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'''Lily Waterfall or ''Les Chutes de la Lily'' is a waterfall full of legend located near the village of [[Ampefy]]. 4,5 Four and a half kilometres west from of Ampefy there is a junction with the sign to Lily Waterfalls on the leftside of the road. From there a dirt road in poor condition leads for another five kilometres to the waterfall, passing green farm landfarmland, numerous fields and a small village. Volcanic hills similar to those in a fantasy Teletubbies Land landscape frame the surrounding area.'''

After a 1,5-hour walk one reaches the idyllic village of [[AntafofoFile:Lily_Waterfall_0005.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lily Waterfall - 23m in elevation]], which lies directly at the powerfull, 23 metres high waterfall. The village offers several small Malagasy restaurants. A tiny power station supplies parts of Antafofo with electricity. Kids and women offer carved lava /coral rocks as souvenirs. There is a visitors fee of 2,000 Ariary per person and a parking fee of 1,000 Ariary per car. Next to the parking field is a small shop.

The legend about After a 1.5-hour walk one reaches the waterfall dates back about 40 years. In those days a idyllic village of [[VazahaAntafofo]] lived in Antafofo. He was the owner of a plantation and had a daughter called Lily. One day the girl had an accident , which lies directly at the river and disappearedpowerful, 23 metres high waterfall. Although the entire The village was searching for her she could not be foundoffers several small Malagasy restaurants. A tiny watermill supplies parts of Antafofo with electricity. Obviously the currents took the little girl awayWomen and children offer carved volcanic rocks as souvenirs. The villagers decided to name the waterfall Lily in memory There is a visitors fee of 2,000 Ariary per person and a parking fee of the girl1,000 Ariary per car. The river feeding Next to the waterfall car parking area there is also called Lilya small shop.

<googlemap versiontable cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0.9" latstyle="margin-19right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0001.03145jpg|185px|none|thumb|Ticket check]]</td><td valign="top" lon>[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0004.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Small watermill]]</td><td valign="46top">[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0003.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Waterfall from above]]</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top">[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0002.685232jpg|185px|none|thumb|Teletubbies landscape]]</td><td valign="top" zoom>[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0007.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Cattle on the road to the waterfall]]</td><td valign="17top" controls>[[File:Lily_Waterfall_0008.jpg|185px|none|thumb|View onto River Lily]]</td></tr></table> The legend about the waterfall dates back about 40 years. In those days a [[Vazaha]] lived in Antafofo. He was the owner of a plantation and had a daughter named Lily. One day the girl had an accident by the river and disappeared. Although the entire village was searching for her she could not be found. Obviously the currents took the little girl away. The villagers decided to name the waterfall Lily in memory of the girl. Therefore, the river leading to the waterfall is also called Lily. <div style="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-19.031513, 46.684946~'''Lily Waterfall - Les Chutes de la Lily'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</googlemapdiv> == Additional information == View all [[Lily Waterfall photos]]