Tsimanampesotse

Tsimanampesotse

On the plan

Area 202 525 Hectares

VISIT US

Depending on your means of transport :

  • Ground Transportation
    • Take route N°7 Antananarivo to Andranovory or Toliara.
    • Take route national N°10, joining route national N°7 at Andranovory (65 km north of Toliara). Join Betioky (90 km away) and head for Ampanihy.
    • 20km from Betioky on the road to Ampanihy, there's a crossroads with Park signs. Take this road to the right onto the track towards Beheloke (102 km to the park).
  • Maritime transport

    From Toliary, reach us by sea!

  • Air transport

    There are regular flights between Antananarivo and Toliary.

  • Ideal period

    The park is open all year round.

  • Available activities

    • Interpretation center
    • Visitor centre
    • Campsite
    • Toilets
    • Mitoho parking lot
    • Andaka parking lot

  • Advisory Equipment

    Take all the clothing and equipment you need for a good walk in the middle of a desert landscape:

    • good hiking boots,
    • shorts,
    • tee shirt,
    • sun cream,
    • hat,
    • sunglasses and,
    • above all,
    • water.

  • Fees and charges

    Download the reference document to find out more about park fees and charges.

    Download the document

  • Code of conduct

    • Bring your validated entrance ticket to the park reception desk.
    • Accompaniment by a local guide is compulsory.

The circuits

Tours Summary Difficulty Duration Tour plans
ANDAKA

Stroll along the lake

. Glasswort landscape

. Observe the spectacular scenery of the Tsimanampesotse sacred lake

. Observation of aquatic birds on the lake, such as the two famous species of flamingo (pink and dwarf), wild duck species (red-billed duck, helmeted duck, etc.).

Easy

1h
TSIAMASO

Visit the sacred site (in the Mitoho cave) and observe the blind fish

. Lemur observation and dormitories (Lemur catta)

. Visit to the mouse cave

. Visit to a lemur dormitory

. See the “Smiling Baobab”

. Viewing the “Baobab Grandma”

. Observation of the “Foreign Baobab or Baobab Vazaha”

. Visit to Gouffre Aven Vintane, with banyan trees with aerial roots running along the wall of the chasm to draw water

. Turtle watching

. Observation of endemic forest birds.

Easy

2h
MAROFONE

Panoramic view of the baobab and Pachypodium colonies

. Panoramic view of the lake, sea and thicket landscapes (at the viewpoint)

. Forest birds

. Turtle and reptile watching

Average

2h30
ANDALAMAIKE

Trekking in the middle of the Mahafaly limestone plateau

. Botanical tour through the baobab forest, giant pachypodium (avenue of pachypodium) and plants typical of the region

. Observation of polygamous Baobab

. See radiated tortoises, reptiles and forest birds

. Visit the sacred cave (Andriamaniloke)

. Offering the landscape of the lake and vast expanse of sand dune

Average

3h30
EMANDE

Observation of sacred sites such as tombs

. Offering panoramic views of the lake and xerophilous thicket landscape

. Lemur watching

. Water birdwatching: flamingos, ducks, etc.

. Observation of water springs

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