'''Within Masoala National Park, about an hour's walk from the village of Ambodiforaha lies Masoala Birding Camp. This camp is for those who wish to be as close to nature as possible without the unnecessary conveniences and facilities typically offered by other nature lodges.'''
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<div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-15.726233, 49.968367~'''Within Masoala National Park, about an hour's walk from the village of [[Ambodiforaha]], lies Masoala Birding Camp. This camp is for those who wish to be as close to the nature as possible without unecessary conveniences and facilities offered by other camps.'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=17|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div>
Officially opened in 2017, the camp is run by PatriquePatrick, a local guide and Masoala birding expert from [[Ambodiforaha]]. Patrique Patrick and his team will prepare lunch, breakfast and dinner of your choice and will guide you to various bird watching spots in the surrounding forest while helping and help you identify various speices species of plants flora and fauna along the way.
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'''TEXT UNDER RECONSTRUCTION:'''Masoala Birding Camp can be booked for day visits including lunch or for one or more nights on a half-board or full-board basis in combination with other lodges in the area. Additionally, the camp offers various extended trekking combined with birdwatching packages, which can be tailored to your specifications.
MASOALA BIRDING ACTIVITY=== Classic circuit ===
('''Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp in masoala national park)a small or large group.'''
Classic circuitDay 1: Depart in the morning from your hotel in [[Maroantsetra]] with speedboat directly to Masoala. The boat ride takes between 1½ and 2 hours. Arriving at the beach of Tampolo and walk approximately 30 minutes to the campsite.
CIRCUIT ONEOvernight stay at Masoala Birding Camp. In the afternoon, start guided bird watching walk. In the evening, go for a night walk to see different species of lemurs and other night active animals.
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Complete planDay 2:Red ruffed lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed lemurs in their natural habitat. Thereafter, before dinner in the evening, take another night walk to discover more nocturnal species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur.
A-Day 3: FIRST DAY: Leave maroantsetra hotel Waterfall circuit. Get ready for more bird watching in the morning join in masoala with speed boat (takes around 1h30 -2h) stay at Masoala Birding , to see the famous species close to the camp lodge, such as ''[[Helmet vanga]]'', ''[[Bernier's vanga]]'', ''Scaly ground roller'' and so on... In the afternoon, we do sort walk and start bird watchingcontinue with a river trip in a pirogue (traditional wooden canoe) on the Tampolo River with a local fisherman from the village of Ambodiforaha. In the evening start , there will be time for another night walk to see a different species of lemur and others animals.
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C-Day 4: DAY THREE: Water fall circuit, ready for bird watching again in Take the morning speedboat to see all the birds species like helmeted Vanga, Bernie’s Vanga, sort lagged ground roller, so on… [[Nosy Mangabe]] for a picnic and river trip in Tampolo River by pirogue man from thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]]. Our boat can pass close to the village island where flocks of Masoala [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in afternoonthe canopies along the shoreline. In evening it’s time to do night walk
Allow about four hours to visit the island to try and find the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroplatus_fimbriatus Uroplatus fimbriatus (giant leaf-tailed gecko)] and with some luck also spot one of the smallest chameleons in the world.
D-: DAY FOUR: After breakfast, ready back to Maroantsetra Hotel but via in Nosy Mangabe Island for picnic. === Extended circuit ===
C-1-2: '''Visit Masoala for 5 nights with a stay at Masoala Birding Camp (MBC)and in [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]].'''
Day 1 and 2: Overnight camping at a lodge in Farankaraina Tropical Park. Try to find the Aye-Aye during a night walk. The best possibility to spot the Aye-Aye here is between July and October.
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Day 3: Leave Farankaraina Tropical Park for Masoala National Park to reach Masoala Birding Camp by boat. Start a short afternoon bird watching walk. In the evening, take a night walk to discover different species of lemurs and various other night active animals.
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B-Day 4: DAY THREE: leave Red ruffed Lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the aye- aye place Red ruffed Lemurs in the morning and joining Masoala National Park directly to Masoala birding camp lodge for three nights lefttheir natural habitat. Same day Thereafter, before dinner in the afternoon we do the sort walk and start bird watching. In evening it’s time for , take another night walkto discover nocturnal species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and other animals.
