Morondava

Morondava is a charming coastal town and capital of the Menabe region in south west Madagascar. Morondova was once a centre of the Sakalava Kingdom and a popular stop-over for sailors. Nowadays the area is rich in sugar cane and rice farming and remains a popular stop-over amonst visitors in the form of tourists seeking to experience the more remote parts of Madagascar.

Beach at Nosy Kely pensinsula in Morondova

Sandy road at Nosy Kely pensinsula	Zebu owners	Zebu market
Lady with fish	Zebu cart	Zebu cart at sugar cane field

As the population has grown in the region the forests have also been gradually cut down, except the baobab trees which the locals has preserved for religious reasons. However, unfortunately deforestation continues in large parts including some of the remaining baobabs to make way for sugar cane plantations.

Morondava can be reached by a 700km drive from Antanarivo. However, the road conditions in the latter part of the journey, being the 120km between Miandrivazo and Malaimbandy are especially poor and can take six hours. The entire drive can take between 11 and 18 hours. As such, Morondava is best reached by plane. There are daily flights by Air Madagascar connecting Antanarivo and Tulear.

Schooner	Beach at Nosy Kely	Beach at Nosy Kely
Nearby Baoban Avenue	Baobab fruits	Baobab trunk

Nearby attractions include Tsingy de Bemaraha (150 km north), Kirindy Forest (40km northeast) and the Baobab Avenue (15km east).

Accommodation

Morondava itself offers plenty of good accommodation alternatives, both in the town centre and on the Nosy Kely peninsula only few minutes walk from the town centre.

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