The Avenue of the Baobabs
Along 260 m of the unpaved Road No. 8, between Morondava and Belon’i Tsiribihina, stand 20 to 25 Grandidier’s baobabs about 30 m tall. Given temporary protection in July 2007, the avenue is one of the region’s most visited places.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Morondava: a 9 to 12-hour drive from the capitalMorondava (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -20.25000, 44.41944Avenue of the Baobabs (Wikipedia)
- Best season
- The dry season is best: about 27 °C by day, 14–15 °C at nightMorondava (Wikivoyage)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
These baobabs are called “renala”, the “mother of the forest” in Malagasy.
Avenue of the Baobabs (Wikipedia)About 25 more grow in the nearby rice paddies and meadows.
Avenue of the Baobabs (Wikipedia)From Morondava, Kirindy reserve is reached by 4×4, as the roads are poor.
Morondava (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Avenue of the Baobabs (Wikipedia)
[…] Grandidier's baobabs […] lining the unpaved Road No.8 between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina […] one of the most visited locations in the region. […] granted temporary protected status in July 2007 […] Along a 260 m (850 ft) stretch of the road is a grove of 20–25 Adansonia grandidieri baobabs. An additional 25 or so trees of this species are found growing over nearby rice paddies and meadows […] about 30 m (98 ft) in height. The baobab trees, known locally as renala or reniala (from Malagasy reny ala "mother of the forest" (coordinates -20.25, 44.41944)
- Morondava (Wikivoyage)
[…] the wildlife park at Kirindy (via 4x4 since the roads are quite poor). The dry season is the best time to visit as daytime temperatures are about 27°C and nighttime around 14-15°C […] Driving time from the capital to Morondava takes 9-12 hours […]
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