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14 day(s)
Regular & Private
2-12 people
easy
A tour that will lead you to discover the Tsingy of Bemaraha, a unique formation in the world!After crossing the highlands with impressive landscapes and houses typical of the region, you board a motorized boat for 2 days navigation on the Tsiribihina River, a possibility of pedestrian strolls in the small villages along the river. The Bemaraha National Park is a nature reserve which was created in 1997, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO and located in the central-western part of the island, in the Melaky region, home to the famous Tsingy.
Duration
14 day(s)
Max Group Size
2-12 people
Tour Code
Tsiribihina River trip to the famous Tsingy conquest
Departure Type
request
Tour Category
Adventure
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Operated In
Age Requirement
5 - 75
Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Upon your arrival at Ivato airport, meeting with our team, presentation of your tour program and handing over of your travel documents. Transfer to the hotel where you will spend a night. • Duration: 30 min• Distance: 15 km• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
After breakfast, departure for Antsirabe, stop in Ambatolampy to meet the manufacturers of aluminum pots. Lunch at the restaurant. In Antsirabe, visit of the city by rickshaw (the local means of transport). Then discovery of the craft workshops. Dinner and night at the hotel.• Duration: about 5 hours• Distance: 170 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: FLOWER PALACE or similar.
Departure from the town of water after breakfast to join Miandrivazo which literally means "waiting for a wife". According to history, King Radama I, after his conquests of the South-Western territory, stopped in this locality. He sent his messenger to find Princess Rasalimo from the nearby town to become his future wife. Passers-by asked him what he was doing there, he just answered "MiandryVazo aho" translated as "I am waiting for a wife". Along the road, you can admire the landscape, like savannahs, mountains, rivers with bridges made during the colonial period. Lunch at the restaurant on the way. Arrival in Miandrivazo, the city which, together with Maevatanàna, is the hottest city in Madagascar, because both are in a bowl. Installation at your hotel. Dinner and night at the hotel. • Duration: about 4 hours• Distance: 220 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: PRINCESSE TSIRIBIHINA hotel or similar
After breakfast, departure for the Masiakampy pier (about 01 hour from Miandrivazo). Beginning of the river tour. A stop to prepare the lunch and visit of the villages, meeting with the local population. In the early afternoon, entering the river gorge, observation of the first lemurs. At the end of the day, setting up of the campsite on a large sandbank bordering the forest. Dinner and night under the tent.Second day of the trip: in the morning after breakfast, departure to reach a magnificent waterfall, a walk of 15 minutes will lead to a beautiful natural swimming pool. Lunch in the shade of the forest. Departure before noon, crossing high cliffs, the village of Berevo, and arrival at the campsite, still on a sandbank. The villagers in the surrounding area will join you in the evening, and a party with singing and dancing will be organized in honor of the guests. • Duration: 2 days and 2 nights• Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner• Accommodation: Under the tent
After the last breakfast, continuation of the boat trip until noon and then another adventure awaits you, countinuing with the 4WD on bad road until joining again the river so you must take the ferry boat for acrossing at Belo on Tsiribihina during 45 minutes and lunch at the restaurant. Continuation of the road where you will do the second cross to the Manambolo River by ferry boat for 10 minutes. Installation in the room. Dinner and night at the hotel.• Duration: about 4 hours• Distance: 100 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: Hotel TANANKOAY
