Madagascar

Rockjumper’s 3-week Comprehensive Madagascar birding tour offers an all-encompassing overview of this remarkable island. We visit key habitats, ranging from the deciduous woodlands of the northwest, to the Tolkienesque spiny forests of the south and the rainforests blanketing the island’s eastern spine. Highlights include the spectacular Schlegel’s Asity, Scaly Ground Roller, Subdesert Mesite and Sickle-billed Vanga. We also stand a chance of encountering up to 27 lemur species, including dancing sifakas and the unforgettable song of the Indri. Other highlights range from strange tenrecs to cryptic leaf-tailed geckos and the bizarre Giraffe-necked Weevil.

Madagascar’s Remote North tour is an ‘off-the-beaten track’ birding adventure in search of some of the world’s rarest birds. We will visit isolated lakes holding the last population of the recently rediscovered Madagascar Pochard and the lowland rainforests of the Masoala Peninsula where the outrageous Helmet Vanga occurs. Other targets include Sakalava Rail, Madagascar Serpent Eagle, Red Owl and Slender-billed Flufftail. For our Madagascar Highlights tour we have cherry-picked the very best of Madagascar and are offering it as a shorter package. This tour still produces all 5 endemic bird families, plus an exciting selection of lemurs and other representative wildlife. Our Budget Madagascar Birding tour provides the birder with a fantastic opportunity for observing the highlights of the island’s birds and wildlife at a much reduced cost.

Indri’s Mammals of a Magical Island tour, combined with our Ranomafana Extension, are unbeatable wildlife focused adventures providing our participants the opportunity of in-depth and fascinating studies of the bizarre mammals and other wildlife that occupies this fascinating island. We will enjoy quality time with numerous charismatic lemur species and also seek out lesser known creatures, including spiny tenrecs, primitive carnivores, multi-hued frogs and much besides.

One of the most amazing aspects of Madagascar’s fauna is its relative lack of fear in the presence of humans, making this the perfect location for wildlife photography. Oryx’s Madagascar – Endemic Wildlife Photographic expedition will visit three sites, all handpicked for offering unrivalled photographic opportunities of a wide range of utterly unique photographic subjects, with a special emphasis on lemurs. We will cover the eastern rainforests of Perinet, the northwestern deciduous forests of Ampijoroa and the famous riparian forests of Berenty. Our Morondava & Kirindy Extension will take us to the remarkable Avenue of the Baobabs and also provide opportunities for photographing Madagascar’s largest predator, the Fosa.