Northern Madagascar
Relais du Masoala
Relis du Masoala is a comfortable hotel close to the beach on the edge of the Masoala’s main town of Maroanstsetra. The hotel is considered to be the best in town, with 15 spacious bungalows set in seven hectares of coconut groves on the Bay of Antongil.
Built out of local baobao timber and falafa palm leaves, each spacious, well-appointed bungalow contains large comfortable beds with mosquito nets and private bathrooms with hot water.
Meals are prepared using fresh produce from the lodge’s own farm, and they can accommodate vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free diets.
The main building has a front desk a communal lounge with TV and free Wi-Fi and bar area. There is also a small swimming pool and lush gardens with seating area.
Facilities
Private bathrooms with hot water, 24-hour electricity, mosquito nets, restaurant, swimming pool, lounge and TV area.
Local Wildlife
Highlights in the Masoala National Park include the red-ruffed lemur, white-fronted brown lemur, greater hedgehog tenrec, brown-tailed mongoose, day geckos, leaf tailed geckos, panther chameleons, helmet vanga and the recently rediscovered Madagascar serpent eagle.
Optional Activities
Whale-watching boat trips to see migrating humpback whales (between July and September), trekking, excursions into the surrounding forest and to Nosy Mangabe, kayaking, cycling and table tennis.
Claire Pote
Area Specialist
Aye aye have been spotted in the Farakaraina forest, not far from the hotel, and excursions there can be arranged. The hotel has a sister establishment, Le Petit Relais, situated on the Masoala peninsula near the National Park’s entrance and the Tampolo Marine Reserver.
If you have any questions regarding our Madagascar tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
Tour guide was perfect (Excellent++). Attentive and caring. Outstanding person. Became part of the family. Give her an award!!! Local guides very enthusiastic and knowledgeable and pleasant people to be with. Helen’s enthusiastic and sparkling voice was a pleasure to hear on the ‘phone. All questions answered in detail and printed information sent was helpful. You guys really cared. Very attentive in Madagascar and went well. Very pleasant and good driver. No corners cut and a well planned trip with all details covered. Perfect for us. Due to good guides and spotters we saw 16 species of lemurs and plenty of them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to see so many species and so close to us. Marvellous – very emotional. Lemurs are such wonderful gentle creatures. This trip was so well-designed for people like us. I will never forget this trip in my life. What a humbling experience it was. Some time in the future we will be back to see these special animals. In the mean time I look to our video footage of our time with the lemurs of Madagascar. Helen Cox – well done. Your company is at the top of our list.