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Madagascar (MG) |
| Continent: |
Africa |
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| Surface: |
587.041 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
17.501.871 |
| Capital: |
Antananarivo |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
MG |
| Official language: |
French and Madagascan |
Code: |
+261 |
| Currency: |
Ariary |
Number plate: |
RM |
| Routes of Madagascar: |
394 |
Routes towards Madagascar: |
617 |
| Preferred airports: |
Tananarive (TNR), Antsiranana (DIE), Toamasina (TM), Morondava (MOQ), Tambohorano (WTA), Analalava (HVA), Soalala (DWB), Tsiroanomandidy (WTS), Belo (BMD), Nosy Be (OUR) |
| Principal cities: |
Antananarivo, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toliary, Antsiranana, Antanifotsy, Ambovombe, Amparafaravola, Taolanaro, Ambatondrazaka, Mananara, Soavinandriana, Mahanoro, Soanierana Ivongo |
| Airline company based in Madagascar: |
Air Madagascar |
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Tourist guide Madagascar (Africa) |
The Republic of Madagascar is an island state located at the south-east of the Indian Ocean, off the East Africa, of which it is separated by the channel from Mozambique, broad 400 km. The island, the larger fifth of the world, enjoys a world reputation for the single richness of its fauna and its flora.
Geography: the landscape of the island is strongly influenced by a zone of top-plates in the center which recovers more than 60% of the territory at an average altitude ranging between 800 m and 1500 Mr. On coast-is, the relief drops abruptly to leave the place to a narrow coastal strip. The west of the island is characterized by lower plates, a landscape of plains and by a landscape of savanna devastated by the regular practice of the denshering.
Relief and river: the culminating point of the island, Maromokotro is drawn up in the north of the country, in the solid mass of Tsaratanana at an altitude of 2.876 Mr. the longest river, Onilahy, traverses the distance of 870 km and the lake more extended, Alaotra occupies a surface of 220 km ² in the north of the country.
Climate and period of voyage advised: it reigns mainly on the island of Madagascar a hot tropical climate with average temperatures of 25°C. However, in the top-plates of the center of the island, it reigns rather a climate moderated with temperatures much lower than on the coastal regions. The rain season is between November and March and is regularly accompanied by storms and sometimes even by cyclones very devastators. The temperatures turn then around 30°C and the content water of the air rises quickly. This is why the best period to go on the island is between at the beginning of April and at the end of October, during the dry period.
Official languages and spoken languages: the official languages are the Madagascan, also called malagasy, and French.
Health and vaccinations: generally one advises with the travellers to be made vaccinate against hepatitis has and B, typhus, the polio, the diphteria and tetanus. To prevent the viral diseases transmitted by the insects and the mosquitos, it is in general enough to cover well and apply products anti-insects. In Madagascar, there exists on all the extent of the territory a risk to contract paludism and that throughout the year. It would be thus advisable to consult a doctor before your departure in order to define a preventive strategy. The system and the equipment of health are satisfactory only in the big cities. It is thus advised to contract a insurance-voyage including/understanding a insurance-repatriation for the most serious cases. For more safety and to avoid the risks of infection, it is recommended to consume only bottled water, to peel the fruits well and to make cook vegetables before consuming them. Lastly, think of providing you with a small first-aid kit of voyage.
Conditions of entry on the territory: the French nationals must provide themselves with a valid passport for one six months duration minimum at the date of entry on the Malagasy territory. Moreover, one visa of entry is obligatory. The minor travellers must be provided with a personal passport.
For further information concerning vaccinations, the conditions of entry on the territory and safety, you can for example consult the site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Travel and transport: from Paris (CDG), the airline company Air France (AF) proposes non-stop flights towards the international airport of Antananarivo (TNR), located at 17 km of the capital. For the interior flights, one can turn to the Malagasy airline company Air Madagascar (MD) which serves the three other airports of the island, Nosy Be (OUR), Majunga (MJN) and Toamasina (TM) and other islands located in the Indian Ocean.
The capital: Antananarive, also called Tananarive, is in the top-plates of the center of the island and shelters 1,5 million inhabitants. It is by far the greatest agglomeration of the island and is really the economic and cultural center. One can visit there the royal palace and the village which surrounds it, the zoo which shelters attaching lemurs and other endemic species of the area and the market of Zoma which is held every Friday and on which one can find all that the island has to offer like regional products. One finds there for example green pepper, vanilla of the stones invaluable and all kinds of medicinal plants. On the hill of Ambohimanga, the blue hill, located at approximately 15 km of the downtown area
the old royal city is set up. One can admire the ramparts of the city still there as well as the boxes in which the kings and queens and their tombs remained. The site, classified with the inheritance of UNESCO, is still used today for ceremonies. The principal door is very impressive there because it is closed by a stone wheel so heavy that one needs the force of 40 vigorous men to move it.
Tourist sites and places of bathe: the travellers come to seek splendid beaches to taste a solitary rest there will choose the north-western part of the coast. In the northern part of the island, dominated by a green landscape and both plus high summits of the solid mass of Tsaratanana rests the town of Nosy Be, the tourist site more snuffed island. Located in the greatest reserve of lemurs, the city has splendid beaches bordered with broad by a coral reef of more than 400 km length. The city constitutes also an excellent starting point to go to visit the surrounding small islands, from which some are still uninhabited.
A little more in the south, the town of Vatomadry represents a vacation resort also extremely appreciated well that a bathe in its water is strongly disadvised because of the sharks which infest them.
A little more in north of Vatomadry extends the national park “Mountain from tree”, destination favorite of the indigenous population, in which rare kinds of orchises and a beautiful variety of local plants push.
The west of the island is not in remainder with regard to the natural beauty of its landscapes. The natural reserve of Tsingy de Bemaraha, classified with the inheritance of UNESCO since 1990 presents an imposing karstic relief with its high bored cliffs of deep caves. The reserve is also the place of residence of several species of lemurs which populate its dense forests.
In the south, the town of Fianaranstsoa constitutes an interesting stage to discover the area of the top-plates. From there, one will be able to go in the area of Ambalavao, called “countries of died” by the Madagascans because it are of habit to lay out the bones of dead in the caves of surrounding cliffs and to come to visit them regularly.
With the extreme southern point of the island Taolanaro, the first French colony is, which one can still admire the fortifications which date from the 7th century. The city enjoys a good reputation near the tourists thanks to its splendid beaches and with the delicious seafood which one can taste there.
Not far, in the agricultural area of Mandona, one can shiver by observing plants carnivores.
Religion: on the island of Madagascar, the worship of the ancestors is very still largely practiced, by approximately half of the population. 40% of the population declare Christian confession, 7% of Moslem confession.
Big cities and possibilities of lodging: Antanarive, Toamasina, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toliara and Antsiranana.
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Flights expensive not preferred towards and of Madagascar/MG
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