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'''Morondava is a picture-postcard coastal town in the Menabe region within the Tulear district, in south west Madagascar. In former times Morondova Morondava was a centre of the [[Sakalava]] Kingdom and a popular stop-over for sailors. Now it Today the area is an area rich in sugar and rice farming. Today, Morondava is while remaining a popular location for tourists to experience relatively remote areas of Madagascar as well as a stop-over in particular for tourists travelling to and from [[Tsingy de Bemaraha]]National Park.'''
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Morondava can be reached by a 700km drive from [[Antananarivo]]. However, the road conditions in the latter part of the journey, 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 Antananarivo and [[Tulear]].
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Nearby attractions include [[Kimony Beach]] (2½ hour walk), [[Kirindy Forest]] (40km northeast), [[Baobab Avenue]] (15km east), [[Belo sur Mer]] and [[Kirindi-Mitea National Park]] (70km south) and [[Tsingy de Bemaraha]] (150km north). Scenic charter flights over the most spectacular areas of Tsingy de Bemaraha can be booked in Morondava at the Baobab Café. Available aircrafts are Cessna 172 (max. 3 passengers), Cessna 210 (max. 5 passengers) or Cessna 421 (max. 7 passangers). Air charters elsewhere in Madagascar can also be booked here.
''Taxi de la mer'' (sea taxi) is a boat transfer that runs twice weekly a week between Morondava and Belo sur Mer and which takes around 2.5 about 2½ hours. The price is 50,000 each way. Tickets Reservations can be booked made at the office in the port or via at the ''Hatea Café '' on Nosy Kely (tel. Tel: +261 032 0469261). <!-- or email: [mailto:hatea04@yahoo.fr hatea04@yahoo.fr]. BOUNCED! --> <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-20.291705, 44.278121~'''Morondava'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=14|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div>
== Accommodation ==
Morondava offers plenty of accommodation alternatives, ranging from cheap budget backpacker rooms to comfortable beach bungalows. The hotels are either in the town or on Nosy Kely peninsula, a few minutes walk from the town centre.
'''[[Baobab Café]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552012<br>
Email: [mailto:baobab@blueline.mg baobab@blueline.mg] or [mailto:baobabtours@blueline.mg baobabtours@blueline.mg]<br>
Website: [http://www.baobabtour.com www.baobabtour.com]
'''[[Eden Garden]]'''<br>Close to the beach and the post office '''[[Chez Maggie]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552347<br>
Email: [mailto:info@chezmaggie.com info@chezmaggie.com]<br>
'''Hôtel Les Bougainvilliers'''<br>
Tel: +261 20 95 52163 209552163 <br>Email: N/A<!-- Email: [mailto:bol_ndbvl_nd@yahoo.fr bol_ndbvl_nd@yahoo.fr] BOUNCED! -->
'''La Piroge''' (about 30km north of town in a small Makao fishing village across a river)<br>
Tel: ++261 32 07 782 93320778293<br>
Email: [mailto:piroguiers@yahoo.fr piroguiers@yahoo.fr]
'''Les Mantalys''' (near the airport)<br>
Tel: +261 32 42 04 877324204877<br>
Email: [mailto:hotelmantalys@yahoo.fr hotelmantalys@yahoo.fr]<br>
Website: [http://www.hotel-mantalys.com www.hotel-mantalys.com]
'''Les Philaos''' (managed by same company as Hotel Central)<br>
Tel: ++261 2095 520 81209552081<br>
Email: [mailto:sica@wanadoo.mg sica@wanadoo.mg]
'''Morondava Beach'''<br>
Tel: +261 2095 523 18209552318<br>
Email: [mailto:mbeach@aic.fr mbeach@aic.fr]<br>
Website: [http://www.hgi-mbeach.com www.hgi-mbeach.com]
'''Le Reniala au Sable d'OrHotel Renala'''<br>Tel: +261 2095 520 8920 9592089<br>Email: N/A[mailto:renala.sabledor@mel.wanadoo.mg renala.sabledor@mel.wanadoo.mg]
'''Hotel Trecicogne'''<br>
Tel: +261 2095 520 69<br>
Email: [mailto:trecicogne@wanadoo.mg trecicogne@wanadoo.mg]
'''[[Residence Tiningy]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 33 37 296 38<br>
619 Morondava<br>
Email: [mailto:lapetitetiningy@yahoo.fr lapetitetiningy@yahoo.fr]<br>
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/R%C3%A9sidence-de-Vacances-Tiningy-/205664519480324 https://www.facebook.com/pages/R%C3%A9sidence-de-Vacances-Tiningy-/205664519480324]
'''Hotel Le Betalage'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552732<br>Email: N/A '''Cheval de Mer'''<br>Tel: N/A<br>Email: N/A
'''Zoom Hotel'''<br>
Tel: +261 9592059<br>Email: N/A
'''Hôtel L'Oasis'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552222<br><!== Local Guides == '''Gera''' -- Email: [mailto:vezahabe@dtsHelps organise trips to Baobab Avenue, Tsingy de Bemaraha and other local places such as Kimony Beach.mg vezahabe@dts.mg] BOUNCED! -->
Email: gmannmada@gmail.com