Ampefy

The small town of Ampefy is located at a lake west of Antananarivo in the centre of Madagascar. The area of Ampefy is characterised by volcanic landscape and crater lakes.

Ampefy can be reached by taxi-brousse within a 2,5-hours drive (111km) along the good asphalt road RN2, starting at the taxi-brousse station Fasani Karan just 10km outside of Tana. A ticket to Analavory, from where the road to Ampefy splits, costs 10.000 Ariary. The remaining 10km from Analavory to Ampefy are a good walking distance, passing various small villages with names like Miadanarivo, Antanikatsaka, Miarikofeno, Maromena and Ankorndrano.

Ampefy itself has no main attractions. Several hotels variing in style offer accommodation for the so-called Tana-Tourists as well as for the Vazaha. Almost all restaurants are specialised in seafood due to the abundance of fish from the nearby lakes.

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