Excellent accommodation, very luxurious for Madagascar. The food was not so great but we had a wonderful stay with a massage, hike etc.

I was completely blown away by Isalo National Park. I had no expectations but once you visit, you'll know why this place is special. A long trek on rocky, uneven terrain that is surrounded by rocky boulders and lookout points eventually leads to what can only be described as a hidden oasis. This is what surprised all of us. In the middle of nowhere there is a beautiful body of crystal clear water that you can swim in. The water is ice cold but very refreshing. We continued our hike and found 2 other hidden pools, one with its own waterfall as well. The sun piercing through the foliage and illuminating the surface of the water looked spectacular. You can also find some endemic flora like the elephant foot plant. You'll probably spot ring tailed lemurs here as well and if you want to you can camp and continue exploring the next day. I loved this location!

This place is amazing and you go from the town to jungle to dessert to forest, just incredible!

Unique national park compared to your standard Madagascar park. Here it is less about wildlife and more about majestic landscapes. Perfect for hikers you'll come here for pools and canyons. It's probably the most expensive park too: tickets, guides, you'll be told you need a car too ... I won't come back but I'm happy to have seen it

I visited this park in January of 2019 and my mind was blown. We did a 3--day backpacking trip into the park (courtesy of Momo's Trekking Tours). I definitely wouldn't recommend a 3-day in and out for people who aren't physically fit and confident, as the hike was extremely challenging and at some points dangerous. So much nature, wildlife, diverse landscapes, desert vs. tropical oases in the canyons. It truly felt like Jurrasic park. Visit this park if you can, and go away from the crowds because that's where the magic happens!

Just fantastic. Dramatic changes of landscape is amazing. Natural pools canyons savanah & tropical forest all in one. Must see & do the at least one full day trek.

Beautiful area of amazing rock formations and waterfalls. Saw lemurs, scorpions, geckos.

Colorado of Madagascar! Beautiful scenery of red stones. Old tombs and a lot of lemurs. You can camp in the park if you like and that's quite an experience!

The Isalo National Park is located approximately 700 km southwest of Antananarivo and protects 815 km² of sandstone massif wildly eroded by wind and rain into bizarre ridges (known as “runiformes”) featuring wild forms, impressive gorges and canyons and tiny stalagmite pinnacles. The far Wild West reminiscent of the landscape, dominated by rugged massive that rises up from the flat surrounding grassy plain, attracts hikers from the whole world that gather here to admire the sweeping colours of this Jurassic scenery. The climate is dry tropical with warm temperatures all year around.

The parkrangers are dangerous. I was commanded by a parkranger to sit in the car from the national park. There was another guy at the parking lot with an axe in his hand. I had to sit in the car and we drove to the office from the Isalo national park. There I was locked in a room with nine people from the park. I could not leave the room and they threatened to harm me. After paying a large, large amount of money i could go. You are not safe in this park as a tourist.

Amazing landscape. Must visit place for both wildlife and landscape.

Really nice walks and surroundings. What we did might not be the usual (1day), but totally recommended and worth staying two days at the park with two different routes (day 1 piscine naturelle and lakes, and day 2 the canyons and la fenêtre). For a good guide, ask for Felix!! He knows the animals, the story, the anecdotes, the spots, and picture taking! Thanks!

Very nice place! Great guides for a great hike. The canton is just amazing! Also the pools where you can swim. And the end of our trip we paid for a three course up at the picnic place. 35.000 totally worth it! And we saw the lemurs including the rare white one :)

Isalo National Park is located in southern Madagascar in a desert region. The park covers 85,000 hectares with a relief variant between 820 m and 1,240 m above sea level. There are four types of visit according to your physical preformance. Tours range from one hour to four days in length. You can trek and climb while visiting the park and go canoeing from Isalo to Benenitra along the Onilahy River. Bivouacs are organized by local guides for those who stay there from one night, their prices are affordable. Be carefull! Visit the park only with local guides based in Ranohira and without the guide you will get lost in this large natural park.

