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== Day excursions == | == Day excursions == |
Revision as of 21:33, 10 February 2017
Antananarivo, Tananarive or simply Tana is the capital of Madagascar. Most foreign visitors to the country will pass through the city as almost all international flights to the country connect with its nearby Ivato International Airport. This page includes information on various city attractions, hotels and restaurants etc.
If you are accessing this site within Madagascar, this page is open for editing. Feel free to add any local advise here.
Contents
- 1 Places to visit
- 2 Day excursions
- 3 Markets
- 4 Souvenirs and shopping
- 5 Overland transport
- 6 Madagascar airlines
- 7 Taxi-brousse stations in Antananarivo
- 8 Accommodation
- 9 Restaurants
- 10 Coffee shops
- 11 Spa
- 12 Jewellers and gemstones
- 13 Tour operators
- 14 Phone networks
- 15 IT services
- 16 Money exchange
- 17 Medical services
- 18 Banks
- 19 Various
- 20 Media
- 21 Google Newsfeed
- 22 Additional information
Places to visit
- Ambohitsorohitra Palace - Presidential Palace
- Andafiavaratra Palace - Prime Minister's Palace
- Manjakamiadana Rova - Queens Palace
- Soarano Train Station
- Tsimbazaza - zoo and botanical garden
- Andafiavaratra Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Isoraka Museum of Art and Archaeology
- Lake Anosy
- Ambohijatovo Park
- Akany Avoko Faravohitra - home for girls and young Malagasy females
Day excursions
- Ambohimanga - a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the original kings and queens that once united Madagascar lived, about 24km northeast of the capital. A great view of Antananarivo on clear days.
- Green Club Vontovorona - one of three Green Club health spas in Madagascar which offers a quick getaway from the capital.
- Domaine du Lac - a small park behind the lake on the other side of Ivato International Airport
Markets
- Flower Market
- Analakely Market - fruits, vegetables, clothes and tools
- Mahamasina Market - typical Malagasy street market
- Andravoahangy Market - wood carfings, jewelry and raffia crafts.
- Digue Market- handcrafts market.
- Book Market - second hand books and magazines
- Soarano Market - sells everything...
Souvenirs and shopping
- Digue Market
- Lisy Art Gallery
- Happy Creations
- CENT pour CENT baskets and placemats en route Ivato (mainly wholesale)
- Malagasy tin souvenirs
- Caramiel
- Mama Benz
- Chocolaterie Robert
- Gilbert Rakotomanana bespoke tailor.
- La City shopping mall with many boutiques and restaurants. Air Madagascar's office that is open on Sundays is located here.
- Mi-Haja fashion and accessories for men and women.
- CS Events outdoors equipment
- TED GPS equipment, computers and security cameras
- Supreme Center - a large shopping centre with computers and other technical equipment.
Overland transport
Taxi Driver Richard is a reliable and reasonably priced English speaking taxi driver in the capital.
Tina's Tana Taxi is one of only two or three female taxi drivers in Antananarivo who with a big smile and a good sense of humour will likely find you the quickest as well as the most entertaining route to your destination.
The ADEMA shuttle bus is a convenient bus service operated by the airport authorities (Aeroports de Madagascar) stopping at various hotels in the city.
Madarail is the national intercity rail service which operate freight and passenger trains.
Mountain bike rental (part of La Ferme d'Ivato).
Madagascar airlines
Air Madagascar - the national airline with international and domestic flightsMadagasikara Airways - a domestic airline since 2015.
Private Charter Flights - various small private aircraft operators.
