Marojejy National Park

The Marojejy National Park, part of the World Heritage Site of Atsinanana, is accessed from the town of Sambava, known as Madagascar’s ‘vanilla capital’ on the north east coast.

At just an hour’s drive inland, followed by a short walk, you will arrive at the rainforest-clad and rugged park. The park has been put on the endangered list by UNESCO and contains the highest levels of biodiversity out of all Madagascar’s protected areas.

The park has three small camps at different elevations spaced throughout the area. One camp, Camp Mantella, has several simple bungalows and bucket showers.

Marojejy is home to a huge diversity of fauna and flora, with a highlight being one of the rarest primates in the world, the Silky sifaka, which is critically endangered.

For bird watchers, the iconic bird of the park is the Helmet vanga, known for its massive blue beak. There is a chance for birders to see al four of the rainforest dwelling species of asity and ground roller.

It should be noted that visitors wishing to get to the summit of the mountain in the park will need to have a reasonable degree of fitness.