Le Camp Tattersalli

Basic wooden and bamboo bungalows with just a mattress and mosquito net inside and attached private bathroom. There is only cold running water and a simple restaurant. There is a very limited infrastructure here due to the remoteness, which is part of the charm. There is currently no phone signal, Wi-Fi or electricity.

The deciduous and semi evergreen forests of the Loky Manambato Protected Area are of international importance for lemurs. The surrounding forest is one of the few remaining locations where the beautiful golden-crowned sifaka can still be found. These stunning lemurs are incredibly rare as a result of the deforestation, gold mining and hunting activities in this region and visiting this lodge helps support their conservation. The sifakas spend most of their day feeding in the forest canopy on leaves sometimes right next to the lodge. In the afternoons they often come lower and even forage on the ground on occasions. This can provide a wonderful detailed view of these lemurs, which are inquisitive of people, allowing for some wonderfully intimate sightings.

The aye-aye is one of Madagascar’s most sought after and elusive nocturnal lemurs and although sightings still involve some luck, the night walks here offer some of the most reliable aye aye viewing anywhere. Several aye aye families and favourite nesting trees are well known to the local guides here and they can often be staked out in advance of a visit. Due to the lower canopy too, sightings can also be a little closer than in other regions.

In addition, crowned lemurs are also present in the forest here and other nocturnal lemurs include the localised Daraina sportive lemur, Daraina fork-marked lemur, Western fat-tailed dwarf lemur and the Tavaratra mouse lemur. There is plenty of endemic birdlife and reptiles including the huge Madagascar ground boa.

Wildlife walks in the Loky Manambato protected area and visit to local villages.