Taxi-brousse stations in Antananarivo
- the eastern station in Ampasampito
- the northern station in Ambodivona
- the southern in Lalana Pastora Rahajason
- the western station a couple of hundred metres west of the southern station
Accommodation
Tana Hotel
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 313 20/26
Email: tanahotel@moov.mg
Website: www.tana-hotel-madagascar.com
Tana Jacaranda
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 562 39 or +261 (0)34 22 562 39 (mobile)
Skype: noro_rh
Email: tana-jacaranda@tana-jacaranda.com
Website: www.tana-jacaranda.com
Villa Besoa
32 rue de Russie, Isoraka
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 21063
Madagascar Underground
18 Lalana Rainitovo, Madagascar
Tel: +261 34 29 909 07
Email: [mailto: madagascarunderground@gmail.com]
Website: www.madagascarunderground.com
Fara's Guest House
Tel: +261 (0)33 14 294 83
Hotel Isoraka
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 355 81
Email: saka@malagasy.com
Hotel Colbert
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 202 02
Website: www.hotel-restaurant-colbert.com
Hôtel La Résidence
Tel: +261 (0)34 01 807 70
Website: http://www.hotel-restaurant-laresidence.com
Hotel Carlton
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 26060
Website: www.carlton-madagascar.com
Hotel de France
34 Avenue de l'indépendance
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 213 04
Maison Lovasoa
Lot VE28 Bis Rue Razanakombana
Tel: +261 (0)34 9352065
Le Louvre Hotel & Spa
Tel: +261 (0)20 2239000
Website: www.hotel-du-louvre.com
Relais des Pistards
Tel: +261 (0)32 29 471 65 / +261 (0)32 29 471 65
Le Combava
Ambodihady Ambohimanarina (between Antananarivo and Ivato International Airport
BP 8271- 101 Antananarivo
Tel: +261 (0)20 23 584 94 / +261 (0)20 26 328 47 / +261 (0)20 23 252 49
Email: contact@hotel-combava.com
Villa Isoraka
Lot IB 78 Isoraka
Tel: +261 (0)20 24 22052 or +261 (0)32 05 712 69
Email: demay.christoph@yahoo.fr
Hotel Saint Ange
Soarano Tana 101
Tel: +261 (0)33 13 66569 / +261 (0)34 4883700
Email: st.ange@hotmail.fr
Website: www.st-ange.fr
Hotel Secret de Tana
Alarobia Ivandry
Tel: +261 (0)33 1117453
Hotel Maison des Cotonniers
Ambatonakanga
Tel: +261 (0)20 2220954
Restaurants
Malagasy
- Vary Gasy - 100% Malagasy
- Restaurant Malagasy - located between Ivato International Airport and Antananarivo
- Paprika
- Le Pony - en route Ambohimanga
Malagasy / Chinese
- Au Bon Accueil - simple Malagasy-Chinese restaurant with a great panoramic view over Tana
- Chantaco - Malagasy with a Chinese influence
Indian
- Little India - traditional north and south Indian cuisine (reopened with new management and a genuine Indian menu and kitchen in 2015)
- Shalimar - Indian/Pakistani cuisine
- Terrace Exotic - authentic Indian restaurant
French
- Le Phare - Bretange-style crêperie
- Pourquoi Pas ! - French/Europan/Malagasy popular with the expats community
German
- Alt München - the only German restaurant in Antananarivo, located en route Ambohimanga
Vietnamese
Upscale
- Le Rossini - a world-class restaurant serving French cuisine prepared with fresh Malagasy ingredients
- La Varangue - very upscale restaurant close to the Presidential Palace
Others
- InfiniThé - tea salon and restaurant
- Foie Gras de Tana - duck liver speciality restaurant
- Le Fleuve Rouge
- Dzama Cocktail Cafe
- Le Grand Orient
Coffee shops
- Cookie Shop
- Honey (ice cream bar)
Spa
Jewellers and gemstones
Tour operators
Phone networks
There are three major phone operators in Madagascar offering prepaid cards, all of which have have good connections in cities but with varying quality throughout the countryside:
IT services
- Dot.mg domain registration and hosting services
Money exchange
Medical services
- Centre Hospitalier de Soavinandriana
- Clinique Reine Marie
- A list of doctors and medical facilities by the British Embassy
Banks
Various
- Events in Antananarivo (on allevents.in)
- Paositra Malagasy - postal offices
- Tana Water Front
- INSTAT
- US Embassy
- Tourist visa on arrival
- Air France head office location in Antananarivo.
- DHL
- Pack Yellow
- Malagasy government ministries on africanbib.biz
- lily.mg online marketplace.
