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This impressive botanical garden outside of Tulear gives you a taste of the spiny forest. English speaking guides are extremely knowledgeable of the plant life. Birds, chameleons, and other lizards are sure to be spotted.
Arboretum d'Antsokay or Antsokay Arboretum is a botanical garden near the city of Toliara in Madagascar. About 900 plant species grow in the Arboretum, 90% of these endemic to Madagascar, 80% of them considered to have medicinal value and many threatened with extinction. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides both list the Arboretum as the top attraction in Toliara.
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La table is a small table mountain outside of Tulear. The 15-minute climb to the view point is fairly scenic. From the Arboretum d'Antsokay, it's 3 km further out of Tulear, walkable in 45 minutes.
Recycling Museum
An art gallery dedicated to art made from recycled materials.
Rabesandratana Oceanographic Museum
there are many oceanographic experts who can help you explain the marine world: corals, algae, sponges, shells, echinoderms, fish, and turtles. In the central room, a large aquarium houses a coelacanth, fished in 1995 near Anakao.