'''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 nature as possible without the unnecessary conveniences and facilities typically offered by other nature lodges.'''
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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 PatriquePatrick, a local guide and Masoala birding expert from [[Ambodiforaha]]. Patrique Patrick and his team will prepare lunch, breakfast and dinner of your choice and will guide you to various bird watching spots in the surrounding forest while helping and help you identify various speices species of plants flora and fauna along the way.
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Classic circuit:Masoala Birding Camp can be booked for day visits including lunch or for one or more nights 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 birdwatching packages, which can be tailored to your specifications.
Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp with small or large group.=== Classic circuit ===
Itinirery:'''Visit Masoala for three nights while staying at Masoala Birding Camp in a small or large group.'''
Day 1: Depart in the morning from your hotel in [[Maroantsetra]] with speed boat speedboat directly to Masoala. The boat ride takes between 1.5 1½ and 2 hours. Arriving at the beach of Tampolo and walk approxately approximately 30 minutes to the campcampsite.
Overnight stay at Masoala Birding Camp. In the afternoon, start guided bird watching walk. In the evening, we go for a night walk to see different species of lemurs and various other night active animals.
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Day 2: Red ruffed lemur path. This is a 3: Water fall circuitto 4 hours walk to spot the Red ruffed lemurs in their natural habitat. Get ready for more bird watching Thereafter, before dinner in the morningevening, take another night walk to see the famous discover more nocturnal species , such as Helmet viangathe mouse lemur, ''Bernier's_vanga''dwarf lemur, ''Short-legged ground roller'', so on.... Continue a river trip on a traditional pirigue (traditional wooden canoe) in the Tampolo River in afternoon with a fisherman from the village Ambodiforaha. In evening it’s time for another night walksportive lemur.
Day 43: Take Waterfall circuit. Get ready for more bird watching in the morning, to see the speed boat famous species close to the camp, such as ''[[Nosy MangabeHelmet vanga]] for picnic and thereafter return to '', ''[[MaroantsetraBernier'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.
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----Day 4: Take the speedboat to [[Nosy Mangabe]] for a picnic and thereafter return to [[Maroantsetra]]. Our boat can pass close to the island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in the canopies along the shoreline.
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.
C-1-2: Visit Masoala for 5 nights stay at Masoala Birding Camp (MBC)=== Extended circuit ===
'''Visit Masoala for 5 nights with a stay at Masoala Birding Camp and in [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]].'''
All planDay 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.
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A-Day 3: DAY ONE- DAY TOW: Camping in Aye-Aye lodge in the tropical park FARANKARIANALeave Farankaraina Tropical Park for Masoala National Park to reach Masoala Birding Camp by boat. Start a short afternoon bird watching walk. Here In the main activity is Aye-Aye watching at evening, take a night walk (from Juliet-October the possibility to see it is 80 %)discover different species of lemurs and various other night active animals.
B-[[File: DAY THREE: leave the aye- aye place in the morning and joining Masoala National Park directly to Masoala birding camp lodge for three nights left. Same day in the afternoon we do the sort walk and start bird watching. In evening it’s time for night walkMasoala_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.
C-Day 5: DAY FOUR: We do Red ruffed Lemur pathBoat transfer to [[Antalavia]]. It’s This is a wonderful location with a beach and a long walk takes around 3-4h. In evening (before diner)everybody are ready large waterfall where it's possible to go for night walk to see all the species night active animals like mouse lemur, dwarf lemur, sportive lemur and some animals…a swim.
E-: DAY five: Picnic in Antalaviana transfer by boat .This is wonderful place, beach, and nice to swim in Antalaviana Big waterfall.<HTML5video type="youtube" width="400" height="300">DCv2RC8rHpo</HTML5video>
F-Day 6: DAY Six: Ready go back Return to the hotel in Maroantsetra Hotel but pass to . Visit [[Nosy Mangabe Island ]] for a picnic in the Morningmorning. In this island visit take around 4h Our boat can pass close to seek Uroplatus fumbriatus, the smallest chameleon island where flocks of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret egret (heron)] can usually be observed in the worldcanopies along the shore.
SPORTIVE CIRCUITAllow 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.
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1-sort Trek=== Sportive circuit ===
Trekking '''8 days Maroantsetra -to Masoala takes 8 days (, trekking one way trek direction and back return by boat) .'''
This Trekking is heading and following trek follows the coast of Antongil Bay and through Masoala National Park from MAROANTSETRA goes to Masoala National Park.
THE TREKKINGDay 1: Depart early from your hotel in Maroantsetra and take a piroque ride for approximately 1 hour to [[Andranofotsy]] and from there continue by foot to the campsite at [[Farankaraina Tropical Park]]. Search for the Aye-Aye at night.
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Day Tow: leave the Ay-Aye place in morning after breakfast to join the second camping place. That takes around 4-6 hours walking. This second days walking through in masoala village life with all wonderful vanilla plantation, cloves discovering…This second camping place name is Beach of Masondrano village<HTML5video type="youtube">Hbl718YAOR0</HTML5video>
Day Three2: Leave the second camping place in the morning Have breakfast before setting off on a 4 to get third camping place. The place name is Ambanizana 6 hours trek through vanilla and clove plantations until reaching [[Masindrano]] village. From this time wildlife beauty is spreading. The wonderful forest green colorful and directly meet the sea. Beach is covered Camp by the rocks forming the natural status, craved like tsingy of Madabeach. The walk here takes around 4-6 hours
Day four3: Leave again this third place Early start to be on Masoala Birding camp lodge in Masoala National Park. This is last time for walking and it takes reach the next camping spot by [[Ambanizana]] village (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,here on wildlife and seven), the walk is finished nature becomes increasingly lush and we stay 3 other nights in Masoala Birding Camp(MBC) colourful with a wonderful beach dominated by large rock boulders close to do all the type of activity in MASOALA national Park like bird watching, red ruffed circuit, river trip, and so on…our camping spot. Watching all different species of animals and never forget the name of camp to see all the species of the birds
Day eight[[File: heading back to maroantsetra via to Nosy Mangabe Island for picnicAmbanizana 008. On this Island, the trip takes 4h to see small chameleon and leafleted gecko and afternoon back to maroantsetra. The trip is finished goodbye for all the team of MBCjpg|600px]]
<gallery>Masoala_Birding_Camp_001Day 4: Early start through [[Masoala National Park]].jpgMasoala_Birding_Camp_002This is the last big walk and which takes 4-6 hours.jpgMasoala_Birding_Camp_003Comparing 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.jpgMasoala_Birding_Camp_004When reaching [[Ambodiforaha]], the home of Patrick, have lunch at [[Masoala Village Lodge]].jpgMasoala_Birding_Camp_005In the afternoon, continue for 1-2 hours until reaching your base at Masoala Birding 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</gallery>Day 5, 6 and 7: Enjoy three full days of discovering nature at leisure in one 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 day walks, river trips, lemur watching, stars counting... Embrace yourself in a truly natural environment from which all species in the area have evolved.
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