拉努马法纳国家公园(Ranomafana National Park)位于马达加斯加中东部,海拔高度横跨800米至1200米,是马达加斯加最重要的雨林保护区之一。这片占地约41601公顷的原始森林在1991年正式建立为国家公园,核心诱因是1986年帕特里夏·赖特(Patricia Wright)博士在这里发现了曾被认为已经灭绝的金竹驯狐猴。作为联合国教科文组织认定的世界自然遗产,这里不仅是生物学家的圣地,也是普通旅行者深入接触马达加斯加独特生物多样性的首选窗口。相比于西部干燥的猴面包树大道,拉努马法纳常年湿润多雾,这种潮湿的气候孕育了极其繁茂的植被和超过12种狐猴,让每一次徒步都充满了开盲盒式的惊喜。
来到拉努马法纳的游客几乎都是冲着金竹驯狐猴(Hapalemur aureus)来的。这种狐猴的生存高度依赖当地的大叶竹,这种竹子含有对大多数哺乳动物致命的氰化物,但金竹驯狐猴却能每天摄入超过自身体重致死量12倍的氰化钾且安然无恙。目前公园内这种狐猴的数量非常稀少,通常在黎明时分最活跃。除了金竹驯狐猴,这里还生活着极度濒危的大竹驯狐猴,它们的体型更大,性格也更为害羞。想要看到它们并不容易,经验丰富的当地向导会通过听声音和观察竹林被啃食的痕迹来定位,有时候你需要离开主路钻进茂密的灌木丛,那种在湿滑泥地上寻找珍稀灵长类动物的真实感,正是拉努马法纳的魅力所在。
撇开狐猴不谈,这片雨林底层的微观世界同样精彩。拉努马法纳栖息着大约115种鸟类,其中包括色彩斑斓的马达加斯加蓝鸠和各种翠鸟。如果你在徒步时放慢脚步观察树干,可能会发现伪装大师——叶尾守宫,它们的外形和颜色与枯叶、地衣几乎完全一致。说起昆虫,这里最出名的莫过于长颈鹿象鼻虫,这种昆虫的雄性拥有不成比例的长脖子,专门用来筑巢和争夺配偶。这里的植物种类也多得惊人,从高耸入云的海桐木到附生在树干上的各种兰花和蕨类植物,构成了多层的立体生态系统。建议随身带一个高倍望远镜,因为很多精彩的生物都隐藏在几十米高的树冠层中。
大多数体力一般的旅行者会选择 Talatakely 环线,这条线路通常需要3到4个小时,路径相对成熟,也是最容易看到金竹驯狐猴和褐狐猴的区域。这条线路包含了一些陡峭的台阶,尤其是雨后路面会变得极其湿滑,走起来并不轻松。虽然体力消耗较大,但当你看到狐猴在头顶的树枝间轻盈跳跃时,所有的疲惫都会消失。如果你的体力更好且时间充裕,可以尝试进入更深处的 Vohiparara 区域,那里虽然需要驱车前往且徒步难度更高,但受到的干扰更少,能看到大竹驯狐猴的概率也更高。这里的向导费通常按路线长短和人数计算,目前的标准价格大约在50,000到150,000阿里亚里之间,建议在公园门口的官方办公室直接预约,不要轻信路边拉客的散工。
根据马达加斯加国家公园管理局的规定,游客严禁在日落后进入国家公园内部徒步。不过当地发展出了一种折中方案,即在公园边界的公路旁进行夜间徒步。天黑之后,向导会带着手电筒在路边的灌木丛中寻找。你有很大机会看到体型只有拳头大小的鼠狐猴,它们那双圆滚滚的发光眼睛在黑暗中非常显眼。此外,各种变色龙在夜间会从树叶中显现出来,因为它们在睡眠时皮肤颜色会变浅,反而比白天更容易观察。这种夜间观察通常持续1小时左右,门票和向导费需要额外支付,虽然不能进入密林深处,但对于观察那些昼伏夜出的神奇生物来说,这依然是不可错过的行程。
去拉努马法纳最常见的方式是走RN7国道。如果你从菲亚纳兰楚阿(Fianarantsoa)出发,驱车向东大约需要1.5到2小时,路况在马达加斯加标准下算是不错的。如果你是从首都塔那那利佛出发,则需要一整天的车程,建议中途在安齐拉贝或安布西特拉停靠一晚。住宿方面,公园附近的 Ranomafana 村庄有各种档次的旅馆。有些高档生态旅馆直接建在森林边缘,清晨在露台上就能听到狐猴的鸣叫声。需要注意的是,这里的电力供应并不总是稳定,部分旅馆在深夜会关停发电机,建议自备大容量充电宝。
雨林里的天气说变就变,即便是在5月到10月的旱季,短时间阵雨也是家常便饭。这里的湿度常年保持在80%以上,体感会比实际气温更凉一些,清晨六点半出发时冷到需要抱着热水杯取暖。建议采用层叠穿衣法,最内层穿排汗速干衣,外层套一件防雨性能好的冲锋衣。鞋子必须是抓地力极佳的专业徒步鞋,最好配上一对防蛭袜,因为雨后的森林地表会有水蛭出没。当地向导虽然会帮你寻找动物,但他们并不负责提供雨具或急救药品,建议在背包里准备好防蚊液、创可贴以及充足的饮用水。园内没有补给站,所有的食物和垃圾都需要随身带入并带出。
目前外国游客的入园门票价格为每人每天50,000阿里亚里。除了门票,你必须强制聘请当地向导,向导费用根据路线长度从60,000阿里亚里起步,通常由组队人数平摊。
最佳旅游月份是5月至10月的旱季,此时徒步小径相对没那么泥泞,见到狐猴的概率也较高。9月和10月是许多狐猴幼崽出生的季节,如果运气好,你可以看到背着宝宝的母狐猴在林间穿梭。
绝大多数旅行者会安排一整天的时间,早晨5点半或6点入园进行4至6小时的核心区徒步,下午在村里的温泉泡澡休息,晚上参加1小时的路边夜间观察。如果你是硬核摄影爱好者或鸟类观察者,建议在当地停留2至3天以覆盖更多偏远线路。
拉努马法纳的徒步难度属于中等偏上,主要是因为降雨导致的地面湿滑和频繁的坡度起伏。虽然有修建好的台阶,但为了追踪狐猴,你可能需要短时间穿行在没有路径的密林中,对膝盖和平衡能力有一定要求。
violee leivaa Beautiful experience! Really worth visiting. Totally recommended. Specially the long tour; to see all different lemurs.
