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'''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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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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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.

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MASOALA BIRDING ACTIVITY'''Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp in a small or large group.'''

(Visit Day 1: Depart in masoala national park)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.

Classic circuitOvernight 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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C 1-1Day 2: Visit Masoala for Red ruffed lemur path. This is a 3 nights at Masoala Birding Camp with small or big groupto 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.

Complete planDay 3:Waterfall circuit. Get ready for more bird watching in the morning, to see the famous species close to the camp, such as ''[[Helmet vanga]]'', ''[[Bernier's vanga]]'', ''Scaly ground roller'' and so on... In the afternoon, continue 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, there will be time for another night walk.

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B-Day 4: DAY TOW: Red ruffed Lemur Path; it is long walk takes around 3h Take the speedboat to 4h [[Nosy Mangabe]] for a picnic and at evening thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]]. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (before dinnerheron) ready for night walk to see again all night species animals] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shoreline.

C-: DAY THREE: Water fall circuit, ready for bird watching again in Allow about four hours to visit the morning island to see all try and find the birds species like helmeted Vanga, Bernie’s Vanga, sort lagged ground roller, so on… [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroplatus_fimbriatus Uroplatus fimbriatus (giant leaf-tailed gecko)] and river trip with some luck also spot one of the smallest chameleons in Tampolo River by pirogue man from the village of Masoala in afternoonworld. In evening it’s time to do night walk

=== Extended circuit ===

D-: DAY FOUR: After breakfast, ready back to Maroantsetra Hotel but via '''Visit Masoala for 5 nights with a stay at Masoala Birding Camp and in Nosy Mangabe Island for picnic[[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]. '''

C-Day 1-and 2: Visit Masoala for 5 nights stay Overnight camping at Masoala Birding Camp (MBC)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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All planDay 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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A-Day 4: DAY ONE- DAY TOW: Camping Red ruffed Lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed Lemurs in Aye-Aye lodge their natural habitat. Thereafter, before dinner in the tropical park FARANKARIANA. Here the main activity is Aye-Aye watching at evening, take another night walk (from Juliet-October to discover nocturnal species, such as the possibility to see it is 80 %)mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and other animals.

B-Day 5: DAY THREE: leave the aye- aye place in the morning and joining Masoala National Park directly Boat transfer to Masoala birding camp lodge for three nights left[[Antalavia]]. Same day in the afternoon we do the sort walk This is a wonderful location with a beach and start bird watching. In evening it’s time a large waterfall where it's possible to go for night walka swim.

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C-Day 6: DAY FOURReturn to the hotel in Maroantsetra. Visit [[Nosy Mangabe]] for a picnic in the morning. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of [https: We do Red ruffed Lemur path//en. It’s a long walk takes around 3-4hwikipedia. In evening org/wiki/Great_egret egret (before dinerheron)everybody are ready for night walk to see all ] can usually be observed in the canopies along the species night active animals like mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and some animals…shore.

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SPORTIVE CIRCUIT=== Sportive circuit ===

'''8 days Maroantsetra to Masoala Trekking, trekking one direction and return by boat.'''

1-sort TrekThis trek follows the coast of Antongil Bay and through Masoala National Park.

Trekking Day 1: Depart early from your hotel in Maroantsetra -Masoala takes 8 days (one way trek and back take a piroque ride for approximately 1 hour to [[Andranofotsy]] and from there continue by boat) foot to the campsite at [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]. Search for the Aye-Aye at night.

This Trekking is heading and following the coast of Masoala National Park from MAROANTSETRA goes to Masoala National Park[[File:Andranofotsy 039.jpg|600px]]

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Day one2: Leave Maroantsetra HOTEL in the morning Have breakfast before setting off on a 4 to join Farankaraina Tropical Private Park 6 hours trek through vanilla and camping one night clove plantations until reaching [[Masindrano]] village. Camp by Tent therethe beach. At night Aye-Aye tour

Day Tow3: leave the Ay-Aye place in morning after breakfast Early start to join reach the second next camping place. That takes around spot by [[Ambanizana]] village (4-6 hours walking). This second days walking through in masoala village life From here on wildlife and nature becomes increasingly lush and colourful with all a wonderful vanilla plantation, cloves discovering…This second beach dominated by large rock boulders close to our camping place name is Beach of Masondrano villagespot.

Day Three[[File: Leave the second camping place in the morning to get third camping place. The place name is Ambanizana village. From this time wildlife beauty is spreading. The wonderful forest green colorful and directly meet the sea. Beach is covered the rocks forming the natural status, craved like tsingy of Mada008. The walk here takes around 4-6 hoursjpg|600px]]

Day four4: Leave again this third place to be on Masoala Birding camp lodge in Early start through [[Masoala National Park]]. This is the last time for walking big walk and it which takes 4-6 hours. Comparing with previous days, this is the most impressive and adventures trail of the all last days trip, this passing through one is more wonderful because of the path pass in world's last remaining primary rainforests that meets the Primary forestoceanfront directly. From this time (day fiveWhen reaching [[Ambodiforaha]],sixthe home of Patrick,and seven)have lunch at [[Masoala Village Lodge]]. In the afternoon, the walk is finished and we stay 3 other nights in continue for 1-2 hours until reaching your base at 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 birds

Day eight[[File: heading back to maroantsetra via to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnicMasoala_National_Park_DSCN2859. On this Island, the trip takes 4h to see small chameleon and leafleted gecko and afternoon back to maroantsetra. The trip is finished goodbye for all the team of MBCjpg|600px]]

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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</gallery>Day 8: Before returning to civilisation, visit Nosy Mangabe a for picnic. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of egret (heron) can usually be observed in the canopies along the shore. Allow about four hours to visit the island to try and find the ''Uroplatus fimbriatus'' (giant leaf-tailed gecko) and with some luck also spot one of the smallest chameleons in the world.

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