Private Birding Tours – 18 days 17 nights
Itineraries:
Antananarivo – Ranomafana -Ranohira -Tulear -Antananarivo- Ampijoroa -Ankarafantsika- Andasibe- Antananarivo
Habitat covered: Rain forest, Dry deciduous woodland, Spiny forest of Ifaty, and wetland.
Highlights:
Rarest Rainforest birds
Spiny forest birds to Ifaty
Sea birds to Nosy Ve
Wonderful landscape
Dry deciduous birds
Lemurs
Wet land of Ampijoroa
Number of birds expected: 130- 140
Style: Bird watching / lemur spotting
Transportation: CAR/speed boat
Itinerary details:
Day 01: Transfer and Briefing to the hotel to Antananarivo
Day02: Antananarivo- Ranomafana
On the way we can have a look of some rice fields, birds as Egret, Heron, and Dimorphic Egret, Madagascar Kestrel. Overnight at Setam Lodge
Day 03: Ranomafana
Full day birding in Ranomafana. This park is founded in 1987 and famous for The Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur Aureus ) but we can see some rare birds as well. To see Pitta-Like
Ground Roller, Rufous Headed Ground Roller, Common Sun Bird Asity, Tylas Vanga, Chabert Vanga. Overnight at Setam lodge
Day 04:Ranomafana
Full day birding in Ranomafana . See other species of endemic birds as Madagascar Pranticole, Brown Mesite, Grey –Crowned Tetraka,,Wedge Tailed Jerry,Red Tail Vanga, Hent’s Goshawk,,Yellow Sunbird Asity, Velvet Asity …
Overnight at Setam lodge .
Day 05: Ranomafana -Ranohira
After breakfast drive to Ranohira for fun. Then stop at Anja Park .
It is a small community-run park. This place is famous for the Ring Tailed Lemur or the Lemur Catta . After the visit drive straight to the lodge . Ranohira is home to Madagascar Partridge, Forest Rock Thrush, Madagascar Lark .
Overnight at Relais de la Reine .
Day 06: Visit Zombitse
Full day birding at Zombitse a rare occasion for us to see the rarest bird in this park as Appert’s Tetraka and the Giant Couas. And some others species inhabit the National Park. Overnight at Victory .
Day 07: Nosy Ve
Boat ferry to Nosy Ve and birding at St Augustin and Nosy Ve . it is home to the Red Tailed Tropic Birds, Lesser Crested Tern, Humblot’s Heron, Grey Heron. Littoral Rock Thrush Some others Tern species inhabit the area.
Overnight at Dune Ifaty.
Day 08: Full day birding in Ifaty, Tulear
Ifaty, Tulear is home to the famous Long Tailed ground Roller, Archbold’s Newtonia, Subdesert Brush Warbler, Sub Desert Mesite,Running Couas and Red Capped Couas , Red Shouldered Vanga. Madagascar Harrier Hawk, Crab Plover, Madagascar Plover, White Headed Vanga, Three Banded Plover …
Overnight at the same hotel.
Day 09: Transfert, flight to Antananarivo and drive to Andasibe
Overnight at Andasibe Hotel
Day10: Visit Mantadia National Park
Full day birding in Andasibe National Park . The area is home to the Madagascar Pygmy
Kingfisher, BlueCouas, Madagascar Sparrow Hawk, White Throated Oxylabes, Wedge Tailed Tetraka, Yellow Browed Oxylabes,Criptic Tetraka, Madagascar Long Eared Owl, Barn Owl, Madagascar Scops Owl…
Overnight at the same lodge.
Day 11: Visit of Perinet Reserve
Today we start our hike by spotting the famous largest lemurs called INDRI . We will spot birds in the area such as Common Newtonia, Madagascar Flycatcher, Madagascar Oxylabe , Wards Vanga, Malagasy Stonechat , Madagascar Sparrow Hawk , Madagascar Bulbul, Nelicourvi Weaver , Collared Nightjar.
Overnight at Same hotel
Day 13: AnalamaZaotra Reserve and MaromiZaha
Spot one of the rarest birds of the rainforest called Helmet Vanga, Blue vanga , Long billed Tetraka.
Overnight at Antananarivo Trois Metis
Day 14: Antananarivo – Mahajanga
Drive to Mahajanga and to Ampijoroa. Birding at Ampijoroa, home to
Madagascar Fish Eagle , Madagascar Jacana ,White Breasted Mesite ,Van Dam’s Vanga , Coquerel’s Couas , Yellow Broad Roller , Some species of Sifaka (Lemur) inhabit the area in Ampijoroa , Chabert Vanga …
Overnight at Blue Vanga .
Day 15: Station Forestier Ankarafantsika
Full day to spot the famous Schegel’s Asity , Humblot Heron (Madagascar Heron) and other bird species. Other species inhabit the area: Madagascar Crested Ibis Madagascar Jacana, Africa Pygmy Goose, Crested Ibis ,African Sacred Ibis ,Bernier’s Teal.
Overnight at Blue Vanga .
Day 16: Visit Ankarafantsika National Park
Full day birding to spot the White breasted Mesite and others species of Coua birds.
Overnight at Blue Vanga .
Day 17: Ankarafantsika -Antananarivo
Drive back to the city and spot some birds of prey as Madagascar Harrier, Madagascar BuZZard, Pergrine Falcon Madagascar lesser Cuckoo,Chabert Vanga. The road is home to some rarest bird as Madagascar Pranticole.
Overnight at Antanarivo Hotel Trois metis
Day 18: Transfer -abroad
Transfer if the time allows we drive to the souvenir market
END OF OUR SERVICE
This price include:
Eighteen days accommodation on full board
Seventeen nights
Picnic lunch during the visit
Transfer from the airport
Park entrance and guide fees
Car and fuel for the whole trip
Driver’s allowances and other expenses
Boat ferry to Nosy Ve (go and back)
Flight from Tulear-Antananarivo/Flight Antananarivo-Mahajanga
This excluded:
All other expenses
Tips
Optional excursions
Medical insurance
International flight