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'''Anakaois a small beautiful fishing village stretching over a long beach located about 40 kilometres south of [[Tulear]]. With the exception of a fairly small number of visiting tourist, the relative isolation of the village has helped preserve a traditional Vezo lifestyle amongst its estimated 3, South 000 inhabitants; one of the highest concentrations of [[Vezo]] people found anywhere around the coastline of Madagascar.'''
Due to poor road conditions, the village is best reached by boat from Tulear, which usually takes about one hour. During low tide, the transfer begins with a short oxcart ride onto the shallow water seabed to reach a pirogue or motorboat. Various hotels in Anakao provide transfers that can be booked in Tulear harbour directly from where the boats depart. The fastest transfer is [[Transfert Anakao]].
There are a few basic hotels strewn along the coastline of Anakao and past both ends of the village. These are typically simple beach huts, providing a life on the beach experience for visiting tourists. In the early morning hours, countless pirogues can be seen sailing onto the open ocean for fishing trips and return with their catch during the afternoon in clusters of small sailing regattas.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00001Anakao_00006.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakaovillagers]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00005.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00002.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00003.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakaotown centre]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00010Anakao_00040.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoUnidentified chameleon]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00011.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td></tr></table>
Some very large and ancient tombs can be found behind the village and depending on the profession of the buried they are usually decorated with either oars or zebu horns. South of the village fragments of eggshells from the world's largest bird, the now extinct [[Aepyornis maximus]] or elephant bird, can be found scattered along the beach. It is illegal to bring these shell fragments out of the country.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00006Anakao_00052.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoOxcart ride to boat transfer]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00009Anakao_00010.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoYoung Vezo guitarist]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00015Anakao_00002.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoTraditional make up]]</td></tr>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00016Anakao_00001.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Vezo child at Anakaobeach]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00014Anakao_00050.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoTrano Mena beach hut]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00012Anakao_00042.jpg|185px|none|thumb|AnakaoCommunal water well]]</td>
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Two small nature protected islands, [[Nosy Ve]] and [[Nosy Satrana]], are located close to the coast of Anakao. Both islands are uninhabited and offer no accommodation and can only be visited by day. Boat trips can be arranged usually by fisherman pirogue leaving from the village or via one of the hotels.
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== Hotels and beach huts in Anakao ==
'''[[Peter Pan]]''' (3 bungalows and 1 loft)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 9492140 (Tulear)<br>
Email: [mailto:chezpeter.pan@gmail.com chezpeter.pan@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.peterpanhotel.com www.peterpanhotel.com]<br>
'''Prince Anakao''' (27 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 9490199<br>
Email: [mailto:prince.anakao@gmail.com prince.anakao@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.hotelprinceanakao.com www.hotelprinceanakao.com]<br>
'''Bivouac Lalandaka/Chez Olivier''' (6 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +260 (0)32 0434142 or +261 (0)32 0227520<br>
Email: N/A<br>
'''[[Safari Vezo]]''' (23 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 9441381 (Tulear) or +261 (0)20 9491930 (Anakao)<br>
Email: [mailto:safarivezo@moov.mg safarivezo@moov.mg]<br>
Website: [http://www.safarivezo.com www.safarivezo.com]<br>
'''Anakao Ocean Lodge & Spa''' (18 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 9491957 (Tulear) or +261 (0)20 9492176 (Anakao)<br>
Email: [mailto:anakaooceanlodge@gmail.com anakaooceanlodge@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.anakaooceanlodge.com www.anakaooceanlodge.com]<br>
'''Chez Solange & Christophe''' (3 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0418093<br>
Email: [mailto:lacombe-christian@voila.fr lacombe-christian@voila.fr]<br>
'''Longo Vezo''' (7 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)94 43764 or +261 (0)32 02631<br>
Email: N/A <!-- mail to longoveza@simicro.mg bounced -->
'''Lalandaka'''<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><trbr><td valign="top">[[ImageTel:Anakao_00042.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]+261 (0)20 9491435</tdbr><td valign="top">Email: [[Imagemailto:Anakao_00043lalandaka@moov.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]mg lalandaka@moov.mg]</tdbr><td valign="top">[Website: [Imagehttp:Anakao_00040.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00039www.lalandaka.com www.lalandaka.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakaocom]]</td><td valign="top">or [[Imagehttp:Anakao_00037//www.hotel-lalandaka-anakao.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00036com www.hotel-lalandaka-anakao.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakaocom]]</td></tr></tablebr>
'''Trano Mena / Chez Stoick''' (6 bungalows)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0213426 or +261 (0)32 0265900 or +261 (0)32 4072000<br>
Email: [mailto:lalbatros_8@yahoo.fr lalbatros_8@yahoo.fr]<br>
'''Chez Emile''' (6 bungalows)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><trbr><td valign="top">[[ImageTel:Anakao_00035.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00034.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00033.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td>+261 (0)32 0402376</trbr><tr><td valign="top">[[ImageEmail:Anakao_00043.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Imagemailto:Anakao_00028emile@compagniedusud.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00025com emile@compagniedusud.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakaocom]]</td></tr></table>
== Photos ==
View all [[Images_of_Anakao|Anakao photos]]
== Further Additional information ==
* [http://www.madagascar-library.com/r/709.html Anakao map illustration info at madagascar-library.com]
** [http://www.madagascar-library.com/images/700x700/anakao-map-daniel-austin-front.jpg Direct link to the madagascar-library.com map graphic itself]
* [http://www.lonelyplanetyoutube.com/madagascarwatch?v=MfFN8BFtZGk http:/southern-madagascar/anakao-www.youtube.com] The graffiti artist Jace visited Anakao andpainted the sails of outrigger canoes.* [http://andryrajoelinaenaction.over-nosyblog.org/album-ve 1781390.html Andry Rajoelina visits Anakao on Lonely Planet]
