Our Itineraries

Discover unique birdwatching experiences across Madagascar's stunning landscapes

Regular Birdwatching Tours

Our regular birdwatching tours are designed for bird enthusiasts of all levels, offering a perfect balance between birding, cultural discovery, and relaxation.

Tour Highlights

  • Observation of Madagascar's endemic bird species
  • Comfortable and authentic accommodations
  • Expert local ornithology guides
  • Discovery of Madagascar's unique ecosystems
  • Small group and large group sizes for a personalized experience

Day by Day Itinerary

Arrival, airport transfer, contract signing. Birding at Tsarasaotra Reserve.

Activities: Airport transfer, bird watching (M/car Pound Haron,Mellers Duck,Fulvous Whistling Duck,White throated Rail,Swamp Warbler...)

Accommodation: Hotel in Antananarivo

Morning flight to Tuléar. Afternoon birding at Arboretum Reserve (Olive capped Coua,Jeries,Vangas,Love birds,button Quails...).

Activities: Flight, bird watching

Accommodation: Hotel in Tuléar

Early birding at the Ste Augustin spiny forest(Red shouldered Vanga,Verreaux coua,Lafresnays Vanga...), boat transfer to Anakao and Nosy Be Island. Seabirds observation.

Activities:Bird watching (Red tailed Tropic Bird,Crab plover,Terns...), boat transfer, Breakfast at Hotel, Speed boat to Anakao

Accommodation: Hotel in Anakao

Full-day birding in the national park.

Activities: Bird watching (M/car Sandgrouse,M/car Plover,Archbolds Newtonia, Running Coua,Crested Coua,Thamnornis,Jeries,Vangas,Baillons Crake...)

Accommodation: Hotel near Tsimanampetsotsa

Return to Tuléar, drive to Ifaty with birding stops. Afternoon spiny forest birding (Long tailed Ground Roller,Subdesert Mesite,M/car Cuckoo Hawk,Hook billed Vanga,White headed Vanga,Red tailed Vanga,Sickle billed Vanga,Greater and Lesser Vasa Parrot,jeries,M/car Paradise Flycatcher,M/car Cuckoo Shrike,M/car Nightjahre,M/car Harrier Hawk...).

Activities: Birding on the way(Three banded Plover,Swamp warbler...)

Accommodation: Hotel in Ifaty

Early birding for missed species. Drive to Zombitse Eco-lodge.

Activities: Bird watching, transfer

Accommodation: Zombitse Eco-lodge

Birding in the Zombitse NP(Apperts Tetraka,Giant Coua,Coquerels Coua,White Broad Owl,Blue Vanga,Long billed Berniera,M/car Cuckoo Roller,Banded kestrel,M/car Buzzard,Torotoroka Scops Owl,Common Newtonia,Jeries,swift...). Drive to Isalo with birding stops.

Activities: Breakfast,driving to Zombitse NP, birdwatching

Accommodation: Hotel in Isalo

Morning visite of the Isalo NP(Birds,Lemurs,Chameleons,Canyon,Beautiful landscape,Natural pools...).

Activities: Hiking, wildlife watching, swimming

Accommodation: Hotel in Isalo

Visit Anja Park (Ring tailed Lemur,Pygmy kingfisher,Chameleons...). Drive to Ranomafana NP. Night walk for nocturnal species (Mouse Lemur,Chameleons,frogs...).

Activities: Wildlife watching, night walk

Accommodation: Hotel in Ranomafana

Two Full Day Birding in the Ranomafana NP(Brown Mesite,M/car Yellowbrow,Brown emutail,Cryptic Warbler,Rufous headed Ground Roller,Short legged Ground Roller,Scaly Ground Roller, Pittalike Ground Roller, Henst's Goshhawk,Collared Nightjahre,Blue Pigeon,Green Pigeon,Dark Newtonia,Spectacled Tetraka,Grey crowned Tetraka,Wedge tailed Jery,Crossley's Vanga,Red tailed Vanga,Blue Coua,Red fronted Coua,Pollens Vanga, Nathatch Vanga,Tylas Vanga,Ward's Vanga,Nelicourvi Weaver,M/car Flufftail,Green Jery,Velvet Asity,Common Sunbird Asity,Forest Rock thrush, Forest Fody,M/car Starling...)

