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'''Anakao is a small beautiful Vezo fishing village situated on stretching over a long stretched beach located about 40km 40 kilometres south of [[Tulear]]. With the exception of a fairly small number of visiting tourist, where life can be very relaxedthe relative isolation of the village has helped preserve a traditional Vezo lifestyle amongst its estimated 3,000 inhabitants; one of the highest concentrations of [[Vezo]] people found anywhere around the coastline of Madagascar.'''

[[File:Anakao_00055Water hole Anakao.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Central part of Communal water well at Anakao village]]<br clear="all">

Due to the bad poor road conditionconditions, the village is best reached by boat from Tulear, which can take usually takes about 1-2 hoursone hour. During low tide, the transfer begins with a short oxcard oxcart ride onto the seabead shallow water seabed to reach the a pirogue or motorboat. The various Various hotels in Anakao provide a transfer which transfers that can be booked in Tulear harbour directly from where the boat leavesboats depart. The fastest transfer is [[Transfert Anakao]].

A There are a few basic hotels are strewn over along the coastline of Anakao and past both ends of the village. These are mostly typically simple beach huts, providing a life on the beach experiencefor visiting tourists. Early in In the early morning hours, countless pirogues can be seen leaving the direction of sailing onto the open ocean for fishing trips and return with their catch in during the afternoonin clusters of small sailing regattas.

<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00006.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Relaxing Anakao villagers]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00040Anakao_00003.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Unidentified chameleonAnakao town centre]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00003Anakao_00040.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao 'city centre'Unidentified chameleon]]</td></tr></table>

Behind Some very large and ancient tombs can be found behind the village and depending on the profession of the buried they are some tombs, usually decorated with either oars/rudders or zebu horns in memory of the dead. South of the village fragments of eggshells of from the world's largest bird, the now extinct [[Aepyornismaximus]] or elephant bird, can be found (it scattered along the beach. It is illegal to take them bring these shell fragments out of the country).

<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00052.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Oxcart ride to boat transfer from Tulear]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00050Anakao_00010.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Anakao beach hutYoung Vezo guitarist]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00002.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Vezo woman with typical face Traditional make up]]</td></tr>

<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00010Anakao_00050.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Young Vezo guitaristTrano Mena beach hut]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00042.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Communal water hole at Anakaowell]]</td>

The Two small uninhabited nature protected islands of , [[Nosy Ve]] and [[Nosy Satrana]] , are located just outside close to the coast of Anakao which . Both islands are popular destinations for uninhabited and offer no accommodation and can only be visited by day visitors. Both islands Boat trips can reached be arranged usually by a short fisherman pirogue ride leaving from the mainlandvillage or via one of the hotels.

'''[[Peter Pan]]''' (3 bungalows and 1 loft)<!--br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9492140 (Tulear)<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-23.659059" lon="43.646268" zoom="17" controls="large"br>-23Email: [mailto:chezpeter.659511, 43pan@gmail.646708Anakao-23com chezpeter.663889, 43pan@gmail.641676com]<br>Website: [[Imagehttp:Anakao_00021//www.peterpanhotel.com www.jpg|left|70pxpeterpanhotel.com]]Bungalow</googlemap>--br> == Hotels and beach huts in Anakao ==

Tel: 94 439 57+261 (0)20 9490199<br>Email: [mailto:prince.anakao@simicrogmail.com prince.mg anakao@simicrogmail.com]<br>Website: [http://www.hotelprinceanakao.com www.hotelprinceanakao.mgcom]<br>

Tel: 032 04 341 42 +260 (0)32 0434142 or 032 02 275 20+261 (0)32 0227520<br>

'''[[Safari Vezo]]''' (23 bungalows)<br>Tel: 94 413 81 +261 (0)20 9441381 (Tulear) or 032 02 638 87+261 (0)20 9491930 (Anakao)<br>Email: [mailto:safarivezo@netclubmoov.mg safarivezo@netclubmoov.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.mgbounced --> '''Lalandaka'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9491435<br>Email: [mailto:lalandaka@moov.mg lalandaka@moov.mg]<br>Website: [http://www.lalandaka.com www.lalandaka.com] or [http://www.hotel-lalandaka-anakao.com www.hotel-lalandaka-anakao.com]<br>  '''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)<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 0402376<br>Email: [mailto:emile@compagniedusud.com emile@compagniedusud.com] == Photos ==

'''View all [[Images_of_Anakao|Anakao Club Resort''' (6 bungalows)<br>Tel: 22 336 28<br>Email: [mailto:mda@wanadoo.mg mda@wanadoo.mgphotos]<br>Website: [http://www.anakaoclubresort.com www.anakaoclubresort.com]<br>

== Further Additional information ==

* [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]