Guide with lemur on Lemur Island, Madagascar

Visiting Lemur Island, Madagascar

A big draw of visiting Madgascar is lemur watching because this is the only place in the world where they can be found. Lemurs are really the most adorable animals- they’re so cute and fluffy and innocent looking. Of course they come in all sizes and colours- there are the ringtailed lemurs, black and white lemurs, brown lemurs…but all of them just look ready to be cuddled.

Cute lemur in a tree on Lemur Island

At the beginning of my trip we walked through the Kirindy Reserve looking for wild lemurs and managed to spot a group of dancing lemurs that sprung from tree to tree. As we inched closer they would hop away again through the forest, until eventually they were out of sight.

Lemur Island Madagascar

On Lemur Island, you get a totally different experience as they are all very used to humans. This tiny reserve in the Andasibe National Park is inhabited by four species of lemurs- the bamboo lemur, the black & white ruffed lemur, brown lemur and one diademed sifaka. When we arrived we took what must be the world’s shortest kayak ride over to the ‘island’, where we were greeted by our guide and some very excited black and white lemurs.

Black and white lemur on Lemur Island

I was handed a piece of fruit to feed to the lemur and it had no problem jumping onto my shoulder! As we walked further along the path we were soon surrounded by the other species that inhabit the island and they were all very inquisitive.

Lemur hanging from a tree on Lemur Island

The black and white lemurs hung upside down from the trees, bouncing up and down like trapeze artists and circus performers. Meanwhile the little bamboo lemurs held back a bit, waiting to get their turn. And the brown lemurs…they were everywhere, if I turned my back for five seconds I would suddenly jump in surprise as one hopped onto my shoulder! They were incredibly fluffy and I think this video best describes how I felt…

Lemur climbing on a woman's head on Lemur Island
Cute brown lemur
Close up of a lemur on Lemur Island

Air France flies to Antananarivo in Madagascar from 14 UK Airports, via Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Return fares start from £818, including taxes and fees. For further information and to book, visit www.airfrance.co.uk.

1 thought on “Visiting Lemur Island, Madagascar”

  1. Interesting….do you go with any particular purpose or do you just let adventure happen ?
    I left home (a mixture of England/Scotland/Ireland) to do a year of Agriculture in East Africa before going up to the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester; it was my plausible excuse to my parents and they fell for it.
    I landed in Kenya, took over a day by plane, in 1959 and basically have been travelling and living all over the worlds since..
    The more I travel the more I realise how little I have seen.

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