Things to do & places to visit in Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Antananarivo Province #2 destination in Madagascar 2023. The average rating score is 4.00 based on 4.071 traveler reviews, of 70 attractions. Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo, current date and time: Saturday, May 04, 2024, 3:52.

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General weather summary in May

69°F - 53°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Mildly cool with a gentle breeze

Feels like

21%

Chance of rain

115.0 millimeters

Amount

11.4 mph

Wind speed

98%

Humidity

11.2

Daylight length

6:08 AM

Sunrise

5:23 PM

Sunset

64%

Cloud cover

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5.0 Madagascar Tropic Voyage (131 reviews)
- Very good arrangement of our trip!
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM City Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Day Trips

From the first contact, through every step of an accompanied Madagascar. Praise and his team, especially Kìksïe Shërmåñɞ (Tour guide), Rivo (Tsibirihina river trip Captain of wooden pirogue), and Fanyh (future tour guide) were outstanding in their roles as organizers and guides. This adventure were professional, kind and willing to go the extra mile to make our trip safe, comfortable and healthy. Songs, encouragement and laughter were all abundant. Thank you Praise and your team specially my son KIKSIE. I strongly recommend MADAGASCAR TROPIC VOYAGE Adventures with enthusiasm. Super duper! My guide Kìksïe was just fantastic; he was very interested in guiding us through the parks and everything that I saw along the way, made me feel safe and was genuinely just a very nice man. Thanks you for having invited me to have opportunity to meet lovely family. I will not forget the words “ over there”, and “ similar”. My route was as follows : Tana-Andasibe-Antsirabe-Tsibirihina river-Tsingy-Belo-Morondava-Tana. P.S I do not recommend to take a public transportation like Cortisse from Morondave to Tana. See more..
5.0 Tours in Madagascar (48 reviews)
- Amazing Madagascar Island with team of Christian Rakotondrajoa.
Multi-day Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours

Hello everyone! Just 3 weeks when we came back from Madagascar and amazing trip with teem of Christian Rakotondrajoa. Firstly, I really appreciate that we have so beautiful time with guys. Christian was very flexible when we offer our plan of trip and it was really Good Value for money. Oh course, we can see all places we planned before. We visited two parts of Mada: East and West. Christian has qualified and professional guides on both parts of the island. Program included absolutely all things (not food) and it was really great. Cars were very comfortable and oh course with air condition. Every day, Christian was in connection with us by Whats Upp, advised some restaurant and interested about our impressions. If you ask me, do you need go to Mada? I positively answer to you YES! And you must do it with team Christian Rakotondrajoa. Christian, Thank you again for amazing trip and unforgettable emotions. See more..
5.0 Madagascar Magic Tours (46 reviews)
- Excellent trips!
City Tours • Multi-day Tours • Eco Tours • Sightseeing Tours

We were very satisfied with the guide/chauffeur that came with us on multiple trips. Appreciate that they customized our trips based on our wishes. We went to mt. Ibity, to Morondava, Foulpointe and Andasibe! Great service and good price, really recommend using this team!! See more..
5.0 Madagascar Green Tours (45 reviews)
- Best trip ever
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Private Tours

We are 3 women that travelled 12 days around Madagascar and enjoyed it a lot. Having Baba as a guide was an execllent choice. We did not know about the agency before, we just saw a recommendation on TV. We were really lucky to book our trip with green-tours. Baba took very good care of us and did the trip to our convenience always recommending the best options for us. He is very flexible. The car was always clean and very confortable. The hotels were very high standing . Excellent food as well and fesh fruit juices. He organized the visits to the Natioanl Parks, sunset view at the beach, life music, coral snorkel, silk and paper factory visit, Baobabs... all you can imagine. The flight is not cheap but once in Madagascar live is extremelly cheap. Being a local travel agency has plenty of benefits. We recommend the agency 100%. We will repeat in a few years for sure. See more..
5.0 Namiouh Dago tour (39 reviews)
- Un voyage inoubliable, sans doute le meilleur
Sightseeing Tours

