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Madagascar Endemic Birds and Lemurs B I R D I N G A F R I C A Madagascar Endemic Birds and Lemurs Verreaux’s Sifaka, Long-tailed Ground Roller and Schlegel’s Asity © Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken www.birdingafrica.com 2015 Tour details How to book Madagascar is so famously unique that it’s often called the 1. Complete our easy online booking form. “8th Continent”. Imagine more than 130 endemic and near- 2. Secure your deposit (about £110, €145, $180 or ZAR2000) endemic bird species, 102 lemur species and 300 endemic on our 3D-secure online credit card payment site. reptiles in an area just larger than France. The spectacular 3. Settle the balance in April. We’ll email the banking details. Ground-Rollers, Vangas, Mesites, Cuckoo Roller, Asities and Couas make up the rather strange bird families and sub- We will then email you packing guidelines. And on the tour families while lemurs and chameleons take on all sizes and we’ll hand you the checklists in a printed Birding Africa shapes, from Indri to mouse lemurs, and from Parson’s Giant booklet. Chameleons to miniature Brookesias. Questions? Please email Marje Hemp [email protected] This Birding Africa tour focuses on getting good views of these amazing birds, and on this tour 125 endemic and near- endemic birds are possible. We hope to see over 95% of them. We'll also explore the island's other oddities such as its endearing and diverse lemurs, bizarre chameleons and other unique biodiversity from Giraffe-necked Weevils to towering Baobabs and other-worldly Octopus Trees. Endemic Birds and Lemurs Main tour: 16 Nov - 2 Dec 2015 £3785* or $6150* per person sharing a room Add local flights of: £610 or $1015 (we book these with no commission) Single Room: £630 or $980 * includes a £200 or $330 discount, valid until 22 August 2014 Masoala Extension: 2 - 7 December 2015 £1490* or $2195* per person sharing a room Add local flights of: £380 or $630 (we book these with no commission) Single Room: £320 or $525 * includes a £100 or $165 discount, valid until 22 August 2014 This includes local flights, Birding Africa tour-leader, meals, accommodation, bottled water in the bus, entry fees at parks and reserves and activities as indicated on the itinerary below. Sickle-billed Vanga © Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken © Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken www.birdingafrica.com www.birdingafrica.com 1 SEQUOIA CLUB Pitta-like Ground-Roller © Callan Cohen & Deirdre Vrancken www.birdingafrica.com Accommodation standard Tour focus start of the tour and is available beforehand upon request. Is good by African standards! This isn't a We have designed this tour to see as many of budget trip and we make an extra effort to Madagascar’s endemic birds and lemurs The tour is timed to coincide with the stay in comfortable hand-picked possible in this amount of time. breeding season. The day may be cool to accommodation, upmarket where possible, as warm in the highlands to hot in the dry You will see from the itinerary that we will close as possible to the best birding areas. forest. This is a dedicated birds and lemurs have multiple opportunities to find some of Rooms have private facilities with hot tour with early starts and lots of time in the the tricky bird species (especially the Ground- showers, although the supply of hot water in field. We will drive short distances by Rollers, Couas, Asities and Vangas), giving us Madagascar can be intermittent! minibus or four-wheel-drive vehicles, and the best chances of success. However, having elsewhere by coaster bus, which regularly Meals are Western-style, with a hint of French said that, we will be in some of Madagascar’s allows for approximately one and a half seats and Malagasy influence. Zebu, the local beef, best birding areas and when birding we'll per person. More details about what to features predominantly on the menu. Seafood focus on all the available species (within expect, how to prepare and what to pack are is popular at the coast. Please advise if you reason) and will see a huge diversity. provided in our Tour Information Pack. are vegetarian and what foods you enjoy, so that we can cater for you. Water is not safe to Meantime, we offer the opportunity to watch Group size drink so we supply free bottled water in the lemurs, amphibians and reptile species along vehicle which you can take to your rooms in the way. Without affecting the birding focus, Your tour-leader will be leading ten the evening for drinking and brushing teeth. extra effort will be made for people that have a participants, unless the tenth person to book particular interest in lemurs, to find as many wishes to bring a partner, in which case there Itinerary summary lemur species as possible and maximise quality