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<div style="background: yellow; border: 2px dashed red;padding:5px">'''Update December 2017: This property is no longer managed by Michèle Rakotoson. For further information, contact the current owner Ms Bodo at +261(0) 34 0491513.'''</div> '''''Chez Haga '' is a Malagasy country style guesthouse located at the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, 24 kilometres from [[Antananarivo]]. The property, situated only 300 metres from the Rova itself, offers a great view of the surrounding landscapes, facing the hills of Mangabe, Andringitra, Kaloy and Langaina.'''
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The Malagasy host and author, Michèle Rakotoson, has restored and furnished her house tastefully, using embroidered tablecloths made in the village. Traditional tableware and simple authentic Malagasy decor makes Chez Haga suitable for various cultural events, such as literature, poetry and jazz evenings as well as ''[[kabary]]'' - a traditional Malagasy form of speech used in public debates throughout the rule of the Imerina Kingdom. While kabary was suppressed during the French colonisation it re-emerged following independence.
In addition to the serviced restaurant, Michèle permits her welcomes guests and day visitors to unwrap their own picnics at the fixed-to-the-ground wooden tables in the large garden area. Self-serviced picnickers are only expected to buy their drinks from the restaurant.
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Close to the main building stands a smaller, over 200 years old house, the second oldest in the area after the Rova itself. The building originally functioned as a tribunal and was thereafter used a doctor's practice. The house is currently in a state of restoration.
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The surrounding area offers excellent hiking in all directions and is a good start for learning about the origins of the [[Merina]] Kingdom, that once ruled and unified the different ethnic groups of Madagascar. In addition to the Rova, the nearby [[Soavinandriamanitra Culture Park]] offers various attractions, such as reptiles, chameleons and many small strange creatures unique to Madagascar. There is also a very cute and tame family of [[Coquerel's sifaka|Sifaka]] lemurs.
'''Chez Haga'''<br>
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga<br>
Madagascar Tel: +261(0) 34 16 704 630491513<br>Email: [mailto:Michèlewelcome@chezhaga.rakotosoncom welcome@voilachezhaga.com]<br>Website: [http://www.fr michelechezhaga.rakotoson@voilacom http://www.chezhaga.frcom]
== Additional information ==
* View all [[Chez Haga photos]]
* [http://www.lexpressmada.com/5257/chez-haga-madagascar/35529-le-kabary-resiste-sans-convaincre.html Kabary at Chez Haga June 2012] L'Express de Madagascar (French language Malagasy newspaper)