For example, sometimes flocks of children run along the shore to accompany the boats and  greet with their innocent laughter. It is not sailing only for the sake of it, as other attractions are organized during the route, what with excursions in the canyons, healing pauses at natural swimming pools, nights in bivouac. One of the highlights is the crossing of the Gorges upstream Bekopaka, and on the cliff side, openings of  mysterious caves.

Bekopaka, a must -stay on the route to the Tsingy, is well bustling with life until about 9 p.m, with on the one hand the tourists preparing their programme visit, and on the other the village people busy to sell their small products. After crossing the neighbouring Tsiribihina by ferry, the dry forest of Kirindy gives an overview of its vegetation and fauna with its reptiles, birds and lemurs. Then it’s a combination of land-water “soft” but rich in colourful discoveries. Then Morondava, passing , everyone would have guessed it, along the Baobab lane...