Madagascar

Pitta-like Ground-Roller
Pitta-like Ground-Roller
Schlegel's Asity
Schlegel's Asity
The group enjoys closeup views of Ring-tailed Lemur.
The group enjoys closeup views of Ring-tailed Lemur.
Velvet Asity
Velvet Asity
Gray-headed Lovebird
Gray-headed Lovebird
Photo credit: Ethan Kistler
2025 Tour Price To Be Determined
2025
(2024 Tour Price: $9,350)
This tour is limited to ten participants with two leaders.
Tour balances paid by check/bank transfer may carry a 4% discount

The heaviest bird that ever existed, the Elephant Bird, lived in Madagascar and may actually have survived until only 300 years ago. The Musée de l’Académie in Antananarivo has the only complete skeleton, but the rest of this great red island is even today so full of strange and wonderful life forms that we’ll soon understand how something as astounding as the 1000-pound Elephant Bird could have developed here. To most of us, Madagascar is a place where evolution has run wild. Of the 198 nesting birds, 106 are endemic and another 25 are limited to the ‘Malagasy Region’. There are no fewer than seven endemic families and 32 endemic genera. It’s a mind-boggling degree of endemism, but recent studies have led to the elevation of new families, genera, and species.

Our trip will be oriented toward the endemic birds and mammals, and we’ll spend most of our time in the eastern rainforest, the western deciduous woodland, and the southern spiny desert. In addition to the birds, we’ll look at everything natural in Madagascar – plants, reptiles and insects – as well as experience Madagascar’s friendly and hospitable people and sample widely from its delicious cuisine.

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Please note the final itinerary may differ somewhat from the published itinerary; due to shifting internal flight schedules, last-minute changes may be necessary. 

Participants may opt for latenight/early morning international departures, transferring to the airport after dinner on Day 18.  

This tour is limited to ten participants with two leaders.

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