Mitsinjo Community Reserve
Association Mitsinjo
A community forest managed by a local residents' association, with habituated indri families by day and night walks in search of chameleons, mouse lemurs, and leaf-tailed geckos.
Mitsinjo is a community reserve across from the national park entrance. It is managed by the Mitsinjo Association, made up of local residents, and its revenue goes toward forest restoration and community projects. The reserve has indri families that are used to human observers. Its trails are gentler than those in the national park, and its entry and guide fees are lower. The most popular activity is the evening night walk, where guides use flashlights to look for Parson's chameleons, short-horned chameleons, nocturnal mouse lemurs, leaf-tailed geckos, and tree frogs. The walk lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours. Bring a headlamp, long sleeves, long pants, and waterproof shoes, and do not shine your flashlight directly into animals' eyes.
Opening hours
Daytime and night tours (departing about 18:00); guide required
Nearby sights
- Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
- VOI MMA Community Reserve
- Andasibe Village & Old Périnet Station
- Vakôna Lemur Island
- Mantadia National Park (northern sector)
- Moramanga
- Peyrieras Reptile Reserve