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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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<!--tr><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>
Nearby attractions include [[Kimony Beach]] (2½ hour walk), [[Kirindy Forest]] (40km northeast), [[Baobab Avenue]] (15km east), [[Belo sur Mer]] and [[Kirindi-Mitea National Park]] (70km south) and [[Tsingy de Bemaraha]] (150km north). Scenic charter flights over the most spectacular areas of Tsingy de Bemaraha can be booked in Morondava at the Baobab Café. Available aircrafts are Cessna 172 (max. 3 passengers), Cessna 210 (max. 5 passengers) or Cessna 421 (max. 7 passangers). Air charters elsewhere in Madagascar can also be booked here. 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! --> <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-20.291705, 44.278121~'''Morondava'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=14|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> == 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 '''[[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] '''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 '''Zoom Hotel'''<br>Tel: +261 9592059 '''Hôtel L'Oasis'''<br>Tel: +261 9552222 == Local Guides == '''Gera''' - Helps organise trips to Baobab Avenue, Tsingy de Bemaraha and other local places such as Kimony Beach. Tel: +261 326866130 (WhatsApp) Email: gmannmada@gmail.com == Additional information == View all [[Morondava photos]]