Rainforest national park, realm of the lemurs.
Ranomafana is one of Madagascar’s great national parks: a humid rainforest clinging to the slopes of the Betsileo escarpment, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with the Rainforests of the Atsinanana. It’s the realm of lemurs — including the golden bamboo lemur, discovered here in 1986 — chameleons and hundreds of endemic species.
A guided hike through the primary forest in search of bamboo lemurs, a night walk on the edge of the park to spot mouse lemurs and chameleons, and the spa village of Ranomafana with the hot springs that give it its name.
The forest is humid year-round: showers are frequent even in the dry season. A guide is compulsory in the park — ours know the territories of the lemur groups.
Adventure
Tour · East & Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Sambaina → Antsirabe → Ambalavao → Isalo via the Anja Reserve → Toward Tuléar → Anakao → Itampolo → Lavanono → Berenty → Fort-Dauphin → The East coast by bivouac → Manakara → The Pangalanes Canal → Ranomafana Park → Ambositra
Guaranteed departures
Tour · Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Antsirabe → Ranomafana National Park → Ambalavao → Ranohira → Tuléar → Anakao → Antananarivo
Tour · Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Day in Ampefy → Ampefy → Antsirabe → Ranomafana National Park → Day in Ambalavao: Lemurs and Cycling → Ambalavao → The Isalo Massif → Ranohira → Toliara → Ambola
Tour · Highlands & South & West
Tana- Morondava → Morondava → Discovering the Manambolo Gorges and walks in the Small Tsingy → Taking on the Great Tsingy → Bekopaka → Morondava → Belo sur Mer → Manja → Andavadaoka → Free day by the sea → Salary → Tuléar → Isalo National Park → Isalo → Ambalavao → Fianarantsoa → Ranomafana → Antsirabe → Antananarivo and return flight
Tour · Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Antsirabe → Ranomafana National Park → Fianarantsoa → Ambalavao → Tsaranoro Valley → The Isalo Massif → The Isalo Massif: free stay → The Isalo Massif → Seaside stay in Ankasy → Ankasy → Antananarivo and return flight
The best time to discover Ranomafana: April → November (showers possible year-round).
Recommended time on site: 1 to 2 days.
From the RN7 at Fianarantsoa, approx. 65 km via the RN25 [TO CHECK].
Hiking shoes and a rain jacket are essential, even in the dry season. Book the night walk: that's when mouse lemurs and chameleons come out. The trails are steep — ask for the route suited to your pace.
