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The Mananara Nord National Park is located in the Mananara Nord district of the Analanjirofo region, 280km north of [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave). The park is bounded by the Mananara river to the north, the Sandrakatsy river and Fotsialanana river to the west, the Anove river to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east.
== How to get there ==
'''By road''' from [[Antananarivo]] to Toamasina on RN2, then Toamasina to Mananara Nord on RN5. There is a paved road from Toamasina to [[Soanierano Ivongo]] and thereafter a secondary road from Soanierano Ivongo to Mananara. The roads are assesible all year round, but in poor condition. The total travel time from Antananarivo to the park is two to three days.
'''By taxi brousse''' from Antananarivo (Ambodivona bus station) to Toamasina and then from Toamasina (Tanambao V bus station) to [[Mananara]].
'''By boat''' from Mananara to the park (1-1.5 hour by speadboat, 3-4 hours by slow boat), or from Antanambe to the park (45 minutes by speadboat). From Soanierana Ivongo or Sainte Marie to Mananara it takes 5 hours by boat respectively.