Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
This park, 1,575km2 is size, lies in the central part of Mdagascar’s west coast. In 1990 in was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, largely because of the its stunning limestone mountains and the famous Tsingys - spectacular needle-like limestone peaks, which can be several hundred meters high, created over millions of years by erosion.
The park does not just protect the outstanding mountain scenery alone, it is also home to an outstanding fauna and flora, which can be seen it the areas between and around the mountains. 85% of the species here only occur on Madagascar, and around half of these are only found in this national park.
In addition to the prominent limestone mountains and rock formations the landscape of the park includes rivers and beautiful waterfalls, undisturbed areas of forest and many different animals, including 11 species of lemurs, more than 100 species of birds and approx 45 species of both reptile and amphibian.
It is possible to enjoy some great walking along good paths and over swaying suspension bridges to areas such as Petit Tsingy, Big Tsingy and down to the Manambolo Gorge, where you can also go canoeing down the beautiful river.
