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Kirindy

The best place on earth to see the fossa — Madagascar's top predator — among western dry forest and baobabs.
Getting there
On the rough road north of Morondava toward the Tsingy
Best for
The fossa, giant jumping rat, nocturnal lemurs, dry-forest baobabs
The land
Western deciduous dry forest dense with baobabs
Good to know
Kirindy is the most reliable place in Madagascar to see the elusive fossa
What it is
Kirindy is the fossa's forest — the one place you can reliably meet Madagascar's strange, cat-like top predator.
A western dry forest of baobabs and deciduous trees, Kirindy is famous as the best place to see the fossa, along with the giant jumping rat and a host of nocturnal lemurs. It sits on the road between Morondava and the Tsingy.
Kirindy Forest — dry forest.
The reason to come

Meeting the fossa

Kirindy's draw is a predator you will not see anywhere else with such reliability — plus a busy night forest.

The fossa

Madagascar's largest carnivore, most active and visible here.

Night walks

Mouse lemurs, the giant jumping rat and chameleons by torch.

Dry-forest baobabs

A different, sculptural forest from the eastern rainforests.

Worth knowing

Madagascar's top predator

The fossa is one of the island's strangest animals — and Kirindy is where you actually see it.
A fossa moving through the dry forest at Kirindy.
When to come — honestly

A dry-season forest.

April – November
Best
Dry season. The road is open and the fossa is active; best around the Oct–Nov mating season.
December – March
Good
Wet season — lush, but the road can become impassable.
Access depends on the dry-season road from Morondava; the fossa is most visible in the late-dry mating season.
Context

On the road to the Tsingy

Kirindy breaks the rough journey between Morondava and the Tsingy with its own great draw — the fossa and a rich night forest.

It is a natural stop on the wild western loop.

Beyond the obvious

More to Kirindy Forest.

Fossa search

Fossa search

Day and night for Madagascar's top predator.

Night walk

Night walk

Nocturnal lemurs and the giant jumping rat.

Dry-forest day

Dry-forest day

Baobabs and dry-adapted wildlife.

Why Wild Voyager

We know how to make Madagascar work.

Madagascar is a country of regional hops, seasonal access and specialist guides. We sequence the route, time the dry-season roads, and pair you with the naturalists who find the wildlife.

Handpicked camps

We choose the camp and guiding that fit your dates and pace, not whatever is left.

We time it right

We build your visit around the season that delivers — water levels, migrations and access.

Wildlife you may see
Primates

Plan your Kirindy Forest journey.

Search day and night for the fossa and nocturnal lemurs in the dry forest. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.

Plan a Kirindy Forest trip

Field notes, now and then.

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