AMBER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
- 30 km south of Diego Suarez and 1 hour drive.
- Tropical mountain forest of 185 km².
- Altitudes between 800 and 1470m
- national park
- Birdwatching
- Sacred waterfall: a short and very rewarding walk to a waterfall falling into a pool, chances to see lemurs and birds.
- Le circuit Cascade Antankarana est aussi facile et pas long
- The Antomboka Waterfall is a little more difficult
- The shortest walk is to Green Cup Lake, with beautiful views of the forest.
- Great Lake and Cursed Lake: require a full day visit
- Climb up to the Amber Mountain itself and enjoy a spectacular view of the entire forest
- Simple hotels: camping.
- Mid-range hotels: Nature Lodge.
- High-end hotels: Domaine de Fontenay, Letchi Tree
- 25 species of mammals including 6 carnivores such as the ring-tailed mongoose and the fossa
- 8 lemurs: Sanford's brown lemur, crowned lemur, small hapalemur and five species of nocturnal lemurs
- 75 different species of birds (including 35 endemic and even locally endemic, such as the Amber thrush)
- 60 reptiles, such as tiny stub-tailed chameleons, leaf-tailed geckos and snakes
- 35 frogs and more than 40 butterflies.
- Three main ecosystems (montane rainforest, mid-altitude rainforest and dry deciduous forest)
- More than a thousand different plants