Activities: Bird watching, wildlife observation

Accommodation: Hotel in Ranomafana

Drive to Antsirabe with scenic views of the highlands.

Activities: Scenic drive, cultural visit

Accommodation: Hotel in Antsirabe

Drive to Andasibe via Antananarivo. Afternoon birding and night walk (Madagascar Owl,Rainy forest Scops Owl).

Activities: Transfer, bird watching, night walk

Accommodation: Hotel in Andasibe

Two Full Day Birding in Mantadia NP with packed picnic lunch (Madagascar Rail,Red breasted Coua,White throated Oxylabes,Short legged Ground Roller, Scaly Ground Roller,M/car Ibis,Collared Nightjahre,Nuthactch Vanga,Tylas Vanga,Grey crowned Tetraka,Wedge tailed Jery,M/car Spinetail,Rands Warbler, Pygmy kingfisher,Striped throated Jery...).

Activities: Bird watching, hiking

Accommodation: Hotel in Andasibe

Morning visite of the Torotorofotsy Marsh(Grey Emutail,M/car Snipe,M/car rail,common Quail,Marsh Owl...). Return to Antananarivo.

Activities: Bird watching, transfer

Accommodation: Hotel in Antananarivo

Full Day driving to Ankarafantsika NP.Birding on the way(M/car Harrier,M/car Pratincole,M/car Jacana, Harlequin Quail,Pygmy gose,Humblots Haron...). Night walk visite(Nocturnal Lemurs, Chameleons...).

Activities: Scenic drive, bird watching, night walk

Accommodation: Hotel near Ankarafantsika

Two Full Day visite of the Ankarafantsika NP(Schlegels Asity,White breasted Mesite,Van dam's Vanga,Red capped Coua,Coquerels Coua,Banded kestrel,M/car Fish Eagle,Rufous Vanga,M/car Jacana,Frances Sparrowhawk,M/car Sparrowhawk,Crested Coua...)

Activities: Bird watching, wildlife observation

Accommodation: Hotel in Majunga

Boat trip to the Betsiboka Delta(M/car Teal,M/car Sacred Ibis,Terek Sandpiper,Crab Plover,Terns...). Return to Ankarafantsika.

Activities: Boat trip, bird watching & back to Ankarafantsika NP

Accommodation: Hotel near Ankarafantsika

Long drive back to Antananarivo. End of the tour.

Activities: Transfer, free time

Accommodation: Hotel in Antananarivo

Full itinerary available upon request

Hardcore Birdwatching Tours

For passionate and experienced birders, these specialized tours take you to the most remote and challenging locations in Madagascar in search of the rarest and most elusive endemic species.

Masoala National Park

1 Week Flight & Speed Boat

Highlights :

  • Helmet Vanga
  • Bernier's Vanga

Explore the pristine rainforests of Masoala, one of the last remaining primary forests in Madagascar, home to some of the island's rarest bird species.

Bemanevika Special Reserve

1 Week Car

Highlights :

  • Serpent Eagle
  • Red Owl
  • Madagascar Pochard
  • Slender billed Flufftail

One of the best places in Madagascar to spot the critically endangered Madagascar Pochard and other rare highland species.

Makary & Ampitsopitsoka

4 Days Car & Boat

Highlights :

  • Sakalava Rail
  • Allen's Gallinule
  • Terns

Wetland birding at its best, with excellent opportunities to spot elusive waterbirds and marshland specialists.

Tsingy de Bemaraha

1 Week Car & Flight

Highlight :

  • Tsingy Wood Rail
  • Giant coua
  • Schlegel's asity
  • Fish eagle

Explore the unique limestone formations and dry deciduous forests, home to several range-restricted species.

Marolambo National Park

6 Days Car

Highlight :

  • Yellow-bellied Sunbird Asity
  • Rufous Headed Ground Roller

One of the best places to find the elusive Yellow-bellied Sunbird Asity in its natural habitat.

Andapa Region

1 Week Flight & Boat

Highlights :

  • Dusky Tetraka
  • Red-tailed Newtonia

Explore the diverse habitats around Andapa, from mid-altitude rainforests to montane forests.

Tsitongambarika

5 Days Flight & Car

Highlights :

  • Red Owl
  • Red-tailed Newtonia

One of the last remaining fragments of lowland rainforest in southern Madagascar, home to many rare and localized species.

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