Antananarivo
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.
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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...
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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.
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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
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
Tsanga Tsanga Hotel
Crossing of Lalana Idira Gandhi and Lalana Reallon
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
La Medina
52 Avenue du Général Ramanantsoa
Tel: +261 (0)34 0413433 (mobile)
Website: www.lamedinatana.com
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
- Fish and Chips Restaurant - 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
- L'Arrivage
- 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)
Food shopping
Street food
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
Banks
Various
- Events in Antananarivo (on allevents.in)
- Paositra Malagasy - postal offices
- Tana Water Front
- INSTAT
- FTM - Foiben-Taosarintanin'i Madagasikara (Geographical and Hydrographic Institute of Madagascar)
- 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
- Ady Gasy
Media
- Music and media in Madagascar musicinafrica.net article.
- Madagascar Internet Service Providers
Google Newsfeed
- Accelerating urban change thanks to a participative approach - gret.org
- 07-Nov-2024 16:54
- Crash course in politics aims to get more women running for office in Madagascar - RFI English
- 02-Nov-2024 14:32
- Air France avoids Red Sea after missile sighting - ch-aviation
- 05-Nov-2024 04:33
- Antananarivo celebrates arrival of inaugural Emirates flight - Regional Gateway
- 05-Sep-2024 07:00
- Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infections and risk factors associated to tuberculosis in detained persons in Antananarivo, Madagascar - Nature.com
- 15-Apr-2024 07:00
- Air France suspends flights over Red Sea after crew spot ‘luminous object’ - AeroTime
- 04-Nov-2024 10:40
- Emirates launches inaugural flights to Antananarivo, expanding Indian Ocean network - Aviation24.be
- 04-Sep-2024 07:00
- Elder Christofferson invites Madagascar Saints to bear testimony of Jesus Christ to all who will listen - Church News
- 21-May-2024 07:00
- Madagascar/Mauritius : APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo - Africa Intelligence
- 04-Nov-2024 06:00
- Emirates touches down for the first time in Antananarivo, Madagascar - TravelDailyNews International
- 09-Sep-2024 05:48
- Model makers in Madagascar are bringing history’s long-lost ships back to life - The Associated Press
- 28-Sep-2024 07:00
- OHADA's Permanent Secretary on a Diplomatic Tour in Antananarivo, Madagascar - OHADA.com
- 02-Apr-2024 07:00
- 64th anniversary of Madagascar's independence marked in Antananarivo - Xinhua
- 27-Jun-2024 07:00
- Emirates Boosts Tourism Sector Launches New Flight Services To Antananarivo, Madagascar - Travel And Tour World
- 05-Sep-2024 07:00
- Madagascar's capital launches cable cars to ease traffic jam - Africanews English
- 13-Aug-2024 07:00
- VIDEO / Emirates touches down in Antananarivo for the first time - Aeronews Global
- 09-Jun-2024 07:00
- Madagascar's master artisans sail through time to revive lost ships - RFI English
- 03-Nov-2024 12:16
- Emirates launches B777 flights to Antananarivo, Madagascar via the Seychelles - AeroTime
- 05-Sep-2024 07:00
- First Presidency releases the site for Antananarivo Madagascar Temple - Church News
- 11-Dec-2023 08:00
- Emirates Inaugural Antananarivo Flight Opens New Chapter in UAE-Madagascar Relation - Travel And Tour World
- 04-Sep-2024 07:00
- Madagascar: Authorities impose curfew in Antananarivo on eve of presidential election - Africanews English
- 13-Aug-2024 07:00
- Cable cars in Antananarivo start trial run - Xinhua
- 22-Jun-2024 07:00
- Emirates Launches First Ever Flights to Antananarivo, Madagascar - AviationSource News
- 06-Sep-2024 07:00
- MAD - Senegal dethrone Mali as Africa champion, win tenth-title - FIBA
- 30-Oct-2024 18:36
- Air France Suspends Flights Over the Red Sea After Pilots Spot 'Luminous Object' at High Altitude Off Coast of Sudan - paddleyourownkanoo.com
- 04-Nov-2024 07:36
- Celebrating the legacy of gospel music - State Magazine
- 01-May-2024 04:12
- Football - Grand Tournament of Antananarivo: Defending Champions in a Group of Death - FootBoom
- 17-Oct-2024 07:00
- First flight of Emirates arrives in Antananarivo - Travel Radar
- 08-Oct-2024 07:00
- Emirates launches flights to Madagascar via Seychelles, boosting tourism and trade - Aviation24.be
- 08-Jun-2024 07:00
- Emirates touches down for the first time in Antananarivo - Breaking Travel News
- 08-Sep-2024 07:00
- Emirates begins flights to Antananarivo - Business Traveller
- 05-Sep-2024 07:00
- Church in Madagascar feeds hungry | UMNews.org - UM News
- 15-Jan-2024 08:00