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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 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. Here locals prefer rickshaw transport over motor cars. The result is an unusually unpolluted city for its size and population, which makes Tulear a the town well worth visiting and exploring for at least a couple of days. <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-23.352894, 43.668423~'''Tulear'''~~;|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> While Tulear itself is missing a perfect swimming beach, [[Playa de la Batterie]] can be reached by an approximately 4-kilometre rickshaw ride north of the town centre. Thereafter continue by foot across some salt-production fields 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 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, ice cream and pastry stall.<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 40 604 82

'''[[La Terasse]]'''<googlemap version="0br>Long-time resident, Jeff owns this French restaurant and pizza parlor.9" lat="Specials include the pizza, the fresh, home-23made juice, and the salades (of which there is a huge selection).353919" lon="43The rest of the menu tends to be stale and tasteless.668509" zoom="14" controls="large">-23.352894This restaurant has free wifi, but charges 1, 43000 Ar an hour to plug into the electricity.668423Tulear centre</googlemap>

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 View all [[Reniala Nature Reserve]] - a 45 hectare nature reserve 27km north of Tulear. Many beautiful beaches can be found either further north of Tulear, at [[Ifatyphotos]], [[Madiorano]], [[Salary]] and [[Andavadoaka]], or to the south, at [[St. Augustin Bay]], [[Sarodrano]], [[Beheloka]], [[Itampolo]] and [[Anakao]]. For tourists, Tulear is usually a gateway to one of these destinations.

A local airport connects Tulear with * [[Antananarivo]], [[Morondava]] and [[Fort DauphinCoton de Tulear]] with daily scheduled * [[Air MadagascarVillage des Tortues]] flights.__NOTOC__