The Masoala National Park (Ex NBO)

Day 1: Antananarivo

Meet and greet by our representative at Antananarivo airport and then transfer to Antananarivo city. You will visit Antananarivo city in the afternoon.

Luxury hotel: Palissandre hotel
Mid Range: Sakamanga hotel

 

Day 2: Antananarivo – Maroantsetra

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Maroantsetra. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Transfer to the harbor for your boat to Nosy Manga Be to discover its fauna and flora. The famous lemur is the Aye-ayes but you will discover other lemurs species as well as medicinal plants. After the visit, boat transfer to Maroantsetra and then transfer to your hotel.

Luxury hotel: Relais de Masoala

 

NOSY MANGA BE SPECIAL RESERVE

After breakfast, transfer to the harbor for your boat transfer to Masoala which is situated in Antongil Bay. The journey takes up to three hours. Depending on the seasons, dolphin and whale watching is an additional feature to the unforgettable trip. The thickly forested mountains of the peninsula offer a wonderful backdrop to the journey. After lunch why not enjoy either a short guided forest walk, or meet on the beach for a kayaking and some training for the beginners, followed by a short paddle down the coast to a deserted beach in the primary rain forest at Lohatrozana (whales-head).

Luxury hotel: Masoala Forest Lodge
Mid Range: Tampolo Lodge

 

MASOALA NATIONAL PARK

Encompassing 2,300 square kilometers of rainforest and 100 square kilometers of marine parks, Masoala is Madagascar’s largest protected area. That Masoala peninsula is truly exceptional is not new: two percent of all of planet earth’s animal and plant species reside here. Some species like Aye-aye, red-ruffed lemur, Madagascar red owl and the extremely rare serpent eagle are endemic to the peninsula and thus found nowhere else. The park forests abound with chameleons, geckos, frogs as well as several species of butterflies and fish which are new to science. The forests, filled with rare, endemic species, tumble down to the edge of a pristine, unspoiled shore peppered with unexplored golden beaches and the three marine parks that protect over 10,000 ha of coral reefs, marine plants and mangroves around the peninsula.

Presently, more than 3,001 fish species have been inventoried in the marine parks. Moreover, the Antongil Bay itself is also used as a shelter place by humpback whales that gather here during breeding season. The region also supports one of the most diverse groups of palm species in the world.

Days 4 and 5: Masoala National Park

Full day trip to discover Masoala National Park.

Luxury hotel: Masoala Forest Lodge
Mid Range: Tampolo Lodge

 

Day 6: Masoala – Maroantsetra – Antananarivo

After breakfast, board the boat for the return trip to Maroantsetra. Upon arrival, transfer to the airport for your return flight to Antananarivo, upon arrival transfer to your city hotel and then check in and relax to think about this memorable trip.

Luxury hotel: Palissandre hotel
Mid Range: Sakamanga hotel

Day 7: Antananarivo

Transfer to the airport for your international flight