Worth it ! I don’t know how others felt about it when they finally arrive there (traveling Mada is always an adventure) but compared to all what i’ve heard about THE best national park (with Ankarana) i’ve been a bit disappointed. My expeditions were too high. Still it’s a very good place for landscape and hiking, it’s just not so unique. The wildlife and vegetation are beautiful, watching the lemurs will leave you speechless, as being on the edge of the cliff on the east side of the parc. I would definitely go again, a few days trek would be amazing. As i mention in all my comment about the NPs of Mada i’m still doubtful about their price policy (way too high, specially when you add up the transportations - car mandatory for some parts 100/150k a day, guide - 120k pax 4 and entrance 65k pp) probably keeping away tourists. For almost 80usd a day being alone I almost didn’t go. Most expensive NP i’ve EVER been.

(Translated by Google) The big dream, be careful to protect yourself from the sun. And above all, hire a local naturalist guide to not miss the richness of this place (Original) Le grand rêve, attention à bien vous protéger du soleil. Et surtout, engagez un guide naturaliste local pour ne rien rater de la richesse de ce lieux

(Translated by Google) A very good park, very good hikes done. I highly recommend it: family outing with a guide who explains very well and shows the "technique" in the most difficult times. Swimming in the different pools (black and blue) is pleasant, as is the one offered for La douche du roi. A park to see if you move to Madagascar! (Original) Un très bon parc, très bonnes randonnées faites. Je le recommande vivement : balade faite en famille avec un guide qui explique très bien et qui montre la "technique" dans les moments les plus difficiles. Les baignades dans les différentes piscines (noire et bleue) sont agréables, tout comme celle proposer pour La douche du roi. Un parc à voir si vous vous déplacez à Madagascar !

Look out I think moto moto likes you

My family got ate by a lion best time of my life

Beautiful place

(Translated by Google) Great full-day hikes with interested animals and plants, fantastic rock formations and swimming. The water is refreshing. We had a great guide and met very nice people. (Original) Tolle Ganztageswanderungen mit Interessenten Tieren und Pflanzen, fantastische Felsformationen und Bademöglichkeiten. Das Wasser ist erfrischend. Wir hatten einen super Guide und sehr nette Menschen getroffen.

Veey nice

It's a pleasant park and we enjoyed ourselves and had a nice guide, but the fees for the mandatory guide are absolutely exorbitant (160,000 for two people for a four hour walk). I assume that kinglet guy everyone keeps saying they hate so much, that one with the rosy cheeks shining on posters peeling off walls in every village, takes a cut to purchase his various balms and villas or whatever, but it rubs me the wrong way. Maybe the kinglet could get deeper back into the whole sapphire racket or something to support his extensive financial expenditures, but gouging tourists to this extent doesn't seem great for the park in the long term. There are a lot of incredible parks in this country, and this one just does not stand out enough to justify the scammy guide fees.

Isalo is a Gem. Far away hidden in south of Madagascar. it is nothing like the popular commercial spots u see in europe and americas . Mesmerizing views and still pure. Spent 4 nights with my wife and 2 kids. amazing detox from the social world. at times it felt we were on another planet. the landscape, the weather and the small population of native welcoming people made the stay special.

Isalo National Park is definitely worth the visit! Stunning scenery, rock formations, trees and plants. We were lucky enough to spot a garta snake and a Madagascan boa! After lunch at the camp site, we then went down to the two stunning natural pools for a swim. It was such an amazing day and great experience!

(Translated by Google) Perhaps it is not the most beautiful park in Madagascar, but it is certainly very beautiful and worth a visit! Beautiful canyon with blue and black pools (Original) Forse non è il parco più bello del Madagascar, ma sicuramente è molto bello e vale una visita! Bellissimo il canyon con le piscine blu e nera

This is huge national park, a sandstone hilly area in the midst of the grasslands. It offers so many great places for hiking, animals watching and enjoying the nature in general.

