degree view on the city and where you can make beautiful sunset photography!
NB: This tour is to be included in the South or West tour where Antsirabe is the door.
Rating 4: moderate: the 5 to 6 hours ride requires good level of fitness. Fitter you are, more you will enjoy your biking!
Circuit: Antsirabe – Lake Tritriva (lunch) – natural hot spring – Antsirabe
The tour starts after your first night in Antsirabe if you are on a South or West tour:
Day 1: BICYCLE RIDE TO THE LAKE TRITRIVA
From 9 am, Bicycle ride from your Hotel to the Lake Tritriva, picnic lunch above the volcanic Lake Tritriva: beautiful landscape and countryside, unpaved road.
In the afternoon, bicycle ride to the natural hot spring which is on the road to Betafo.
Follow the tarmac on the National Road number 34 to ride back to Antsirabe,
- Overnight in the Hotel.
Hotel: [Recommended Hotel in Antsirabe]:
Residence Camelia (luxury), Arotel (Luxury), Hotel de Thermes (semi luxury), Hasina Hotel (mid range)
Day 2: BICYCLE RIDE TO AMBOHIMANGA AND TO THE WATERFALL OF AMBOHIJATOVO
At 9 am from the hotel, ride through the city and to the Hill of Ambohimanga: beautiful landscape and 360° view on Antsirabe and its vicinities: the city of Antsirabe, the countryside, picnic lunch on the Hill of Ambohijatovo.
In the afternoon, bicycle ride through unpaved road in the countryside to the waterfall of Ambohijatovo.
Ride to the Hill of Ivohitra for sunset photography, another 180° view on the city of Antsirabe, ride back to the Hotel, and overnight at the same Hotel.
End of the bicycle tour
PRICING:
50 Euros per person per day
This price includes:
- The bicycles: professional and well maintained
- A rider-guide
- The picnic lunch
This tour is an extra if you are on a tour to the South or to the West of Madagascar
Thank you very much!
Madagascar Tour Guide