Birdwatching

Day 1: ARRIVAL AT ANTANANARIVO

Welcome by the 4wdmada team, transfer to the Hotel and briefing for the tour. 

DAY 2: TANA – TSARASAOTRA – ANDASIBE

Morning visit the private park of Tsarasaotra, which is a RAMSAR site. This tranquil oasis is a nesting site for several bird species such as Squacco Heron, Little Grebe, Black Heron…
Then departure to Andasibe (4H drive). Visit the Pereyras reserve on the way.

DAY 3: VISIT ANDASIBE MANTADIA NP

Full day birding in the Mantadia National Park which is a medium altitude rainforest and is home to no fewer than 109 species of birds, including the Scaly ground roller, blue coua, nuthatch vanga… The park is also home to Diademed Sifaka. 

DAY 4: VISIT ANALAMAZOTRA NP AND BACK TO TANA

Breakfast at the lodge and during the morning, we visit the Analamazaotra National Park. The rainforest shelters the largest lemur, the Indri Indri, easily observable. The park is also home to other bird species like red-fronted coua, tylas vanga, velvet asity… 

DAY 5: TANA – ANTSIRABE – RANOMAFANA

Breakfast and departure to Antsirabe (4h). Free lunch in a restaurant and continuation to Ranomafana National Park (5H drive).  

DAY 6: VISIT RANOMAFANA NP

The rainforest of the national park is home to 96 species of birds, some of them are endemic such as the brown mesite, Pollen’s vanga, yellow-bellied sunbird-asity or Henst’s goshawk. 

DAY 7: RANOMAFANA- ANJA RESERVE- RANOHIRA

We leave very early to reach Ranohira (7H). Along the way, we visit the Anja community forest to observe the ring-tailed lemur. This reserve is a fine example of a successful ecotourism initiative led by the local community. 

DAY 8: VISIT ISALO NP 

Discovery of Isalo National Park. We leave for a trek through the ruiniform massif to observe the Benson rock-trush, Madagascar cuckoo-roller, white-throated rail… Free picnic lunch in the park. Free dinner. 

DAY 9: RANOHIRA – VISIT ZOMBITSE NP- ARBORETUM ANTSOKAY-TULEAR

Early departure to the dry forest of Zombitse National Park (1H30 drive), home to endemic birds such as Appert’s greenbul, crested coua, white-browed owl. After a short hike through the park, we continue to Tulear (2H drive). Visit the arboretum Antsokay along the road.

DAY 10: TULEAR – ANAKAO – TSIMANAMPETSOTSA – ANAKAO

Transfer by boat to Anakao (1H of boat), then drive to Tsimanampetsotsa National Park (2H30 of bumpy road). The site is of biological importance especially for its waterfowl. Among the 112 species of bird, some are endemic such as the Madagascar plover or Peregrine. 

DAY 11: ANAKAO – NOSY VE – ANAKAO

We go for a pirogue ride to Nosy Ve (45 min pirogue), to observe the Paille en Queue, the island is a nesting site of this very rare bird, picnic lunch based on seafood on the beach then pirogue ride back to Anakao in the afternoon. 

DAY 12: ANAKAO – TULEAR- IFATY

Speedboat transfer to Tulear (1H of boat) and drive to Ifaty.
On the way we visit the Honko community reserve.
Birding along the edge of the mangrove and reeds offers a great place for bird watching.
The site offers the opportunity to observe a variety of wetland birds in the region such as the little grebe, Little Bittern, the Black Heron, purple heron and Madagascar kestrel. 

DAY 13: IFATY 

Breakfast and visit the spiny bush of Reniala Baobab forest to observe the long-tailed ground roller, Lafresnaye’s vanga, subdesert mesite… 

DAY 14: IFATY – TULEAR – TANA

Transfert to the airport of Tuléar for domestic flight to Antananarivo. 

DAY 15: TANA – TRANSFERT TO THE AIRPORT

Visit the capital of Madagascar if possible (Queen’s palace, Haute ville, Analakely market, …) before taking the international flight.

end of our Services.  

• RAMSAR Site Tsarasaotra
• Mantadia National Park
• Analamazaotra Reserve
• Ranomafana National Park
• Anja Reserve
• Isalo National Park
• Zombitse National Park
• Antsokay Arboretum
• Tsimanampetsotsa
• Anakao
• Nosy ve
• Tuléar

• ANTANANARIVO
• ANDASIBE
• ANTSIRABE
• RANOMAFANA
• RANOHIRA
• TULEAR
• TSIMANAMPETSOTSA
• ANAKAO