Antananarivo Travel Guide

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The Lemur Park just outside Tana is an easy half day trip, and provides a good introduction to lemurs even if you're then travelling on to the forest reserves. It is also a great place to bring kids or people with more limited mobility (who wouldn't be up to handling the... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Madagascar Exotic (also known as Réserve Peyrieras after its founder, M. Peyrieras) is a wildlife centre founded by a prominent Malagasy naturalist off the main road between Tana and Andisabe. It offers visitors the opportunity to enter enclosures with a bewildering array of... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Like every other town on the High Plateau, Tana is surrounded by paddy fields in which the staple starch - rice - is grown. This is a beautiful aspect of the landscape, as the startling emerald green of the young rice contrasts beautifully with the rich red of the soil and... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Ambohimanga is a royal palace perched atop one of the hills surrounding Tana, and was the summer retreat for the monarchy. I confess that I really didn't know what to expect of it - somehow the guide books didn't manage to convey a strong sense of what it might be like. In... 

 explore_discover Says:  Simple Diner Clean and Comfortable Seatings Grilled Steak with Potato Fries, Soups, Noodles and Grilled Chicken Legs/Breasts, Juices/Soft Drinks Tea and Coffee at very reasonable price, nearly half then other Halal Restaurant around.I had Steak Fried for less then... 

 DAO Says:  This is the best restaurant in Antananarivo. Hard to believe. In fact there is even a tip on this site saying it’s not good. This is simply not true, just a misunderstanding. The food is ok, the pizza could be better, but overall it’s reasonable. What makes it the best... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  La Boussole is located up on the ridge in Isaraka, and is apparently a Tana institution.The restaurant is well laid out with a large bar area, a separate dining room and a central courtyard, which is flanked by a conservatory area on one side. In addition to the... 

 explore_discover Says:  The most affordable way of inter cities travel in Madagascar is The Taxi Brousse.It comes in many kind of Vehicles, mostly 15 seat Mazada Vans (There are few big buses as well) The Coverage is Nation wide.I traveled to Toamasina (Tamatave) and it was 8 hours drive with 1... 

 explore_discover Says:  Avoid the Taxi booking counter inside the arrival hall they have fixed fares Ar 40,000, walk out to the parking lot and get the taxi from there for Ar 20,000 ~25,000 to anywhere in Central Tana there will be many taxis standing (beige color with TAXI sign on the roof) 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Wondering what to buy the kids at home, when you don't have space for a cuddly lemur in your baggage?Look no further than the top of the steps from the Haute Ville, where there are a few men selling wooden stamps. You select from a wide range of metal patterns with... 

 DAO Says:  Prepare yourself. If you walk in the Avenue de L’independance area you will be mobbed. Aggressive sellers will offer you: Cigarettes, sweets, vanilla, postcards, CD’s, DVD’s, newspapers and tourist souvenirs. They will follow you and swarm in groups. The majority of them are... 

 Norali Says:  My first hours in Tana streets during my visit in Feb-March. 2005 were a bit of a shock.The city has changed, spruced up, cleaned. The buildings on Araben'ny Fahaleovantena (Avenue de l'Indépendance) had been restored and painted in their initial beige, crème and ochre...