(Translated by Google) An incredible park that is absolutely worth a visit. With a guide you can choose different routes, so you need to get informed first. Usually on the most frequented routes there are many people, so you can opt for something less frequented (Original) Un parco incredibile che vale assolutamente la pena di visitare. Con una guida si può scegliere differenti percorsi, bisogna perciò informarsi prima. Solitamente sui percorsi più frequentati c'è molta gente, quindi si può optare per qualcosa di meno frequentato

(Translated by Google) Beautiful landscape, animal kingdom, walks demanding (Original) Wunderschöne Landschaft, Tierreich, Wanderungen anspruchsvoll

(Translated by Google) The first part of the route crosses a rocky and arid plateau where you can see some tombs of the coffin tribe, stick insects, mini baobabs and a kind of oasis with a natural pool where you can swim. The second part of the route follows the bottom of a canyon with primary forest and two other natural pools. (Original) La prima parte del percorso attraversa un altopiano roccioso e arido dove si possono vedere alcune sepolture della tribù bara, insetti stecco, mini baobab e una specie di oasi con una piscina naturale dove si può fare il bagno. La seconda parte del percorso segue il fondo di un canyon con foresta primaria e altre due piscine naturali.

Easy to find knowledgeable local guides for private tours in the desert

Great place with a wonderful and diverse landscape. It was crowded for madagascan standards but still basically empty. You'll see plenty of Wildlife and there is a beautiful natural "swimmingpool" for a refreshing bath after a long hike.

Un spoilt park. Beware of poor roads

The only way to understand and enjoy it is to come and experience it for your self. Awesome! The local guide are doing something, they need support

Nice park to spend 3 nights at, to allow 2 days of hiking. The National Park is well organized with lots of guides. Our Hotel (Relais de la Reine) recommended we find Roxy to be our guide, and we were really impressed with his knowledge of the plants, animals, reptiles and especially the way they have adapted to survive in this harsh climate. He’s by far the best guide we’ve had in Madagascar, and he speaks good English.

Good park, nice local guides, cool natural swimming pools and view. Recommended for 1 day visit

Magnificent park, a must-see in Madagascar. Beautiful views, canyon explorations, natural pools and waterfalls. Add to that lemurs, cameleons, birds and a incredible lunch under the forest canopy and you have the perfect day. We are very grateful to our guide ZOZOLY who Made it a memorable day. He loves what he does, speaks perfect french and is generous in information about geology, traditional medicine, animals etc. And has a great sense of humour! Our best guide in Madagascar, we recommend hiring him (ask your hotel or the park office, he is one of the official guides)

(Translated by Google) Lovely place! (Original) Posto incantevole!

Scenery is epic. The rock formations are a must see

Nice park. Lalah was the best guide yet. Very good english. Only one lemur but nice swimming pool - the black lake.

Great place I ever seen...

Beautiful landscape. Lovely lemurs. Nice treks.

Rugged open and unspoilt. Plenty of places to wander.

Great place! Worthwile visiting.

Great guide, beautiful scenery and friendly people. If you visit the canyon with the blue and black pools, make sure to have the lunch cooked there. Great food served in the forest, with loads of curious ringtailed lemurs.

It was very cool but not fun for young kids. Ended up taking the little one home 10 mins in :(

