The Great Reef
The bungalows at the Arboretum d'Antsokay, 12km east of the city, represent fabulous value as long you don't need to be in town. The superior bungalows are large, light-filled, and beautifully appointed with some original stone furnishings and they're lovely and quiet. The standard doubles are a little small and dark, but still decent value.
The restaurant (breakfast/dinner Ar15,000/40,000) is similarly excellent. Airport transfers cost Ar30,000.
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This is the one must-see attraction in Tuléar. Essentially a 400,000-sq-metre distillation of the entire spiny forest in one place, it's a fantastic…
21.78 MILES
This is a 0.6-sq-km spiny forest full of baobab trees and some birds. There are two circuits, one of 45 minutes to an hour and the other of 1½ to two…
13.26 MILES
On the west side of the road, 12km north of Tuléar, a sign directs you to the Mangrove Information Center a 2-sq-km wetland complex created by Honko, a…
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Near Reniala Nature Reserve, this 70,000-sq-metre park protects over 1000 radiated and spider tortoises. A guided tour of the grounds (in English) tells…
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This table mountain is unmissable as you approach Tuléar down the RN7, about 10km from town. There’s a relatively easy trail to the top, which takes about…
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This small, three-room museum is run by the local university and features exhibits on local culture, an elephant-bird egg and other oddities, including an…
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This is the one must-see attraction in Tuléar. Essentially a 400,000-sq-metre distillation of the entire spiny forest in one place, it's a fantastic…
1.93 MILES
This table mountain is unmissable as you approach Tuléar down the RN7, about 10km from town. There’s a relatively easy trail to the top, which takes about…
6.85 MILES
This small, three-room museum is run by the local university and features exhibits on local culture, an elephant-bird egg and other oddities, including an…
4. Mangrove Information Center
13.26 MILES
On the west side of the road, 12km north of Tuléar, a sign directs you to the Mangrove Information Center a 2-sq-km wetland complex created by Honko, a…
21.78 MILES
This is a 0.6-sq-km spiny forest full of baobab trees and some birds. There are two circuits, one of 45 minutes to an hour and the other of 1½ to two…
21.84 MILES
Near Reniala Nature Reserve, this 70,000-sq-metre park protects over 1000 radiated and spider tortoises. A guided tour of the grounds (in English) tells…