What to do in Madagascar

Kirindy's dry forest looks unremarkable by day… until the sun drops and the guides click on their head torches. Within minutes, you’ll see hundreds of eyes reflected in the beam. Six nocturnal lemur species call the forest home, including the fork-marked lemur, grey mouse lemurs and Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate at just 30 grams. Guides know their calls, the fruiting trees they call home, and the leaf-litter trails where the elusive fossa sometimes passes. By the end of the walk, it's hard to say how many pairs of eyes were watching you first...