can be eleven participants. observations with the assistance of local guides. On this tour, we offer a highlights tour and an We will also search for and watch amphibia Fitness & Health optional extension, to allow you to experience and reptiles - Madagascar has a fantastic the most birds and lemurs, depending on the This tour requires a moderate to good degree diversity and we are likely to have some time that you have available. of fitness. Most walks will start at the coolest great sightings, from the tiny Brookesia to the times of the day at a slow to fair pace. Most First we travel overland to visit the mega- giant Parson’s Chameleons. walks are largely relatively flat, with small diverse Eastern Rainforests of Andasibe, ups and downs on many trails. There are two Let us know if you have target species or Mantadia and Ranomafana National Parks, exceptions: at Ranomafana and Andasibe want to know more about the species we home to most of the endemics, the grasslands the trails can be steep and the pace faster. might encounter. A species list will be handed at the scenic Isalo National Park, the dry These walks can either be skipped out or out to you as part of your tour booklet at the deciduous forests of Zombitse National Park taken slowly with a private trails guide. and the Spiny Desert of the south-west. We then fly up to the north-west, where we explore the wetlands of the Betsiboka Delta, Lake Ravelobe and the surrounding dry deciduous forest of Ankarafantsika National Park. Please see our day-by-day itinerary below. The exact sequence of events may vary with Air Madagascar’s flight schedules. The main areas we will visit remain. International Flights Please ensure your international flights sync well with the tour. Kindly see page 9. 2 Isalo © Deirdre Vrancken amd Calllan Cohen www.birdingafrica.com SEQUOIA CLUB specials like Subdesert Mesite, Long-tailed Ground-Roller and Running and Green- capped Couas. Toliara holds a small breeding population of the very localised Madagascar Plover while La Table can treat us with some excellent coastal birding and the recently discovered Red-shouldered Vanga. Weather and Air Madagascar permitting, we’ll visit the Red-tailed Tropicbird breeding colony on the island of Nosy Ve in the south west. We’ll then fly back to the capital where our highlights tour comes to an end. For those who join the 4-day Ampijoroa extension, we will go on to the north west, where the Betsiboka Delta and the dry deciduous forests of Ankarafantsika National Park (Ampijoroa) offer Madagascar Fish-Eagle and other northwest endemics. On the last day, we’ll then fly back to Tana where our tour ends. Day-by-day Itinerary Day 1: Antananarivo Arrival Welcome to Madagascar! Once you pass through customs and have picked up your luggage, continue to enter Antananarivo airport’s arrival hall. Look out for a board showing your name: the hotel’s driver will be awaiting you for a short drive to the hotel. Here your guide will meet you and let you know the next morning’s breakfast and departure time. Day 2: Tana to Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, eastern mid-altitude rainforest This morning we will all meet for a briefing over breakfast. We will head eastwards to the famous Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, where we will be based for three nights. The journey takes three hours, with a stop for snacks or lunch. We will have two full days to explore this spectacular wilderness. Day 3 and 4: Andasibe-Mantadia National Verreaux’s Sifaka © Deirdre Vrancken & Callan Cohen www.birdingafrica.com Park, eastern mid-altitude rainforest Ranomafana National Park in the eastern The protected area consists of the highlands holds primary forest and is Anamalazaotra Special Reserve (also named Introduction famous for its recently discovered but Andasibe, sometimes known by the French name Perinet) and the larger Mantadia Our tour explores the famous forests of endangered Golden Bamboo Lemur. The birding is spectacular: amongst other National Park. Together, these protect one of Andasibe-Mantadia (also known as Perinet Madagascar’s most important primary or Anamalazoatra) where the largest living Madagascar endemics we’ll search for Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity, Brown rainforest areas. We have time to explore the lemur, Indri, is regularly seen. Few area on various trails and with local guides. experiences can match the mornings here Mesite and Pollen's Vanga. where the haunting wails of Indri family Moving further south, we’ll explore Isalo and The list of birds we can see is very long, but groups resonate across the misty valleys. Zombitse National Park in the central some highlights may include White-throated Although much more often heard than seen, highlands.
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