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'''The Masoala National Park is located on the Masoala peninsula in the north-east of Madagascar. The peninsula is enclosed by the Indian Ocean in the east and [[Antongil Bay]] in the west. On and around the Masoala peninsula are several protected areas, divided into four terrestrial sections and three marine zones. The Masoala National Park combined with the Mangabe Special Reserve within the bay 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'' by UNESCO under the combined name [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1257 Rainforests of the Atsinanana] in 2010.
== How to get there ==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 and Antalaha.
A car ride from [[Tamatave]] to Maroantsetra along the RN5 takes about two days (400km) along mostly on a very bad road, which is often closed due to cyclones from December to March. From Coming from Antalaha it , there is a 45km stretch to [[Andranoanala]] (Cap Est). During the dry season it the ride takes about 4 four hours by 4x4car, whilst while in the rainy season some bridges may be impassable and the use of pirogues may rivers must be necessary to cross the rivercrossed by pirogue.
Alternatively, it is possible to reach Maroantsetra by sea if coming from Tamatave. Depending on the season, cargo boats leave 3 three to 6 six times a week from Tamatave to Maroantsetra. The sea journey takes between one and two days.