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Tsingy RougeMADAGASIKARA

From€35 / per person

Half a day with the people who live below the canyon

Down to the Irodo

The river that carved the tsingy still waters gardens two kilometres downstream. A community guide walks you through the fields, the rice, the raffia and the reason the site is protected.

4.7 · 88 reviews
  • DepartureOn site, 08:00 or 14:00
  • WalkingEasy · 5 km on foot
  • TravellersGroups of 14 maximum · From age 4
  • 1 dayno overnight

The Red Tsingy is not empty landscape. It sits on land that villages farm, and the conservation fee you pay at the gate goes to the association that keeps the rim clear and the tracks passable.

This walk is the short version of where the money goes, told by the people it goes to.

What stays with you

  • Rice terraces and market gardens along the Irodo
  • Raffia weaving demonstration in the village
  • Tasting of koba and fresh cane juice

How the time is spent

  1. Hour 1

    The descent

    A gentle path from the rim to the riverbed, with the strata at eye level.

  2. Hour 2

    Fields and village

    Rice, cassava, mango, and the irrigation the whole valley depends on.

  3. Hour 3

    Weaving and tasting

    Raffia work under the mango tree, then koba and cane juice before the walk back up.

Included

  • Community guide from Sadjoavato, English- and French-speaking
  • Site entrance and community conservation fee
  • Filtered water for the whole walk

Not included

  • International and domestic flights
  • Accommodation in Antsiranana before and after
  • Drinks other than water and the welcome cocktail
  • Tips for the guide and driver
  • Personal travel insurance and personal spending

Best months

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Gallery

  • A guide showing a visitor the grain of the rock at the foot of a pinnacle
  • Visitors and guides raising green coconuts together after the walk

From people who went

  • 5.0
    Faly aho fa nisy dia mampifandray ny mpitsidika sy ny mponina. Ny mpitari-dalana avy eto an-toerana, ary hita mazava ny fandehan'ny vola. Izay no tokony hatao.

    Hasina R. · MG ·

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