Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
A UNESCO-listed reserve of razor-sharp limestone pinnacles, deep canyons and forest. Visitors follow fixed routes and suspension bridges high among the stone spires, with a guide.
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Sharp pinnacles of limestone form a UNESCO-listed maze, and rope bridges and ladders cross it.
Attractive locations
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
UNESCO-listed park of sharp limestone pinnacles, deep gorges and forest in western Madagascar. Walkways and rope bridges allow visitors to cross the stone forest, with guides required.
Manambolo River
A river that winds through gorges beside the tsingy landscape. Boat trips on its calm green water pass tall cliffs, caves and riverside villages.
Bekopaka
A small village near the park entrance and the Manambolo River crossing, used as the base for visits to the tsingy. Guides and boat trips are arranged here.
Airports
Tambohorano Airport WTA
It is about 156 km in a straight line from Tsingy de Bemaraha.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Madagascar page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan25.2 °C384 mm
- Feb24.9 °C280 mm
- Mar24.9 °C201 mm
- Apr23.9 °C86 mm
- May22.2 °C23 mm
- Jun21.0 °C11 mm
- Jul21.1 °C12 mm
- Aug23.0 °C6 mm
- Sep25.6 °C14 mm
- Oct27.2 °C55 mm
- Nov27.3 °C115 mm
- Dec26.5 °C232 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 31% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Reported numbers: police 117, ambulance 124, fire 118 - confirm with your hotel or guide.
local government
Office National du Tourisme de Madagascar (ONTM)
Helps with: Madagascar's national tourism office. Contact it for tourist information and any request about travel in the country. Its website also lists regional tourism offices.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Madagascar or planning a trip there.
Email: infos@madagascar-tourisme.com
Address: Lot IBG 29C Antsahavola, B.P. 1780, Antananarivo
ngo
Croix-Rouge Malagasy (Malagasy Red Cross)
Helps with: Madagascar's national Red Cross society. It runs first aid training, disaster preparedness and response, and health and hygiene programmes in all 22 regions, with about 9,500 active volunteers.
Who qualifies: People in Madagascar who need its first aid, disaster relief or health services.
Phone: 020 22 221 11
Email: com@crmada.org
Address: 1 Rue Patrice Lumumba, Tsaralalana, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Madagascar
Helps with: The UN migration agency. In Madagascar it supports emergency shelter and displacement response, border management, and the return and reintegration of Malagasy nationals.
Who qualifies: Migrants, displaced people and returnees. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +261 20 23 308 09
Email: iommadagascar@iom.int
Address: Porte 108, 1er etage, Immeuble SONAPAR, Zone Galaxy Andraharo, Antananarivo 101
local government
Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC)
Helps with: Madagascar's national office for risk and disaster management. Its website reports on cyclone and emergency preparedness and on ongoing emergencies.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Madagascar affected by a disaster or looking for official disaster information.
Phone: +261 34 05 480 68
Address: Avaratra Antanimora, Route Mausolee, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
local government
Police and ambulance emergency number 17 (landline)
Helps with: Reaches the police and the ambulance service in Madagascar from a landline. UK government travel advice says to dial 117 from a mobile phone.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 17
local government
Fire emergency number 18 (landline)
Helps with: Reaches the fire service in Madagascar from a landline. UK government travel advice says to dial 118 from a mobile phone.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 18