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'''Maroantsetra is a town on the north east coast of Madagascar overlooking [[Antongil Bay]], which by its 60km x 30km area is the largest bay in Madagascar. Maroantsetra is at the northern end of this bay.'''
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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.'''
  
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Maroantsetra (market place)
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The estimated population of the town and surrounding area is 22,503 (2005).
 
The estimated population of the town and surrounding area is 22,503 (2005).
  
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Betsimisaraka and Tsimihety tribes comprise the majority of the population in Maroantsetra. Maroantsetra literaly means "many spears" in Malagasy language.
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[[Betsimisaraka]] and [[Tsimihety]] tribes comprise the majority of the population in Maroantsetra. Maroantsetra literaly means "many spears" in Malagasy language.
  
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Maroantsetra is a [[Betsimisaraka]] city but inhabited by [[Antemaroa]].
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Maroantsetra is the main entry point to the [[Masoala National Park]] and [[Nosy Mangabe]] Special Reserve as well as the location of the [[ANGAP]] park authority headquarters.
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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.
  
 
With an annual rainfall of about 5,000mm, Maroantsetra is perhaps the wettest town area in Madagascar. The surroundings have therefore developed a highly diverse and dense forests. The driest months are November and December.
 
With an annual rainfall of about 5,000mm, Maroantsetra is perhaps the wettest town area in Madagascar. The surroundings have therefore developed a highly diverse and dense forests. The driest months are November and December.
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Daily life is determined by agricultural cycles, such as the plantation, gathering, processing and trade of vanilla and other spices.
 
Daily life is determined by agricultural cycles, such as the plantation, gathering, processing and trade of vanilla and other spices.
  
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There is a domestic airport with daily flights 8km from town. The RN5 national road links to the south but is often impassable. The town has a seaport which makes travel to and from [[Tamatave]] possible by so-called "boutres".<!--(or  "lakana" --> (wooden boats).
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-15.434414, 49.741625~'''Market'''~~;
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-15.437318, 49.742465~'''Tribunal'''~~;
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-15.437403, 49.741837~'''Medicine Dispensary'''~~;
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-15.436014, 49.739257~'''Money Maker - slot machines'''~~;
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-15.43845, 49.739307~'''Police Station'''~~;
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-15.437424, 49.739417~'''Bank'''~~;
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-15.430768, 49.75834~'''Pirogue harbour'''~~;
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-15.436135, 49.739685~'''[[RNA Maroantsetra]]'''~~;
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== Accommodation ==
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[[File:Tampolodge 018.jpg|600px]]
  
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'''Hôtel Coco Beach'''<br>
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== Hotels and restaurants in Maroantsetra ==
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Tel: +261 206223781 or +261 572006<br>
 
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Email: [mailto:hotel.maroantsetra@gmail.com hotel.maroantsetra@gmail.com]
 
  
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'''Hôtel Relais du Masoala'''<br>
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'''[[Coco Beach]]''' (10 bungalows)<br>
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Tel: +261 202234993 (Tana)<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 5772006<br>
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Email: [mailto:relais@simicro.mg relais@simicro.mg]
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Email: [mailto:hotel.maroatours@gmail.com hotel.maroatours@gmail.com]
  
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'''Tampolo Lodge'''<br>
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'''[[Relais du Masoala]]''' (15 bungalows)<br>
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Tel: +261 206223781<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 4021381 (mobile)<br>
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Email: [mailto:starauto@wanadoo.mg starauto@wanadoo.mg] or [mailto:f-f@wanadoo.mg f-f@wanadoo.mg]
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Email: [mailto:relaismasoala@gmail.com relaismasoala@gmail.com]<br>
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Website: [http://www.relaisdumasoala.com/petitrelais/masoala_en.html www.relaisdumasoala.com]
  
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'''Hôtel du Centre''' (by the market)<br>  
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'''[[Masoala Resort]]''' (11 bungalows)<br>
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Tel: +261 5772131<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)33 1105152 (mobile)<br>
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Email: [mailto:masoala.resort@yahoo.fr masoala.resort@yahoo.fr] or [mailto:contact@masoalaresort.com contact@masoalaresort.com]<br>
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Website: [http://www.masoalaresort.com www.masoalaresort.com]
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'''Hôtel du Centre''' (rooms & bungalows)<br>  
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Tel: +261 (0)20 5772131<br>
 
Email: [mailto:tsimanova@yahoo.fr tsimanova@yahoo.fr]
 
Email: [mailto:tsimanova@yahoo.fr tsimanova@yahoo.fr]
  
