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The trek to Marojejy towards the park begins in Manantenina 175 metres above sea level.The viewpoint shortly before the park office will give visitors a preview of their days ahead.
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There is no hotel accommodation shortly before the park entrance except a basic lodge in Mandena. Usually, visitors arrive in the morning hours from Sambava, which is about one hour and 45 minutes by private car hire or two and a half hours by Taxi-brousse. The distance from Sambava is 65 km. Marojejy visitors often stay at the [[Mimi Hotel]] in Sambava where the tourist office is also located and where tours and park tickets as well as guides can be arranged. Take-away lunch packs with pastries from Mimi's restaurant and pâtisserie can be prepared for guests on their journey ahead.<!--The menu offerings in the camp kitchens are fresh but usually simple pasta, rice, chicken etc.-->
Alternatively, make the local arrangements via the Marojejy Guides Association. Its members are all certified. Dealing directly with the local guides may offer the best value for both visitors and the guides. Even among visitors who don't know it, simply visiting the park fosters a mutually beneficial relationship between nature and the local communities. Most guides, all porters, cooks, forest guards and those maintaining the trail are from the local communities.
The employment opportunities by guiding visitors given to guides help preserve the park in that the local population come to depend more on ecotourism tourism than farming alone since the communities can only profit from ecotourism only if the forest is preserved. Ecotourism encourages the local population to respect park boundaries and avoid overusing natural resources, such as clearing land in and around the forest area.
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