Njaka Andrianavalonome Ranomafana National Park is Awsome... I can see God's Creation at the highest ♥️♥️📸
Will T Excellent national park, I've travelled large parts of Madagascar, and this is certainly one of the best rainforest habitats that you will find. I specifically came for the reptile life, and it didn't disappoint. Point of note, you cannot night walk along the main road that bisected the national park without a guide, they have had problems with animal poachers and loggers so you're basically not allowed to wander or poke around on your own. Not the end of the world, but do expect to pay around 35,000MGA (£10) for a guide to accompany you for a 2-3 hr night walk. Worth it, though, as they will be much better at spotting the animals and will know the best spots to check. As others have mentioned, the terrain is steep at points within the park, but there are easier flatter routes as well. The local guides are good spotters and helped us find our target species of chameleons and geckos for photographs, and we saw a few unexpected ones as well. People have mentioned the leeches, while I've found the odd few trying to latch on when walking in other national parks, Ranomafana is definitely the worst I've encountered in Madagascar for leeches, I got covered at times. Wear long loose trousers and tuck shirts in at the waistband, and you'll be fine though, you just have to pause and flick them off your clothing every 20 mins or so. They were more prevalent right down the bottom of the slopes by the streams and river, not many at the top. The river that runs through the park has a wonderful waterfall at the top, and aside from all the amazing animals we saw, it's just a generally wonderful place to go hiking. There's also a bit of history deep within the rainforest with an old holy site, which is like tombstones but not actual graves.
Irene Bonet An incredible experience. We had Célestin guiding us and we could see all the Lemur species + other animals we got to see. He was super helpful and explained everything we could come up with. We got there by shared van from Fianaratsoa and it took around 2h to get there. We paid 7.000 each. Entrance + guide + taxes was 112.500 mga
John Absolute gem of a national park. Please go visit now and support them as the park is under threat from loggers! The ticket office is well organized, they'll hook you up with a guide with whom you can organize your hikes.