Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By air
Most people fly. Consequently flights are often booked up well in advance. Cur-
rently four flights a week connect Maroantsetra with Tana, Toamasina, Antalaha and Sam-
bava, but check the latest schedules with Air Mad (
www.airmadagascar.com
). The airport
is 8km from town (10,000Ar by taxi).
By land
You can come on foot (and occasional vehicle) from Mananara (see
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)
or hike from Antalaha (see
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).
There are two
taxi-brousse
operators in Maroantsetra:
KoFiMan
next to Pagode and
KoFiFen
(
m
0324140467/0331164095
)atHôtelduCentre.A
taxi-brousse
toMananara
costs 30,000Ar and takes 12-15 hours on a treacherous road.
Bysea
Thereareregularcargoboats(
boutres
)betweenToamasinaandMaroantsetra.They
will stop
en route
at Ile Sainte Marie if requested. The cost is approximately 20,000Ar to
Ile Sainte Marie (10 hours) and 30,000Ar to Toamasina (18 hours). Beware of stopovers
and choppy seas.
Where to stay
Relais du Masoala
(15 bungalows) 22 219 74;
www.relaismasoala.com
. Spacious
bungalows with
m
034 14 577 24;
e
relais@simicro.mg
; swimming pool set in 7ha of gar-
dens&coconut grovesoverlooking Antongil Bay.Asuperplace &verycomfortable. Very
good food Can arrange all activities in the area. See ad on
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. €€€€