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Better still, stay in Sakaraha, 17km to the west. It is also possible to camp at the park en-
trance, but there are no facilities and no water source.
SAKARAHA (PK 812)
Ilakaka's sapphire rush is spreading southwards, with several
gemstone stores now open along RN7 in Sakaraha. This small town offers some of the
closestaccommodationtoZombitseNationalParkandthereserve'swelcomecentreisalso
here.
Where to stay and eat
Zombitse Ecolodge
(10 bungalows)
m
033 12 325 64;
e
ecolodge@zombitse.de
;
www.zombitse.de
.
Situated 7km from the park entrance, this lodge is on RN7, 10km east
of Sakaraha. Fairly simple bungalows, 3 of which are en suite. B/fast inc. €€€
Relais de Sakaraha
(8 chalets) Hotel, bar, restaurant & disco. Each chalet has a dbl
room upstairs, another downstairs, an en-suite squat toilet & bucket shower. The semicir-
cular upper level with curved balcony is reminiscent of a lighthouse! Close to south
taxi-
brousse
station but noisy on disco nights. €€
Palace Club
(3 rooms) French-run hotel on the southwest side of town with a bar &
nightclub. Rooms with bucket showers; shared toilets. Excellent food & helpful staff. €€
Venus
(9 bungalows) A short walk out of town. Mostly en suite with shower, but 3
cheaper ones have shared facilities. €
SAKARAHA TO TOLIARA
Beyond Sakaraha you will start to see painted tombs, some
with
aloalo
, near the road. As you get closer to Toliara you'll see your first baobabs and
pass through a cotton-growing region. Look out for the enormous nests of hamerkop birds
in roadside trees.
