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Kirindy + Tsingys + Morondava (West)
RPW7A

7 NIGHTS
FROM $1,503
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Explore with your own private driver/guide the sharp limestone pinnacles that comprise the Tsingys of Bemaraha in western Madagascar - a World Heritage site due to its population of lemurs, preserved mangrove forest & bird life. Complete your holiday relaxing on Morondava beach. Excellent for bird watching, walking & photography. Less 10% for 4+ pax.
HIGHLIGHTS
Walking Holiday Madagascar Walking Holiday Lemurs Madagascar Bemaraha Tsingys Kirindy Morondava
• Antananarivo • Kirindy • Small Tsingys • Great Tsingys
• Walking • Lemurs • Reptiles • Bird Watching
• Morondava • Baobabs
Day 1
You will be met at Antananarivo Airport and transferred to your hotel in the capital city of the enormous island of Madagascar.
 
Check in to your hotel and relax in your warm surroundings.
 
Before leaving the airport, remember to withdraw local currency from the cash machine for lunches along the way (approx 15,000 ariary per person) and buy plenty of bottled drinking water for your journey
Day 2
Transfer to Antananarivo Airport for your flight to Morondava, where you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred 2.5-hour to Kirindy.
 
Kirindy is a privately managed forest in one of Madagascar's most threatened ecosystems. After enjoying a picnic lunch, we visit the dry deciduous Marofandilia Forest, which is said to have the greatest density of primates in the world - with eight species of lemur including the world’s smallest primate, the pygmy mouse lemur, and 23 species of other mammals including fosa, the lemurs’ main predator.
 
This forest is home to a number of endemic reptiles and the giant jumping rat. We also hope to see two endangered nocturnal species - the sifaka (or dancing lemur) and the gidro (or brown lemur). The flora is equally unique, with several species found only at Kirindy.
 
Before leaving Antananarivo, remember to withdraw local currency from the cash machine for lunches along the way (approx 15,000 ariary per person) and buy plenty of bottled drinking water for your journey
Day 3
This morning we depart Kirindy and travel 1-hour to Bedo Lake, which is home to a wide diversity of flora and 35 species of water birds, including the endangered Madagascar teal, Madagascar plover, Madagascar heron, migratory greater and lesser flamingos, as well as big-headed turtles.
 
We continue 5-hours to Belo on Tsiribihina, with picnic lunch along the way. We take four different ferries to cross the various rivers along the way, before checking into our hotel in Bemaraha in the late afternoon.
Day 4
Tsingy de Bemaraha Nature Reserve has been declared a World Heritage site because of its lemur population, preserved mangrove forests and wild birds, but it is best know for its Tsingy - sharp limestone pinnacles that reach up to 150 feet in height and are cut through with canyons and gorges rich in fauna and flora (Tsingy means “walking on the feet tips" in the Malagasy language).
 
This morning we descend into the Manambolo Gorges on a traditional “pirogue” canoe, with a picnic lunch (included). In the afternoon we visit the small Tsingys and the caves.  You may see some different lemur species such as the Sifaka or the Gidro and if you’re lucky, you might see the famous Aye-Aye. You can also observe the characteristic xerophyte flora of this area, including pachypodiums and arofys.
Day 5
Tsingy de Bemaraha Nature Reserve covers an area of over 250 square miles (666 square km) and only a portion of this great park can be accessed by visitors.
 
Today we travel by car to the start of our walking tour of the great massif. The park offers a range of tours with various levels of difficulty, all requiring a guide, with the 4 to 5-hour Andamozavaky tour being the most difficult. Whilst exploring the Tsingys on foot, you can look for Decken's Sifaka, red-fronted brown lemurs and the critically endangered Madagascar fish eagle, amongst others (picnic lunch included).
Day 6
Today we spend a full day on the road, as we depart from Bemaraha in the morning for the 7-hour drive to Morondava.
 
After enjoying a picnic lunch (included) and the "Bottle Baobabs" of Morondava, in the late afternoon we arrive at Baobab Alley in time to watch the sunset framed by these strange gigantic "upside down" trees. We later check into our hotel in Morondava.
Day 7
At leisure to explore Morondava or relax on the beach.
Day 8
Transfer to Morondava Airport for your flight to Antananarivo and onward flight home.
 
When you transit via Nairobi Airport, you will be met and transferred to a nearby hotel where you will have the use of a day room. before being transferred back to Nairobi Airport for your flight home.
 
Note: you will need to purchase a transit visa to leave Naoribi airport.
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