City: Toliara Province
Top Things to do in Toliara Province
The 10 Best Things to Do in Toliara Province, Madagascar
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. Avenue of the Baobabs
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 518 reviews
Reviewed By CMMG2012 - Baltimore, Maryland
We first went to the avenue for the sunset. Beautiful lighting for pictures and amazing sunset behind the baobab trees. There were a few other tourists, but not many. We also went to the avenue the next morning on our way to Kirindy Forest. This is the time to go if you want to have the avenue for yourself, of course, with the exception of the locals which makes the place so picturesque. This place is magical!
2. Isalo National Park
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4.5 based on 475 reviews
Distinguished by a canyon and beautiful, rolling plains, the Parc National de Isalo is an attractive reserve of Madagascar's land and wildlife.
Reviewed By Keith R - Hong Kong, China
This is a lovely place for a hike, preferably all day. The pools are beautiful, and the hills are remarkable. It can be hot, so bring plenty water, but enjoy!
3. Antsokay Arboretum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
The Antsokay arboretum is a botanic garden with a collection of over 900 plant species from the southwest of Madagascar, 90% are endemic to the region and 80% have medicinal properties. Among these many succulent species are recognized as endangered.Visit also include opportunity to see creatures you can see no where else in the world. Not just chameleons, boas, tenrecs or birds but also other endemics such as the mouse lemurs which are the main night visit attraction of the arboretum.
Reviewed By lisa w - sandy utah
This is a must if you are interested in the flora of Madagascar. Everything is labeled and there are the most unusual plants on the planet
4. Nahampoana Reserve
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4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By Dadamanga_Tours - Madagascar
The reserve is in the grounds of an old experimental forestry station with a partly restored and partly modernised colonial home serving as the base and office. Lemurs roam freely and there are other attractions such as tortoises and chameleons. Just 7km from Fort Dauphin, it is really well worth a visit.
5. Lokaro Beach
Overall Ratings
5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By SylviaScaglia - Sydney, Australia
Just the most perfect beach and aspect. The tide comes in from both side nearly cutting off the island off the point. Camp Pirate is simple but clean and as others have said seafood can be bought from the locals at unbelievable prices...oysters, crabs, sea urchins are straight off the rocks.... the chef at Camp Pirate was excellent. It's takes a while to get there on the 4*4 road , via the Lac Ambaravana and a walk around Evatra Peninsular.....but that's part of the fun...snack on sea urchins on the way.........stay a few days the beach is magical.
6. Kirindy Forest Morondava Madagascar
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4 based on 103 reviews
Reviewed By Johnpsau - Melbourne, Australia
This was our first forest "walk" on Madagascar and we had high hopes of seeing plenty of lemurs, but they were predominantly high up in trees, with just a few at/near ground level. As is usual in Madagascar it requires a drive of an hour over unpaved roads to access the park.
We did get a close up view of the fusa, a carnivore that is native to the island and looks quite fearsome.
The walk is quite easy over flat ground with some of the path through the forest cover.
7. Madagascar
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4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Luv2TravelFarNWide - Phoenix, Arizona
This appears to be a duplicate listing for the Avenue of the Baobobs. And the baobobs are definitely worth seeing. However, you can avoid the crowds by going in the early morning. No one there but a few locals.
8. Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park
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4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By Manda R - Antananarivo
This is a small place for birding and viewing lemurs along the National Road 7 to Tulear. When you leave Isalo early, you will enough leave time to go through the longest trails (3 to 4 hours). Otherwise, one has to visit only the boarder. One need to bring lunch and water as there is no restaurant in the 50kms span around. Also, safety is to be watched. In brief, this is very good nature reserve and you might feel that more worth-it than Isalo, while talking about nature.
9. Anakao Express
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By mousebirdEngland - England
We travelled as a group from the beach at our hotel to Mangily then across to Anachoo to see the Red-tailed Tropicbirds. The outward journey was calm but the wind got up for our return journey which resulted in a bumpy ride. The lifejackets were of mixed quality . There was no padding on the seats or edges of the boat so backs were quite bruised at the end of the trip - a cushion would be helpful!
10. Honko Community-Based Mangrove Reserve
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4.5 based on 11 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 Serendipity62 - Sydney, Australia
I was one of a group of Australians travelling through Madagascar in November. I knew nothing about Honko when we were offered the opportunity to tour the mangrove conservation & education centre near Toliara. I found out that Honko is a Belgian not-for-profit group working with the community both to conserve the mangroves and to increase the options available to the villagers. Two American girls, working in the centre at the time, were our tour guides. They knew about both the plant and the animal life of the area. The information they provided had the right amount of detail to be informative and interesting without being overwhelming. There are boardwalks across the mangrove areas for easy access as well as a raised viewing platform. The visual display boards located along the boardwalks complemented the information provided by our guides. Honko had taught the villagers to weave the local grasses and sell their baskets and other woven goods rather than simply sell the harvested grasses. They had several baskets at their centre that they were selling on behalf of the villages. Immediately after our tour of the mangroves, the head man of the local village took us for a tour of his village where amongst other things we watched the women weaving. We each agreed that our stop at the Honko mangrove conservation and education centre was most worthwhile.
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