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'''Maroantsetra is a town on the north east coast of Madagascar overlooking [[Antongil Bay]], which by its 60×30 kilometres area is the second largest bay in Madagascar. Maroantsetra is at the northern end of this bay.'''
The estimated population of the town and surrounding area is 22,503 (2005).
[[Betsimisaraka]] and [[Tsimihety]] tribes comprise the majority of the population in Maroantsetra. Maroantsetra literaly means "many spears" in Malagasy language.
Maroantsetra is the main entry point to the [[Masoala National Park]] and [[Nosy Mangabe]] Special Reserve as well as the location of the [[Madagascar National Parks]] authority headquarters.
Daily life is determined by agricultural cycles, such as the plantation, gathering, processing and trade of vanilla and other spices.
[[File:Tampolodge 018.jpg|600px]] == Accommodation Hotels and restaurants in Maroantsetra ==
'''[[Coco Beach]]''' (10 bungalows)<br>
Website: [http://www.relaisdumasoala.com/petitrelais/masoala_en.html www.relaisdumasoala.com]
'''[[Masoala Resort]]''' (11 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)33 1105152 (mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:masoala.resort@yahoo.fr masoala.resort@yahoo.fr] or [mailto:contact@masoalaresort.com contact@masoalaresort.com]<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 5772131<br>
Email: [mailto:tsimanova@yahoo.fr tsimanova@yahoo.fr]
'''Manga Beach Hotel'''<br>
Lot R1 011 Androkaroka - BP 73 Maroantsetra<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 54 795 04 / +261 (0)34 07 019 77<br>
Email: [mailto:mangabeach.hotel@yahoo.com mangabeach.hotel@yahoo.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.mangabeach-madagascar.com www.mangabeach-madagascar.com]
'''Hotel Antongil''' (8 rooms)
'''La Pagode ''' (7 bungalows)
'''[[Florida Snack]]''' == Hotels and restaurants Masoala peninsula == '''[[Tampolodge]]'''<br>BP 61, 512 Maroantsetra<br>Reservations office in Maroantsetra map: https://goo.gl/maps/ETjwD <!-- Other hotels without detailshttps://www.google.de/maps/@-15.729615,49.959276,497m/data=!3m1!1e3 --><br>* Hôtel Antongil Tampolodge in Masoala map: https://goo.gl/maps/TD9rW<br> Tel: +261 (0)32 4271337 / +261 (hotel with large shared balconies, city centre0)34 3174797<br>* Hôtel Maroa Email: [mailto:tampolodge@yahoo.fr tampolodge@yahoo.fr] / [mailto:giuseppe.masoala@gmail.com giuseppe.masoala@gmail.com] '''[[Masoala Birding Camp]]'''<br>Email: [mailto:patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com]<br>Tel: +261 (Chinese restaurant, city centre0)32 86 938 84 '''[[Hippocampe|L'Hippocampe]]'''<br>S 15°42.943'<br>* Pagode E049°57.690'<br>Email: [mailto:madahippocampe@live.fr madahippocampe@live.fr]<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84 / +261 (city centre0)32 70 346 95* Vatsy* Ebène'''[[Masoala Village Lodge]]'''<br>* VilletaS 15°42.885'<br>* Arol E049°57.726'<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84 '''[[Masoala Forest Lodge]]''' == How to get from [[Antananarivo]] to Maroantsetra ==* Glacier-->The easiest and surely qickest way to reach Maroantsetra is by plane. There is a domestic airport 8km from town. As Air Madagascar approaches Maroantsetra only ... times a week using a small plane, free seats are often sold out. Spontaneous travellers might have a problem obtaining a ticket.
Another option but surely not ideal for everyone is to go by private car or [[taxi-brousse]]. Although the RN2 from Antananarivo to [[Toamasina]] is in very good condition, the northern part of the RN5 running along the east coast is often impassable. The usually 2 days car journey between Toamasina and Maroantsetra can easily change into a 3-4 days adventure throughout the rainy season. The third option is a combination of taxi-brousse and boat transfer. There are numerous taxi-brousses leaving Tana direction Toamasina in the early morning hours. For those who don't want to wait until the taxi-brousse is finally filled up with enough passengers or simply want to have a seat for themselves should go by [[Cotisse Transport]]. The ticket is slightly more expensive (24,000 Ariary in 2015), but the buses leave on time and have free Wifi. The Tana-Toamasina stretch takes between 6 and 8 hours. In Toamasina one can jump on a [[pousse-pousse]] to get to the [[Melissa Express]] office. Melissa Express offers boat services between Toamasina and Maroantsetra. As the boat goes only twice a week, one should not hesitate to buy one of the rare tickets (180,000 Ariary in 2015). The boat leaves from [[Soanierana Ivongo]], a small town 163km north of Toamasina. The transfer to the boat takes about 4 hours and is included in the ticket price. A regular taxi-brousse costs (10,000 Ariary, 2015). From Soanierana Ivongo the boat leaves after midnight usually between 2am and 3am and arrives after a stop in [[Mananara]] about 8 hours later in Maroantsetra. == Links Guides located in Maroantsetra == * [[Claudio Ramiandry]]* [[Pascal]] from https://masoalasafari.wordpress.com* [[Moses]] from [[Madagascar Safari Tour Guide]]* [[Jean Emile]] from [[Masoala Nature Guide]*[[Juberson]] from [[Masoala travel guide]]www.masoalatravelguide.wordpress.com+261349309456 == Radio == * [[RNA Maroantsetra|RNA]] == Printing & Internet == * [[Arobase]] == People == * [[Liva]]* [[Giuseppe and Njara]]* [[Synelle Malazamanana]]* Rakoto Vazaha*[[Juberson guide Masoala]] == Photos == * View all [[Maroantsetra photos]] == Additional information and links ==
* http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Madagascar/Maroantsetra
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY8Xa7yNZmo
* 5 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek|Maroantsetra to Antalaha]]
* 7 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula|Maroantsetra to Antalaha around the Masoala peninsula]]
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