We are currently on a tour that started in Tana today (29th) and will generally follow RN7 to Antsirabe, Fianrantosoa, Isalo and then finish in Fianarantsoa on the 6th. We need to be in Tana by the 16th of December so between the 6th and 16th we have time. Cost is an issue; we don't want to spend too much, but equally don't want money to stop us seeing the best sights.
A possible route we considered was going straight from Fianarantsoa and then heading west to Morondava, maybe having a night there, doing Avenue of the Baobabs and a beach, and maybe a couple of other nearby places. Would we absolutely have to hire a car with driver in Fianarantsoa or would it be easy to make the journey to Morondava by taxi-brousse and then get around by taxis and taxi-brousse?
How easy is it to hire a car and driver in Fianarantsoa, and does anyone have any recommendations? I've read about people picking up empty cars on their way back to Tana; how would we do this?
If it would be a faff to go west, our other option is to continue our RN7 tour and end up in Tana on the 7th - we could then do Andasibe and other stuff from there. What would you recommend for our short-ish time frame?
Big thanks in advance!
