5/5 Valentin F. 1 year ago on Google • 38 reviews
We
visited
the
park
in
May
2022.
In
the
morning
we
lent
a
4wd
to
go
to
the
Mantadia
primary
forest
(which
requires
a
1
hour
drive
from
the
Andasibe
village
according
to
which
pathway
you
want
to
take).
Our
guide
found
us
the
4x4
for
160
000
AR,
it
is
expensive
but
a
commonly
charged
price
for
4
wheelers.
We
did
the
Tsakoka
itinerary.
It
is
supposed
to
be
the
longest.
It
is
where
you
can
spot
rare
birds
and
different
kinds
of
lemurs,
at
least
that
was
before
covid.
According
to
our
guide,
this
part
is
so
remote
from
the
road
and
was
so
poorly
monitored
during
the
pandemic
that
the
locals
hunted
the
lemurs.
He
said
we
should
have
spotted
several
groups
of
sedentary
lemurs
in
given
places
but
we
barely
saw
some
high
up
in
the
canopy,
which
real
high
because
it's
a
primary
forest.
The
lush
green
vegetation
is
impressive.
We
went
there
too
late
to
observe
birds
and
missed
the
few
ones
our
guide
pointed
at.
The
jungle
cry
I
read
so
much
about
in
the
comments
is
real
and
it's
magical.
Watch
out
for
leeches
(had
one
one
me)
and
mosquitoes
(heard
one
I
can
tell).
There
are
other
routes
in
that
part
of
the
park
(leading
to
waterfalls
or
a
natural
swimming
pool).
Mantadia
is
the
primary
rainy
forest,
while
Andasibe
is
a
secondary
one.
The
trees
are
skinny,
the
vegetation
way
less
diversified
and
the
pathway
mainly
flat
and
paved.
This
is
where
we
headed
to
on
the
afternoon,
as
we
didn't
spot
much
fauna
in
the
Mantadia
primary
forest.
It
is
the
same
entrance
fee
but
you
pay
your
guide
for
each
route
you
enter.
There
we
were
able
to
hang
out
with
a
group
of
Sifaka
(
about
12
of
them).
Always
keep
an
eye
on
the
upper
branches
as
they
do
not
bother
where
their
droppings
may
land.
You
might
have
to
dodge
some
bullets.
They
were
much
more
accostumed
to
human
presence.
They
were
eating
leaves
and
inspecting
us
from
a
short
distance
without
embarrassment.
We
also
spotted
another
group
of
brown
lemurs
and
that
was
all.
What
I
can
recommend
and
what
we
couldn't
do
is
to
buy
your
entrance
tickets
the
night
before
(before
4pm),
so
that
you
can
enter
the
park
early
in
the
morning
(from
5am).
The
office
only
opens
at
8am,
Malagasy
time.
You
loose
valuable
hours
as
birds
and
lemurs
are
more
active
early
in
the
day.
Entrance
was
about
45
000
Ar
and
our
guide
110
000
AR
(70000+40000).
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