__NOTOC__'''Ambatolampy is a town in the Antananarivo province in Madagascar 68 kilometres from the capital with a . In 2005 the population of was 26,549 (2006). Ambatolampy literally means the “"town at the foot of the rocks”". Ambatolampy serves as a starting point for hikes to the peak of [[Tsiafajavona]], which at 2,642 metres is the third highest mountain in Madagascar.'''
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<googlemap version="0[[File:20140711_151020.9" lat="jpg|600px]] Ambatolampy is renowned for being the repair centre of [[Taxi-brousse|taxi-18brousses]] and its many aluminium workshops making cutlery and cooking pots.656654Some workshops specialise in the production of " lon=football games"47featuring top international teams, where players are made of aluminium and hand-painted, with a pine-wood frame and even a payment system designed to insert coins.054443" zoom <div style="7" controls="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-19.3835, 47.4405~'''Ambatolampy'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> == Activities == * [[Le Musée des Papillons]] (the Butterfly Museum) - 6000 species of insects and butterflies from around the world* [[La Ferme de Morarano d'Ambatolampy]] - organic farm with permaculture, no-till agriculture, rare plants, distillery of essential oils* [[La Cigale and Mygale]] (the Nature Museum)* Tsinjorivo - a historic site built by Queen Ranavalona 46km from town* The Ankaratra Massif offers some excellent treks and trails* Zebu market* Trek to the peak of [[Tsiafajavona]] == Accommodation == '''Hôtel Antsaha''' (27 bungalows)<br>Email: [mailto:antsaha@freenet.mg antsaha@freenet.mg] '''Au Rendez-vous des Pêcheurs'''<br>Tel: + 261 (0)20 4249204<br> '''La Pineta'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 4249302<br>Email: [mailto:alapineta@hotmail.fr alapineta@hotmail.fr]<br> '''Manja Ranch'''<br>Lot B 153<br>Mandrevondry<br>Tel: +261 (0)33 1199370 or +261 (0)32 0464867<br>Email: [mailto:bijouxline@yahoo.fr bijouxline@yahoo.fr]<br><!-- '''Hôtel Njara''' no details --> == Photos == View all [[Ambatolampy photos]] == Additional information == * [http://www.flickr.com/googlemap>photos/tags/ambatolampy Flickr photos]
