Faritanin' Antananarivo Sports & Outdoors

  A well-planned trek is...
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  • A well-planned trek is last-minute-change proof...
      A well-planned trek is...
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  • Either climb...
      Either climb...
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  • ...either walk...
      ...either walk...
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  • As long as fun & adrenaline is there !
      As long as fun & adrenaline is there !
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  • Ambatondradama, here I am!
      Ambatondradama, here I am!
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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Hiking

by Norali

Antananarivo offers many terrains to hike on. Escape the hassle of the city center & head to any coutryside. My favourite & natural area is the one past Anosy Avaratra (Northwards, on the way to Ambohimanga). There, hills alternate with plains, that makes your trek interesting, exercise-wise. Nothing complicate: one foot before another, then walk! On your own, with friends, with your partner... on your rythm.Even for who doesn't like endurance exercise, the trek cannot be boring. You could discover fauna elements. This yellow frog: a miracle sight as I long longed to see one on my own & in the wilds. The spiders: various colours, not dangerous, just amazing! The many bird species & their distinctive chants. The trees, apart from the usual eucalyptus & pinetree, can still be a curiosity. At the relatively new & not yet fully operational Soavinandriamanitra park, you could already bond...

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Biking

by Norali

Biking is another simple sport activity that many tourists do in Madagascar.What appears as simple in good road conditions can be really tricky in remote areas where dirty roads are still ruling. But you asked for some adventure, no ? You'll have it. Then, go to Madagascar in rainy seasons, head off urban areas and especially, in some humid Ranomafana area and go biking there, skirting the primary South-eastern forest, "wrestling" with your bike and your boots in the mud. OK, if this is not the type of sport you are looking for, you can cycle on macadam roads in Imerina region, for instance. Quite good and with the advantage of an ever-changing landscape on RN7 (Tana-Antsirabe or Tana-Fianar). Sometimes lunar, sometimes inviting. Check the other tips and the travelogues to see what i am talking about.For food: whenever you pass Ambatolampy, do not forget to try the restaurants there. One...

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Q:  Hello, We have holiday planned for October and just discovered we are expecting a baby. Any advise? What is the malaria... 

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A: Same answers as you got last time. Get advice from a knowledgable doctor. If your own doctor is not comfortable in dealing with the issue, get a referral to a doctor... 

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