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Attractions and excursions

Tana (Antananarivo)

  • King palace Rova 
  • Zoo at Tsimbazaza (museum, Vivarium, botanic garden) 
  • Crocodile farm (into the environs of Ivaro) 
  • Market: "Pochard" 
  • Market: "Pochard" 
  • Isoraka: Museum for art and archaeology 
  • Andravoahangy: Artisan market 
  • Analakely: centre for art and archaeology 
  • Ampandianomby: National museum for geology

    • Surroundings Tana

  • Ambohimanga (25 km): also known as "hallows" or called "blue town", Royal palace, museum

  • Angovokely (50 km): Forest station, vantage point, grottoes in Andavabatomaizina and Andavatosogomby

  • Ambatolampy (70 km): different tree varieties like cypresses, eucalypti, Filaos, mimosas

  • Manjakatompo (15 km of Ambatolampy): exotic trees, waterfalls, lakes. Riding, trekking.

  • Mantasoa (80 km): a reservoir, ideal for picnics, water-skiing, riding, tennis. Wreckage of the French ship-wrecked Jean Laborde.

  • Ampefy (120 km): Volcanic lake, waterfalls, thermal springs; Lac Itasy (125 km): Waterfall

  •         Antsirabe (170 km): Thermal spa, Crater lakes Tritriva and Andraikiba; historical grave of Betrafo
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    The North

  • Diego: Sandy beach in Ramena; beautiful bays of Sakalava and Courrier; Tsingy in the Ankarana mountains (110 km); Nature protectorate of Montagne D ' Ambre; sacred lake of Anivorano (80 km); Grottoes "Montagne des Francais"; 300-meter tower of "Windsor Castle", built by Englishmen

  •         Bath island Nosy Be: one of the best known vacation destinations. Crater lakes, Mont Passot, lake museum (CRNO), ruins of an Indian village from the 17th century.
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     Boat trips    to smaller islands:
    - Nosy Komba: Lemurs’ island
    - Nosy Tanikely: diving and snorkelling
    - Nosy Iranja: Island of the turtles
    - Nosy Mitsio: untouched island of natural beauty

    The South

  • Ambositra (260 km from Tana): Wood carving art

  • Ranomafana (90 km from Fianarantsoa): Nature reserve, thermal springs site, ecological museum

  • Ambalavao (50 km from Fianarantsoa): Production of Antaimoro paper

  • Mananjary: Natural spa. A geological cycle takes place here every seven years

  • Tulear: Isalo national park at Ranohira; Grottoes at Sarodrano; beautiful beaches and diving reasons at Ifaty; St. Augustin books; Peninsula Anakao; Ethical graphic museum and shell-fish market in Tulear; Botanical garden in Antabato; Mahafaly graves; Sea birds on the island Nosy Ve

  •         Fort Dauphin: Narrow bays, Lokaro, Sainte Luce; Reserve de Nahampoana; Botanic garden and waterfalls in the reservation of Mandeha; private nature reserves of Berenty and    Kaleta; Fortress of the Portuguese.

    • The West

  • Majunga: beautiful beaches, grottoes of Anjohibe, lakes Mangatsa and Kinkony, nature protectorate in Ankarafantsika, red mountains bay in Amborovy, boat trip on the Betsiboka

  •         Morondava: Baobab avenue; Sakalava Vezo graves with erotic wood carvings; Tsingy of Bemaingraha (greatest limestone massif consisting of pointed rock); Forest station Kirindy;  River journey on the Tsiribihina from Miandrivazo to Belo (overnight stay in tents, about 3 days); Royal grave in Tsianihy.

    • The East

  • Andasibe (140 km from Tana): Perinet reservation: Native country of the Indri-Indri and many species of orchid

  • Tamatave: Port. In Ankanin ' About one hundred kilometres in front of Tamatave the famous bush house stands , where a boat trip on the 400 km long Pangalanes canal is organised (to Mananjary). Roman Catholic cathedral St. Maria (Madagascar’s first stone church); Sugar-cane plantations at Brickaville; Research garden at Ivoloina; Spa of Foulpointe, castle of the Merina

  •         Island Sainte Marie: Excursions by bicycle or with pirogen . historical ruins of Ilot Madam; Whale observation between July and September at Antongil bay; Pirate graveyard
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