Madagascar - Expeditions and Adventure Travel

Benahy - Onilahy Descent - Rafting in Madagascar

This expedition aims to achieve a rafting descent of the Benahy and Onilahy rivers.  The Benahy, a narrow river running through canyons that are only a few meters wide, is not marked on the maps of Madagascar and is seldomly rafted.   Along the route we will encounter truly fantastic landscapes as well as face interesting and challenging situations.  This is a unique Pioneer expedition which offers a fantastic opportunity to explore a remote area of Madagascar and see much of the endemic wildlife.

Expedition members do not need previous rafting experience as full training is given.

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Rare rafting descent of the Benahy river
  

• Observing at close hand, from boats and on foot, the unique endemic flora and fauna
  

• Relaxing at the end of our adventurous journey at a luxurious beach resort
   

We will follow the isolated Benahy river into the Onilahy river and continue all the way down through the delta to the coast at Saint Augustin.  We start deep in the Isaolo canyons, south of the Isaolo National Park.  The southern part of these canyons are remote and untouched by tourism.  The only people we are likely to encounter whilst crossing this range are locals - cattle rustlers and sapphire diggers.

We will get the chance to see many of the favourite Madagascan fauna including ring-tailed lemurs and chameleons.  We can also expect to spot crocodiles (from the safety of our raft) during out time on the rivers.

As this is a full-on camping expedition we plan to spend our last few days relaxing by the beach at  the Anakao beach resort on the warm waters of the Mozambique channel before flying back to Antananarivo where the tour ends.

This expedition is a great combination for the adventurous and the wildlife enthusiast.

Our local guide is very active with local NGO Wood En Stock (which is actively replanting trees in Madagascar).  For every client booked on this trip, we will finance one tree per day per client with Wood En Stock

Meeting the locals