AFRICA / MADAGASCAR

Antananarivo

Triplandio Antananarivo guide covers 4 travel guides across 16 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 16 self-guided walking tours in Antananarivo with 89 POI, spanning 70.3 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 4
Areas 16
Local food 5
Tours / POI 16 / 89
Day / Night 25° / 12°
Local Time 1:24
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City & Country Data Madagascar (Antananarivo)

Key travel data for Antananarivo — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

🌍 Madagascar
Tourists ✈️ 87.1K/y
GDP/cap 💵 $0.6k
Life Exp ❤️ 63.8 yrs
Population 👥 32.7M
Currency 💱 MGA Ar
Language 🗣️ Malagasy
Payments 💳 Cash only
Emergency 🆘 17
💰 Prices in Antananarivo
Coffee ☕ $1.80
Beer 🍺 $1.00
Lunch 🍽️ $3.50
Groceries 🛒 $35.00/w
Taxi/km 🚕 $0.50
Transit 🚇 $0.20
Fuel ⛽ $1.10/l
Internet 📡 $30.00/m
Salary 💵 $123/m

Best time to visit Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Now (September) avg: 17°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Jul.

Live Temp …
~Day / Night Temp 25°C / 12°C
Sunrise / Sunset 5:35 / 17:46
Local time 1:24
Best Months Sep & Jul
J Jan F Feb M Mar A Apr M May J Jun J Jul best month A Aug S Sep best month this month O Oct N Nov D Dec
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Temperature Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine Hours of sun per day, by month.

Traditional Local Food Antananarivo (Madagascar)

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Main course Meat

Akoho sy voanio

Ah-ko-ho see vo-ah-nee-oh · Chicken with coconut

Chicken cooked with coconut, typical of Antananarivo.

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Dessert Vegetarian

Koba

Koh-bah · Rice and peanut cake

A sweet cake made from rice and peanuts.

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Lasary Voatabia
Side dish Vegan

Lasary Voatabia

Lah-sah-ree Voh-tah-bee-ah · Tomato and onion salad

A fresh tomato and onion salad with vinaigrette.

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Ravitoto sy henakisoa
Main course Meat

Ravitoto sy henakisoa

Rah-vee-toe-toe see hena-kee-so-ah · Pork with Cassava Leaves

A traditional dish combining pork and cassava leaves.

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Romazava © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Meat

Romazava

Ro-mah-zah-vah · Beef and greens stew

A beef stew with mixed greens and tomatoes.

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Antananarivo Travel Guides

4 guides

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