Northern Madagascar
Manga Beach Hotel
Situated opposite the Antainambalana River on the edge of the town of Maroantsetra, and with views towards the beautiful rainforested island of Nosy Mangabe, the new Manga Beach Hotel offers one of the best locations and also some of the best accommodation in town.
The staff provide friendly hospitality and accommodation is in smart and well-presented but simple rooms. There are 13 standard rooms and 4 slightly larger rooms which can accommodate 3 people with 1 double and 1 single. All the rooms have air-conditioning, comfortable four poster beds with mosi nets and orthopaedic mattresses and anti-allergy bedding. Other room facilities include a minibar, safety deposit box, storage cupboard and a small balcony with views towards the river. Each room also has a separate bathroom with 24 hour hot water and electricity and there is free Wi-Fi throughout the property.
Downstairs is an excellent a la carte restaurant serving European, Malagasy and Chinese cuisine and next door is a snack bar with large terrace also owned by the hotel for light snacks, drinks and occassionally live music in the evenings.
Manga Beach offers comfortable accommodation for an overnight before or after exploring one of the wild parks or reserves in the area such as the Masoala National Park or Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve. The hotel is only around 8km from the airport, so roughly a 30 minute drive.
Facilities
Private bathrooms with 24-hour hot water and electricity. Minibar, safety deposit box, storage cupboard, balcony and Wi-Fi is available throughout.
Local Wildlife
The primary rainforests of the Masoala Peninsula, Nosy Mangabe and Farankaraina Forestry Reserve are all nearby and offer outstanding wildlife viewing with highlights including the red-ruffed lemur, aye aye, humpback whale, tenrecs, Parson's and brookesia chameleons, helmet vanga and scaly-ground roller to name a few.
Optional Activities
Wildlife watching excursions and hiking in the Masoala penisula, Farankaraina Reserve and on Nosy Mangabe Island. Other activities include humpback whale watching in the Bay of Antongil and tours of Maroantsetra.
Claire Pote
Area Specialist
Check out the recently refurbished top deck area, perhaps on an evening to enjoy a sunset or just watch the life on the river.
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.