Partis pour Madagascar pour 15 jours, nous avons décidé de faire appel à une agence. Namiouh Dago Tour est une petite agence encore peu connue. Dès les premiers échanges de mails, Namiouh est très réactif, il répond très vite (le jour même ou le lendemain) et sait adapter son programme à nos envies. Nous avons bien entendu, fait les grands classiques de la RN7 mais nous avons également pu découvrir des endroits authentiques hors des sentiers battus et tout ça pour un prix tout à fait correct par rapport aux autres agences que nous avions pu contacter. Nous avions un guide et un chauffeur, deux jeunes, extrèmement gentils, prévenants et attentionnés avec nous. Ils se sont fait un plaisir de nous parler de leur pays, des coutumes et traditions... Bref, rien a dire, tout était parfait et très bien organisé. See more..
5.0 Tina Guide Accompagnateur Madagascar (36 reviews)
- He is a very nice guide
Multi-day Tours • 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Hop-On Hop-Off Tours • Bike Tours • Walking Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Private Tours • Bus Tours • Day Trips

we are very satisfied of his service His explaination very clear he know more about Madagascar and he is able to animate during the circuit Thank you very much TINA SEE YOU NEXT TIME See more..
5.0 ComeToMadagascar (20 reviews)
- Magical Madagascar
Multi-day Tours • 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Taxis & Shuttles • Bike Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Private Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Photography Tours

I had the pleasure of getting to know Sanda while living in Antsirabe, Madagascar. We spent quite a bit of time together discussing various topics. I was especially impressed with his in-depth knowledge of Madagascar. He taught me a great deal about the history, culture, flora and fauna as well as current events and the struggles faced by the Malagasy people. As a tour guide, Sanda provides far more than just the facilitation of logistical issues on his tours across Madagascar. He treats his guests as friends and shares his vast knowledge of this magical country. I recommend ‘Come to Madagascar’ without reservation. Don Serina See more..
5.0 Les Boutiks Coeur de Foret (5 reviews)
- Natural products sold at Les Boutik Coeur de Foret
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality & Gift Shops

Découvrez notre Boutique en plein cœur d'Antsirabe, nous vendons des huiles essentielles, des huiles végétales et des produits dérivés (baume, savon, coffret...). Nous proposons également différents types de massages aux huiles. L’association Cœur de Forêt œuvre pour la protection des forêts et des populations qui en dépendent. Nous impliquons les producteurs locaux et les rendons directement acteurs dans la préservation de leurs ressources naturelles, en les accompagnant vers une meilleure formation, une structuration et une visibilité sur les marchés grâce à la Boutik et Fonala (export). See more..
5.0 SPV-Felana (5 reviews)
- Nice discover
Cultural Tours • Walking Tours • Eco Tours • Private Tours

Tres belle experience avec SPV, l'excursion est vraiment sympa dans les alletours de Antisirabe.
C'etait une belle decouverte et je trouve aussie different des touts les autres activities à antisirabe. Je la conseilles vraiment!! See more..
5.0 Le Manoro Tour (3 reviews)
- Lemurs
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Multi-day Tours • Boat Tours • Private Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Day Trips

It was an amazing experience to see lemurs. It is worth to go and spend all your day. The dancing lemurs were my favourite. See more..
4.5 Lemurs' Park (884 reviews)
- Recommended Visit While in Tana
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Zoos • Parks

We were in Antananarivo for a day and decided to make a trip to the Lemur Park. It was well worth the visit. Around an hour from city center, the park offers the opportunity to see several different types of Lemurs up close. It is a sanctuary but the Lemurs are free to roam; some are naturally curious and followed us around. Although we saw Lemurs in several of the parks across Madagascar we also really enjoyed this experience at the Lemur Park, and the ability to see these interesting animals up close. The guide also was helpful in explaining the different species. We visited here before our two-week tour around Madagascar and it was informative to have this "introduction" to Lemurs that we could refer to and remember before seeing them in the other parks as well. See more..
4.5 Musee de la Photographie de Madagascar (56 reviews)
- Visit the museum, learn and support photographic history of Madagascar!
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums

