Berenty Private Reserve: Home Of The Dancing Sifaka
Berenty Private Reserve is one of the places wild photographers come and visit when exploring southern Madagascar. The site is very famous for the dancing lemur Sifaka, probably one of the easiest places to get pictures of them walking and “dancing” on the ground. These unique lemurs move with their characteristic sideways hops, making them a fascinating subject for wildlife photography.
The reserve also has different types of animals living in the spiny forest, as well as a rich variety of birds, reptiles, and other lemur species. This special ecosystem, together with the beautiful landscapes of the reserve, makes Berenty an excellent destination for nature lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, and photographers looking to capture Madagascar’s unique biodiversity.
Day 1: Early flight to Taolagnaro, then drive to Berenty. Along the way, the landscape changes from tropical forest to the semi-arid vegetation of southern Madagascar, with a stop at Antanivinaky for views of the unique octopus trees.
Check in at Berenty Lodge and have lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a forest walk, followed by an evening walk in the spiny forest to spot nocturnal lemurs and sleeping chameleons.
Day 2: Breakfast, then a walk in the gallery forest to see the typical daytime lemurs of Berenty, including the highlight—Verreaux’s Sifaka with its funny sideways leap on the ground. Many birds can also be easily spotted here.
After lunch, walk in the spiny forest to look for more wildlife such as lemurs, Madagascar nightjars, spider tortoises, and short, fat baobabs. Evening walk in the gallery forest.
Day 3: After breakfast, a last walk in the Gallery Forest.
Lunch then drive back to Taolagnaro.
Check in. Dinner and night at the Lodge.
Day 4: After breakfast drive to Nahampoana Private Reserve. Walk around to see Lemurs; some of them spend time on trees whereas the ringtails stay more on the ground. Some types of the reptiles such as Chameleons and Snakes can also been met here. After a couple of hours of visit, drive back to Taolagnaro for lunch and have the rest of the day at leisure.
Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Antananarivo, enjoying the final views of southern Madagascar before returning to the capital.
Tour price is per person sharing a double room.
Required domestic flight Antananarivo – Fort Dauphin – Antananarivo. Not included in the base tour price. This flight can be booked independently or added as an optional add-on when booking the tour.
