The plateau, for families

Same canyon, different pace. Two kilometres of flat rim, a shaded picnic, and an hour in the kitchen at La Rouge making mofo gasy and koba with the cooks.

4.8 · 73 reviews

DepartureAntsiranana, 07:00, or meet us on site at 09:30
WalkingEasy · 2 km on foot
TravellersGroups of 16 maximum · From age 3
1 dayno overnight

Children under ten rarely care about erosion rates, but they do care about a canyon they can shout into and a kitchen that hands them a bowl.

The walking is short and flat, there is shade at every stop, and the afternoon belongs to the cooks rather than the guide.

What stays with you

Two flat kilometres with three shaded stops
Cooking hour: mofo gasy, koba, and a very short lesson on rice
High chairs, shade, and a changing table that actually exists

How the time is spent

09:30
Rim, slowly
Two kilometres with a guide who answers every single question, however many there are.
12:00
Long lunch
Children's portions, no rush, and a hammock nobody will ask you to leave.
14:00
In the kitchen
Rice flour, banana leaf, coals. Everyone eats what they made on the way home.

Included

4x4 with driver from Antsiranana and back
Community guide from Sadjoavato, English- and French-speaking
Site entrance and community conservation fee
Lunch at La Rouge, welcome cocktail included
Filtered water for the whole walk
Third-party liability cover for the guided part of the day

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

From people who went

5.0
Avec un enfant de cinq ans, c'était parfait : marche courte, beaucoup d'ombre, et l'atelier cuisine l'après-midi. Il parle encore des mofo gasy qu'il a faits lui-même.
Élodie M. · FR · 2026-08-30