Relais du Kirindy

Kirindy Forest, Madagascar

The primary accommodation for visitors exploring one of Madagascar’s last significant tracts of dry deciduous forest.

Overview

Relais du Kirindy sits within Kirindy Forest itself, the primary accommodation for visitors exploring one of Madagascar’s last significant tracts of dry deciduous forest.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Simple bungalows set directly within the forest, each with an en-suite bathroom.

Food & Service

A straightforward dining programme served in the lodge’s central restaurant.

Activities

Night walks tracking Madagascar’s nocturnal species, including the fossa, alongside daytime walks for lemurs and birds.

Wildlife & Photography

Kirindy is the most reliable place in Madagascar to see the fossa, the island’s largest predator, alongside several nocturnal lemur species.

A Photographer's Note

Night walks here offer a realistic chance at photographing the fossa, an animal rarely seen well anywhere else in Madagascar.

Conservation & Impact

The lodge supports Kirindy’s role as one of the last protected fragments of Madagascar’s western dry deciduous forest, under significant deforestation pressure.

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