'''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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Classic circuit: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.
Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp with small or large group.=== Classic circuit ===
Complete itinirery:'''Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp in a small or large group.'''
Day 1: Depart in the morning from your hotel in [[Maroantsetra]] with speed boat speedboat directly to Masoala. The boat ride takes between 1.5 1½ and 2 hours. Arriving at the beach of Tampolo and walk approximately 30 minutes to the campsite.
Overnight stay at Masoala Birding Camp. In the afternoon, start guided bird watching walk. In the evening, we go for a night walk to see different species of lemurs and others nocturnal other night active animals.
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C-Day 2: DAY THREE: Water fall circuitRed ruffed lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed lemurs in their natural habitat. Thereafter, ready for bird watching again before dinner in the morning evening, take another night walk to see all the birds discover more nocturnal species like helmeted Vanga, Bernie’s Vangasuch as the mouse lemur, sort lagged ground rollerdwarf lemur, so on… and river trip in Tampolo River by pirogue man from the village of Masoala in afternoonsportive lemur. In evening it’s time to do night walk
Day 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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C-1-2Day 4: Visit Masoala Take the speedboat to [[Nosy Mangabe]] for 5 nights stay at Masoala Birding Camp a picnic and thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]]. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (MBCheron)] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shoreline.
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.
All plan:=== Extended circuit ===
'''Visit Masoala for 5 nights with a stay at Masoala Birding Camp and in [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]].'''
A-Day 1 and 2: DAY ONE- DAY TOW: Camping in Aye-Aye Overnight camping at a lodge in the tropical park FARANKARIANAFarankaraina Tropical Park. Here Try to find the main activity is Aye-Aye watching at during a night walk (from Juliet-October the . The best possibility to see it spot the Aye-Aye here is 80 %)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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E-Day 4: DAY five: Picnic in Antalaviana transfer by boat Red ruffed Lemur path.This is wonderful placea 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed Lemurs in their natural habitat. Thereafter, beachbefore dinner in the evening, take another night walk to discover nocturnal species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and nice to swim in Antalaviana Big waterfallother animals.
F-Day 5: DAY Six: Ready go back Boat transfer to Maroantsetra Hotel but pass [[Antalavia]]. This is a wonderful location with a beach and a large waterfall where it's possible to Nosy Mangabe Island go for picnic in the Morninga swim. In this island visit take around 4h to seek Uroplatus fumbriatus, the smallest chameleon in the world
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Masoala TrekkingDay 6: Return 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shore.
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This Trekking is heading and following the coast of Masoala National Park from MAROANTSETRA goes to Masoala National Park=== Sportive circuit ===
THE TREKKING'''8 days Maroantsetra to Masoala, trekking one direction and return by boat.'''
Day one: Leave Maroantsetra HOTEL in This trek follows the morning to join Farankaraina Tropical Private coast of Antongil Bay and through Masoala National Park and camping one night by Tent there. At night Aye-Aye tour
Day Tow1: leave the Ay-Aye place Depart early from your hotel in morning after breakfast Maroantsetra and take a piroque ride for approximately 1 hour to [[Andranofotsy]] and from there continue by foot to join the second camping placecampsite at [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]. That takes around 4Search for the Aye-6 hours walkingAye at night. This second days walking through in masoala village life with all wonderful vanilla plantation, cloves discovering…This second camping place name is Beach of Masondrano village
Day Three[[File: Leave the second camping place in the morning to get third camping placeAndranofotsy 039. 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 Mada. The walk here takes around 4-6 hoursjpg|600px]]
Day four: Leave again this third place to be on Masoala Birding camp lodge in Masoala National Park. 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 <HTML5video 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="youtube">Hbl718YAOR0</HTML5video>
Day eight2: heading back Have breakfast before setting off on a 4 to maroantsetra via to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnic6 hours trek through vanilla and clove plantations until reaching [[Masindrano]] village. On this Island, Camp by the trip takes 4h to see small chameleon and leafleted gecko and afternoon back to maroantsetrabeach. The trip is finished goodbye for all the team of MBC
<gallery>Masoala_Birding_Camp_001Day 3: Early start to reach the next camping spot by [[Ambanizana]] village (4-6 hours).jpgMasoala_Birding_Camp_002From here on wildlife and nature becomes increasingly lush and colourful with a wonderful beach dominated by large rock boulders close to our camping 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</gallery>Day 4: Early start through [[Masoala National Park]]. This is the last big walk and which takes 4-6 hours. Comparing with previous days, this is the most impressive and adventures trail of all, passing through one of the world's last remaining primary rainforests that meets the oceanfront directly. When reaching [[Ambodiforaha]], the home of Patrick, have lunch at [[Masoala Village Lodge]]. In the afternoon, continue for 1-2 hours until reaching your base at Masoala Birding Camp.
[[File:Masoala_National_Park_DSCN2859.jpg|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. <googlemap versionHTML5video type="0youtube">caODxMEUq1w</HTML5video> 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.9" lat="Allow about four hours to visit the island to try and find the ''Uroplatus fimbriatus'' (giant leaf-15tailed gecko) and with some luck also spot one of the smallest chameleons in the world. Arrive at your hotel in Maroantsetra.726233" lon="49A goodbye photo with the Masoala Birding Camp team.968367" zoom ="17" controls="large" controlsContact ="large" style="width For further information regarding Masoala Birding Camp's offers, contact Patrick:100%;max-width [[File:600px;"Ambodiforaha 035.jpg|300px]] '''Masoala Birding Camp'''<br>-15Email: [mailto:patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com] Tel: +261 (0)34 44 374 62 Facebook: https://www.facebook.726233com/masoalabirdingcamp/ Patrick checks for new emails daily, 49which is the best way to reach him from outside of Madagascar.968367View all [[Masoala Birding Campphotos]] </googlemap>__NOTOC__