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Ranohira Vacations

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Ranohira is the homeland of the Bara people, in the Ihorombe region, in the heart of the savannah and the great plains. This little city with 6,000 inhabitants has little value other than being the gateway to the immense Isalo Natural Reserve.

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Ranohira: How to get there?

About 155 miles from Toliara by car/bus

Ranohira: When to go?

From April to October (dry season), hurricane danger between late December and mid-April

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Ranohira: What to see in the surroundings?

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Ranohira is the homeland of the Bara people, in the Ihorombe region, in the heart of the savannah and the great plains. This little city with 6,000 inhabitants has little value other than being the gateway to the immense Isalo Natural Reserve.

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