HIGHLIHTS :
- Masoala National Park : Observation of the red ruffed lemur
- Observation of rare birds : Helmet vanga, Madagascar fish eagle and red owl
- Snorkelling in the Tampolo marine reserve : green turtle, color fish, dolphins and dugong
- Nosy Manga Be Island : Observation of the leaf-tailed gecko, black and white ruffed lemur and green-backed mantella
Feasibility: January to December
Best season: April to December
Humpback whales from July to September
Prices :
598 Euros per person
682 USD per person
Based on 2 person
D1 : TANA / MAROANTSETRA / MASOALA NATIONAL PARK (L/D)
Flight Tana / Maroantsetra. Arrival, reception and transfer to the harbur. Speedboat transfer to Masoala (2H of boat).
The Masoala National Park is the largest rainforest of Madagascar: palm trees, Nepenthes, rosewood, ebony, palissander and orchid … The primary forest is home to ten lemur species including the brown lemur, bamboo lemur and the endemic red ruffed lemur. Nocturnal species are represented by the eastern fork-marked lemur, mouse lemur and the strange aye aye. The park is also home to nearly 90 bird species including the rarest Madagascar serpent eagle, red owl and the Helmet Vanga. Amphibians are also well represented with the tomato frog and the Mantella ebenaui.
Marine reserves are also home to a rich and varied marine wildlife : fish, dolphins, sea turtles and the rare dugongs. Humpback whales are present from July to September.
Arrival, installation at the lodge and lunch.
Leisure afternoon. Night walk at sunset.
Dinner and night in Masoala
D2 : MASOALA NATIONAL PARK (B/L/D)
Breakfast and day visit of the rainforest. Picnic lunch in the park.
Return to the lodge in the afternoon.
Dinner and night in Masoala
D3 : MASOALA NATIONAL PARK (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the lodge and during the morning we explore another part of the rainforest.
Return to the lodge and lunch.
During the afternoon we go snorkeling in the Tampolo marine reserve: fish, dolphins, sea turtles and the rare dugongs
Possibility to go for a night walk at sunset.
Dinner and night in Masoala
D4 : MASOALA NATIONAL PARK / NOSY MANGA BE ISLAND / MAROANTSETRA / TANA (B)
Breakfast at the lodge and speedboat transfer to Nosy Manga Be Island (1H30 of boat). Visit of the reserve.
The Nosy Manga Be special reserve is an Island housing a dense rainforest. We can observe the rare aye-aye and the black and white ruffed lemur. The reserve is the best spot to observe the strange leaf-tailed gecko and green backed mantella.
Then speedboat transfer to Maroantsetra (30min of boat). Transfer to the airport for the flight Maroantsetra / Tana. End of services.
B : Breakfast
L : Lunch
D : Dinner
