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'''Day 2: Tana - [[Miandrivazo]] (D)'''<br>
We leave Tana and drive to Miandrivazo (about 7 hours), from where the river trip starts the next morning. We have a quick stop in the town of [[Ambatolampy]] to visit some workshops where aluminum aluminium cooking pots are made by the skilled worker. Most of the cooking pots that we use in Madagascar come from this town. Thereafter we continue driving, after [[Antsirabe]] we’ll get a panoramic view of rice paddies, cornfields, vegetable fields and [[Merina]] family tombs.
Overnight and dinner at the hotel. (Dinner, bed and breakfast.)
'''Day 3: [[Tsiribihina River]] trip (B/L/D)
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'''Day 6: [[Bekopaka]] - Small Tsingy (B/L/D)'''<br>
Day visit to the Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park, which is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pirogue trip along the gorges of the Manambolo River (about 1.5 hours) to discover the limestone walls. We get out of the pirogue and walk through the forest of the Small Tsingy. Picnic lunch inside the park. Thereafter we continue our hike and walk back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel in Bekopaka.
'''Day 7: Bekopaka - Big Tsingy (B/L/D)'''<br>
After breakfast , we drive about 1.5 hours to reach the Big Tsingy. During an excursion of about 6 hours we cross the limestone cathedral in a spectacular natural landscape. We climb up and down between the different caves and reach several viewpoints. One needs a good strong physic to climb that steep. With a bit of luck , we may see the Van der Decken's sifaka, one of the rarest lemurs. Picnic lunch inside the park and then back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel in Bekopaka.
'''Day 8: Bekopaka - Marofandilia (B/L/D)'''<br>
'''Day 10: Morondava - Tana (B/D)'''<br>
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight from Morondava to Tana. Transfer to the hotel (half board). Afternoon The afternoon is free for some leisure.
'''Day 11: Tana - flight out of Madagascar (B)'''<br>
After breakfast and depending on the flight schedule, there might be an opportunity to visit a [[Digue Market|crafts market]] on the way to the airport. End of service.