Ambalavao Travel Guide

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  • Main street Ambalavao
      Main street Ambalavao
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  • Tamarind tree in bloom by the paper factory
      Tamarind tree in bloom by the paper...
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  • Siesta time for this ring-tailed lemur
      Siesta time for this ring-tailed lemur
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  • Anja reserve is at the base of the granite outcrop
      Anja reserve is at the base of the...
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  • View from the top of the cave at Anja
      View from the top of the cave at Anja
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Visit the paper making factory

Visit the paper making factory, Ambalavao

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The paper factory is probably the most obvious tourist attraction in Ambalavao. Bark from an indigenous tree (sometimes substituted by sisal these days) is pounded to a pulp with water, covered with ornate flower patterns and left to drain and then dry in the sun.You will... 

Go rock hopping with the lemurs at Anja

Go rock hopping with the lemurs at Anja, Ambalavao

 CatherineReichardt Says:  About 13km south east of Ambalavao is the wonderful community-run Anja nature reserve. We visited as a extended lunch stop on the long haul to Isalo, and found it the perfect location to stretch legs and take in the marvellous scenery.Anja is huddled into the base of a... 

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 About 13km south east of Ambalavao is the wonderful community-run Anja nature reserve. We visited as a extended lunch stop on the long haul to Isalo, and found... 

 

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A peaceful stop off on the long haul South

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 Ambalavao is a pretty little town set amid a lovely landscape. We only stopped there for a short while, but the Bradt guide - which we generally found to be very reliable - enthuses about the place...... 

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