Nico Tours Masoala Madagascar
Welcome to Nico Tours Masoala. Nico Tours Masoala is a local tour guide located in Maroantsetra, specialised in Masoala, Nosy Mangabe, Farankaraina and Makira Natural Park.
8 days hike to Cap Est
Day 1: Maroantsetra – Farankaraina
1h30min river trip with local canoe along Andranofotsy river and start for 2 hours of easy walk to Farankaraina Park. Camping. 7pm night walk and searching for the Aye-Aye and Brown mouse lemurs and snakes.
Day 2: Farankaraina - Fizono
6 hours walk through the villages of Navana and Mahalevona to see the chameleons.
Day3: Fizono - Ampokafo
7 hours walk through the secondary and primary forest and crossing rivers. Searching for the Red ruffed lemur which is endemic to Masoala National Park.
Day 4: Ampokafo - Tsararapaka
The hardest part of this hike are 2 hours of climbing through the secondary forest and a steep down to the primary forest to Tsararapaka (meaning good floor) where the camp site will be.
Day 5: Tsararapaka - Be filipo
Through the primary and secondary forest and observing the endemic birds of Masoala such as Helmeted Vanga, Berniers Vanga and the biggest waterfall (cascade) in Madagascar.
Day 6: Be filipo - Marivorano
6 hours walk through the cardamom forest and crossing rivers several times.
Day 7: Marivorano - Antanandavaely
6 hours walk through the secondary forest, crossing rivers and villages.
Day 8: Antanandavaely - Cap East, Antalaha
5 hours of long river trip with local boat made of Canariume tree trunk (dug-out canoe) to Cap Est observing the crocodiles of Cap Est and 3 hours by taxi-brousse to the hotel in Antalaha.
Tour price: 850 Euro per person
Included in the package: Accommodation, park permit, guide, porters, transportation, food and cook
Masoala - Nosy Mangabe Tour 2017
Day 1
Welcome at Maroantsetra airport, taxi transfer to the harbour. Boat transfer to Masoala, and visiting the primary forest of Masoala National Park, searching for red ruffed lemurs and Helmeted Vanga which are endemic of Masoala National Park. In the afternoon snorkelling in marine reserve protected by local community in Ambodiforaha.
Day 2
Long walk through the secondary and primary forest of Masoala.
Day 3
Today we have to enjoy the proximity to the Indian Ocean along the coastal forest to the marine park, for snorkelling in coral reef and picnic lunch on Tampolo beach and river trip with local canoe made of Canarium tree trunk (dug-out) on Tampolo River.
Boat transfer to the lodge. In sort of this journey you will also visit the village, and plantations of vanilla, cinnamons, cloves, and rice field, coffee bush. At the end visiting the school and we will participate on local traditional dances.
Day 4
1h30 boat transfer to Nosy Mangabe Reserve. Searching for Brookesia, which is very tiny chameleon, smallest in the world, which lives on the ground among the dried leaf, and (Leaftailed Gecko) Uroplatus Fumbriatus, which is the largest gecko in
Madagascar, and boas. Visit to the tombs of... and back to the camp site.
Day 5
Boat transfer to Farankaraina Park. Visiting tree nursery and secondary forest, searching for the lemurs and chameleons and back to the lodge.
After lunch relaxing on the beautiful beach before the night walk at 7pm. Searching for the famuse Aye-Aye and other species of lemurs active at night, Brown mouse lemur, wooly lemurs, snakes, to see the nature night life.
Day 6
Boat transfer to Maroantsetra and taxi to your hotel or to the airport.
For more information about our various tours please contact us:
Nico Tours Masoala
Maroantsetra
512
Lot T3 64 Tanambao
Madagascar
Tel: +261 (0)34 21 685 85 (mobile) or +261 (0)32 86 953 64 (mobile)
Email: masoalasafary@gmail.com
Website: nicotoursmasoala.wordpress.com
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