The Surroundings of Toliara
The RN9, which can be sandy, muddy, and rugged depending on the season, opens up to both mainstream tourism and adventure …
The Dry Forest of Mikea
Located 80 km north of Toliara, west of Ankililoaka and the rich, well-developed Antseva Depression, the dry forest of Mikea, named after the hunter-gatherer groups that inhabit it, begins (cotton, corn, rice).
Today, we believe it is Masikoro who fled before colonization and forced labor. 
If you are wondering about the origin of these isolated forest dwellers in Madagascar, known for their feared fortune tellers, or ombiasy, then you are not alone. In colonial times, they were mistaken for giants or dwarfs, and in the 1950s, a dwarf from the Mikea tribe was even exhibited at questionable fairs!
Ifaty (26 km north of Toliara, on the RN 9)
Behind this macabre name (“To the Corpse”) lies a holiday resort that will delight fans of all water sports.
It is located in front of a huge lagoon, in 
for those who do not fear sharks, a paradise soon to be established as a nature reserve, where you can explore natural aquariums of rare wealth in less than 6 meters depth, flush out lobsters, groupers, and parrotfish in the north and south passes, or see captains and other marine fish.
During the season, it is possible to hunt wild ducks and teal in the ponds in the inland areas.
Miary – the village of kings
This village in the Fiherenana Valley, 7 km east of Toliara, houses a huge Banyan tree, a sacred tree of the Masikoro dynasty of Andrevola, and the graves of its kings.
With the permission of the city council, you can visit the grave of Tompomanana (King who died in 1898) on one of the hills built by the river.
On the grave, a pile of dry stones, there is an old sword, a ship’s bell, and an allegedly authentic Ming vase, testifying to the time of great trade.
South of Toliara (Tulear)
With a good 4×4, a lot of patience, and the energy to move the many dead trees blocking the way, you can take an extraordinary hike in the inland areas of Tulear, along the Onilahy River to the Seven Sacred Lakes of Ifanato (about 60 km southeast of Toliara, via Ambohimahavelona).
At the end of a journey through lush surroundings, discover more than twenty lakes in the gallery forest inhabited by lemurs, arranged in rows on the side of the limestone plateau overlooking the river. The cool water hosts a surreal whitish mushroom vegetation (swimming is possible).
Arboretum Antsokay
At the southern exit of Toliara, mango and tamarind trees soon give way to thorn and palm trees of the deciduous dry forest.
On PK 17 of the RN7, at the place called Latabatra (“Table”), rises an amazing table mountain, a selected viewpoint on the bay of Toliara and its
