This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Generally safe: Hot food cooked to order — rice dishes, brochettes, mofo gasy, romazava...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Emergency number: SAMU Madagascar: 124 | Police: 117 Best private hospital in Tana: Polyclinique...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Biggest threats: Humidity (90%+ in rainforests), red laterite dust, sea salt, tropical rain and...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance National instrument: Valiha — a tubular bamboo zither unique to Madagascar Key tradition: Hira...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance French conquest: October 1895 — General Duchesne marched on Antananarivo Colonial period: 1896–1960 —...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Reign: 1828–1861 — 33 years, the longest of any Merina monarch Key act: Expelled...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Most common theft: Bag snatching and pickpocketing in Antananarivo markets and public transport Do...
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. At a Glance Essential lenses: 100–400mm (or 200–600mm) for lemurs and birds; 90–105mm macro for chameleons and...