Stay in Toliara, Toliara excursion, Toliara and surroundings

Overview

In these visits of Toliara and surroundings, Tsaraventura Madagascar Tour Operator makes you discover the detours and essentials of Toliara that culture than nature. A sunny place almost the year, rich in colors and atmospheres. This Toliara seaside stay tour offers you alternative activities and do not miss the beautiful beaches of Ifaty, Mangily and Anakao.

Pass by Banian of Miary-Antsokay Arboretum-Mahafaly Museum-Sea Museum-Ifaty-Mangily-Baobab forests or Reniala-Anakao-Nosy Ve

Details

Departure city

Toliara

Duration Type Axis Level Availability
10days/9nigts Discovery Seaside South-west 1 All the year

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Toliara

Greeting at the airport of Toliara

Installation at the Hotel Hyppocampoor similar

 

Day 2: Toliara

On the way to discover the Banian of Miary of Toliara or Tuléar with its sacred trees. Then, leave about 12 kms from Tulear to visit the Antsokay Arboretum. This arboretum is a botanical park including a wide selection of vegetation from the semi-arid south of Madagascar.

Wink: Visit of Antsokay Arboretum including the endemic flora and fauna of southern Madagascar.

Overnight accommodation at the Hotel Hyppocampoor similar

 

Day 3: Tulear / Ifaty

Make some visits in Tulear before joining the seaside resort of Ifaty, one of the famous seaside resorts in Madagascar and also one of the best beaches of Madagascar.

Wink: Visits of the Mahafaly museum and museum of the sea or the marine station, history, culture, living fossil fish of Madagascar.

Overnight accommodation at the hotel Princess du Lagon or similar

 

Day 4: Ifaty

Visit the Baobab Forest of Ifaty or Reniala

Wink: Baobabs, birds, lemurs, zebu cart ride allowed…

Overnight accommodation at the Hotel Princesse du Lagonor similar

 

Day 5/6: Ifaty

Enjoy the beach of Ifaty

Wink: Relaxing, rest, beach…

Deep sea fishing, snorkeling or scuba diving, robinson allowed

Overnight accommodation at the Princesse du Lagon hotel or similar

 

Day 7: Ifaty / Toliara / Anakao

Go back to Tulear and have transfer by speedboat for the path Toliara Anakao where the sea nomads or Vezo fishermen congregate.

Installation at the Hotel Prince Anakao or similar

Then go by traditional vezo pirogue for a picnic day on the authentic island of Nosy Ve which is also a nesting place for birds.

Swimming allowed

 

Day 8/9: Anakao

Enjoy the beach of Anakao

Wink: Authentic landscapes, rest, beach…

Activities in anakao: Cruise and visit of National ParkTsimanampetsotsa allowed, stolling untill pirate cemetery.

Overnight accommodation at the Hotel Prince Anakao or similar

 

Day 10: Anakao / Toliara

Go back to Toliara by speedboat.

Purchase of souvenirs in sea garden of Toliara or jardin de la mer and other shops of souvenirs even in Toliara

Day Use at Serena Hotel or similar

Transfer to the airport

 

End of the tour

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The 18 ethnic groups of Madagascar

The 18 ethnic groups of Madagascar with their characteristics and their locations.

Merina

The Merina are of Asian origin more precisely Indonesian, they reside in the region of Antananarivo in the center of Madagascar and also called those of the heights.

The Betsileo or the invincible, they take refuge in the region of Fianarantsoa in the midle-east and their talents are wood carving and rice growing.

The Betsimisaraka is the most important ethnic group on the east coast of Madagascar, people are coffee growers, cloves and sugar cane. They are also called those who never separate.

The Sakalava or those of long valleys, the Sakalava ethnic group has an extensive territory along the west coast of Madagascar, from north to south to Toliara.

The Antaisaka are Sakalava migratory from which those who come from the Sakalava

The Antandroy or those of the thorns, they occupy Madagascar south extreme. They hunt and they are eaters of cactus fruits and cassava.

The Mahafaly are sculptors and get on well with their neighbor Antandroy. They are also called those who make taboos.

The Vezo or the nomads of the sea are fishermen came from East Africa, they reside in the south-west of Madagascar.

Bara is an ethnic group from Bantu. In general, people are zebu’s breeders.

The Antakarana or those of the rocks or those of the cliff. They take refuge in the north of the big island of Madagascar. They are both fishermen and breeders.

The Antemoro are excellent farmers, nicknamed those of the coast.

Antaifasy settles on the east coast, they are called those who live in the sands.

The Masikoro are farmers settled in the southern part of the Big Island.

The Antambahoaka is an ethnic Southeast, they are of Arab origin.

The Tsimihety live in the northwestern part, they are both breeders and rice farmers. They are called those who don’t cut hair.

The Tanala are those of forests, they take refuge in the cliffs between the east coast and the highland towards Fianarantsoa. They inherited the knowledge of medicinal plants.

The Bezanozano is an ethnic group of the east coast. People are foresters and called those of beautiful braids.

The Sihanaka live in the northeastern part of Madagascar, they are farmers and named those of the Marais.