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'''Morondava is a charming coastal town and capital of the Menabe region in south west Madagascar. Once the Morondova was once a centre of the [[Sakalava]] Kingdom and a popular stop-over for sailors, it is nowadays . an Nowadays the area of rice and is rich in sugar cane and rice farming. As and remains a popular stop-over amonst visitors in the population has grown region form of tourists seeking to experience the forests have alsobeen gradually cut down, except the baobab trees which the locals has preserved for religious reasons. However, deforestation continues in large more remote parts of the region including some of the remaining baobabs to make way for sugar cane plantationsMadagascar.'''
[[File:Morondava 01170060.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Beach at Nosy Kely pensinsula in Morondova]] <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0078.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Sandy road at Nosy Kely pensinsula]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0082.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Zebu owners]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0088.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Zebu market]]</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0065.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Lady with fish]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0110.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Zebu cart]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0036.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Zebu cart at sugar cane field]]</td></tr> </table> As the population has grown in the region the forests have also been gradually cut down, except the baobab trees which the locals has preserved for religious reasons. However, unfortunately deforestation continues in large parts including some of the remaining baobabs to make way for sugar cane plantations. Morondava can be reached by a 700km drive from [[Antanarivo]]. However, the road conditions in the latter part of the journey, being the 120km between [[Miandrivazo]] and [[Malaimbandy]] are especially poor and can take six hours. The entire drive can take between 11 and 18 hours. As such, Morondava is best reached by plane. There are daily flights by [[Air Madagascar]] connecting Antanarivo and [[Tulear]].  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0051.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Schooner]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0010.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Beach at Nosy Kely]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0061.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Beach at Nosy Kely]]</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0017.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Nearby [[Baoban Avenue]]]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0030.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Baobab fruits]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Morondava 0029.jpg|189px|none|thumb|...]]</td></tr> </table>
Morondava can be reached by a 700km drive from [[Antanarivo]] but since road conditions in the latter part of the journey between [[Miandrivazo]] and [[Malaimbandy]] are especially poor, the drive can take between 10 and 20 hours. Morondava is best reached by plane, with daily flights by [[Air Madagascar]] connecting with Antanarivo and [[Tulear]].
Nearby attractions include Tsingy de Bemaraha (150 km north),
[[Kirindy Forest]] (40km northeast) and the [[Baobab Avenue]] (15km east).
 
 
 
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