MADAGASCAR TOURS
RIVER TRIP & MAKAY TREK
Day 1 Antananarivo
Day 6 The Tsingy of Bemaraha
Pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel for an overnight on bed and breakfast.
Full day exploring the park. Tsingy is a cathedral of limestone, this dense network of faults, cracks and blocks of limestone carved in blades, is one of the most spectacular landscapes of Madagascar. Exciting walk but not always easy. (B-L-D)
Day 2 Tana - Antsirabe With our Toyota Land Cruiser we start driving South. Rice fields and typical villages of the Highlands represent the landscape right after Antananarivo. We stop in Ambatolampy to discover the rather amazing work of aluminum to make cooking pots for the whole country. Continue to Antsirabe. (B, D)
Day 3 Miandrivazo and boat Drive to Miandrivazo via Betafo and Mandoto Villages. We take a track after Miandrivazo Village towards Masiakampy pier. Our boat and the crew are waiting for us to go down the river. Lunch on board. Night camping. (B-L-D)
Day 4 Tsiribihina River
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The Tsiribihina River trip, the Tsingy of Bemaraha and the Baobabs Avenue Five days trekking in the amazing Makay Mountains Sharing great moments with your local guides and porters during the trek
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It is a large and quiet river, we go forward slowly at a relaxing and peaceful pace. We stop on the way to visit villages and take a shower in a beautiful waterfall. In the evening, we set up our camp on the white sand along the riverbanks. Time is spent around the campfire and locals would often come to visit, play local music and dance for great fun. Night camping. (B-L-D)
Day 5 Tsiribihina River - Bekopaka Morning on the river. We find our 4x4 at Belo/Tsiribihina. Lunch aboard. Drive to Bekopaka, the gateway to the Bemaraha National Park. We cross the Manambolo River by local and funny ferry. Night at the hotel. (B-L-D)
Day 7 Bekopaka - Morondava We drive to Morondava and cross Manambolo and Tsiribihina Rivers by ferry. We pass through the famous “Allée des Baobabs”. We arrive at the right time when the sun is low, the lights are slanted, and the smooth tree trunks reflect the orange rays of the sun. (B, D)
Day 8 Morondava - Malaimbandy Drive West to Malaimbandy and a track will lead us to the north base of the massif of Makay after a three-hour drive. It is the starting point of the expedition. It’s here where we meet our guides and porters, they will be our companions during the next wonderful days in the mountains. We set our tents at the exit of the village. (B-L-D)
Day 9 to 13 Trekking in the Makay We enter the massif with a solid team of local guides and porters who will be our travelling companions for these few days. You only carry your small backpack with your belongings for the day, without forgetting your water supply, your camera and your walking stick. Our porters set up camp, our cook takes care of the meals. The logistics are of high quality. Let’s start the trek! We guide you inside these huge straight faults where sun rays
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