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'''Ambositra, meaning “where there are many cattle”, is a Betsileo town in Madagascar with around 30,000 inhabitants, many whom are students. The town is renowned for woodcarving and there are countless stores selling souvenirs and other wood products, especially around the 1½km central ring road.'''
 
'''Ambositra, meaning “where there are many cattle”, is a Betsileo town in Madagascar with around 30,000 inhabitants, many whom are students. The town is renowned for woodcarving and there are countless stores selling souvenirs and other wood products, especially around the 1½km central ring road.'''
  
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Tourists usually come here shopping for handicrafts and visit the French colonial Benedictine monastery where the resident nuns make cheese. Various excursions to nearby [[Betsileo]] villages can also be arranged from town by guides and tour services. Apart from woodcrafts, the Ambositra area is largely dependent on rice farming and fruit crops.
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Tourists usually come here shopping for handicrafts and visit the French colonial Benedictine monastery where the resident nuns make cheese. Various excursions to nearby [[Betsileo]] villages can also be arranged from town by guides and tour services. Apart from woodcrafts, the Ambositra area is largely dependent on rice farming and fruit crops.
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Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region and the Ambositra district. The town is located along the RN7 (route national), about 250km south of [[Antananarivo]].
  
== Hotels in Ambositra ==
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== Accommodation ==
  
 
'''Angelina Tsaralaza''' (8 rooms)<br>
 
'''Angelina Tsaralaza''' (8 rooms)<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)47 71084<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)47 71084<br>
 
Email: N/A<br>
 
Email: N/A<br>
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'''L'Artisan Hotel'''<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 5199609
  
 
'''Residence Mahatsinjo'''<br>
 
'''Residence Mahatsinjo'''<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)47 71036<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)47 71036<br>
Email: [mailto:jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr]<br>
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Email: [mailto:jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr]
  
 
'''Le Relais des des Tropiques''' (12 rooms)<br>
 
'''Le Relais des des Tropiques''' (12 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)47 71126<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)47 71126
  
 
'''Hôtel Mania''' (11 rooms)<br>
 
'''Hôtel Mania''' (11 rooms)<br>
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Email: [mailto:toursmania@wanadoo.mg toursmania@wanadoo.mg]
 
Email: [mailto:toursmania@wanadoo.mg toursmania@wanadoo.mg]
  
'''Hôtel Restaurant Jonathan'''<br>
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'''Hôtel Restaurant Jonathan'''
Tel: N/A<br>
 
Email: N/A
 
  
'''Grand Hotel'''<br>
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'''Grand Hotel'''
Tel: N/A<br>
 
Email: N/A<br>
 
  
 
== Additional information ==
 
== Additional information ==

Latest revision as of 23:27, 26 January 2021

Ambositra, meaning “where there are many cattle”, is a Betsileo town in Madagascar with around 30,000 inhabitants, many whom are students. The town is renowned for woodcarving and there are countless stores selling souvenirs and other wood products, especially around the 1½km central ring road.

Tourists usually come here shopping for handicrafts and visit the French colonial Benedictine monastery where the resident nuns make cheese. Various excursions to nearby Betsileo villages can also be arranged from town by guides and tour services. Apart from woodcrafts, the Ambositra area is largely dependent on rice farming and fruit crops.

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Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region and the Ambositra district. The town is located along the RN7 (route national), about 250km south of Antananarivo.

Accommodation

Angelina Tsaralaza (8 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)47 71192 or +261 (0)32 0786881
Email: N/A

Hôtel Violette (6 bungalows and 6 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)47 71084
Email: N/A

L'Artisan Hotel
Tel: +261 (0)32 5199609

Residence Mahatsinjo
Tel: +261 (0)47 71036
Email: jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr

Le Relais des des Tropiques (12 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)47 71126

Hôtel Mania (11 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)47 71121
Email: toursmania@wanadoo.mg

Hôtel Restaurant Jonathan

Grand Hotel

Additional information