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'''Manga Beach Hotel'''<br>
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* Hôtel Antongil (hotel with large (shared balconies)
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Lot R1 011 Androkaroka - BP 73 Maroantsetra<br>
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* Hôtel Maroa
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Tel: +261 (0)32 54 795 04 / +261 (0)34 07 019 77<br>
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* Pagode
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Email: [mailto:mangabeach.hotel@yahoo.com mangabeach.hotel@yahoo.com]<br>
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* Vatsy
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Website: [http://www.mangabeach-madagascar.com www.mangabeach-madagascar.com]
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* Ebène
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* Villeta
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'''Hotel Antongil''' (8 rooms)
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* Arol Lodge
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* Glacier
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'''Maroa Hotel''' (6 bungalows)
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'''La Pagode ''' (7 bungalows)
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'''[[Florida Snack]]'''
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== Hotels and restaurants Masoala peninsula ==
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'''[[Tampolodge]]'''<br>
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BP 61, 512 Maroantsetra<br>
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Reservations office in Maroantsetra map: https://goo.gl/maps/ETjwD <!-- https://www.google.de/maps/@-15.729615,49.959276,497m/data=!3m1!1e3 --><br>
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Tampolodge in Masoala map: https://goo.gl/maps/TD9rW<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 4271337 / +261 (0)34 3174797<br>
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Email: [mailto:tampolodge@yahoo.fr tampolodge@yahoo.fr] / [mailto:giuseppe.masoala@gmail.com giuseppe.masoala@gmail.com]
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'''[[Masoala Birding Camp]]'''<br>
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Email: [mailto:patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com]<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84
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'''[[Hippocampe|L'Hippocampe]]'''<br>
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S 15°42.943'<br>
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E049°57.690'<br>
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Email: [mailto:madahippocampe@live.fr madahippocampe@live.fr]<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84 / +261 (0)32 70 346 95
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'''[[Masoala Village Lodge]]'''<br>
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S 15°42.885'<br>
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E049°57.726'<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84
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'''[[Masoala Forest Lodge]]'''
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== How to get from [[Antananarivo]] to Maroantsetra ==
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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.
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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.
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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.
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== Guides located in Maroantsetra ==
  
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== Links ==
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* [[Claudio Ramiandry]]
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* [[Pascal]] from https://masoalasafari.wordpress.com
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* [[Moses]] from [[Madagascar Safari Tour Guide]]
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* [[Jean Emile]] from [[Masoala Nature Guide]
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*[[Juberson]] from [[Masoala travel guide]]
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www.masoalatravelguide.wordpress.com
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+261349309456
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== Radio ==
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* [[RNA Maroantsetra|RNA]]
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== Printing & Internet ==
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* [[Arobase]]
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== People ==
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* [[Liva]]
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* [[Giuseppe and Njara]]
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* [[Synelle Malazamanana]]
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* Rakoto Vazaha
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*[[Juberson guide Masoala]]
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== Photos ==
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* View all [[Maroantsetra photos]]
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== Additional information and links ==
  
 
* http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Madagascar/Maroantsetra
 
* http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Madagascar/Maroantsetra
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* http://www.nickgarbutt.com/photo-galleries/madagascar/highlights-culture
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY8Xa7yNZmo
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* 5 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek|Maroantsetra to Antalaha]]
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* 7 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula|Maroantsetra to Antalaha around the Masoala peninsula]]
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 29 July 2023

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.

Maroantsetra 095.jpg
Maroantsetra 029.jpg Maroantsetra 064.jpg Maroantsetra 098.jpg
Maroantsetra 093.jpg Maroantsetra 099.jpg Maroantsetra 081.jpg

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 017.jpg
Maroantsetra 090.jpg Maroantsetra 027.jpg Maroantsetra 075.jpg

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.

With an annual rainfall of about 5,000mm, Maroantsetra is perhaps the wettest town area in Madagascar. The surroundings have therefore developed a highly diverse and dense forests. The driest months are November and December.

Daily life is determined by agricultural cycles, such as the plantation, gathering, processing and trade of vanilla and other spices.

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Tampolodge 018.jpg

Hotels and restaurants in Maroantsetra

Coco Beach (10 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)20 5772006
Email: hotel.maroatours@gmail.com

Relais du Masoala (15 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)32 4021381 (mobile)
Email: relaismasoala@gmail.com
Website: www.relaisdumasoala.com

Masoala Resort (11 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)33 1105152 (mobile)
Email: masoala.resort@yahoo.fr or contact@masoalaresort.com
Website: www.masoalaresort.com

Hôtel du Centre (rooms & bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)20 5772131
Email: tsimanova@yahoo.fr

Manga Beach Hotel
Lot R1 011 Androkaroka - BP 73 Maroantsetra
Tel: +261 (0)32 54 795 04 / +261 (0)34 07 019 77
Email: mangabeach.hotel@yahoo.com
Website: www.mangabeach-madagascar.com

Hotel Antongil (8 rooms)

Maroa Hotel (6 bungalows)

La Pagode (7 bungalows)

Florida Snack

Hotels and restaurants Masoala peninsula

Tampolodge
BP 61, 512 Maroantsetra
Reservations office in Maroantsetra map: https://goo.gl/maps/ETjwD
Tampolodge in Masoala map: https://goo.gl/maps/TD9rW
Tel: +261 (0)32 4271337 / +261 (0)34 3174797
Email: tampolodge@yahoo.fr / giuseppe.masoala@gmail.com

Masoala Birding Camp
Email: patrickbezafi1081@gmail.com
Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84

L'Hippocampe
S 15°42.943'
E049°57.690'
Email: madahippocampe@live.fr
Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84 / +261 (0)32 70 346 95

Masoala Village Lodge
S 15°42.885'
E049°57.726'
Tel: +261 (0)32 86 938 84

Masoala Forest Lodge

How to get from Antananarivo to Maroantsetra

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.

Guides located in Maroantsetra

www.masoalatravelguide.wordpress.com +261349309456

Radio

Printing & Internet

People

Photos

Additional information and links

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