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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, just 24 kilometres from [[Antananarivo]]. The property, situated only 300 metres from the Rova itself, 24km from Antananarivo. The property offers a great view of the surrounding landscapes, facing the hills of Mangabe, Andringitra, Kaloy and Langaina.'''

Chez Haga offers reasonable priced accommodation in a homely atmosphere. The two-storey building includes five guest rooms, three double and two single rooms, all of which have a are different in style and character. The living room and an outside patio functions function as the dining, lunch and breakfast areaareas. Shared basic bathroom facilities are located on the second floor.

A large garden include 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 wooden tables where guests authentic Malagasy decor makes Chez Haga suitable for various cultural events, such as literature, poetry and day visitors are welcome to unwrap their own picnicsjazz evenings as well as ''[[kabary]]'' - a traditional Malagasy form of speech used in public debates throughout the rule of the Imerina Kingdom. The only rule that applies to visiting picnickers is that drinks are bought from While kabary was suppressed during the restaurantFrench colonisation it re-emerged following independence.

Chez Haga is a venue of arts and cultur with regular literatureIn addition to the serviced restaurant, poetry Michèle welcomes guests and acoustic events, such as jazz evenings as well as [[kabary]] day visitors to unwrap their own picnics at the fixed-to-the- a Malagasy form of oratory rhetoric once practiced ground wooden tables in political debates during the rule of the Imerina Kingdomlarge garden area. Kabary was oppressed during Self-serviced picnickers are only expected to buy their drinks from the French colonisationrestaurant.

The Malagasy host [[File:Chez Haga 004.jpg|600px]]<div style="background:#e7f3e7;width:590px;padding:5px;">'''“Ambohimanga is a wonderful place where you can feel the pulse of the Imerina and authorunderstand the history of these hills. In all, Michelle RakotosonAmbohimanga has a meaning: The structure of the village, has restored the location and furnished architecture, the house tastefullyrice paddies and fields, using embroidered tablecloths made in it would be a pity to miss it all. Ambohimanga is worth more than a detour. We must give visitors the village. Traditional tableware opportunity to ask and explore its trails and simple authentic Malagasy decor makes listen to the Chez Haga suitable for cultural eventsheart beat”.'''

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Close to The surrounding area offers excellent hiking in all directions and is a good start for learning about the origins of the main building stands a smaller building, an over 200 years house[[Merina]] Kingdom, that once ruled and unified the second oldest in different ethnic groups of Madagascar. In addition to the area after Rova, the Rova itself. The building originally functioned nearby [[Soavinandriamanitra Culture Park]] offers various attractions, such as a tribunalreptiles, chameleons and many small strange creatures unique to Madagascar. It was thereafter There is also a doctorvery cute and tame family of [[Coquerel's practice. The house is currently in a state of restorationsifaka|Sifaka]] lemurs.

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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 many tribes '''Chez Haga'''<br>Royal Hill of Ambohimanga<br>Madagascar. In addition to the Rova, the nearby Soavinandriamanitra Culture Park offer various attractions, such as reptiles, chameleons and many small strange creatures unique to Madagascar. There is also a very cute family Sifaka's for the lemur fans.

'''Chez Haga'''<br>Tel: +261(0) 34 16 704 630491513<br>E-mailEmail: [mailto:michelewelcome@chezhaga.rakotosoncom welcome@voilachezhaga.com]<br>Website: [http://www.chezhaga.fr michelecom http://www.rakotoson@voilachezhaga.frcom]

* View all [[frChez Haga photos]]* [http://www.lexpressmada.com/5257/chez-haga-madagascar/35529-le-kabary-resiste-sans-convaincre.html Kabary at Chez HagaJune 2012]]L'Express de Madagascar (French language Malagasy newspaper)