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'''The Masoala National Park is located on the Masoala peninsula in the north-east of Madagascar. The peninsula bounders is enclosed by the Indian Ocean in the east and [[Antongil Bay]] in the west. Nasoala Masoala itself is a complex group of several protected areas, divided into four terrestrial parcels sections and three marine parcelssections. The Masoala complex, which is made up of the Masoala National Park and the Mangabe Special Reserve, is the largest nature protected area in Madagascar.'''
Masoala National Park is one of the six national parks on the east coast of Madagascar, all of which were declared by UNESCO a ''World Heritage in Danger'' under the name [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1257 Rainforests of the Atsinanana] in 2010.
There are two ways to reach the park, either via [[Maroantsetra]] or via [[Antalaha]]. The easiest and fastest mode of transport is by plane. [[Air Madagascar]] operates scheduled flights to Maroantsetra or Antalaha.
A car ride from [[Tamatave]] to Maroantsetra along the RN5 takes about two days (400km) along a very bad road, which is often closed due to cyclones from December to March. From Antalaha it is a 45km stretch to [[Andranoanala]] (Cap-Est). During the dry season it takes about 4 hours by 4x4, whilst in the rainy season some bridges may be impassable and the use of pirogues may be necessary to cross the river.
Depending on the season, cargo boats leave 3 to 6 times a week from Tamatave to Maroantsetra. The sea journey takes between one and two days.
