Explore the Unique Heritage of this Enchanting Land! October 4-19, 2014

We invite you to join us as we explore the • , an internationally natural heritage and unique flora and wildlife acclaimed wildlife reserve in the semi-arid of Madagascar in 2014! This 16-day expedition south. Enjoy the unique spiny desert plus a offers travel enthusiasts an exceptional oppor- profusion of ring-tailed , sifakas, lepi- tunity to become acquainted with the flora and lemurs, and flying foxes. fauna of Madagascar. • Reserve de Nahampoana, an excellent Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the botanical reserve near Fort Dauphin. world, isolated from the African continent for • , an extraordinary land- 30 million years. It is home to at least 12,000 scape in the southwest with arid sandstone plants—a high percentage that are unique to the ridges sculpted by wind and water, with lemurs country. Ninety-five percent of the lemurs and and endemic plants. reptiles, 80 percent of the flowering plants, 98 percent of the palms, and more than We hope you will join us for this adventure, 100 birds are found nowhere else. and discover the magnificence of Madagascar in 2014! Leading this tour will be Herilala Jonah, a superb Madagascar naturalist. Representing the Society will be staff member John Burns. The itinerary includes: • Antananarivo & the Park. Visit the capital city of Madagascar and this private reserve established in 2001 for lemur education and conservation. • Perinet Reserve, in the eastern rain forests. Look for the largest of the lemurs, the indri, noted for its ear-shattering cries and agility in traveling through the rain forest canopy. Explore the moist forest with trees covered in epiphytes, ferns, and large lianas with bamboo below. which protects the world’s Itinerary only three-cornered palm. The bizarre woody and Days 1/3 USA to Paris thorny plants of the spiny & Madagascar desert are reminiscent Fly to Paris October 4. Depart of the Sonoran Desert of October 5 on Air Madagascar for the American Southwest, Antananarivo, arrive the next morning. but composed primarily A short drive will bring us into “Tana,” of species unique to a captivating city of hills with the Madagascar. architectural ambiance of the French Berenty is a superb countryside and beauty of the Malagasy wildlife reserve which people. Enjoy a city tour today and has attracted considerable visit to the private Lemur Park just international attention. west of Tana, which was established Here, the de Heaulme in 2001 as a conservation project. family established a Welcome dinner. Royal Palissandre reserve on the bank of the Hotel. B,L,D Mandrare River to protect Day 4 P erinet the woods and their captiva- This morning, we will descend ting inhabitants, the lemurs. from an elevation of 4,500 feet on We will have simple accom- the central plateau down the steep modations at Berenty eastern escarp ment to the moist Lodge (2 nights). B,L,D montane rain forest and farms near Days 9/10 Perinet. Vakona Lodge (3 nights), Berenty Reserve between Perinet Reserve and We will wake at dawn to Mantadia National Park. B,L,D begin to enjoy the lemurs Day 5 P erinet & Mantadia antics and early chorus of National Park birdlife. Just ahead may This morning, we will go to be a half dozen ring-tailed Mantadia National Park, home to the lemurs. Nearby sifakas may most colorful lemur in Madagascar, cavort in a tree while soft the diademed sifaka, as well as the gray lepilemurs may peer most aggressive lemur, the black and down at us from their day- white ruffed lemur. This park is also time roosts. Hundreds of rich in plants found nowhere else also look for some of the unique birds flying foxes may cling just under in the world. It is the right place to of Madagascar, including vangas, the forest canopy. The spiny forest find out more about the lianas and cuckoo-rollers, and sunbirds, and the supports crested couas, hoopoes, epiphytes such as orchids. We will world’s largest lemur, the indri, well- bushlarks, cisticolas, doves, and try to see Tambourissa, a special known for its loud, haunting call. B,L,D other bird species. We will explore tree most people use for house the spiny forest to discover plants construction. We will also look for Day 7 P erinet & Tana endemic to the south of Madagascar the world’s smallest primate, the As we leave the lush beauty of and lemurs which are found in the mouse lemur, plus small tree frogs Perinet, the rain forest immediately spiny forest. Return to Fort Dauphin and tiny chameleons. B,L,D gives way to heavily logged hills, and the Croix de Sud Hotel. B,L,D camps for charcoal production, Day 6 Perinet and rugged red gullies swirling with Morning expedition in the muddy torrents. We will also see Analamazaotra National Park. forests planted to generate wood for This forest has a high rate of plant future charcoal production. Royal endemism. It is the only place to Palissandre Hotel. B,L,D see a rare orchid that grows on palms. Also see Pandanus, with large green Day 8 T ana, Fort Dauphin leaves where some small frogs hide, & Berenty and Cyathea, tree ferns with large This morning, we will fly to fronds. As we walk the wooded picturesque Fort Dauphin in ridges, shady creek bottoms, and southeast Madagascar and then fern-edged lakes of Perinet, we will drive to Berenty past a reserve Society Representative Representing the Society on the Madagascar Expedition will be John Burns. John has an M.S. from Antioch New England Graduate School and has traveled extensively through the U.S, Canada, Europe, and South America, including the Society’s recent trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, studying the ecology of the regions he has visited. He is the Coordinator of the Society’s Plant Conservation Volunteer Program and looks forward to sharing his enthusiasm and knowledge of tropical plants and wildlife with you. NEW ENGLAND WILD FLOWER SOCIETY

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