The next morning we woke up at 4:30AM to hike the Grands Tsingy, which once gave shelter to the first inhabitants of Madagascar. This tsingy required some climbing equipment for safety. I would also advise that you not be claustrophobic, afraid of heights or obese for that matter….
This is when you pray that there is not an earthquake. I compared it to the Star Wars scene where they are in the trash compactor and the walls are closing in. Ahhhhh! The boulders suspended above your head make it even more fun.
The Grands tsingy is taller and much sharper….very beautiful!
Caves are a wonderful place to take a break and cool down….the tsingy was incredibly hot even in the early morning.
Our rock climbing background came in handy while climbing to the top of the sharp tsingy.
On top of the Grands tsingy with Ludo, our guide. If you ever come to Madagascar we can give you the contact info for the best guide in Madagascar!
One at a time across this bridge…it was a long way down. We later found out that Ludo conquered his fear of heights in the Grands Tsingy. Impressive.
Back down again. Wooden planks and boulders were bolted to the rock to give you something to step on. Most were secure....
As we were hiking out through the forest we came upon a group of brown lemur that were feasting on fruit. We were able to walk right up to them which Ludo said was rare! Three had tiny babies with them.
How can you resist that face? I was sitting right next to them.
We ended our day with a night walk. We were hoping to see the tiny mouse lemur. Dean thought it might be a “snipe hunt” as we stood out in the woods waiting…but alas, the tiny lemur came dashing through the trees! We finally caught him munching on some fruit. Once you shine your flashlight in their eyes they don’t move…probably blinded…poor thing!
Hey, me and my boyfriend would love to do the same trip as you for Mada! Looks amazing. But we're wondering how long it took you? As we have just 17 days. Also, how did you organise it all, i.e. the boat trip, and how much oughly did that cost?
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Also, we want to do it early December, but have heard that guides won't allow it this time of year. I don't understand why as the rainy season is Jan-March isn't it? When did you go and do you know if it'll be possible?
ReplyDeleteAny advice would be greatly appreciated. Hearing lots of negative people saying we shouldn't go, but my heart's pretty set on, so determined to prove them wrong!