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=== Tsingy Rary ===
3- to 4-hour walk, suitable for combining one way with other circuits. The trek is easy, but the crossing of a small river is required in the rainy season. This circuit shows the picturesque landscape of the tsingy, the duality between limestone and volcanic rocks and the particular vegetation that grows there. Crowned lemur, Sanford's lemur and , Northern sportive lemur, Madagascan crested ibis, White-breasted mesite and skinks (in the rainy season) can be seen.
=== The big Tsingy of Benavony ===
7-hour trek, moderately difficult because the track is mostly walking on the tsingy. This circuit is ideal to enjoy the wonderful landscape of the tsingy and its particular vegetation. The Benavony underground cave (250 metres) has very beautiful dripstones (concretions). Trekkers can see the landscape from a height from suspension bridges, which join two small canyons. Animals living in the area include the Crowned lemur, Sanford's lemur, Northern sportive lemur, Ring-tailed mongoose and fossa. The vegetation of the canyon is dominated by Moraceae (''Ficus''.
=== The Viewpoint of Ambohimalaza ===
4- to 5-hour trek, easy but steep in the final stretch. The track leads through a forest of the endemic tree "Taim-papango" and through the forest of big lianas and ficus. At the viewpoint a postcard picture surprises the trekker with views of Ambilobe in the west, over the tsingy and the Mozambique Channel spotted with islets ([[Nosy-Be]], [[Mitsio]] etc.) at the horizon. From the highest point of the plateau one can see the whole northern part of the Ankarana National Park, which is dominated by the silhouette of Montagne d'Ambre. Along the track one can see Crowned lemur, Sanford's lemur, Northern sportive lemur, Spear-tailed gecko and birds such as Madagascar harrier-hawk, Peregrine falcon and Guinea fowl.
