Baobab avenue in morondava
City of antananarivo
Ring tail lemurs
baobab avenue
local people
tsingy of bemaraha
Baobab avenue in morondava
City of antananarivo
Ring tail lemurs
baobab avenue
local people
tsingy of bemaraha
« Tsingy rock formations, Guided trekking, Canoe trip, Caves, Baobab Alley, beach, wildlife, villages and people.” »
(Best time to visit this tsingy of bemaraha national park is From May till End of November).
TOUR ROUTES :
FROM ANTANANARIVO - MORONDAVA – KIRINDY FOREST - BELO SUR TSIRIBIHINA - TSINGY OF BEMARAHA PARK - MORONDAVA.
Day 1 :
FLY FROM ANTANANARIVO TO MORONDAVA THEN 4WD TO KIRINDY FOREST .
Day 2 :
KIRINDY FOREST TO BELO SUR TSIRIBIHINA - BEKOPAKA.
After morning breakfast, you and your personal guide will start to
walk
through the forest to see endemic wildlife including eight species of lemurs,
birds , 23 additional mammals, 50 reptiles species , 15 amphibians then return to
the
car heading to bekopaka village where tsingy of bemaraha park . You have to across a
ferry boat with your car to reach belo sur tsiribihina. Here you will have lunch and
take a walk to see local market and very local people. After our break in belo sur
tsiribihina, drive to bekopaka with another 90 km with dust road. Arriving at
bekopaka
village, take your hotel and relax with nice breeze and hearing the nature. This is
an
adventure trip and is indeed quite has tough ride.
Recommended accommodation : Grand hotel or olympe hotel for midrange option and hotel soleil for luxury option . ( Bed and breakfast is included )
Day 3 :
TREKING TO GRAND TSINGY PARK WITH YOUR PERSONAL LOCAL GUIDE.
Take your early morning breakfast from the hotel and drive to the starting point of grand tsingy of Bemaraha Park. This is probably the most rewarding half-day trip within the park as it goes deep into the limestone forest passing through several hanging bridges with the impressive karstic formations below your feet and photograph amazing landscape you have never seen elsewhere. The trail is not technically difficult and even children can cope with it, but you certainly should not suffer from vertigo! The look down from the hanging bridge is something to avoid for the easily fainted. Do not forget to order your picnic food with mineral water before you start the tour and this cost does not included in our tour. During the afternoon, go to Manambolo River by pirogue to look for fish eagles and visit a cave with stalactites and stalagmites. This visit takes only one hour
Recommended accommodation : Grand hotel or olympe hotel for midrange option and hotel soleil for luxury option . ( Bed and breakfast is included )
Day 4 :
BEKOPAKA TO MORONDAVA .
After breakfast from the hotel, drive to morondava. 
Take a
break
in belo sur tsiribihina village and having lunch then continue again to morondava.
Pass
through Baobab in love and stop at the famous Baobab Avenue by the sun set on route.
This is the best time of day to see the trees, as their colors change and their long
shadows are most pronounced. We arrive at Morondava, where you are free to relax for
the
rest of the day.
Recommended accommodation : hotel baobab café or renala du sable d'or or hotel chez magi for midrange option and hotel pallissandre for luxury hotel option . ( Bed and breakfast is included )
Note : We paid your airport transfer by hotel in morondava where you can take an onward flight to Antananarivo, or simply relax on the beach at Morondava until you are ready to move on. Please note it is strongly advised that you purchase your air tickets before you start the tour, to avoid delays, although arrangements can also be made here. If you want to stay more days on the beach in Morondava and keen on diving or snorkeling, we can organize your stay at belo sur mer or at kimony resort by 4WD .
PRICE FOR MID RANGE HOTEL OPTION : 1 200 Euro for 2 people . ( one double or twin room sharing option )
AND
PRICE FOR LUXURY HOTEL OPTION : 1 300 Euro for 2 people . ( one double or twin room sharing option )
INCLUDED:
EXCLUDED :
ANDRANOMENA SPECIAL RESERVE : This is a small and flat Special Reserve (64, 2 km²) that has been recently opened for tourists. It lies 30 km northeast of Morondava and about 10 km from the Baobabs ´Alley. Andranomena is mainly composed of dense deciduous dry forest, and comprises some seasonal small lakes where local endemic aquatic plants grow. More than 75% of the flora and 60% of the fauna living in the Reserve is endemic and several species are rare and are included on the Red List of Threatened Species. The Reserve is pretty rich in animal wildlife (similar species as in Kirindy): there are 12 different lemurs species (Verreaux’s sifaka, red-tailed sportive lemur, brown lemur, Western fork-crowned lemur), fossa, the endangered and local endemic narrow-striped mongoose and giant jumping rat, 50 species of birds and 11 species of reptiles, such as the extremely rare and in danger of disappearance flat-tailed tortoise. Regarding the flora, we find several species of Burseraceaes, Euphorbiaceous and Bombacaceaes.
TSINGY OF BEMARAHA PARK : is one of the spectacular mineral forest stands on the western coast of Madagascar. The whole protected area, designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1990, comprises a surface of 1.575 km². Tsingy is the Malagasy word for “walking on tiptoes” and the nearly impenetrable labyrinth of limestone needles justifies this name. The limestone seabed rose to create a plateau around 200 million years ago, which was little by little eroded by heavy rainfalls until it became its actual shape. Tsingy park homes 11 lemur species, including for Decken's sifaka, red-fronted brown lemur, fat-tailed dwarf lemur, grey mouse lemur or the Cleese's woolly lemur and the Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur, which only occur here. Other resident mammals are the small carnivorous falanouc and ring-tailed mongoose, and several bats. More than 100 bird species have been catalogued at present inside the National Park, including the critically endangered Madagascar fish eagle and crested ibis, Madagascar wood-rail, giant coua or Coquerel´s coua. The 45 reptiles and amphibians which are found here are all endemic. Some significant species which only occur in Bemaraha are the Madagascar iguana, a local endemic long-tailed skink and the Antsingy leaf chameleon. The Park is only opened during the dry season from Mid April to November, since it is inaccessible during the rainy season (mid-end November to End of April).
MORONDAVA : The Morondava area was the centre of the Sakalava kingdom. It’s the southern gateway to many of the attractions of the western region and is the centre for visiting the western deciduous forest, the famous baobabs, belo sur mer and the tsingy de bemaraha national park. There is an ATM or difference banks around. This place is one of the hottest weather in Madagascar.
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Fly from Antananarivo to Morondava then meet our English speaking driver at morondava airport then drive to kirindy forest . The ride takes about 2 hours with off road. After 20 km from morondava, stop at avenue of baobabs tree and photograph as much as possible then continue to kirindy forest . Night walk can be organized here to spot fossas ( cryptoprocta ferox ) if you are not exhausted.
Recommended accommodation : overnight at basic bungalow . ( Bed and breakfast is included )