Parc National de Tsimanampetsotsa

Disapppointing

May be we were at the wrong time of year, but this was a disappointing park. Very limited bird life and no lemurs (we made a day visit). The few greater flamingos were out in the middle of the lake. J...

What an amazing park

We drove here from Tulear which was a bit of an adventure to be honest. Most people take the speed boat to Anakao and then drive from there, but as we had a rental car we thought we'd take the ferry a...

Soda lake with flamingos

National park way off the beaten path. Arrive here via 1 hour motorboat from Tulare, then 1.5 hour 4x4 drive. 15km soda lake reminiscent of a watercolor painting with pastel pinks, greens, and blue...

Magnificent baobabs, banyan trees, caves, blind fish, lemurs, radiated tortoise, flamingo, etc.: just one big WOW!

The trip to Tsimanampesotsa National Park was a terrific experience! Birdwatching started on the way from Lalandaka (Anakao) to Tsimanampesotsa when our local driver stopped midway to help an Italian ...

Paradise for birdwatchers

Nearly 80% of the birds species you find in the dry decidious forest, swamp and bushes are found easily at Tsimanapetso. The Lake is full of birds and even the rarest waterbirds one like the Red-knobb...