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'''Tulear, also known as Toliara or Toliary, is a port and coastal town on the south west coast of Madagascar. There is over 100,000 inhabitants from various tribal origin, such as [[Vezo]], [[Masikoro]], [[Mahafaly]], [[Antandroy]] and [[Karana]].'''Tulear's grand lanes and colonial style buildings and many multi-coloured [[rickshaw]]s will likely leavea lasting impression on any visitor.
While Tulear itself is missing a perfect beach for swimming, [[Playa de la Batterie]] (close to the light tower), an approximately an 4-kilometre walk north of town and across some salt-fields may be worth visiting if not only for its large and beautiful sand dunes. Other nearby attractions suitable for day-excursions is the botanical park of [http://www.antsokayarboretum.org l'Arboretum d'Antsokay] (or Antsokay Arboretum) 12km south east of Tulear, the [[Reniala Nature Reserve]] - a 45 hectare nature reserve 27km north of Tulear. The perfect Perfect beaches of the area can be found either further north of Tulear , at [[Ifaty]], [[Madiorano]], [[Salary]] and [[Andavadoaka]] , or to the south, at [[St. Augustin Bay]], [[Sarodrano]], [[Beheloka]], [[Itampalo]] and [[Anakao]]. For tourists, Tulear is usually a gateway to one of these destinations.
An airport connects Tulear with [[Antananarivo]] and other major airports with daily scheduled [[Air Madagascar]] flights.