The South - Madagascar - page 378

GROTTE SARODRANO Under a rocky overhang is a deep pool of clear blue water.
Swimmers will find the top layer of warm water only mildly salty, while the cooler lower
layer is saline. Fresh water flows from the mountain into the pool, on top of the heavier
layer of saltwater from the sea. Grotte Sarodrano is a 4km walk south from the Mangrove
hotel (along an easy road). Kids with pirogues hang around there to take you back. Well
worth it!
ANAKAO
Anakao is a pretty little Vezo fishing village with colourful boats drawn up on the sands.
Hotels catering for all budgets have opened in recent years so it now competes with Ifaty
for beaches and opportunities for snorkelling, diving and birdwatching.
GETTINGTHEREANDAWAY Anakao isaccessible fromToliara via a56kmdirt road,
or much more easily by boat. All the hotels provide a transfer service. The typical cost is
50,000Ar (or 80,000Ar return). Because of the varying tides and wind, this journey may
involve a vehicle trip as well as the boat ride.