Amber Mountain National Park
Fly to
Antananarivo
flying time
14 hours 20 minutes (via Johannesburg)
time difference
GMT +3 hours
Visas
Issued on arrival
Health Requirements
Yellow Fever certificate required if arriving from an endemic area
Best time to travel
April - November
Weather
Due to the size of the country, Madagascar experiences a range of climatic conditions. The heaviest rainfall tends to fall on the east coast and in the north particularly through the cyclone season between December and March. The highlands and parts of the south west remain fairly dry year round although sharp showers can be experienced in Fort Dauphin area.
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This 18,500ha park is located in the North of Madagascar, 40 kilometres south of Diego Suarez. The park has its own micro-climate with peaks reaching up to 1,475 metres. The name of the park originates from the amber-coloured resin which comes from some of the trees and is used locally by the Malagasy for medicinal purposes. While visiting this magnificent park you will be impressed by the huge bird's nest ferns, strangler figs and cycads, by the waterfalls and lakes, and of course the lemurs. There are many species including the Sanford's Brown Lemur and Crowned Lemur. Take time also to look out for the smaller inhabitants of the park - frogs, lizards, butterflies and the leaf-mimic brookesia chameleon which is just over 2cm long.
Suggested Amber Mountain National Park Accommodation
Domaine De Fontenay
Domaine De Fontenay is a country house hotel on the outskirts of Joffreville, a short drive from Amber Mountain National Park in the Antsiranana Province of northern Madagascar...
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