This day, you will discover the Tsingy of Bemaraha, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1990. Their sharp peaks that form the limestone massif reach up to 40 meters. Limestone rocks formed by a deposit of fossils and shells dead under the sea, two hundred million years ago, the Tsingy of Bemaraha offer one of the most spectacular landscapes of the Big Island. The Tsingy of Bemaraha are part of the network of National Parks of Madagascar. The proposed circuits are different according to the physical condition of the visitors: that of Andamozavaky and that of Ranotsara, of rather difficult level (four to six hours of walk) are the circuits of the great spaces, dizziness and strong sensations. The hike starts 18 km north of the village of Bekopaka to reach gigantic limestone cathedrals, dense networks of faults, deep crevices, limestone blocks carved into blades or sharp needles that make the Great Tsingy. For the more timorous, the Little Tsingy circuits represent an interesting alternative, more moderate without being less spectacular. Picnic lunch during the visit. After the visit, walk around in the village. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. • Duration: All day• Meals included: Breakfast and picnic lunch• Lodging: TANANKOAY hotel
After breakfast, you will return to Morondava by taking the road and then the ferries. Stop at the restaurant to have lunch along the way. You will watch the sunset at the Baobab avenue. These big trees are specific to the region and Madagascar has six species out of the eight existing in the world. After enjoying the beautiful sunset, you reach to Morondava. Dinner and night at the hotel. • Duration: about 8 hours of track• Distance: 230 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: TRECICOGNE hotel or similar
The adventure begins, departing in the morning with 4x4 car towards the south of Morondava. An unavoidable passage, the Kabatomena river (easily accessible during the dry season) before entering the baobab forest. We cross several villages and before arriving in Belo sur mer, we cross on the famous local salt works. Belo sur mer is a small isolated fisher man village on the lagoon. A paradise for sun and scuba diving lovers. Lunch and dinner at the restaurant. Night at the hotel. • Duration: 5 hours• Distance: 80 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: ECOLODGE DU MENABE hotel or similar
Free days on Belo sur Mer where you could do different activities such as: take a walk in town or just laze on the fine sand of the beach. You will discover white sand, turquoise blue sea, palm trees and the construction of schooners and dhows. In the whale season there is the possibility to see whales. Otherwise, you can always admire the lagoon with its fine white sand, get to know the Vezo people, famous for their pirogues, whose main activity is fishing. Visit the islets Andravoho, Andriangary and Andriamitaroka in sailing or motor canoes. Or the magnificent Tropical Aquarium. There is also the possibility of scuba diving and kitesurfing. Free lunches and dinners. Night at the hotel. • Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: ECOLODGE DU MENABE hotel or similar
Departure for Miandrivazo after breakfast through full of contrasts landscapes. • Duration: about 7 hours• Distance: 356 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: PRINCESSE TSIRIBIHINA hotel or similar
After an early breakfast, early departure for the capital, you cross the Highlands again, you could admire the landscape with its different types of traditional houses, rice fields and inhabitants. A stop at the restaurant on the way for lunch.Arrival in Antananarivo at the end of the afternoon where a room is at your disposal.Dinner and overnight at the hotel. • Duration: about 8 hours• Distance: 390 km• Meals included: Breakfast• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
After breakfast, departure for the visit of the historical remains of the capital. About twenty kilometers north of the city is the cradle of the Merina monarchy in Ambohimanga or "the blue hill". Along the way, you will discover a center committed to the education of autistic children. This is the Padre Pio Charity House, supported by our Tour Operator in its charitable activities. Lunch at the restaurant on the way. The room is at your disposal until your departure in the evening. Dinner and day use at the hotel. Then transfer to the airport for your flight home. • Duration: All day• Distance: approx. 40 km• Meals included: Breakfast, dinner• Accommodation: ROVA HOTEL or similar
Accommodation with breakfast as indicated in the program (or similar), based on double room
Expert guide during all trip
•Lunches for Day 4, Day 5 and dinners on Day 4, Day 5 and Day 14•The picnic lunch during the visit in the national park Tsingy on the day 7•The river trip on full board (Day 4, Day 5)
A vehicle with fuel throughout the tripThe cost of ferries boats transfers
•Tent and sleeping bag•Entrances in the parks and sites indicated•Local guides and porters in the parks•Transfers•Vignettes and tourist taxes•One bottle of water per person per day
International flights
Your personal insurances
•Meals not included in the program •Activities with "free" mention and other optional activities•Tips and drinks•Expenditure of a personal nature•The price of the visa: +/- 35 €.