Changes
no edit summary
'''Anakao is a small beautiful Vezo fishing village situated on a long stretched beach about 40km 40 kilometres south of [[Tulear]]. With the exception of tourism, where the isolation of this village has effectively preserved the traditional way of life can be very relaxedamongst its estimated 3,000 inhabitants; one of the highest concentrations of Vezo people along the coast.'''
[[File:Anakao_00055.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Central part of Anakao village]]<br clear="all">
Due to the bad road condition, the village is best reached by boat from Tulear, which usually take about one hour. During low tide, the transfer begins with a short oxcard ride onto the seabead to reach the pirogue or motorboat. The various hotels in Anakao provide a transfer which can be booked in Tulear harbour from where the boat leaves.
A few basic hotels are strewn over the coastline of the village. These are mostly beach huts, providing a 'life “life on the beach' beach” experienceto visiting tourists. Early in the morning countless pirogues can be seen leaving the direction of the open ocean for fishing and returning like sailing regattas with their catch in the afternoon.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr>
** [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.lonelyplanet.com/madagascar/southern-madagascar/anakao-and-nosy-ve Anakao on Lonely Planet]
* [http://www.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/madagascar/news/?98900/Volunteering-with-the-Vezo panda.org article 2007]
