Ranomafana National Park

With more than 41,600 hectares  of tropical rainforest, it is home to several rare species of flora and fauna including the golden bamboo lemur, the greater bamboo lemur, black and white ruffed lemur, and over 120 species of frogs.Pitta like ground rollers, blue vangas, short-legged ground rollers and brown mesites can be seen. The park was established in 1991 with the purpose of conserving the unique biodiversity of the local ecosystem and reducing the human pressures on the protected area. It is part of the World Heritage Site Rainforests of the Atsinanana. 

The flora and fauna of Ranomafana have been subject to extensive scientific research.

There are 5 different circuits in order to explore this marvellous Park:

Varibolomena circuit: easy trek of 4 hours, a good chance to spot bamboo lemurs in the secondary forest passing by a beautiful waterfall. 

Sahamalaotra circuit: a 10 km trek through the forest looking for lemurs and birds.

Vohiparara circuit: 2 days trek across the National Park spotting lemurs, birds and other animals and visiting a sacred lake.

Varijatsy circuit: 1 or 2 days trek across the primary forest looking for lemurs and birds and passing by a waterfall.

Soarano circuit: 2 or 3 days hard trek through the primary forest discovering interesting plants and looking for lemurs and other animals.

Île Sainte-Marie: Nosy Boraha previously known as Île Sainte-Marie (and still popularly known by travellers as such), is an island off the east coast of Madagascar. The main town is Ambodifotatra. Covers an area of 222 km2.

Ile Sainte-Marie, became a popular base for pirates, starting with Adam Baldridge in 1685, in the 17th and 18th centuries due to several reasons: it was not far from the maritime routes along which ships returning from the East Indies sailed in transit, their holds overflowing with wealth, it was provided with bays and inlets protected from storms and finally, it had abundant fruit and was situated in quiet waters.