The wonders of the West
Going through the dry deciduous forests along the western coast of Madagascar, see the huge baobabs and the wonderful Tsingy of Bemaraha
INCLUDED
- Full board during the discent
- Hotel
- Accomodation in B & B during the tour
- All the entries and the guiding fees in the parks
- 4* 4 vehicule with driver + Fuel
- Domestic flight
NOT INCLUDED
- External flight
- Personal needs
- Drinks
The final price will vary according to your wants ,however you can let us know your budget and your plan you have in mind and we will get back to you with the final price that fits your needs.
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Destination
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Departure
Ivato, International Airports -
Departure Time
Approximately 8.30AM -
Return Time
Approximately 7.30PM -
Dress Code
Casual, comfortable and light
Tour Plan
Arrival in TANA
Our guide will pick you at the airport and and transfer you to the hotel after all formalities
Tana – Antsirabe
After breakfast in hotel, leave for Antsirabe, we will have a stop in Ambatolampy,famous for their metal work, especially cooking pots and possible to visit the traditional workshop for making kitchen utensils. After continue our trip; on the way, we will enjoy and appreciate the beautiful scenery: brick-built homes with west-facing windows and doors introduced by the French architecte Jean Laborde, fields and ricefields decorate your journey.
Arrive in Antsirabe, an important agricultural and industrial center, nicknamed as well “the city of much water” and the capital of pousse pousse” fomous for its embroidery and its horncraft.
Night in the hotel
ANTSIRABE – MIANDRIVAZO
In the morning departure to the Lake of Andraikiba ; just 7 km west of Antsirabe. The landscape here is picturesque and the area very peaceful. After, we will continue to Miandrivazo “Waiting for a wife” in Malagasy language. According to the history, King Radama I was waiting along the river Tsiribihina for his wife. We will pass through the Menabe plain Night in the hotel
MIANDRIVAZO – DESCENT ON TSIRIBIHINA
After breakfast early in the morning, transfer to the landing stage of Masiakampy where a barge awaits you for 2 days of quiet descent of the river Tsiribihina. During your navigation, you will have the opportunity to see in the wildlife (lemurs, crocodiles…). You can admire the aquatic birds which live in the banks of the river. Overnight in bivouac with full board (including bivouac equipment).
DISCENT ON TSIRIBIHINA
We will continue the descent of the river Tsiribihina. Boating along parts of primary forest in Bemaraha plateau. You can relax and play the Robinsons in paradisiacal sites (waterfall, natural pool ...) If we have luck,we will observe the lemurs. Full board, overnight in bivouac
DISCENT ON TSIRIBIHINA - BEKOPAKA
Continue the descent of the Tsiribihina river, we will cross the coastal plain of Menabe with its tobacco plantations. After lunch, you will arrive in Belo on Tsiribihina and your driver and the 4x4 are waiting for you to head to Bekopaka, This is the starting point for excursions in the Tsingy of Bemaraha.
Night in the hotel
BEKOPAKA - SMALL TSINGY
After breakfast, we will take the canoe through the gorges of Manambolo. This tour will take you to the caves of bats and we will see the tombs of the "Vazimba” name given to the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar, so they are considererd as ancestors of the Malagasy.
After, you will discover the small Tsingy: The circuit of Andadoany and Ankeligoa is formed by labyrinths, canyons, caves and amazing corridors. The course presents endemic floras in a dry, dense, semi-deciduous forest. Free lunch.Night in the hotel
BEKOPAKA – TSINGY OF BEMARAHA
After breakfast, Go to explore the Tsingy , this is a day of discovery. You will admire the wonderful site of the Tsingy, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It presents itself in cathedral of sharp limestones. The suspended bridge have been installed with phenomenal expertise to form a pathway in order to allow the tourists to admire the Tsingy in safety. We will discover the dry tropical forest of the West. The beauty of the sharp limestone peaks that are 30 to 50 m high will always amaze you.The canyons and caves are amazing and the scenery is beautiful. Free lunch. Go back to the hotel in the afternoon.
Night in the hotel
BEKOPAKA – MORONDAVA
After breakfast, we will reach Morondava.
This day will make you discover the Sakalava country ; you will take the sand tracks and laterite and cross different typical villages. We will see baobabs, ricefields, decidious forest and the ferry crossings will be there.
Free lunch and stop at the alley of Baobabs for taking pictures and we will enjoy the amazing sunset.
Night in the hotel
MORONDAVA – TANA
After breakfast, Free morning and transfer to the airport for your flight to TANA. Arrrival in the capital and you will have an opportunity to go to the traditional market of La Digue, the handcraft centre of Madagascar. Transfer to your hotel
After dinner at the restaurant, return to the airport for international flight
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