Mbike adventure - Parcours et sorties VTT, Randonnées VTT

Go for 7 days of mountain biking in the highlands of Madagascar

Enjoy a whole week of mountain biking in the highlands of Madagascar.

Type of circuit : VTT et VTTAE
Technical level : ?
Physical level : ?
Time : 7.0 Days
Dates :
Guide

Ginot Andriambelo

Elevation profile and distance
Departure	Activities	Distance	Height difference
Day 1	MTB	22 kms	D+571m / D-421m
Day 2	MTB	38,5 kms	D+800m / D-660m
Day 3	MTB	43,6 kms	D+1020 / D-940m
Day 4	MTB	69,7 kms	D+1750 / D-1245m
Day 5	MTB	44,7 kms	D+625 / D-625m
Day 6	Walking tour	approx 3 kms
Day 7	MTB	49 kms	D+1050m / D-900m

- baggage movements
- moving bicycles with trailer or pick-up
- guidance and support

Not included:

- bike rental costs (see our prices below)

Our bike rental prices:

- Semi-rigid mountain bike brand Mbike at 85,000 ar/day
- Cube brand semi-rigid mountain bike at 105,000 ar/day
- Semi-rigid VTTAE brand Cube at 195,000 ar/day
- Semi-rigid VTTAE Fat bike Fantic at 260,000 rpm/day
- Fully suspended VTTAE at 260,000 ar/day

ARRIVAL

End of the mountain bike route in Mantasoa 7 days later
START

A Ivato near Antananarivo international airport
VISA AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

In order to be up to date with entry formalities into Malagasy territory, we will give you all the useful and necessary information. Visa fees (and other anti-covid tests, etc.) are not included in the cost of the stay.
TRAVEL INSURANCE

To be defined according to your needs
ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation will be of very good quality throughout the route
PURPOSE

All payments are made in ariary in advance. Possibility of changing money before departure. The exchange rate is taken from the daily rate of: https://www.banky-foibe.mg/, with an increase of 5%
FOODS

Snacks such as cereal bars and mineral water are not provided by the organization.
WASHING

Possibility in each accommodation
INTERNET

Certain portions of the mountain bike routes will be without network. The internet network via wifi will be available in all accommodation
GUIDE TIPS

You are free to tip your companions.

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Activity

Mountain biking 22 kms Le Chat'o Rova Ambohimanga

Leaving Chat'o you take a paved road then you will cross the first rice field on a narrow flat stone path. As the path is narrow, you will need to prepare to cross on foot while pushing the bike, especially if pedestrians are also on the path. After this passage through the rice field there will be a crossing of some shops for around twenty meters then a nice steep climb of around 100m. Then you will drive to the next rice field, much less frequented and located 2km after the end of the steep climb. The rest will be much wilder and on an alternation of single tracks and wide tracks before reaching, after 8 km, the Croc farm crocodile park. Then you will be on relatively wide tracks with alternating cobblestones and dirt before finishing on a beautiful asphalt country road and reaching the gates of Rova d'Ambohimanga
MTB 38.5 km Ambatomiravavy Arivonimamo

Departing from Ambatomiravavy, about fifteen km from the city center of the capital, you will begin your walk with a paved road then quickly a dirt track for about 8 km, almost flat, which will allow you to warm up well for the remaining thirty km. . After alternating climbs and descents, it is around km 15 that you will see on your left the Antangona rova perched on a very beautiful rocky massif. The first short river crossing will be at the 20th km followed a hundred meters later by a second, even shorter crossing of one of the tributaries. This will then be one of the wildest parts of the route over several km. As you approach Arivonimamo, after km 33, you will feel the rush of civilization and increasingly wide tracks. Finally, the long final climb of around 3 km will allow you to reach your well-deserved lunch point.
MTB 43.6 km Ampefy Miarinarivo

After a good night's sleep on Ampefy, you leave the hotel on your bikes to take the asphalt country road for a few km which will take you to a dirt track about 2 km after the village of Amepfy. From there, an almost flat profile begins for more than 15 km, following the immense Lake Itasy to your right. You will be able to both appreciate the wild side of the banks of Lake Itasy but also discover and share the rural life of the farmers who live and work there. Then the twenty kms which will follow will include an alternation of climbs and descents, before reaching km 35 which will be the start of a regular climb of around 3 kms and allowing you to reach the highest point of the ride and then to go back down for more than 4 km to the village of Miarinarivo.
MTB 70 km Ampefy Farahatsiho

Once again you will leave your hotels on your mounts to join the same track from the day before but this time in the opposite direction. The first 20 km of well-damaged asphalt with a generally rising profile will allow you to reach the village of Soavinandrina. Then the following 50 km on a very beautiful mountain road will allow you to appreciate the mountainous region. From pk 40 to pk 50 over 10 kms you will almost only go up and accumulate around 500m of D+ over these 10 kms alone. This stage of the mountain road will put your legs to the test with a total elevation gain of 1750m. But if necessary the assistance vehicle will always be nearby if necessary.
Mountain biking 45 km Antsirabe - Lake Ankiba and tritriva - Antsirabe

Departure by bike from your hotel in the city center, and in the middle of traffic mainly of rickshaws and very congested cycle rickshaws, will allow you to quickly reach the slopes at the edge of the city. You will make a loop on relatively wide tracks and will be able to easily observe the scenes of rural life of the inhabitants. In the middle of the route you will reach Lake Tritriva before returning to Antsirabe via other trails.
Car transfer to Tana city center, walking tour of the upper towns

A departure by car early in the morning to reach the capital. No less than 5 hours of travel time will be necessary. You can enjoy the landscapes.
Mountain biking 49 km Antananarivo Mantasoa

After a car transfer of around 30 minutes you will reach the start of the route in Ambohimananbola. You will take the famous Jean Laborde track, following the left bank of the Ikopa twice and for several km. The first portion which runs along the left bank of the Ikopa will be located 12.5 km after the start. You will begin this 5 km portion by crossing the Honoronano wooden deck bridge. The second portion will begin at km 24.5 and end 5 km later. These 2 portions with almost no difference in altitude and with magnificent landscapes, will allow you to recover from the rest of the course which will be an alternation of climbs and descents on fairly wide tracks without great technical difficulty.

Highlands tours 7 days

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