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Antananarivo Holidays
Welcome to the Madagascan capital, which is also referred to as "City of the Thousand". Two different explanations about the origins of this alternative name exist. One is that it was given to the city due to the sacred hills that surround it. The second explanation is that it refers to a legend of a battle once waged here by King An. It is almost inevitable that you will visit Antananarivo at some point during your trip to Madagascar.
Antananarivo: What to see nearby?
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Welcome to the Madagascan capital, which is also referred to as "City of the Thousand". Two different explanations about the origins of this alternative name exist. One is that it was given to the city due to the sacred hills that surround it. The second explanation is that it refers to a legend of a battle once waged here by King An. It is almost inevitable that you will visit Antananarivo at some point during your trip to Madagascar.
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Step back into the 1920s at Soarano train station, which today contains shopping arcades and provides a venue for exhibitions. Browse the local arts and craft products on display and quench your thirst with a visit to the brasserie.
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The tea plantation in Sahambavy
Discover the world of tea in the enchanting setting of the Sahambavy plantation, the only processing and exporting factory on the whole island. A historic and technical visit that will reveal all the secrets of this famously complex aroma or the more gentle fragrance of vanilla tea!
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The train to Manakara wouldn't arrive at its destination.
The train attracts all generations of people who line the roadsides waving enthusiastically. The green locomotive gives off a writhing machine-like sound. Every yard travelled seems to be an accomplishment in logic: this train carcass, which was Swiss before being bought and nationalised by Madagascar, has a second life while stepping out into the rain forests of the east coast.
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The city of Diego-Suarez and its bay
Here, you will be in the far north of the country. Diego-Suarez is an old trading post at the crossroads of the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. This former colonial city opens onto one of the biggest bays in the world. By day, it is relaxed and sleepy, but it's a party city at night.
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Morondova, doorway to the region of Menabe
Morondova is the departure point for most of the excursions in the region. Although it doesn't have anything really interesting to see in it, it is a very charming sleepy town. On the recently refurbished beach you can enjoy the warm waters of the Mozambique channel.
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