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'''The trail to the summit of Marojejy leads along through a varied terrain from low to high-altitude rainforest up until the desolate rocky peak. It offers adventurous tourists, lemur and birdwatchers or anyone who simply plans to head into the wild the opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest on a demanding yet rewarding trekking experience.'''

The peak of [[Marojejy National Park]] lies within one of Madagascar's protected nature reserves and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007. At a height of 2,132 m it ranks below falls somewhere just short of the top-ten highest peaks if counting the many peaks in within the country's several mountain ranges. Nonetheles, Marojejy is the third highest altitude national park in the country, followed by [[Maromokotra]] at 2,876 m in Tsratanana National Park, which is the country‘s highest peak, and Pic Boby (2,658 m) in Andringitra National Park, the country’s second highest peak.

The viewpoint shortly before the park office will give visitors a preview of the their days ahead. The trek to Marojejy begins in Manantenina 175 metres above sea level.

The park has 11 living species of lemurs with the most unique being the [[Silky sifaka]], the second largest lemur after the [[Indri|Indri indri]]. The Silky sifaka, locally known as the Simpona, is a highly endangered species that can be found only in Marojejy and [[Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve]]. Most lemur species in Marojejy are nocturnal, while some are diurnal and others are cathemeral. The Silky sifaka is one of the day active lemurs.

Most visitors start walking from Manantenina, although it's possible to take a car drive up until the last village before the park entry, [[Mandena]], which is about two and a half kilometres closer to the park boundary. The walking distance from Manantenina until the first camp is about 9.5 kilometres. After entering the park boundary, the walk is mostly in the shade below the canopies of the forest.

Thanks to donations received made via the [https://www.lemurreserve.org Lemur Conservation Foundation], Camp Marojejia was rebuilt in 2023 including new bungalows and a terrace, lunch and dining area with an impressive view of the leaning rock boulder facing the camp.

Visitors should not be misled sometimes underestimate the stretch between the second and third camp by the its short distance between Camp Two and Camp Three, because many turn back halfway due to the complicated trail. Every step of the trail is different, making it a walking trekking exercise most of us are not used to.