Located on the west coast of Madagascar with an un-pronounceable name, this is a national park listed as a UNESCO Heritage sight. It is known for its unique geography, preserved mangrove forests and lemurs. It is a total of 1500 sq. kms in area.
What you see in the photos are sharp limestone pinnacles which can reach 150 feet in height. Such a site is not to be seen anywhere in the world. It is a collection of improbable limestone karsts, pinnacled formations. These dangerously jagged, highly eroded pinnacles form an amazing forest, unlike anything, literally, on Earth. Tsingy is the Malagasy word for “walking on tiptoes” and the nearly impenetrable labyrinth of limestone needles justifies this name.
The reserve’s canyons, gorges, undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps display an astonishing richness of fauna and flora which have not been completely recorded.
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