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'''Morondava is a picture-postcard town and capital of in the Menabe region in south west Madagascar.In former times Morondava was a centre of the [[Sakalava]] Kingdom and a popular stop-over for sailors. Today the area is rich in sugar and rice farming, while remaining a popular stop-over in particular for tourists travelling to and from [[Tsingy de Bemaraha]] National Park.'''
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<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0117.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Morondava from the air]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0060.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Beach at Nosy Kely]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0001.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Round rice fields]]</td></tr>
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About 12km from town enroute Baobab Avenue is [[Parc Menabe]], a small zoo including a couple of lemurs, a crocodile, various chameleons and a collection of green Malagasy lovebirds. Additionally, this is an ostrich farm set up by a South African ex-patriot who brought the ostriches to Madagascar. As such, Morondava may be the only place in Madagascar where ostrich meat can be found on restaurant menus. '''Update March 2010:''' As a result of a downturn in tourism, this zoo along with the ostrich farm have closed. However, the animals are still roaming around the park area and are being fed by a zoo keeper.
''Taxi de la mer'' is a boat transfer that runs twice a week between Morondava and Belo sur Mer and which takes about 2½ hours. The price is 50,000 each way. Reservations can be made at the office in the port or at the ''Hatea Café'' on Nosy Kely. Tel: +261 032 0469261. <!-- or email: [mailto:hatea04@yahoo.fr hatea04@yahoo.fr]. BOUNCED! -->
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== Accommodation ==
Morondava offers plenty of accommodation alternatives, ranging from 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: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<br><br>
'''[[Chez Maggie]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552347<br>
Email: [mailto:info@chezmaggie.com info@chezmaggie.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.chezmaggie.com www.chezmaggie.com]
'''Hôtel Les Bougainvilliers'''<br>
Tel: +261 209552163 <br>
Email: [mailto:bvl_nd@yahoo.fr bvl_nd@yahoo.fr]<br>
Website: N/A
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'''La Piroge''' (about 30km north of town in a small Makao fishing village across a river)<br>
Tel: +261 320778293<br>
Email: [mailto:piroguiers@yahoo.fr piroguiers@yahoo.fr]
'''Les Mantalys''' (near the airport)<br>
Tel: +261 324204877<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 209552081<br>
Email: [mailto:sica@wanadoo.mg sica@wanadoo.mg]
'''Morondava Beach'''<br>
Tel: +261 209552318<br>
Email: [mailto:mbeach@aic.fr mbeach@aic.fr]<br>
Website: [http://www.hgi-mbeach.com www.hgi-mbeach.com]
'''Hotel Renala'''<br>
Tel: +261 20 9592089<br>
Email: [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
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'''Zoom Hotel'''<br>
Tel: +261 9592059<br>
Email: N/A
'''Hôtel L'Oasis'''<br>
Tel: +261 9552222<br>
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== Additional information ==
* [[Morondava photos]]