Étiquette : madagascar birding tours

This birdwatching tour in Andasibe in the heart of the east the rainforest is a short tour but offers birders and photographs maximum satisfaction. The Andasibe Perinet Mantadia Ananalazaotra Rainforest and Primary Forest is a better bird habitat, home to 112 bird species that you can see there if we only talk about Kingfisher, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Helmeted, Nuthach Vanga, Madagascar Blue Coua, Red Fronted Coua, Madagascar Pigmy, Ground Roler, Scally Ground Roler … In addition, the largest lemur in the world named Babakoto or indri-indri with more than a dozen species of nocturnal and diurnal lemurs are worth a visit. Going towards Andasibe, go through Peyrieras reserve, a private reserve whose reptile from the smallest to the largest are collected. Upon arriving at the destination, you will visit and hunt your pictures first in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, then, the Analamazaotra Special Reserve and the Vakona Forest Lodge Private Park.

Best birding period in Andasibe: October to December

List of birds in Andasibe 

Departure city

Antananarivo

Day 1: Antananarivo / Andasibe

On the way to join the Andasibe National Park, passing through the Peyrieras Reserve in Mandraka and Moramanga a historical place of Madagascar during the struggle for independence.

Several species of reptiles, people and culture

Night walk allowed

Overnight at the hotel

Day 2: First visit of Andasibe Mantadia National Park

A full day birding.

Early departure, to visit Andasibe Mantadia and the most beautiful birds of Mantadia which is a primary forest await you with their decorating songs.

Indri-indri and other varieties of Andasibe lemurs

Overnight at the hotel

Day 3: Second visit to Mantadia National Park

A half-day visit to complete the birdwatching so that you are satisfied with your observation and your pictures.

In the afternoon, visit of the Vakona forest lodge, a private park where you can see a hundred crocodiles and take close-ups without zooming a few species of lemurs.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 4: Visit the Analamazaotra Andasibe Special Reserve

Early in the morning, leave for a half-day visit of Analamazaotra. At this time, you can admire indris and many other species of lemurs.

Return to Antananarivo in the afternoon.

End of the ornithologist tour.

You could combine this tour with others ornithologist tours

Best birdwatching period: october to december