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'''Tulear, also known as Toliara or Toliary, is a port town with a seaport on the south west southwest coast of Madagascar with over 100approximately 60,000 inhabitants from various and of mixed tribal origins, such as [[Vezo]], [[Masikoro]], [[Mahafaly]], [[Antandroy]] and [[Karana]].'''

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Tulear's colonial style buildings, grand lanes and innumerable multi-coloured [[rickshaw]]s (pousse pousse) make a lasting impression on its visitors. In this almost always sunny town the Here locals prefer rickshaw transport over other transport options, as such, there are not many regular taxis or motorised cars in comparison to other cities of similar size and certainly no traffic jams. The result is an unusually unpolluted city for its size and population, which makes the town well worth exploring for at least a couple of days.

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While Tulear itself is missing a perfect swimming beach, [[Playa de la Batterie]] (close to the light tower), is located can be reached by an approximately 4-kilometre rickshaw plus a walk way ride north of the town centre. Thereafter continue by foot across some salt-production fields. Large in the direction of the light tower to find some large and beautiful sand dunes. Other out-of-town attractions suitable for day-excursions include the botanical park of [http://www.antsokayarboretum.org Antsokay Arboretum] (l'Arboretum d'Antsokay) as well as the viewpoint from the table mountain 12km south east of Tulear. Also well-worth a visit is [[Reniala Nature Reserve]], a 45 hectare nature reserve 27km north of Tulear. Many beautiful beaches can be found either further north of Tulear, at [[Ifaty]], [[Madiorano]], [[Salary]] and [[Andavadoaka]], or south of Tulear at [[St. Augustin Bay]], [[Sarodrano]], [[Beheloka]], [[Itampolo]] and [[Anakao]]. Tulear usually serves as a gateway to these destinations. Tulear is the final city along RN7 (National Road 7), which is a tarred road in very good condition starting in [[Antananarivo]]. Drivers choosing this route will see many of Madagascar's attractions along the way, such as [[Fianarantsoa]], [[Isalo|Isalo National Park]] and the sapphire mining town of [[Ilakaka]]. A local airport connects Tulear with [[Antananarivo]], [[Morondava]] and [[Fort Dauphin]] with daily scheduled [[Air Madagascar]] flights. == Accommodation == '''Serena Hotel''' (8 rooms)<br>Boulevard Philibert Tsiranana<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9441173 or +261 (0)32 0560039 (mobile)<br>Email: [mailto:serenatulear@gmail.com serenatulear@gmail.com]<br>Website [http://www.serenatulear.com www.serenatulear.com] '''Hôtel Le Palétuvier'''<br>Boulevard Lyautey<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9444039 / +261 (0)32 0254283 (mobile)<br>Email: [mailto:hotelpaletuviertul@yahoo.fr hotelpaletuviertul@yahoo.fr]<br>Website: [http://www.madadecouverte.com/le-paletuvier www.madadecouverte.com/le-paletuvier] '''[[Al Shame]]'''<br>Boulevard Lyautey<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9444728 or +261 (0)32 0526724<br> '''[[Central Hotel]]'''<br>Bazary be (centre of town)<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 9442884 or +261 (0)32 0255325 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 0141080 (mobile)<br> '''Zomatel'''<br>27 rooms including 2 suites, each with a private terrace.<br>Tsianaloka, 601-Tulear<br>Tel: +261 20 94 441 55<br>Email: [mailto:tulear@zomatel.com tulear@zomatel.com]<br>Website: [http://www.zomatel-madagascar.com www.zomatel-madagascar.com] '''[[Eden Hotel|Eden Palm Hotel]]''' == Restaurants == '''Le Sisal'''<br>Sans Fils (two blocks northeast of taxi-brousse station).<br>High quality Malagasy menu at low prices (4,000 - 7,000 Ariary p/meal). '''[[Le Jardin]]'''<br>A popular Italian-run restaurant in an outdoor but shaded terrace including a small bar, nice sceneryice cream and pastry stall.<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 40 604 82

Other out-of-town attractions suitable for day-excursions include the botanical park of [http://www.antsokayarboretum.org l'Arboretum d'Antsokay] (or Antsokay Arboretum) and the viewpoint from the table mountain 12km south east of Tulear. Also well-worth visiting is the '[[Reniala Nature ReserveLa Terasse]] '''<br>Long- a 45 hectare nature reserve 27km north of Tuleartime resident, Jeff owns this French restaurant and pizza parlor. Many beautiful beaches can be found either further north of TulearSpecials include the pizza, at [[Ifaty]]the fresh, [[Madiorano]]home-made juice, [[Salary]] and [[Andavadoaka]], or to the south, at [[Stsalades (of which there is a huge selection). Augustin Bay]], [[Sarodrano]], [[Beheloka]], [[Itampolo]] The rest of the menu tends to be stale and [[Anakao]]tasteless. For touristsThis restaurant has free wifi, Tulear is usually a gateway but charges 1,000 Ar an hour to one of these destinationsplug into the electricity.

A local airport connects Tulear with * [[AntananarivoTulear photos]], * [[Morondava]] and [[Fort Dauphin]] with daily scheduled [[Air MadagascarCoton de Tulear]] flights.