Loved it, amazing scenery, great hiking

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) Красиво, очень

(Translated by Google) It is a national park that is very diverse. Begin walking in a dry field The weather is quite hot There are strange rocks Look, along the way, and when you reach the middle, it's like an oasis in the middle of the desert. There are trees that grow over the giant Chan Pha Toei and a water source for us to soak in the heat like heaven on earth. Take a long walk to the gorges where we can camp. There is a waterfall to bathe in, calm, quiet, without people and tourists. Some of the waterfalls are emerald green, but they are too cold to play. In the morning we walk towards the canyon Which is a beautiful green gorges because of the trees The atmosphere is shady, you can walk without being bored at all. (Original) เป็นอุทยานแห่งชาติที่มีความหลากหลายมาก เริ่มต้นเดินเป็นทุ่งหญ้าแห้งแล้ง อากาศค่อนข้างร้อน มีก้อนหินแปลกๆ ให้ดูระหว่างทาง พอถึงกลางๆ เป็นเหมือนโอเอซิสกลางทะเลทราย มีต้นไม้ขึ้นครึ้ม พวกจันผา เตยยักษ์ และมีแหล่งน้ำให้เราแช่ตัวแก้ร้อนได้ราวกับสวรรค์บนดิน เดินอีกพักใหญ่ถึงโตรกที่เราสามารถตั้งแคมป์ได้ มีน้ำตกให้อาบชื่นใจ สงบเงียบ ไร้ซึ่งผู้คนและนักท่องเที่ยว น้ำตกบางจุดสีเขียวมรกตแต่ก็เย็นเกินจะลงไปเล่นได้ รุ่งเช้าเดินไปทางแคนยอน ซึ่งเป็นโตรกผาสีเขียวสวยงามเพราะแซมไปด้วยต้นไม้ บรรยากาศร่มรื่นเดินได้ไม่เบื่อเลยจริงๆ

(Translated by Google) You will be impressed by the beauty that is different from daytime. (Original) 日中とは違った美しさに感動するはずです。

(Translated by Google) We visited more and wanted to change the taste, so we came here. (Original) 我们参观多了想换种口味，就来了这里。

(Translated by Google) Meknes Morocco (Original) مكناس المغرب

wonderful

(Translated by Google) Sublime (Original) Sublime

⭐

Amazing

(Translated by Google) You can experience vast grasslands and jungles at the same time. (Original) 광활한 초원과 정글을 동시에 경험할수있어요

(Translated by Google) The isalo national park is beautiful and you can see many different animals there. The way to the waterfall was quite exhausting but it was worth it. The guide was very friendly and told us a lot of informative things about the animals, landscape and traditions. (Original) Der isalo nationalpark ist wunderschön und mann kann viele verschiedene Tiere dort sehen. Der Weg zu dem Wasserfall war ziemlich anstrengend jedoch hat es sich gelohnt. Der guide war sehr freundlich und hat uns sehr viele informative Sachen über die Tiere, Landschaft und Traditionen erzählt.

(Translated by Google) Fascinating. The tour is arduous but it is worth it. I recommend the circuit of natural pools and waterfall. The Roxy guide speaks perfect French and English, easy to understand, you can contact him at Ranohira. (Original) Fascinante. El recorrido es arduo pero lo vale. Recomiendo el circuito de piscinas naturales y cascada. El guía Roxy habla perfecto francés e inglés, fácil de entender, pueden contactarlo en Ranohira.

(Translated by Google) The terrain is similar to the Kenting National Park in Taiwan. You can trace ring-tailed foxes and dancing lemurs. (Original) 地形與台灣的墾丁國家公園很像，可以溯溪看環尾狐及跳舞狐猴。

(Translated by Google) Absolutely beautiful and not to be missed (Original) Absolument magnifique et à ne pas manquer

(Translated by Google) Madagascar is just magnificent from North to South ...... (Original) Madagascar est juste magnifique du Nord au Sud ......

(Translated by Google) Sublime landscapes (Original) Paysages sublimes

(Translated by Google) Nice National Park where you can see lemurs and chameleons (Original) Bonito Parque Nacional donde podrás ver lemures y camaleones

(Translated by Google) I really liked the day in this park because of the variety of landscapes and the route through the canyon to the natural waterfall pools was great !!!! (Original) A mí me gustó mucho el día en este parque por la variedad de paisajes y la ruta por el cañón hasta las piscinas naturales con cascada fue genial!!!!

(Translated by Google) Beautiful stroll and swimming in the waterfall (Original) Belle balade et baignade ss la cascade

Beautiful landscapes. But I was hoping for a little bit more wildlife.

(Translated by Google) Magnificent. Also don't forget to do canyon des singes, just as beautiful as the classic walk, but far fewer people (Original) Prachtig. Vergeet ook niet canyon des singes te doen, even mooi dan de klassieke wandeling, maar veel minder volk