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Down The River Tsiribihina
One of the most beautiful adventure in Madagascar is to descend the river in a canoe Tsiribihina traditional. The trip takes 3 days, during which you can enjoy a variety of landscapes. In Miandrivazo, 235 km from the capital, Antananarivo, is easy to find guides in the area willing to join you. This is where the adventure begins.
The boat, with room for up to 4 passengers and the guide can not rush down the quiet river. A paddling times, and sometimes simply carried away by the current, one breathes the true spirit of the island’s wild.
On the banks of the river is easy to see small lemurs, monkeys Popular endemic of Madagascar, and birds of all colors, herons, ducks and humpback Fishers, for example, following the canoe in his quiet way.
When night falls, travelers ride the tent and the guides prepare a cozy fire and food to regain strength.
In the morning, early, they start their new declining. Sometimes you can observe crocodiles fleeing, elusive, for any contact. Be not afraid.
The guides know the fauna and flora of the area and have not stop singing ancient legends and traditional songs. During the day, also made stops in small hidden waterfalls and indigenous villages, where the traveler is seen as a curious novelty.
No doubt, lovers of photography on this route are a paradise. For others, it’s a good idea to take a book and enjoy the tranquility of its waters, while listening, by far the most unknown animals.
Three days after leaving Antsiraraka is reached, a larger town, where the traveler is received with good food and simple but pleasant showers. There, resting in a wooden hut is a good time to remember one of the most beautiful routes of Madagascar.