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Watersports: Many towns have municipal pools. Sea-bathing along the east coast is not advised due to sharks. Main diving centres are Nossi Bé (with its neighbouring islands Tanikely, Nossi Mitsio and Nossi Radama), Nossi Lava, Toliara and Ile Ste-Marie (Nossi Boraha). Scuba-diving centres are located on the north and west coasts. Water-skiing and sailing centres are located at Ambohibao (Lake Mantasoa), Antsiralse (on Andraikiba Lake) and Ramona. River-rafting: can be done in season on the Manambole, from Ankavandra in the west to Bekupaca.
Trekking: Local tour operators can organise a variety of trekking and hiking trips in many different parts of the country. They are generally designed to cater for specific interest groups – speleologists, mineralogists, ethnologists, ornithologists, those who wish to see rare orchids or lemurs, etc. Pony-trekking is also possible.
Other: For golf there are facilities at Tana. There are numerous football pitches and during the dry season it has been known for rice fields to be used as pitches. Basketball and volleyball are very popular and covered stadia have been built.
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