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'''Anakao is 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 3,000 inhabitants; one of the highest concentrations of [[Vezo]] people found anywhere along 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 an idyllic a life-on-the beach experience to for visiting tourists. In the early morning hours, countless pirogues can be seen leaving in the direction of sailing onto the open ocean for fishing until returning in trips and return with their catch during the afternoon in clusters of small sailing regattas.

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 [[Aepyornismaximus]] or elephant bird, can be found scattered along the beach. It is illegal to bring these shell fragments out of the country.

<td valign="top">[[Image:Anakao_00052.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Oxcart ride to boat transfer]]</td>

Two small nature protected islands, [[Nosy Ve]] and [[Nosy Satrana]], are located shortly off 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 a fisherman pirogue leaving from the village or via one of the hotels.

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== Further Additional information ==

* [http://www.lonelyplanetyoutube.com/madagascarwatch?v=MfFN8BFtZGk http:/southern-madagascar/anakao-www.youtube.com] The graffiti artist Jace visited Anakao and-nosy-ve Anakao on Lonely Planet]painted the sails of outrigger canoes.* [http://wwwandryrajoelinaenaction.pandaover-blog.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/madagascar/news/?98900/Volunteering-withalbum-the-Vezo panda1781390.org article 2007html Andry Rajoelina visits Anakao]