8-Day Madagascar Wildlife and Camping

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Antananarivo to Andasibe National Park

Leave Antananarivo in the morning and drive east to Andasibe. After checking in at your hotel, head out for an afternoon walk with a local guide. Listen for the calls of indri and look for lemurs, chameleons and rainforest birds along the trail.
After dark, join a guided night walk in a nearby community-managed forest. Your guide will help you look for mouse lemurs, frogs and sleeping chameleons before you return to the hotel.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Best Time To Visit April, May, October and November (Best weather, less rain)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April, May, October and November

Wildlife in Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Indri Common

Common
brown lemur Common

Other
chameleons Common

Leaf-tailed geckos Common

Diademed sifaka Occasional

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Red-bellied
lemur Occasional

Grey
bamboo lemur Occasional

Mouse lemurs Occasional

Sportive lemurs Occasional

Parson's
chameleon Occasional

Painted mantella Occasional

Black-and-white
ruffed lemur Rare

Madagascar tree boa Rare

Fossa Very Rare

Activities:

• Afternoon nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Feon'ny Ala Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Maromizaha Reserve

After breakfast, transfer to the entrance of Maromizaha Reserve and meet your local guide. Hike through the rainforest to your campsite, stopping to listen for indri calls and look for diademed sifakas and other wildlife. The trail climbs and descends in places, with time to pause for sightings and photographs. Once you’ve settled into camp, take a short afternoon walk or relax and listen to the forest around you.
The following morning, set out early to explore a different part of the reserve. Listen for lemurs in the canopy and look for chameleons and frogs along the trail. Return to camp for lunch and a rest, then head out again in the afternoon. Your guide will adapt the route to trail conditions, recent wildlife sightings and your preferred pace.
Overnight • Two nights camping inside Maromizaha Reserve
Meals • Full board during the camping stay.

Main Destination:

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Activities:

• Nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Andasibe-Mantadia NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maromizaha to Antananarivo

Take a final morning walk near camp if time allows, then pack up and hike back to the reserve entrance. Meet your driver and return to Antananarivo, with a stop for lunch along the way. Check in at your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Main Destination:

Antananarivo (City)

Activities:

• Morning nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Le Combava Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antananarivo (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly to Antsiranana and Hike Montagne des Français

Transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to Antsiranana, also known as Diego Suarez. After arrival, head to Montagne des Français for a guided hike through dry woodland and limestone terrain. If flight timing and trail conditions allow, continue to a viewpoint overlooking Antsiranana Bay.
Return to town after the hike and check in at your hotel.

Main Destination:

French Mountain

Activities:

• Afternoon nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Allamanda Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Antsiranana (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Antsiranana to Ankarana via Tsingy Rouge

Drive south from Antsiranana and stop at Tsingy Rouge. Walk to the viewpoints to see the red and ochre pinnacles shaped by erosion, with time for photographs along the way.
Continue to Ankarana National Park and settle into your campsite. If you arrive with enough daylight, take a short guided walk in the dry forest and look for crowned lemurs and other wildlife.

Main Destination:

Ankarana Special Reserve

Best Time To Visit May to November (Best hiking weather)

High Season July, August and December holidays (The park is busy)

Best Weather April to November

Wildlife in Ankarana SR

Crowned lemur Common

Sanford’s
Brown Lemur Common

Panther
chameleon Common

Oustalet’s
Chameleon Common

Leaf-tailed geckos Common

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Madagascar
free-tailed bat

Common

Ring-tailed
mongoose Occasional

Ankarana
sportive lemur Occasional

Giant day gecko Occasional

Fossa Occasional

Nile crocodile Rare

Madagascar
ground boa Rare

Tenrecs Rare

Spotted fanaloka Very Rare

Activities:

• Afternoon nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Ankarana SR

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ankarana National Park

Spend the day exploring Ankarana with a local guide. Follow forest trails to viewpoints over the park’s sharp limestone formations. Along the way, look for crowned lemurs, Sanford’s brown lemurs and birds in the dry forest.
Depending on the circuit and trail conditions, the hike may include a cave visit or a suspension bridge crossing. Return to camp in the afternoon for your second night in the park.
Overnight • Camping inside Ankarana National Park.

Main Destination:

Ankarana Special Reserve

Activities:

• Nature hike/walk

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Ankarana SR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ankarana to Ankify and Nosy Be

After breakfast, leave Ankarana and drive south through Ambanja to the port of Ankify. Take the boat across to Hell-Ville on Nosy Be, then continue to your hotel. The rest of the day is free, depending on your arrival time.

Main Destination:

Nosy Be

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.