📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
THE GREEN LION
💼 What the programme involves
On this exciting program, participants will be involved in important work to maintain and preserve Mahajanga's wildlife heritage, by working with a private lemur species rehabilitation center. As a conservation participant, you will learn first about this Madagascar's flagship species especially the ones which are endemic to this North-Western part of Madagascar, with others representatives of unique fauna like Madagascar fish-eagle and Ploughshare tortoise. Preparing lemur species' morning and afternoon food and feeding them after. But also cleaning lemur species' cages. You will take part in construction of larger and more interactive enclosures for all of the lemur species.
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation
In our center, there is a dining room, a lounge area where you can hang out with fellow participants and a beautiful garden to relax. Balcony and a large roof terrace is also available for you spend some quality time.
Furthermore, there is a refrigerator which you are welcome to use to store food and beverages.
Food Arrangements
The meals are a mix of Western and Malagasy food, consisting mainly of vegetarian dishes including rice and vegetables. You can expect to have a chicken dish about twice per week. You can also use the kitchen facilities to cook for yourself or eat out at any of the local restaurants at your own expense.
📍 About the location
Mahajanga is located in the region of Atsimo-Andrefana and is also the regional capital of this region. Atsimo-Andrefana capital Toliara (Toliara) is approximately 891 km away from Mahajanga. The distance from Mahajanga to Madagascar”™s capital Antananarivo (Antananarivo) is approximately 377 km.
Apart from different ethnic groups from all over Madagascar, descendants of Comorian, Indo-Pakistanese and Chinese migrants live in harmony with native Sakalava Boeny in Mahajanga, plus Europeans. This cosmopolitan atmosphere makes Mahajanga the ideal place for first time travellers and adventurers to acclimatize to different culture. Ranked among Madagascar's top tourist destinations, protected areas like Ankarafantsika, Baie de Baly or Tsingy de Namoroka National Parks are home to fauna and flora endemic to Boeny Region whose administrative center is Mahajanga. Breathe taking Waterfall, impressive caves, river and mangrove wait to be discovered and enjoyed with villages along white sand beaches and the city of Mahajanga. Put together, it is all of these aspects and more that make Mahajanga the ultimate travel destination.
ℹ️ Additional information
Three meals per day during weekdays and two per day on weekends ** Water *** At an additional fee