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'''The trail to the summit of Marojejy leads through a varied terrain from low to high-altitude rainforest up until the desolate rocky peak. It offers adventurous visiting tourists, lemur- and birdwatchers bird watchers or anyone who simply plans to head escape into the wild the opportunity to enjoy experience the sights and sounds of the forest on a demanding yet rewarding trekking experienceadventure.'''
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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.
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Most visitors start walking from Manantenina, although it's possible to 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.
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The first camp is Mantella, named after the Mantella frog , which can be found in the area. A natural swimming pool with a small cascade offers visitors the opportunity to cool down for with a swim before reaching the first camp. The Mantella Camp is 486 metres above sea level.
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On the first day, visitors may decide to continue directly to the second camp, Marojejia, or stay overnight at Camp Mantella. The distance between the two camps is a bit over two kilometres along an easy trail that takes about an hour to complete depending on the number of stops to observe the wildlife. Camp Marojejia, named after the palm spieces species in the area, is at an elevation of 744 metres.
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-->The Takhtajania, the oldest flowering plant in the world , can be found near Camp Marojejia. The plant has according According to fossil records , the plant has been growing on Earth since the days of the dinosaurs 120 million years ago.
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Participants of the the construction inspection team prior to the inauguration of Camp Marojejia in 2023. Top left to right: Hardy ([[Bobangira Park|Bobangira]]), Jackson (Guide), Franco (Guide), Charlie & Heridio ([[Bobangira Park|Bobangira]]). Front left to right: Bruno Lee ([[Mimi Hotel|Mimi Hotel]]), Louis Joxe ([[LCF]]), Fostin ([[Madagascar National Parks|MNP]]) and Florent (Enterprise Joel). {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Marojejy_National_Park_478.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_478.jpg|600px]]<!--or 916 -->|-|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_905.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_905.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_774.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_774.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_904.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_904.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_922.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_922.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_928.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_928.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Marojejy_National_Park_907.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_907.jpg|196px]]|-|} The forest around the Marojejia camp area is where most wildlife can be found. With the help of guides and lemur trackers, it's also most likely to encounter groups of the Silky sifaka here and spot the rare [[Helmet vanga ]] among other species. In addition to the 11 species of lemurs, Marojejy is home to more than 125 species of birds, 150 species of reptiles and amphibians, 30 species of palm trees and 300 species of ferns.
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Visitors sometimes underestimate the stretch between the second and third camp by its short distance and turn back halfway due to the complicated trail. With every step of the trail being different, it's a varied walking exercise for which that we should all have evolved for but have mostly forgotten. [[File:Marojejy_National_Park_496.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Marojejy_National_Park_496.jpg|600px]]
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A series of short videos of the trek from Manantenina to the summit can be found in the following YouTube playlist:
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There is no hotel accommodation shortly before the park entrance except a basic lodge in Mandena. Usually, visitors arrive in the morning hours from Sambava, which is about one hour and 45 minutes by private car hire or two and a half hours by [[Taxi-brousse]]. The distance from Sambava is 65 km. Marojejy visitors typically stay at the [[Mimi Hotel]] in Sambava , where the tourist office is also located and where tours and park tickets as well as guides can be arranged. Take-away lunch packs with pastries from Mimi's restaurant and pâtisserie patisserie can be prepared for guests on their journey ahead.<!--The menu offerings in the camp kitchens are fresh but usually simple pasta, rice, chicken etc.-->
The best period to visit Marojejy is between March and December. During much rainrainfall, the park is mostly closed, especially the trail to the summit.
Tours can be booked via specialised tour operators including international and domestic flights:
* [https://www.tourradar.com/g/madagascar-tour-operatorstourradar.com/g/madagascar-tour-operators]* [https://www.safaribookings.com/operators/madagascarsafaribookings.com/operators/madagascar]
Alternatively, make local arrangements can be made via the [[AGEMA]] ([[AGEMA|Association for Ecotourist Guides of Marojejy Guides Associationand Anjanaharibe-Sud]]). Its approximately 30 members are certified by [https://www.parcs-madagascar.com/parcs/marojejy.php Madagascar National Parks]. Dealing directly with the local guides can offer the best value for both visitors and the guides. Most of the guides, all of the porters, cooks, forest guards and workers maintaining the trail are from the local communities.
== Additional information ==
* [[AGEMA|Association for Ecotourist Guides of Marojejy and Anjanaharibe-Sud]]* [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1000916221401069&id=100044481007597 Carnet's FB-post of summit trek article on MadaCamp]* [https://web.facebook.com/marino.rajaonina.1/posts/pfbid0f89BEGUakYP8scRQLtP79y83f7s4zAHkA6UFyYiv9phdtbFFLg7c9w1aUCeibGGwl Marino Rajaonina's Marojejy FB-post]
* [[Marojejy National Park]] on MadaCamp
* https://explorewildmadagascar.com
* https://www.lemurreserve.org
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marojejy_National_Park
* https://www.parcs-madagascar.com/parcs/marojejy.php
* https://www.wildmadagascar.com/en/marojejy-national-park
=== Maps ===
* [[Marojejy park entrance-Mandena by foot]]
* [[Mandena-Manantenina by foot]]
Park entrance: -14.44346, 49.78176<br>
Waterfall: -14.43326, 49.7731<br>
???? -14.43761, 49.75461<br>
Camp Two: -14.43478, 49.76048
Camp Three: -14.436601, 49.743439<br> * https://madagaskar.travel/north-tour-with-marojejy/* https://www.madagascar-tourism-expeditions.com/tours/soft-adventures/adventure-and-wildlife-expeditions-marojejy-national-park-8-days* https://ndaoitravel.com/madagascar/en/about-us/* https://explorewildmadagascar.com/marojejy-national-park/* https://malagasy-tours.com/contact-us/ -->