The Lengendary Indri-Indri 3 days

Weekly departure tour from Antananarivo, best season is March to November. 3 Days to discover the well known fauna of Madagascar as lemurs, chameleons, insects and amphibians. Best opportunity as well to explore the remarkable flora as orchids, palm, fern and so on.
In the eastern highlands of Madagascar on the road from Antananarivo to Toamasina is the village of Andasibe. Here is the best place for excursion to see the legendary Indri Indri in their kingdom. The Analamazaotra reserve and the Mitsinjo Association Forest station, where the Indri is best to see are close to the Orchid Garden and the National Park Mantadia. The Mitsinjo Association is engaged into reforestation of the corridor between the forests of Mantadia and Zahamena.

Highlights

Exotic Reptile Park , Indri Reserve, Andasibe-Mantadia NP , Mitsinjo Association Forest station, vakona private park.

This short tour is up to travellers of all ages who enjoy the natures and make great photos. It is perfect thing to do at the beginning or end of your bike or trekking trip in Madagascan or just have some day off in Antananarivo.
If you prefer an individual tour please feel free to ask for an offer.

Day 1

Antananarivo – Andasibe, ‘into the country of the Betsimisaraka’

This morning we start our 140 km drive eastward through the highlands to Andasibe. On the way we will stop off at a Exotic Reptile Park. Here you can see some of the endemic chameleons, snakes, insects and reptiles of Madagascar. Andasibe, a former logging village, is the base for exploring the Andasibe-Mantadia NP, also known by its pre-colonial French name, Perinet Special Reserve. After lunch, we drive past villages belonging to the Betsimisaraka ethnic group. This group, unified from rival groups into a single entity by the son of an English pirate and a Malagasy princess, was once the most powerful group on the east coast of Madagascar with a name meaning ‘the many inseparable ethnic groups’. Tonight we take a night walk to look for night active lemurs and other night active animals.

Day 2

Andasibe-Mantadia NP, the mythic Indri

The eastern rainforest Reserve of Andasibe-Mantadia is one of the last strongholds of the mythical Indri-Indri lemur, the largest of all lemurs. The animals and birds are most active in the early morning and there should be good opportunities to see and hear the lemurs. The black and white coated Indri-Indri is an extraordinary Lemur, known for its wailing call. Indri’s are active on and off throughout the day but are best seen in the morning. Later we may try to look for the Diadema Sifaka – a rare lemur of the island. The park also contains a wide variety of fauna and flora in the moist mountain forest, including beautiful and varied insects, spiders, butterflies, reptiles and many orchids.

Day 3

Andasibe –visit Vakona Private Park – Antananrivo

This morning we will visit Vakona private park, to full up or lemurs list and see more about the typical fauna and flora of the region. This short visit shows us some species of lemurs, birds, reptiles… After the visit we may have short walk to the village to see daily life and visit the public school and the basic Clinique if the time allows us before lunch. In the afternoon we return to Antananarivo, the capital and largest city of the country.

End of services.
Another extension to the east coast is possible depend on you time.

Complementary Information:

Duration of the tour: 3 days 2 nights

Included

–English speaking tour manager
–Overnight in the hotels in double room, with private facilities.
Meals: day 1 Lunch and Dinner, day 2 and 3 full board and 1 ½ l of mineral water per person per day,
–Going by car or 4WD, all transfers,
–All entrance fees
–Local guide at the visited park

Not included

-International and domestic flights
–Drinks except mentioned
–Private expenses
–Tips

The tour can be changed according to circumstances.

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