Madagascar: 6-day Berenty Reserve Extension

The small, private Berenty Reserve, situated at the southern tip of Madagascar, is one of the island’s best-known and most frequently visited nature reserves. Stretching along the Mandrare River, it is composed of deciduous riverine gallery forest and a small stretch of spiny forest, where virtually all the plants are covered in thorns. Although most famous for its dense lemur populations, with hundreds of individuals per square kilometer (research on lemurs has been continuing here for more than three decades), the reserve is also a haven for birdwatchers, boasting a high number of endemic species.

Berenty Reserve is famous for its lemur species such as Ring-tailed Lemur.

With luck we might be able to find Banded Kestrel, Madagascan Sandgrouse, Torotoroka Scops Owl, Sickle-billed Vanga and perhaps even Madagascan Cuckoo-Hawk here. This tour also includes a visit to Andohahela National Park where we will search for the rare and localized Red-tailed Newtonia.

White-browed Owl can be found in Berenty Reserve.