Day 5: Boat transfer to [[Antalavia]]. This is a wonderful location with a beach and a large waterfall where it's possible to go for a swim.
C-: DAY FOUR: We do Red ruffed Lemur path. It’s a long walk takes around 3-4h. In evening (before diner)everybody are ready for night walk to see all the species night active animals like mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and some animals…. <HTML5video type="youtube" width="400" height="300">DCv2RC8rHpo</HTML5video>
E-Day 6: DAY five: Picnic Return to the hotel in Maroantsetra. Visit [[Nosy Mangabe]] for a picnic in Antalaviana transfer by the morning. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.This is wonderful place, beach, and nice to swim org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in Antalaviana Big waterfallthe canopies along the shore.
F-: DAY Six: Ready go back Allow about four hours to Maroantsetra Hotel but pass visit the island to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnic in try and find the Morning[https://en.wikipedia. In this island visit take around 4h to seek org/wiki/Uroplatus_fimbriatus ''Uroplatus fumbriatus, fimbriatus'' (giant leaf-tailed gecko)] and with some luck also spot one of the smallest chameleon chameleons in the world.
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Masoala Trekking=== Sportive circuit ===
1-sort Trek'''8 days Maroantsetra to Masoala, trekking one direction and return by boat.'''
Trekking Maroantsetra -Masoala takes 8 days (one way This trek follows the coast of Antongil Bay and back by boat) through Masoala National Park.
This Trekking is heading Day 1: Depart early from your hotel in Maroantsetra and take a piroque ride for approximately 1 hour to [[Andranofotsy]] and following the coast of Masoala National Park from MAROANTSETRA goes there continue by foot to Masoala National the campsite at [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]. Search for the Aye-Aye at night.
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Day Tow2: leave the Ay-Aye place in morning after Have breakfast before setting off on a 4 to join the second camping place. That takes around 4-6 hours walking. This second days walking trek through in masoala village life with all wonderful vanilla plantation, cloves discovering…This second camping place name is Beach of Masondrano and clove plantations until reaching [[Masindrano]] village. Camp by the beach.
Day Three3: Leave the second camping place in Early start to reach the morning to get third next camping place. The place name is spot by [[Ambanizana ]] village(4-6 hours). From this time here on wildlife beauty is spreading. The and nature becomes increasingly lush and colourful with a wonderful forest green colorful and directly meet the sea. Beach is covered the rocks forming the natural status, craved like tsingy of Madabeach dominated by large rock boulders close to our camping spot. The walk here takes around 4-6 hours
Day four[[File: Leave again this third place to be on Masoala Birding camp lodge in Masoala National ParkAmbanizana 008. This is last time for walking and it takes 4-6 hours. Comparing of the all last days trip, this one is more wonderful because the path pass in the Primary forest. From this time (day five,six,and seven), the walk is finished and we stay 3 other nights in Masoala Birding Camp(MBC) to do all the type of activity in MASOALA national Park like bird watching, red ruffed circuit, river trip, and so on…. Watching all different species of animals and never forget the name of camp to see all the species of the birdsjpg|600px]]
Day eight4: heading back to maroantsetra via to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnicEarly start through [[Masoala National Park]]. On this Island, This is the trip last big walk and which takes 4h to see small chameleon and leafleted gecko and afternoon back to maroantsetra4-6 hours. The trip Comparing with previous days, this is finished goodbye for the most impressive and adventures trail of all , passing through one of the world's last remaining primary rainforests that meets the team oceanfront directly. When reaching [[Ambodiforaha]], the home of MBCPatrick, have lunch at [[Masoala Village Lodge]]. In the afternoon, continue for 1-2 hours until reaching your base at Masoala Birding Camp.
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Day 5, 6 and 7: Enjoy three full days of discovering nature at leisure in one of the most beautiful spots in Masaoala. With the help of your guide and team at Masoala Birding Camp, you will experience amazing bird watching, combined with night and day walks, river trips, lemur watching, stars counting... Embrace yourself in a truly natural environment from which all species in the area have evolved.
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