- Ivato Conference Center
Media
- Music and media in Madagascar musicinafrica.net article.
- Madagascar Internet Service Providers
Google Newsfeed
- Antananarivo Madagascar Temple - Church News
- 22-Feb-2024 20:52
- Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infections and risk factors associated to tuberculosis in detained ... - Nature.com
- 15-Apr-2024 07:00
- Emirates launches flights to Madagascar via Seychelles, boosting tourism and trade - Aviation24.be
- 08-Jun-2024 21:41
- Emirates to launch Madagascar flights – Business Traveller - Business Traveller
- 09-Jun-2024 05:29
- Location of Antananarivo Madagascar Temple Released - Church Newsroom
- 12-Dec-2023 08:00
- Mainstreaming Migration into Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development in Antananarivo, Madagascar - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- 06-Dec-2023 16:40
- Emirates to Launch Madagascar via Seychelles Service - AviationSource News
- 09-Jun-2024 14:55
- Fighting poverty with education: Why school reforms are urgently needed in Madagascar - World Bank
- 29-Feb-2024 08:00
- Celebrating the legacy of gospel music - State Magazine
- 01-May-2024 04:12
- Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: Bongolava, 6.7 km west of Antananarivo, Analamanga, Madagascar ... - VolcanoDiscovery
- 31-May-2024 20:40
- Madagascar president on course for reelection as supporters claim they were promised money to vote - The Associated Press
- 23-Nov-2023 08:00
- Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations Planned Throughout Antananarivo Tomorrow (November 3, 2023) - US Embassy in Madagascar
- 03-Nov-2023 07:00
- Madagascar country profile - BBC.com
- 01-Dec-2023 08:00
- IHF Trophy Africa tournaments in Yaounde and Antananarivo now in full swing - IHF
- 25-May-2024 07:00
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa's Visit to the Antananarivo Municipal Library of Analakely - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- 28-Apr-2024 07:00
- Site announced for Antananarivo Madagascar Temple – Church News - Church News
- 11-Dec-2023 08:00
- Madagascar police impose curfew on eve of presidential election, after polling stations torched - The Associated Press
- 15-Nov-2023 08:00
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa's visit to the University of Antananarivo - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- 27-Apr-2024 07:00
- Vote counting starts in Madagascar election marked by low turnout and boycotted by most candidates - The Associated Press
- 16-Nov-2023 08:00
- Madagascar: Authorities impose curfew in Antananarivo on eve of presidential election - Africanews English
- 15-Nov-2023 08:00
- Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Temples in Mexico Philippines Utah - Church Newsroom
- 11-Dec-2023 08:00
- ‘A way to open up to the world’: gallery galvanises Madagascar’s art scene - The Guardian
- 01-Feb-2024 08:00
- OHADA's Permanent Secretary on a Diplomatic Tour in Antananarivo, Madagascar - OHADA.com
- 02-Apr-2024 07:00
- Madagascar: in Antananarivo, poverty is a source of malnutrition - Action contre la Faim
- 20-Jul-2023 07:00
- Madagascar's main opposition candidate files a lawsuit claiming fraud in the presidential election - The Associated Press
- 27-Nov-2023 08:00
- Madagascar president launches re-election bid amid accusations of 'institutional coup' - FRANCE 24 English
- 10-Oct-2023 07:00
- Madagascar crush: 12 dead at island games' opening ceremony - BBC.com
- 25-Aug-2023 07:00
- Constantin Grund from Antananarivo – Authors profile, articles and posts - IPS Journal
- 15-Nov-2023 08:00
- Madagascar Opens "Antananarivo 42," a School Specializing in Computer Science and Coding - We Are Tech
- 20-Apr-2024 17:23
- Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Violence at Demonstrations in Antananarivo (October 5, 2023) - US Embassy in Madagascar
- 05-Oct-2023 07:00
- Human Security Project for the Prevention of Violence and Vulnerability Reduction for the Most Vulnerable Inhabitants ... - Welcome to the United Nations
- 10-Aug-2023 07:00
- Morocco Lower House Speaker received in Antananarivo by Madagascar President - Yabiladi in English
- 17-Dec-2023 08:00