Situé sur la mythique Haute Ville d'Antananarivo, le Musée de la Photographie s'incarne dans l'Ancienne Résidence des Maires, dans un bâtiment patrimonial. Ses expositions temporaires sont l'occasion de voyager dans le temps grâce à des photographies anciennes enrichies par des explications ludiques et digestes. C'est une manière de découvrir Madagascar en quelques minutes ! Le cadre est unique et la vue y est époustouflante ! See more..
4.5 Maminirina Corne (19 reviews)
- Useful Zebu Horn souvenirs and Miniature cars and bikes too!
Factory Tours

This is a little complex with several small workshops producing everything from Zebu (cow) horn chess sets or spoons or wall plaques, to embroidery, to miniature 2CVs and Renault 4s made from a remarkable collection of unwanted but recyclable materials like the copper wire from electric cables and parts of beer cans!!!! They waste nothing in this country. It's also called Miniature Mamy, don't miss it!!!! See more..
4.5 Nosy Soa Park (7 reviews)
- Cutest lemurs ;-)
Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks

We stayed overnight at Mantasoa Lodge after arriving in Madagascar and went to this island the next morning with their boat. Really nice experience with different kinds of tame lemurs, chameleons... only very few visitors there. Definitely recommended See more..
4.5 Antananarivo Flower Market (4 reviews)
- Interesting flower/garden
Spent < 1 hour Flea & Street Markets

Not really a flower market, more a kind of garden centre along the main road. Our guide stopped us after a while and said it wasn't a safe place to continue further as there were undesirable people See more..
4.5 Traces (4 reviews)
- Belle ballade
Motorcycle Trails • Off-Road & ATV Trails

Un tour en quad autours de Tana, avec de beaux points de vue. Repas pique nique très frais, avec des boissons glacées. Le guide super sympa. See more..
4.0 Royal Hill of Ambohimanga (369 reviews)
- Interesting history and great guide
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Religious Sites

The former royal capital and its palace on a steep hill offer stunning views overlooking rice terraces. See more..
4.0 Croc Farm (261 reviews)
- Super nice
Zoos

The Farm is super nice. We were lucky two see different species of lemurs as we arrived. We saw several different species of chameleons, birds, frogs, snakes, Etc etc but specially crocodiles!! You do have a restaurant that serves different plates but there speciality is crocodile the The road is not great but don’t give up go until the end and have fun! See more..
4.0 Lac Tritriva (136 reviews)
- Turquoise Lake - bring your bathing suit !
Spent 2-3 hours Bodies of Water

Beautiful easy hike, the lake has beautiful colour, it was clean and we were able to jump in and swim ! Local guide at the entrance. Cons : Local kids that surround you, getting to close to you in an uncomfortable way. They will try to sell you stones. They will run after the car, until you get to the hiking point, and will wait for you at the end. Don’t let it influence your hike, just be prepared ! See more..
4.0 Reserve Peyrieras Madagascar Exotic (96 reviews)
- A must see!
Nature & Wildlife Areas

We stopped in and I was expecting a zoo. Much to my surprise, it really wasn't! We saw so many chameleons, some bats and frogs and even a boa that I got to hold! We enjoyed being able to enter the large enclosures where the chameleons are kept. Our guide was very knowledgeable and spoke English very well. Wow! Who knew that there are so many different types of chameleons! We were able to hold many of them and take as many pictures that we wanted as our guide patiently waited. I'm glad we stopped here! See more..
4.0 Antsirabe Cathedral (84 reviews)
- Architecture
Churches & Cathedrals

