Is Mahatalaky safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Mahatalaky safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Mahatalaky scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Madagascar Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mahatalaky scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Madagascar (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mahatalaky: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 55 is higher than 72% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Mahatalaky belongs to Toliara (Madagascar), centered at coordinates 24.7908° S, 47.0787° E. Distance to Antananarivo is 655.5 km towards the N.
Toliara
24.7908° S, 47.0787° E
Lowland
UTC
25,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Madagascar travel advice & laws.
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