Antananarivo Camp
Camping
Days 1, 7
Baobabs & Kirindy — 5 days (Antananarivo, Morondava, Baobab Alley, Bekopaka & Petit Tsingy)
Eight days west, with two ferries and a harness. Five days around Morondava and Kirindy without the long haul north to Bekopaka.
Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Trekking
Eight days west, with two ferries and a harness
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Haute-villeEight days to the Tsingy — limestone eroded into vertical blades, reached by two ferries and a road that is only a road in the dry season. Allée des BaobabsThe baobabs are Adansonia grandidieri, endemic, and the alley is what is left of a forest that was cleared around them. Tsiribihina ferryEight hours for about two hundred kilometres.
Itinerary
Eight days to the Tsingy — limestone eroded into vertical blades, reached by two ferries and a road that is only a road in the dry season.
AntananarivoHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer into the haute-ville
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationAntananarivo Camp
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Haute-ville Rova Analakely market Start point Antananarivo, Ivato International Airport (TNR) 00:00 - 23:59The baobabs are Adansonia grandidieri, endemic, and the alley is what is left of a forest that was cleared around them.
Antananarivo, Morondava, Baobab AlleyHow the day runs
- 1 hrs10:00 AM — the flight west
- 1 hrs4:30 PM — out to the alley for the light
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationMorondava Camp
Included Activities
- Flight
- Beach hotel at Morondava
LANDMARKS Allée des Baobabs Adansonia grandidieri Morondava Eight hours for about two hundred kilometres. The ferries are barges poled and pushed across, and the road is impassable in the wet season.
Morondava, BekopakaHow the day runs
- 8 hrs6:00 AM — north with the Tsiribihina and Manambolo ferries
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBekopaka Camp
Included Activities
- 4x4 and both ferries
- Lodge at Bekopaka
LANDMARKS Tsiribihina ferry Manambolo ferry Bekopaka You move through the Tsingy on fixed cables in a harness. The Petit is where you find out whether you are comfortable doing that.
Bekopaka, Petit TsingyHow the day runs
- 5 hrs7:00 AM — the circuit with a park guide
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBekopaka Camp
Included Activities
- Park fee, guide and harness
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Petit Tsingy Via ferrata cables Manambolo gorge Tsingy means "where one cannot walk barefoot". The rock is dissolved limestone in vertical blades and the circuit crosses a chasm on a suspension bridge.
Bekopaka, Grand TsingyHow the day runs
- 2 hrs6:00 AM — north to the Grand massif
- 6 hrs7:30 AM — the Andamozavaky circuit and the bridge
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBekopaka Camp
Included Activities
- Park fee, guide and harness
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Grand Tsingy Andamozavaky Suspension bridge Decken's sifaka There is one road and you take it both ways. Most groups stop at Kirindy on the way if the light holds.
Bekopaka, MorondavaHow the day runs
- 8 hrs6:00 AM — south with both ferries again
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationMorondava Camp
Included Activities
- 4x4 and ferries
- Beach hotel at Morondava
Kirindy is the most reliable place in Madagascar to see a fossa, which is not the same as reliable.
Morondava, AntananarivoHow the day runs
- 4 hrs5:30 AM — a dawn drive at Kirindy for fossa and lemurs
- 1 hrs3:00 PM — the flight east
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationAntananarivo Camp
Included Activities
- Reserve entry
- Flight
- Hotel in Antananarivo
LANDMARKS Kirindy forest Fossa Giant jumping rat Ivato connects through Nairobi, Addis, Réunion and Paris.
AntananarivoHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to Ivato
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 2Flight
- Day 2Beach hotel at Morondava
- Day 34x4 and both ferries
- Day 3Lodge at Bekopaka
- Day 4Park fee, guide and harness
- Day 4Lodge night
- Day 64x4 and ferries
- Day 7Reserve entry
- Day 7Hotel in Antananarivo
- Day 1 · 1 nightAntananarivo Camp
- Day 2 · 1 nightMorondava Camp
- Day 3 · 3 nightsBekopaka Camp
- Day 6 · 1 nightMorondava Camp
- Day 7 · 1 nightAntananarivo Camp
- Day 1Antananarivo to AntananarivoTransfer into the haute-ville
- Day 2Antananarivo to Morondava10:00 AM — the flight west
- Day 2Morondava to Baobab Alley4:30 PM — out to the alley for the light
- Day 7Morondava to Antananarivo3:00 PM — the flight east
- Day 8Antananarivo to AntananarivoTransfer to Ivato
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Morondava Camp
Camping
Days 2, 6
Bekopaka Camp
Camping
Days 3–5
What you'll eat
7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 6 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
- DinnerServed on days 1–6
- BreakfastServed on days 2–8
- LunchServed on days 3–6
17 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 16 reviews
Review summary
Food4.3/5
Guide4.0/5
Itinerary4.4/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.1/5
Tour operator4.2/5
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Ananya Gupta – Chandigarh2026-06-01 · Verified booking
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Nikhil Joshi – Indore2026-06-01 · Verified booking
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up.
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Meera Iyer – Pune2026-06-01 · Verified booking
Did this over 8 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Solid operator.
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Meera Iyer – Lucknow2026-06-01 · Verified booking
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Tara D'Souza – Bengaluru2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Menabe in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. No hesitation recommending them.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Manav Sethi – Chandigarh2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
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Owen Clarke – Zurich2025-10-20 · Verified booking
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Manav Sethi – Bengaluru2025-10-20 · Verified booking
The trek itself is good but the group was too large for the trail on the summit day. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
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