Lemurs!

After two days in Tana, Chris and I headed off to Andasibe national park. Our plan thus far had been to work our way from the capital of Madagascar to Sainte Marie island over the course of a week, stopping at some of the highlights along the way… one of which was Andasibe national park.

The park is set in a lush rain forest in the mountains on the East coast of the Madagascar. This is one of the only places where you can see the indri indri, Madgascar’s largest lemur. Andasibe was a brief stop, as we only stayed there for two nights, but our morning hike through the misty rainforest listening to the call of the indri indri was truly unforgettable.

-Julia

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Malagasy countryside en route to Andasibe National Park

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Indri indri lemur

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You have to admit, they are pretty darn cute

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A family of lemurs sitting in a tree...

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We also saw this cute little wooly lemur and he baby resting in a tree

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And the didamed sifaka lemur was pretty cool too

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Hiking through the jungle

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A sign posted outside the park. Yes, the language barrier has been a major challenge here.

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This chameleon was chilling outside of our bungalow