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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 Patrick, a local guide and Masoala birding expert from [[Ambodiforaha]]. Patrick and his team will prepare lunch, breakfast and dinner and will guide you to various bird watching spots in the surrounding forest and help you identify various speices species of flora and fauna along the way.

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Classic circuit: Visit Masoala Birding Camp can be booked for day visits including lunch or for three one or more nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp 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 small or large groupbirdwatching packages, which can be tailored to your specifications.

Day 1: Depart in the morning from your hotel in [[Maroantsetra]] with speed boat directly to '''Visit Masoala. The boat ride takes between 1.5 and 2 hours. Arriving for three nights while staying at the beach of Tampolo and walk approxately 30 minutes to the campMasoala Birding Camp in a small or large group.'''

Overnight stay at Day 1: Depart in the morning from your hotel in [[Maroantsetra]] with speedboat directly to Masoala Birding Camp. In the afternoon, start guided bird watching walkThe boat ride takes between 1½ and 2 hours. In Arriving at the evening, we will go for a night beach of Tampolo and walk approximately 30 minutes to see different species of lemurs and various other night active animalsthe campsite.

Day 2: Red ruffed Lemur pathOvernight stay at Masoala Birding Camp. This is a 3 to 4 hours In the afternoon, start guided bird watching walk to spot the Red Ruffed Lemurs in their regular habitats. Thereafter, before dinner in In the evening, we take another go for a night walk to discover nocturnal see different species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur of lemurs and other night active animals...

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Day 2: Red ruffed lemur path. This is a 3 to 4: Take hours walk to spot the Red ruffed lemurs in their natural habitat. Thereafter, before dinner in the speed boat evening, take another night walk to [[Nosy Mangabe]] for picnic and thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]] discover more nocturnal species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur.

Extended Day 3: Waterfall circuit: Visit Masoala . Get ready for 5 nights with stay at Masoala Birding Camp and more bird watching in the morning, to see the famous species close to the camp, such as ''[[Farankaraina Tropical ParkHelmet 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.

''Itinerary[[File:'' Day 1 and 2: Camping overnight at lodge in Farankaraina Tropical Park. Try to find the Aye-Aye during night walk. The possibility to spot the Aye-Aye here is best between July and OctoberTampolodge 339.jpg|600px]]

Day 34: Leave Farankaraina Tropical Park Take the speedboat to [[Nosy Mangabe]] for Masoala National Park (by speed a picnic and thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]]. Our boat?) can pass close to reach Masoala Birding Campthe island where flocks of [https://en. Start a short afternoon bird watching walkwikipedia. In evening, take a night walk to discover different species of lemurs and various other night active animalsorg/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shoreline.

Day 4: Red ruffed Lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 Allow about four hours walk to spot the Red Ruffed Lemurs in their regular habitats. Thereafter, before dinner in visit the evening, we take another night walk island to discover nocturnal species, such as try and find the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and other animals[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.

'''Visit Masoala for 5 nights with a stay at Masoala Birding Camp and in [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]].''' Day 1 and 2: Overnight camping at a lodge in Farankaraina Tropical Park. Try to find the Aye-Aye during a night walk. The best possibility to spot the Aye-Aye here is between July and October. {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_001.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_002.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_003.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_004.jpg|196px]]|-|} 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. [[File:Masoala_National_Park_DSCN3060.jpg|600px]] Day 4: Red ruffed Lemur path. This is a 3 to 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed Lemurs in their natural habitat. Thereafter, before dinner in the evening, take another night walk to discover nocturnal species, such as the mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and other animals. Day 5: Boat transfer to [[Antalavia]]. This is a wonderful location with a beach and a large waterfall where it's possible to go for a swim. <HTML5video type="youtube" width="400" height="300">DCv2RC8rHpo</HTML5video> Day 6: Return to the hotel in Maroantsetra. Pass Visit [[Nosy Mangabe]] Island for a picnic in the morning. Or Our boat can go pass close to the shore of the island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shore.  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.

Day 4: Early start through [[Masoala TrekkingNational 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.

Trekking Maroantsetra -Masoala takes 8 Day 5, 6 and 7: Enjoy three full days (of discovering nature at leisure in one way trek 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 back by boat) day walks, river trips, lemur watching, stars counting... Embrace yourself in a truly natural environment from which all species in the area have evolved.

Day one: Leave Arrive at your hotel in Maroantsetra HOTEL in . A goodbye photo with the morning to join Farankaraina Tropical Private Park and camping one night by Tent thereMasoala Birding Camp team. At night Aye-Aye tour

Day ThreeFor further information regarding Masoala Birding Camp's offers, contact Patrick: Leave the second camping place in the morning to get third camping place. 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 hours

Day four[[File: Leave again this third place to be on Masoala Birding camp lodge in Masoala National ParkAmbodiforaha 035. 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 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 birdsjpg|300px]]

Day eight'''Masoala Birding Camp'''<br>Email: heading back to maroantsetra via to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnic[mailto:patrickbezafi1081@gmail. On this Island, the trip takes 4h to see small chameleon and leafleted gecko and afternoon back to maroantsetracom patrickbezafi1081@gmail. The trip is finished goodbye for all the team of MBCcom]