Ranomafana National Park

The Ranomafana National Park was created in 1991, with the purpose of protecting the critically endangered golden and greater bamboo lemur species, which had only been discovered in 1986.

This park is mountainous, with steep slopes and elevations. It bears of strong resemblance to the Analamazaotra and Mantadia rainforests, which is partly the reason this park shares many species with them.

The range of altitudes allows different forest types to grow, with lowland rainforest to cloud forest. Around Mount Maharira, there are rare mountain top flora and fauna, shared only with Andringitra further south.

Ranomafana National Park is rich in wildlife with a dozen lemur species including the Milne-Edwards’ sifaka, the lesser eastern grey bamboo lemur, the red-fronted brown lemur and the red-bellied lemur.

Night walks are ideal for spotting the multitude of reptiles and frogs as particularly chameleons reflect the white light of torches. You can expect to see the Madagascar mantilla frog or the lunar comet moth.