The cathedral is a great example of a good architecture. I think the entrance and the facade are charming and attract any visitor. See more..
4.0 Analakely Market (66 reviews)
- Huge Fleemarket
Flea & Street Markets

Colorful fruits and vegetables vie with fish and even grilled lizards at this frenetic outdoor market. See more..
4.0 Madagascar Exotic (64 reviews)
- Magical Madagascar
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

Thanks to Anja at GMT+3 - Great Madagascar Tours - for a fantastic adventure. He organised 4 wheel drive, driver and guide for our trip to Mananara, via Andisabe and Tamatave. We saw lots of black and white lemurs, brown lemurs, bamboo lemurs and ring tails at Vakona Forest and aye aye, white fronted brown and bamboo lemurs at aye aye island, Mananara. Lots of chameleon and snakes on the road north. What a road - a real wild ride - but so interesting and such beautiful people and scenery. Coffee trees, cloves (and a clove oil distillery) vanilla, rice. Lots of ferry rides - did I mention wonderful people? See more..
4.0 Lily Waterfall (63 reviews)
- Nice waterfall
Waterfalls

A nice walk from the parking to the waterfall;A lot of fruit vendors,but also a lot of souvenir vendors,, See more..
4.0 Open-air markets: Andravoahangy (29 reviews)
- Digue Market
Flea & Street Markets

A tremendous number of vendors offer a variety of locally made products. Embroidered baby pj's are in the range of about $15 for a set; marquetry wood trays and wall hangings are about $20; malagasy solitaire - for the medium sized game table $16 (amazon wants about $110 for a similar set). Lots of carved wood. See more..
4.0 Parc Tsarasaotra (26 reviews)
- Worth a Visit - Rare Natural Area in Tana
Spent 1-2 hours Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas

Walked here from the Raddison Waterfront Hotel, July 2022. took about 45 min. Cost 20,000 Ar to the slightly shady looking guy at the parking gate. All the other gates were locked so ask or look for the one slightly open, otherwise it looks almost completely shut up. Some nice patches of forest, a wood where egrets roost and nest (and locals are clearly poaching them… white wings all over the ground), some butterflies and flowers in other parts. Quiet and relaxing. I was a middle aged woman alone and it’s not optimal, but I didn’t feel unsafe. Of course there’s sketchy parts, garbage etc but more trees than I’ve seen in the rest of Tana combined. See more..
4.0 Cathedrale Catholique d Andohalo (25 reviews)
- Trip to Madagascar
Churches & Cathedrals

The friendly people, The we're so accommodating and willing to help at any time. I was satisfied wit See more..
4.0 Is'Art Galerie (25 reviews)
- The place for contemporary Malagasy art
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries

IS'ART galerie is the only contemporary art space in Antananarivo , Madagascar. It used to be a laundry changed into this creative space by many artists. Its objective is to promote and enhance the artists by offering an exhibition , organizing events around their works , by promoting them as the Malagasy and international scene. Every month a new exhibition to see. Every friday night a concert-performance on the stage to watch. Every day a nice restaurant to eat creative food This is the place to meet artists and the underground art scene of the country We can organize art workshop for you The space can be rent for private event Very inspirating and special space in Antananarivo! See more..
4.0 Ilot de la Vierge (20 reviews)
- The Center of Madagascar - Island of the Virgin
Spent < 1 hour Scenic Walking Areas

Another rough dirt road, but many buses make the pilgrimage, loaded with the devoted. And well worth it. This is a beautiful spot where you have incredible vistas in 360 degrees when you climb the steps and gaze out, standing at the feet of the Virgin Mary. See more..
4.0 Eglise de Faravohitra (19 reviews)
- Charming Place and well-worth visiting
Churches & Cathedrals

This church boats a marvelously charming interior, as well as a lovely setting. Considering that there aren't many places to visit in Tana, this should certainly be on your to-see list! See more..