The Tsingys are a UNESCO world heritage site (the only one in Madagascar), attracting more and more visitors each year. To get there you need to brave 130 miles (200km) of "piste" a loosely defined dirt road. The drive from Morondava can take up to 10 hours, so it's rather rough on sensitive stomacs. There are also two river crossings (the "ferry" only takes you accross twice a day, so you better not miss it, as we found out...). There is only one really nice hotel at the entrance of the park called the "Relais des Tsingy". The bungalows are rustic, but have water and electricity for 4 hours a day (a huge luxury) and are in a beautiful setting on top of a hill. We stayed three nigths and visited both the Petits Tsingy and the Grand Tsingy. The extra day was probably not necessary, as the larger Grand Tsingy are pretty much a bigger, more impressive version of the Petits Tsingys. However, given the 10 hour drive, staying the extra day is probably the more reasonable thing to do. Update to our critter count: we saw the elusive jumping rat, another check in our book.
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