Marojejy National Park

From the spice town of Sambava, penetrate inland to the pristine primary rainforests and highlands of Marojejy National Park – one of the most challenging wildlife locations on the island.  Having been a Strict Reserve until the end of 1998, it had only been explored by scientific researchers.  Clients of ours were the first lay visitors to enter Marojejy and it surpassed their highest expectations. They found the rare silky sifaka, four other lemur species and the rare helmet vanga, only seen in undisturbed upland rainforest and a delight for birders.  It is perhaps the ultimate Madagascar reserve in view of its unspoilt status and range of altitudes. The three days’ ascension is strenuous, the camping simple and the trail rough and narrow, but certainly well worth it for the right people.