City: Toliara Province
Top Things to do in Toliara Province
9 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Toliara Province That You Shouldn't Miss
The Toliara Province (formerly Toliary or Tuléar) is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 161,405 square kilometres (62,319 sq mi). It had a population of 2,229,550 (July, 2001). Its capital was Toliara. Near Toliara was the "spiny forest".
Restaurants in Toliara Province
1. Sainte Luce Reserve
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Part of the last remaining absolute coastal forest in the south east of Madagascar, the reserve is managed as a non-profit social enterprise to protect flora & fauna in consultation with local people. Rich in wildlife, you can encounter lemurs, reptiles, and more. Our forest is primarily exotic and rare ebonies and other rare woods. Simple cabins like camping in a shelter, crisp white linen on a mattress on a traditional mat on the floor, inside a mosquito net. You can explore the 17km of beach and endless forest full of wildlife either with or without a guide.
Reviewed By 1997Domanello-27 - Richmond, United States
My experiences included: -Designing observational research methods for collared brown lemurs and teaching the Malagasy staff to gather data. -Creating educational resources and presenting information to villagers primarily focused on sea turtle conservation. -Planting and maintaining a fruit farm to increase the reserve’s sustainability. -Gathering propagules and planting mangroves to regenerate depleted riverbanks. -Relocating native seedlings from forest trails into the plant nursery and then back into the main forest. -Mapping land to plan for future reserve projects such as: a bamboo plantation to be used as supplies, thereby reducing the reserve’s reliance on lumber. -Building a new enclosure for a pair of rescued radiated tortoises. As a student, I was hesitant to make the investment, but this experience was well worth it. It has opened many doors for me and helped me to earn two funded field positions later this year. If you are a student considering volunteering here at the reserve, it really does help. For everyone else, if you are considering coming, then come! Camp lies between the windy reserve and the pristine stretch of littoral forest that is home to seemingly endless biodiversity. 4 lemur species, chameleons the size of your little finger, beautiful birds of all kinds, tenrecs, nile crocodiles, boas, and rare plant species. The experience is entirely immersive and this is part of what makes it so great. I stayed with the Malagasy staff at the reserve a vast majority of my staff. The guide speaks English, but everyone else speaks Malagasy and this makes learning the language come more quickly. I was able to use over 200 words by the end of my stay. I could write a book on my time at Sainte Luce, but the point is that there is no better way to see Madagascar than to live with the people, and work on this beautiful reserve. So go to St. Luce!
2. Saiadi Botanical Garden
3. Avenue of the Baobabs
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 752 reviews
Reviewed By Mikiduta - Bucharest, Romania
We have been to The Avenue twice, both at sunset and sunrise. Being low season not too many tourists were around at sunset (around 40-50) while at sunrise which was happening at 5 am we were just a few (around 10 probably). The baobabs are amazing trees that can survive without water for a long period of time. During December they had a lot of leaves because one week before it rained. The weather was great when we visited the avenue so both sunset and sunrise were spectacular. During sunset there were plenty of mosquitos around while during sunrise the flies took the places of mosquitos. Sunset was really great and we have stayed also after the sunset to take pictures during the blue hour. The sunrise was also spectacular but totally different mainly before the appearance of the sun when a mix of orange, red and dark blue was taking our pictures to another level. I am really happy that we have visited Madagascar during December because we had good weather and almost no tourists around us. Special thanks to Cactus Madagascar which organized very professionally our tour!
4. Nahampoana Reserve
5. Honko Community-Based Mangrove Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Located on the road between Tulear and Ifaty, this community-based mangrove reserve offers the unique opportunity to take a guided boardwalk tour of southwest Madagascar's mangroves and explore its unique flora and fauna. This site is particularly noted for its wetland bird diversity (at least 37 species)! We offer various guided tours in English, French and Malagasy. Contact us for more info!
Reviewed By chasemarta - Chapel Hill, United States
We had a very informative tour of the project and learned about the different types of Mangroves (I believe that they have 7 different types there). We walked out into the area and saw the small trees that had been recently planted as well as some of the older trees. We also learned about some mangroves take the salt out of the water by their leaves and others by their roots. We also saw the different types of grasses that are being harvested by the community: the flat grass is used for construction and the round stemmed grass are used for crafts. This is a very worthwhile project and well worth the visit. You can also sign up to volunteer there.
6. Domaine de la Cascade
7. Kirindy Forest Morondava Madagascar
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 192 reviews
Reviewed By shiraziwine - Shiraz, Iran
Need to mention that there are two parks named “ Kirindy” in Morondava One is “kirindy Mitea national park”, this park really does not worth a visit AT ALL, IT IS WASTE OF TIME. During my visit i saw just two parrots and one snake. Thats all The office of this park is located in Belo sur mer village just right next to the church. The second park is “Kirindy Forest” which you can visit with Avenue of Baobabs in one day. This park is amazing and we saw many kind of birds and Lemurs just in our 2 hours walking. Our guide was also a perfect man. You can book a tour via your hotel I highly recommend this park
