Cairns International Airport Australia
July 7, 2019 in Australia
We departed Cairns at 6:15pm and arrive in Singapore at 11:05pm.
Changi Airport Terminal 2
July 8, 2019 in Singapore
Our second flight departed Singapore at 1:30am and arrive in Johannesburg at 6:10am.
Johannesburg
July 8, 2019 in South Africa
Our third flight departed Johannesburg at 10:00am and arrived in Antananarivo at 2:00pm.
Antananarivo
July 8, 2019 in Madagascar
We were rather tired when we arrived at our hotel, but after a couple of local beers in the bar watching the sunset, a beautiful dinner and a good sleep until 4am we were ready to go exploring.
Antananarivo
July 9, 2019 in Madagascar
Antananarivo, also known as Tana, is Madagascar’s capital city with a population of four million. Founded in 1625, it is 1400 metres above sea level on a mountain range.
In the morning we droveRead more
Drive to Andasibe
July 10, 2019 in Madagascar
The small village of Andasibe is located in eastern Madagascar in the Moramanga District and is surrounded by protected rainforest and several parks. During our four hour drive, there was lots to seeRead more
Night Walk
July 10, 2019 in Madagascar
On our night walk we saw chameleons and nocturnal lemurs: mouse lemurs, white-footed sportive lemur, fat-tailed dwarf lemur, as well as the woolly lemur.
Mantadia National Park
July 11, 2019 in Madagascar
We awoke to Indri lemurs singing in the distance, which we became very accustomed to. It was an early start for our two hour drive to Mantadia National Park where we had a fantastic walk through theRead more
Second night walk
July 11, 2019 in Madagascar
Murray did a second night walk which he thoroughly enjoyed.
Perinet Special Reserve
July 12, 2019 in Madagascar
We visited the 810ha Perinet Reserve and were once again lucky to have a fine day. Our first sighting was the grey bamboo lemur which was the sixth specie we did not see in Mantadia.
Others sightingRead more
Mitsinjo Forest Reserve
July 13, 2019 in Madagascar
We did a morning walk in Mitsinjo Forest Reserve which is a private reserve operated by local NGO Mitsinjo. After lunch, we did another walk in the VOI reserve, a private park run by local villagers.Read more
Antananarivo
July 14, 2019 in Madagascar
We visited Lemur Island, Vakona Lodge’s private reserve that protects a number of habituated lemurs. From our canoe, we watched the five species (bamboo lemur, black & white ruffed lemur, red ruffedRead more
Morondava
July 15, 2019 in Madagascar
We had a morning internal flight to the western seaside town of Morondava. It is situated on the delta of the river of the same name at the edge of the Mozambique Channel. Our main attraction was theRead more
Kirindy Forest
July 16, 2019 in Madagascar
It was a 6 am start to be at the ‘Avenue of the Baobabs’ for sunrise. We then we headed 50km to the north-east of Morondava to the Kirindy Reserve. This is a privately managed forest that is knownRead more
Betania
July 17, 2019 in Madagascar
We visited the Betania village, a local fishermen village that is only reachable by traditional canoe along the mangrove. We walked through the village to see the daily life of the local population,Read more
Antananarivo
July 18, 2019 in Madagascar
In Madagascar flight times always change We first were told our flight from Morondava to Tana was leaving in the morning (a couple of hours early) and you have to check in two hours before even forRead more
Mandrare River Camp
July 19, 2019 in Madagascar
At 10:15 the night before, we were advised that our flight had been changed from 6am to 9:20am! So we departed on time to Fort Dauphin and arrived in time for lunch at the local restaurant and thenRead more
Mandrare River Camp
July 20, 2019 in Madagascar
We began the day with a beautiful sunrise from our verandah. After breakfast, we visited the sacred gallery forest to the south of the camp. We were canoed across the Mandrare River to reach thisRead more
Mandrare River Camp
July 21, 2019 in Madagascar
It was a wet morning so Murray did a walk with our guide around the camp and then we headed out to the Spiny forest. In the late afternoon, we visited the sacred spiny forest filled with the ancestralRead more
Mandrare River Camp
July 22, 2019 in Madagascar
In the morning we revisited the sacred gallery forest. As it had been a very cold morning many of lemurs remain high in the branches sunning themselves.
At 4pm we departed for a sundowner amidst theRead more
Antananarivo
July 23, 2019 in Madagascar
After breakfast we drove back to Fort Dauphin for our flight back to Tana.
Antananarivo to Johannesburg
July 24, 2019 in South Africa
International flight to Johannesburg.
Victoria Falls
July 25, 2019 in Zimbabwe
We arrived at Batonka Guest Lodge in Victoria Falls township just in time for lunch. The lodge is secluded with beautiful gardens. Murray soon found the local wildlife. In the afternoon we went for aRead more
Victoria Falls
July 26, 2019 in Zimbabwe
We began the day with a tour of the falls and returned in the afternoon which was a good time to see rainbows. There were also people swimming in Devil's Pool at the top of the falls. In the eveningRead more
Victoria Falls
July 27, 2019 in Zimbabwe
We had a great helicopter flight over Victoria falls. In the late afternoon we did a sunset cruise on the Zambezi river.











































































































































































































































































































































































































