There is less wildlife to see than in many other parks. We did however see a number of ringtailed lemurs and a couple of Verreaux Sifaka. Bird and butterfly lovers would love this place. Many of the walks here are quite tough with steep steps - but the paths are well defined. More

A hot day in early November, and one of our party was nursing a foot injury before we started, which didn't help things too much - but we had a great hike up the massif, and down to Piscine Naturelle.. I would suggest starting the hike as early as possible - we started at 8am, at the suggestion of our... More

Our National Park guide knew the answers to all of our questions regarding flora and fauna. Our first hike consisted of walking approximately 1 hour through cultivated fields and then to a slot canyon with a stream. Having visited numerous slot canyons in my home state of Utah, this was worth the time. However, if you've nevers seen a canyon... More

You have to pre-arrange your trip at the park office and decide where you wish to walk. Not ideal because it's hard to gauge ahead of time if you will have the stamina for it all in the heat! I think it's about 20,000 Ar per walk and then you have to pay for the guide on top. I visited... More

Isalo is a national park in the south of the island and is made up of many canyons (think similar to the Grand canyon). The walks are best in the early morning as the weather soon gets very hot. A walk to 'la piscine naturelle' is worth it as you can bathe in the warm waters and relax out of... More