Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Do not forget that tickets are bought in Andasibe Park. We took 2 circles that should take 4-5 hours. We walked them in 2 hours. Mostly this park is for landscape and some lemurs if you are lucky. Nice trails and good local guides

Great park with some premade walkways and stairs. Definitely try the nighttime jungle walk with a guide — they’re absolutely magic when it comes to finding the invisible. Indri hard to find if raining; bring a headlamp and hiking boots for sure!

Amazing national park and the first location where we spotted Lemurs. From the common brown lemur, to the biggest lemur known as an Indri. We even did a night walk here and spotted the Goodman Mouse Lemur which is the smallest species of lemur. Our guide was knowledgeable and eagle eyed. I truly enjoyed this national park full of endemic wildlife.

Amazing experience!
Ask for Roget or Etienne to guide you!

We visited the park in May 2022.

In the morning we lent a 4wd to go to the Mantadia primary forest (which requires a 1 hour drive from the Andasibe village according to which pathway you want to take). Our guide found us the 4x4 for 160 000 AR, it is expensive but a commonly charged price for 4 wheelers.

We did the Tsakoka itinerary. It is supposed to be the longest. It is where you can spot rare birds and different kinds of lemurs, at least that was before covid. According to our guide, this part is so remote from the road and was so poorly monitored during the pandemic that the locals hunted the lemurs. He said we should have spotted several groups of sedentary lemurs in given places but we barely saw some high up in the canopy, which real high because it's a primary forest. The lush green vegetation is impressive.
We went there too late to observe birds and missed the few ones our guide pointed at. The jungle cry I read so much about in the comments is real and it's magical. Watch out for leeches (had one one me) and mosquitoes (heard one I can tell).
There are other routes in that part of the park (leading to waterfalls or a natural swimming pool).

Mantadia is the primary rainy forest, while Andasibe is a secondary one. The trees are skinny, the vegetation way less diversified and the pathway mainly flat and paved. This is where we headed to on the afternoon, as we didn't spot much fauna in the Mantadia primary forest. It is the same entrance fee but you pay your guide for each route you enter.
There we were able to hang out with a group of Sifaka ( about 12 of them). Always keep an eye on the upper branches as they do not bother where their droppings may land. You might have to dodge some bullets. They were much more accostumed to human presence. They were eating leaves and inspecting us from a short distance without embarrassment.
We also spotted another group of brown lemurs and that was all.

What I can recommend and what we couldn't do is to buy your entrance tickets the night before (before 4pm), so that you can enter the park early in the morning (from 5am). The office only opens at 8am, Malagasy time. You loose valuable hours as birds and lemurs are more active early in the day.

Entrance was about 45 000 Ar and our guide 110 000 AR (70000+40000).

Was a really good experience, one of my top in Madagascar

The best reserve to observe the Indri (The Biggest lemur), Diademed Sifaka, Goodman Mouse lemur, the tiniest lemur found nowhere else in the world

Absolutely amazing place. Lots of lemurs.

Great place to see lemurs. Really enjoyed seeing the indri, sifaka, mouse, brown, and black and white ruffed lemurs in their natural habitat. Takes a bit to get to the circuit trail, very challenging roads, so hire a good driver and guide. I'd recommend Christof as a guide. The closer park works fine, but if you can get to Mantadia, that is better. I think only about about a thousand folks make the difficult trail, though I could be wrong. Duke University has a research station there. If you want to see the foosa, early November is best.

An amazing park is recommended to travel at least three hours

Must go place for madagascar wildlife

Nearest national park from Tana. A must-visit If you are living in Tana

We had a wonderul time in the park.

A great and wonderful National Park with the most fantastic en loud Indri 😍 Loved it!

I realy love this Park. You can find many diurnal and nocturnal Lemur species and Chameleon also.
Don't lose Lemur Island if you visit there.

Encompassing around 100 miles of land in eastern Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is home to eleven lemur species, including the country’s largest lemur, the Indri. Located near Madagascar’s capital city of Antananarivo, Andasibe-Mantadia is one of the easiest parks to visit. The park is split into two areas, the Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Reserve. Local guides conduct 1- to 6-hour tours of either area.

Hello,
I work as a national Tour guide of Madagascar. I went anytime to Andasibe - Analazaotra with my guest. This is the most visited Park in Antananarivo, due to distance is not so far from the capital it takes only 4hours drive on national Road N°2. This perfect place is for those who love nature and Wildlife, especially if you don't have much time.

I had a great time volunteering here woth projects abroad and it is a beautiful place to see local wildlife.

Nice park with friendly guides, can see all sorts of lemurs hanging around

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