# Isalo

_The national park at the center of Madagascar._

Again, we ask Monsieur Bela to [drive](chapter:arrival) with us to the national park. Carved into the stone hills, we arrive at our beautiful [hotel](chapter:hotel).

We explore the local [life](chapter:life), before we climb the [Isalo Massif](chapter:massif) to find the [Piscine Naturelle](chapter:piscine).

Let us also take a close look at the unique [soil](chapter:soil) that provides for the [plants](chapter:plants) and [animals](chapter:animals).