West of Madagascar with local boat

West of Madagascar by local boat on Tsiribihina river.

Antananarivo-Antsirabe- Miandrivazo -Tsiribihina River – Kirindy forest -Baobab Avenue -Morondava.

Day 01: Antananarivo-Antsirabe (160 km/3.5hours).

Tongasoa!!! (Welcome).To Antananarivo Madagascar, start the tour from Antananarivo to Antsirabe with the private car and guide plus driver. The ride takes 3hours 30mn plus pause for photos. On road, we will see the beautiful landscape of highland and rice field plus stone tombs of Merina tribes.

After 60km stop to villages called Ambatolampy to visit local recycling, forning, making cooking pot by Aluminum, and Alu decoration. Continuous to Antsirabe. When we arrive in Antsirabe, you have an option to relax or taking a rickshaw by yourself or on foot.

Overnight at hotel:  couleur café (Semi luxury); royal palace (luxury)

Day 02: Antsirabe to Miandrivazo (230Km/ 5hours).

After breakfast, will pick you up from the Hotel to visit the town Antsirabe including the horn zebu factory recycling; the metal recycling to making a small car for decoration rickshaw. Then continuous to Miandrivazo on way we pass a waterfall in Betafo village, as we pass through the changing Malagasy countryside.

Miandrivazo is small town, place to organize a trip along the Tsiribihina River with some staff on local boat and do some formality.

Overnight at hotel:  La pirogue

Day 03:  Miandrivazo – Masiakapy -Descent on Tsiribihina River- Nosinapela waterfall –Descent -Camping (Begidro). 

After morning breakfast, we drive from Miandrivazo to Masiakapy by transfer car.

From here, we will start the river journey on the majestic Tsiribihina River. Relax and enjoy the beautiful landscapes, many kinds of wild animals like Herons, Wild ducks. Parrots. Some raptors birds, kingfishers, and many species of large chameleons.

Before noon, we across the massif of Bemaraha .It overflow with a fantastic landscape. At noon, we will have a shower under the best waterfall of Madagascar ‘Nosinapela’ and it is natural swimming pool.

In afternoon, we cruise again along the river and will pitch a tent, Here we start the apero and will be sitting camp on sand bank, build a fire in the night and cook your dinner. Then sit bank and enjoy your meal listening to the sound of river and watching the sun go down.

Camping at night. (Full board is included).

Day 04:  Descent on Tsiribihina river – Camping (Berevo). 

 Start the morning after breakfast, and make some visit to village Begidro to see life of the local people leave in dark countryside Malagasy, and passing to the storage of tobacco farms.

Plus small market, near of their hand built wooden houses. Then continue to cruise the river winds through thick forest full wildlife, Baobab forest and vegetation along the riverbanks .we have opportunity to observe the crocodile, take a sun bath. The late afternoon we will stop a traditional Malagasy village and set camp on a sandbank.

Camping at night. (Full board is included).

Day 05:  End of Descent-Antsiraraka- Kirindy forest-Night walk in Kirindy (80Km/5hours).

After morning breakfast, cruise again the river and this is the last tours with local boat and staff.

From mango tree point we start to ride the zebu card, the distance is 5 Km to the parking place. And meet new driver with 4WD.then drive to the village to start the secondary road.

After 5hours driving arrived to the dry forest as know kirindy forest and check our hotel first and meet to local guide, to give the time for night walk.

Overnight at hotel: Bungalow room kirindy Forest.

Day 06:   Day walk to The Kirindy forest – Baobab Avenue – Morondava. 

After morning breakfast, we make visit in the deciduous Dry Forest to see Lemurs, birds….

Back to the restaurant

Slow driving to get to the Baobabs love and Baobab Avenue for sunset and photographs.

In the evening, we will arrive in Morondava and relax at the Bougainvilliers hotel. A beautiful Bungalow on a wide sandy beach and a restaurant offering you a nice view of the Mozambique Channel.

Stay at Bougainvilliers Hotel, one bungalow

Day 08:   Back to Tana by plane (1hours) or 4WD by road (600KM).

The end of service 

PRICE.

– For single personne: 1350 Euros.

– For 2 persons: 1495 Euros.

– From 3 persons: 1750Euros.


The included in the rates.

-Fuel; Driver; Guides assistant.

– Car from Antananarivo, Antsirabe to Miandrivazo.

– Car transfer Miandrivazo to Masiakapy town start on local Boat.

– The accommodation at the hotel (01night Antsirabe -Miandrivazo (01night) -Camping on river (02 night) – Kirindy Forest (01night) -Morondava (01night).

– Continental breakfast.

– Full board on Tsiribihina River.

-A Local boat and bodyguard.

-The waterfall of   Nosinapela tickets.

– 4WD car during 2days.

– Meals and mineral water on river.

– Camping equipment.

– Kirindy tickets for night walk and Day walk.

Transfer by car:  – Morondava Hotel to Airport

                               –Antananarivo to Airport


Not included in the services
.

-Personal Spending money.

-The lunch.

-The dinner.

-the Tips.

-the Beverages.

-Act ……


Recommendations to travelers
.

-Light trousers.

-T-shirt.

-Sandals.

-Mosquito repellent sprays or creams.

-Sun cream and swimsuit.

-Torches.

-Cameras or video camera with power bank.

-Waterproof or raincoats.

-Sleeping Bags.

-Medicine Tablets for malaria.

-Montaigne shoes.

-Hat; sun glacis.