Western Madagascar
Hotel Orchidee du Bemaraha
The hotel used to be the only comfortable accommodation close to the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park but has now been surpassed by Soleil des Tsingy.
The hotel is set in a rural location in the village of Bekopaka and therefore is challenged in providing amenities but it offers great service and comfortable accommodation. A generator provides electricity between 5pm and 10pm daily, it is best to have a room at a distance from the generator, as it can be quite noisy.
There are 34 rooms in total, including 18 bungalow style rooms, 6 standard rooms and 10 separate bungalows. All of the rooms are quite basic but provide comfortable beds with mosquito nets, ceiling fans and most have an outside terrace and en suite facilities. There is hot water but it is solar powered and not always reliable.
The small swimming pool and sun terrace is often a welcome sight after an excursion in the Tsingy. The attractive hotel also provides a restaurant serving French, Chinese and other exotic dishes.
The nearby Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is a World Heritage Site famed for its unique limestone karst pinnacles and formations: the reserve also supports a large diversity of wildlife including many lemurs, endemic birds and reptiles.
Facilities
Restaurant, swimming pool, bar, communal area, ceiling fan, mosquito nets, limited electricity.
Local Wildlife
Lemurs including the localised and brilliantly white Decken’s sifaka which can often be seen leaping in the grand tsingy pinnacles. There are also rufous-brown lemurs and the locally endemic Randrianasolo's (Bemaraha) sportive lemur. Reptiles include the giant Oustalets's chameleon, many localised lizards, geckos, skinks, hog-nosed snakes and ground boas. The area is also great for birds with good populations of giant coua and the rare Madagascar fish eagle.
Optional Activities
Excursions in the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve. Visits to the local village and pirogue trips along the Manambolo River.
Claire Pote
Area Specialist
This is a nice but more simple accommodation option for those visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve.
If you have any questions regarding our Madagascar tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
Tour guide was perfect (Excellent++). Attentive and caring. Outstanding person. Became part of the family. Give her an award!!! Local guides very enthusiastic and knowledgeable and pleasant people to be with. Helen’s enthusiastic and sparkling voice was a pleasure to hear on the ‘phone. All questions answered in detail and printed information sent was helpful. You guys really cared. Very attentive in Madagascar and went well. Very pleasant and good driver. No corners cut and a well planned trip with all details covered. Perfect for us. Due to good guides and spotters we saw 16 species of lemurs and plenty of them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to see so many species and so close to us. Marvellous – very emotional. Lemurs are such wonderful gentle creatures. This trip was so well-designed for people like us. I will never forget this trip in my life. What a humbling experience it was. Some time in the future we will be back to see these special animals. In the mean time I look to our video footage of our time with the lemurs of Madagascar. Helen Cox – well done. Your company is at the top of our list.