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15-Day East and West Crossing the Tsiribihina River 

$ 3,700

15-Day East and West Crossing the Tsiribihina River 

Day 1: Antananarivo

  • You will be greeted on arrival by your guide who helps you finish all the formalities and transfer you to the hotel.

Day 2: Antananarivo – Andasibe

  • After breakfast, depart for a visit to to Peyreiras Reptile Reserve (3 hours on drive) to see up close captive panther chameleons, island chameleons, stump-tail chameleons, Brookesia chameleons, golden mantella frogs, tomato frogs, Madagascar tree boas, leaf-nose snakes, cat-eyed snakes, tenrecs, numerous species of leaf tail geckos. The curators of the reserve usually take the animals out of their enclosures to allow close photographs. Continue to Andasibe with stops at the landscapes for photos and any break if necessary.

Day 3: Andasibe

  • After breakfast, meet with your guide with for the visit of Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and trek along trails to see wild diademed sifakas, wooly sifakas, common brown lemur and the famous Indri Indri. Explore the trails for orchids and birdlife. In the afternoon, you will visit the Vakona lodge’s reserve to see common brown sifaka, grey bamboo lemurs and the black and white ruffed lemurs. 

Day 4: Antananarivo – Antsirabe

  • After breakfast, meet with your guide with for the road trip to Antsirabe, there are visits along the National Road 7.

Day 5: Antsirabe – Miandrivazo

  • After breakfast, meet with your guide with for the road trip to Miandrivazo, there are stops along the National Road.

Day 6: Miandrivazo Village – Tsiribihina Descent

  • Transfer to Masiankapy village for a river trip along Tsiribihina River. Enjoy nature and birdlife, have lunch on board, and camp by the riverbank under the stars.
  • Overnight on camp in full charge (Meals, tents, sleeping bag).

Days 7 & 8: The River Tsiribihina Descent

  • Tsiribihina is a large and quiet river, we go forward slowly with a relaxing and peaceful mood. We set up our camp on the white sand in river’s bank in the evening. We stop on the way to visit villages, to see animals and take a shower in a beautiful waterfall. The guide prepares the meal. Evenings are spent around fire camp and often locals come to visit us and play local music and dance for a great fun.bag).
  • Overnight on camp in full charge (Meals, tents, sleeping bag).

Day 9: Tsiribihina – Bekopaka

  • After breakfast on a sandbar, we continue the Tsiribihina descent for a few hours and get closer to many villages and the river is there more frequented.
    We accost to Tsaraotany. Our 4×4 waits for us on the bank. We go first to Tsimafana village  to board on a local ferry and cross Tsiribihina river. We take the lunch in Belo and then an uncomfortable track leads us to Tsingy of Bemaharaha National Park, these hundred kilometres  will take us a good part of the afternoon.
    We cross Manambolo River to reach Bekopaka village.

Day 10: Bekopaka – Big Tsingy

  • It is one of the most extraordinary sites with the real cathedral of limestone. The dense network of faults, cracks, and blocks of limestone carved in blades is one of the most prominent landscapes of Madagascar. There are 200 million years when the sea of Bemaraha which cover this region. There are six species of lemurs, reptiles and 53 varieties of birds among the marvels which are also the housing environment of the smallest sorts of a chameleon, the “Brookesia“ and where you can appreciate the magnificent sunset.

Day 11: Bekopaka – Small Tsingy

  • Early on the morning, visit of the gorge of Manambolo then continue to the small Tsingy

Day 12: Bekopaka – Morondava

  • Drive to Morondava town via the famous “Allée des Baobabs. Arrive on time for great pictures when the sun is low, raking light, and smooth trunks reflect the orange rays of the sun. Settle at the hotel before the sea for dinner. Lunch at Belo sur Tsiribihina.

Day 13: Morondava

  • After a long drive today, you’ll have a free day at the beach. You can choose to participate in optional water activities like scuba diving and snorkeling. 

Day 14: Morondava – Antananarivo

  • One guide from our company will assist and transfer you to your flight to Antananarivo

Day 15: Antananarivo – City Tour – Departure

  • A city tour is organized before your international flight departure.
  • We will take you to the airport
Included:
  • Accommodations
  • A boat during the crossing on Tsiribihina River
  • Domestic flight
  • A car with a driver and fuel during the tour
  • All activities and entrance fees with local guides
  • Transfers
  • An English Speaking guide during the tour
  • A bottle of water
  • Meals on the river
Not Included:
  • Meals outside of the river descent
  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses

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