Gateway to the Deep South, at the end of the RN7.
Tuléar (Toliara) marks the end of the RN7, 900 kilometers from Antananarivo: it’s the gateway to the Deep South and the lagoons of the Mozambique Channel. A sun-baked port town, bustling with rickshaws and zebu carts, it’s above all the turning point between road and sea — towards Ifaty to the north or Anakao to the south.
The Antsokay Arboretum with its hundreds of endemic spiny-bush plants, the seafront shell market, and the atmosphere of the port when the Vezo dugout canoes come home.
Tuléar is one of Madagascar’s sunniest towns: rain is rare here year-round. Most travelers spend just one night here before heading to the beaches.
Adventure
Tour · East & Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Sambaina → Antsirabe → Ambalavao → Isalo via the Anja Reserve → Toward Tuléar → Anakao → Itampolo → Lavanono → Berenty → Fort-Dauphin → The East coast by bivouac → Manakara → The Pangalanes Canal → Ranomafana Park → Ambositra
Guaranteed departures
Tour · Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Antsirabe → Ranomafana National Park → Ambalavao → Ranohira → Tuléar → Anakao → Antananarivo
Tour · Highlands & South
Antananarivo → Day in Ampefy → Ampefy → Antsirabe → Ranomafana National Park → Day in Ambalavao: Lemurs and Cycling → Ambalavao → The Isalo Massif → Ranohira → Toliara → Ambola
Tour · Highlands & South & West
Tana- Morondava → Morondava → Discovering the Manambolo Gorges and walks in the Small Tsingy → Taking on the Great Tsingy → Bekopaka → Morondava → Belo sur Mer → Manja → Andavadaoka → Free day by the sea → Salary → Tuléar → Isalo National Park → Isalo → Ambalavao → Fianarantsoa → Ranomafana → Antsirabe → Antananarivo and return flight
The best time to discover Tuléar: Year-round (very sunny).
Recommended time on site: 1 day (stopover).
End of the RN7, or domestic flight Tana → Tuléar approx. 1 h 30 [TO CHECK].
Plan an overnight stop here before heading to Ifaty or Anakao. The Antsokay Arboretum is well worth its two-hour visit. Withdraw cash here: few ATMs along the coast.
