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== Accommodation Hotels and restaurants in Maroantsetra ==

Tel: +261 (0)331 924207 / +261 (0)32 4271337 / +261 (0)34 3174797 / +261 (0)32 7795486<br>

'''Hotel Antongil[[Masoala Birding Camp]]''' <br>Email: [mailto:patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com]<br>Tel: +261 (8 rooms0)32 86 938 84

'''Maroa Hotel[[Hippocampe|L'Hippocampe]]'' '<br>S 15°42.943'<br>E049°57.690'<br>Email: [mailto:madahippocampe@live.fr madahippocampe@live.fr]<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84 / +261 (6 bungalows0)32 70 346 95

'''La Pagode [[Masoala Village Lodge]]''' <br>S 15°42.885'<br>E049°57.726'<br>Tel: +261 (7 bungalows0)32 86 938 84

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. A 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.

The third option is a combination of taxi-brousse and boat transfer. There are numerous taxi-brousses leaving Tana direction Toamasina == Guides located 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 Maroantsetra == * [[Claudio Ramiandry]]* [[Cossite TransportPascal]]from https://masoalasafari. 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 hourswordpress. In Toamasina one can jump on a com* [[pousse-pousseMoses]] to get to the from [[Melissa ExpressMadagascar Safari Tour Guide]] 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 IvongoJean Emile]], 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 from [[MananaraMasoala Nature Guide]] about 8 hours later in Maroantsetra.

* View all 5 days trek from [[Maroantsetra photosAntalaha trek|Maroantsetra to Antalaha]]* 7 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula|Maroantsetra to Antalaha around the Masoala peninsula]]__NOTOC__