Aye-Aye Forest Camp

The Aye-Aye Forest Camp is situated on Antongil Bay in north-east Madagascar, about 15km from the local airport in Maroantsetra, and yet accessible only by boat, ensuring complete privacy at our camp.

Located on a pristine beach at the edge of the 3000 hectare Farankaraina forest, an abundance of wildlife is just steps from your accommodation. For those interested in a cultural experience, day trips to local communities or agricultural farms can easily be arranged. We are also in a central and easily accessible location if you want to add on visits to the Makira or Masoala parks.

The Farankaraina Forest is possibly the best place in the Bay area, and one of the best in all of Madagascar, to see the unique and endangered aye-aye in the wild. There are estimated to be less than 10,000 aye-aye alive in the world today. Most of the other places where you can see aye-aye feature either captured or habituated and artificially fed animals in a disturbed or non-native habitat. Farankaraina contains perfect native habitat for aye-aye, with many towering Canarium and Intsia trees, Ravenala palm trees, and a wide variety of other native trees and shrubs.

Farankaraina is also home to about 100 species of birds, 8 species of lemurs, and a host of insects, amphibians, reptiles and chameleons.

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