Andasibe-Mantadia NP (Analamazaotra SR)

Andasibe & Analamazoatra: the jungle’s live concert! 🎶🌿
Home to the indri—the largest lemur with a voice like a siren—this rainforest is perfect for wildlife lovers.
Most searched? “Where to see lemurs in Madagascar?” Right here, up close and calling from the treetops!

The small Analamazaotra Special Reserve (popularly known by the old French name of the nearby town Andasibe and railway station Périnet) is one of the most frequently visited sites in the country, one of the easiest to reach, and one of the best places to observe lemurs in Madagascar. Almost all visitors to Madagascar will choose to come here to follow the Indri call, which is the undisputable star of the park.

Over 60 families reside in the park, and their distinctive ‘howling’ can be heard from up to 3kms away. (The basic function of these displays is to demark territory). They are at their most active at dawn, but during the rest of the day can be seen lazing in the trees all along the majestic trails in Analamazaotra. Indris are the largest living lemurs at all reaching up to 1 meter. It lives in small groups and cannot survive in captivity.

In addition to the indri, the following lemurs are also relatively easy to observe at Analamazaotra: Goodman’s mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara), Crossley’s dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), weasel sportive lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus), brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), gray bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus griseus), and eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger), as well as recently re-introduced diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) and sometimes southern black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata editorum), also a recent re-introduction.

You will not be disappointed!!!