Andasibe National Park

• Stunning scenery
• Home to the worlds largest species of lemur-the Indiri

The name of this 810-hectare reserve is Analamazaotra (after the river which transverses it) but it’s more popularly known as Périnet. The national park was set up to protect the largest of the lemurs, the Indri.

The park lies in a region of low hills covered by degraded forest and is punctuated by a couple of beautiful small lakes.

Bird life is diverse by Madagascar standards with four species of ground roller. The reserve also boasts 24 species of amphibians, including the golden mantella frog, which is common to this tiny reserve.

Most visitors come to Périent to see the black and white indri, the largest of the lemur species, and to hear its haunting early morning cry.  The trails have been carefully constructed, but nevertheless, there is quite a steep climb to the plateau where the indri are found, and to follow these animals you may have to scramble around a bit. 

Périnet is also home to a host of other Malagasy favourites, including woolly lemurs, grey bamboo lemurs, red fronted lemurs, aye-ayes and 11 species of tenrecs.