Guide7 min read
Visiting the Red Tsingy: everything you need before you leave Antsiranana
Access, timing, what to bring, and the two mistakes almost every first-time visitor makes.
By Ravaka Andriamanana · Head guide ·
Journal
Field notes, geology and the association's accounts, written by the people who work here.
Field notes6 min read
A night on the plateau, hour by hour
What actually happens between four in the afternoon and seven the next morning at the rim camp.
Geology5 min read
Why these tsingy are red, and why they will not last
A short account of iron oxide, runoff and a landscape that is younger than most of the villages around it.
The association4 min read
What the conservation fee actually pays for
Salaries, paths, water, seedlings, and a quarterly account posted where everyone can read it.