Private Tour

Lemur Day Tour at Andasibe Rainforest and Vakona Lodge Reserve

Overview

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You are picked up at your hotel in Antananarivo (Tana) in the morning and begin the beautiful drive east through National Route 2 on this shared tour. This region of Madagascar is characterized by its wet climate, thanks to the dense, beautiful and biodiverse rainforest within. Crossing staggering landscapes dotted with traditional houses and myriad small villages, the road today gives a feel for the traditional lifestyle of the Malagasy people. The tour will pass by abundant rice paddies, chimney-less long clay red houses, and thousands of roadside markets displaying a variety of handicrafts. You will also see the endemic and tasty Mada-only fruit, as well as organic free-range meat markets. You will arrive in Andasibe in the late morning. Later, a visit to Vakona private park.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Adult pricing applies to all travelers - not really recommended for very young infants due to walking.

Minimum age is 7 years

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Transportation between sites and ranges of the forest in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. There is no wifi connection.

Local guide

National Park fees

Lunch

Driver/guide

Hotel/airport pickup and drop-off from any hotel in the capital

Fuel surcharge

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Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

In the morning, between 7am and 9am, your shared tour heads from your hotel toward Andasibe Rainforest, Vakona Park, the Eastern villages and rivers, and glimpse some of the urban cityscape of Antananarivo (Tana) en route. All in all an essential day in Madagascar for a visitor, and one of everyone's favorite. Andasibe is the most visited rainforest in Madagascar, and you will arrive there in the late morning. Later in the day, the tour will resume on its way to the Vakona Reserve, which is well-known as the most accessible and famous rainforest in Madagascar, the shelter of the lemur "Indri-Indri". This species is considered to be the biggest primate living in Madagascar. The reserve is also characterized by spectacular technicolor orchids. In the park, there are 12 different species of lemurs (nocturnal and diurnal), but also more than 110 bird species. Tenrecs (sort of hedgehog) and chameleons will cross your path regularly too, and you can enjoy primary forest curiosities such as trees, ferns, lichens, epiphyte orchids, medicinal plants, or precious woods like Dalbergia. In the evening, hit the road back to Tana to arrive for a late dinner in town. This trip visits the best highlights of wildlife in the range of the capital, Tana. You will be arriving back at your hotel around 11pm.

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Lemur Day Tour at Andasibe Rainforest and Vakona Lodge Reserve

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Reviews

4.64

22 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Excellent tour. Be...
Akill P,
Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent tour. Be prepared to trek through the rainforest. Highly recommend wearing hiking shoes as you do need to go off track to see the lemurs in their natural habitat. Our guide Claude was brilliant. It is a 3-5 hour drive from Antananarivo so it’s a full day. Vakona was amazing to see the great work they do and gives opportunity to get up close with multiple lemurs
Must-see Andasibe Park. Much better than Ranomafama
ESTHER C,
Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A must on a visit to Madagascar. Several different types of lemurs are more than acceptable in the park. Much more interesting than visiting Ranomafama, more crowded and with much more difficulty to see them. In the Vakona reserve of course you see even closer, and although it is a somewhat more artificial vision, it is also interesting. Even if it is several hours until you arrive and again, it is worth visiting.
Highly recommend! We...
Brittany A,
Jun 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Highly recommend! We spotted all 4 lemur species in the park in their natural habitat, and at the reserve we got to see them up close. Our guide, Toky, was knowledgeable, nice, funny, and made sure we were always safe. It’s a long day and cold in the morning in June so just be prepared!.
Lemurs galore
johnfT2500CD,
Oct 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had a wonderful day saw so much and the lemurs were so cute amazing creatures our guides were very knowledgeable thank you for a wonderful day ☺️
Amazeballs!!!!
Venita H,
Sep 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Well that was more than we expected! Our driver was amazing and the lemurs were definitely the highlight. You won’t regret doing this tour. Our guide Nirran (I hope that’s right) was the best! He was on time, professional & knew the roads & towns well.
Great experience with my son.
미영맹,
Aug 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a comfortable travel with my son. And I really thank your for your kindness. My son was sick the day before the trip starts, so I asked MTT if we can delay the day. They accepted and we could enjoy our trip. We could meet many kinds of lemur species . That was amazing. Thank you so much. And the guide drove well. We could have a comfortable trip.
The reserve vakona have two places for visiting the lemure high land and crocodile farm ,
TokyguidMada,
Jun 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
The reserve vakona is located in Andasibe at 7 km from the village but 170 km from Antananarivo which about 4 hours driving
excellent day!
Erick G,
Jun 12, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This tour makes for a very long day but definitely worth it. very early morning pick up at our hotel followed by about 4 hours driving in tough 2 lane roads full of heavy trucks. Then a visit to the Andasibe Rainforest which is a must if visiting Madagascar. we spotted 4 different species of Lemurs there. Then we went to the Lemur Island which is part of the Vakona Lodge Reserve. The lemurs here are roaming free but they are fed by the care takers so they are used to humans. You get to see the Lemurs much closer here and it was a very enjoyable experience. Then, 4 hours back to the hotel. We arrived exhausted but very happy with this experience. Highly recommend if you have a short time in Madagascar.
Amazing guide and really...
Laure D,
Apr 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing guide and really nice experience, a lovely trip for nature and animal lovers! I would definitively recommand
Driver should also be a guide
844dunjas,
Mar 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The pickup was super punctual - the driver Duran was exceptionally nice and personable - everything went smoothly