Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
of pastas and different sauces, and pizzas straight out of the wood-fired oven. Sit outside
on the attractive terrace or in the thatched dining room overlooking the river.
My Lord
CLUB
( Tue-Sun) This dive of a nightclub attracts a pretty young crowd; music is a mix of R
& B and Malagasy sounds.
INFORMATION
BFV-SG
(Rue Principale) Changes money; ATM.
Cycern
(Rue Principale; per min Ar100; Mon-Sat) Woefully slow internet.
Espace Cyber
(Rte de la Plage; per min Ar100;
8am-12.30pm & 2.30-7.30pm Mon-
Sat) Zebu-cart slow internet.
GETTING THERE & AROUND
To/from the airport
Taxis between town and the airport cost Ar10,000; taxis within town cost Ar2000.
Air
Air Madagascar
( 95 920 22;
www.airmadagascar.com
;
Mamahora) Flies several times
weekly between Morondava and Antananarivo (one hour, €187) and once a week between
Morondava and Tuléar (one hour, €187).
Boat
Morondava is connected with the villages to the south, including Belo-sur-Mer, by pirogue
and
boutre
(single-masted dhow used for cargo). Boats depart regularly for Belo-sur-Mer
and Morombé, although journey times depend entirely on wind and sea conditions. Safety
is a concern on these boats, and there are no facilities; if you do decide to travel by sea,
bring sun protection and all the food and water you will need.
Taxi-Brousse
The road between Morondava and Tana is now in good condition, save for 20km outside
Morondava. The road between Morondava and Tuléar (Toliara) is a very rough track that
is only passable in the dry season (April to October); the taxis-brousses that do the route
are 4WD
bâchés
(small, converted pick-up trucks) or
camions-brousses
- even worse in
comfort than normal taxis-brousses. Taxis-brousses leave in the morning as and when they
fill up.
