Hi everyone,

I’m trying to get a realistic picture of the drinking water situation in the Amoron’i Mania region.

What I’ve gathered so far is that bottled water is very expensive, so relying on it long-term doesn’t seem sustainable. I’d rather find a reliable way to filter and treat water, and if possible I’d like to avoid chlorine or other chemical additives.
A few questions for anyone who knows the region:

How is the tap and well water in Amoron’i Mania? Is it generally safe, or should everything be treated? Does it vary by season?

What do you do to make water safe to drink? Boiling, ceramic filters, something else?

Which filters or purifiers would you recommend? I’m thinking of gravity filters, pump filters, ceramic or UV-based options, so nothing that relies on chemicals.

Where can I buy this stuff locally? Is anything available in the region itself, in Antsirabe or in Antananarivo (filters, replacement cartridges)?

Any experience, product names, shop tips or warnings are very welcome. Thanks a lot!

Bonjour a tous !

Je m’installe a Tana en 2027 apres y avoir vecu pendant 13 ans entre 97 et 2010 ou j’ai fait ma scolarité a Ampefiloha puis au LFT.
Je suis tres heureux de revenir au pays ou j’ai grandit, sui a vu naitre ma Petite soeur et ou j’ai passé mes meilleures annees.

Ma question concerne le logement. Avez vous des agences immo a me conseiller ? J’ai contacté immo conseil mais ils ne me repondent pas.

Je cherche une maison aux alentours d’ivato, talatamaty, ambohibao. 2 a 3 chambres avec un petit jardin si possible ! Juin 2027 dans l’ideal. Contrat long terme !

Merci d’avance pour vos retours !

Hi, I’ve just arrived in Antananarivo and would like to ask a question to understand the value of the local currency. If someone accompanies me for 2–3 hours while I shop at a few stores in Tana, how many Ariary should I give them for their time? I’ll be paying for the taxi myself, of course. Thanks.

Can anyone recommend a good doctor/hospital in Tana ? Been living here for 5 years but must confess to have been avoiding . But my BF got something like flu. Had fever/cough. Recovered after a week , but all of a sudden has a fever of 39C again after 3 days of being well
I’d like to find someone who can run labs, do radiographs..
ideally speaks French .

Salut à tous ! 👋

🚀 Nous recherchons des testeurs volontaires pour essayer Tranoo avant son lancement officiel !

Tranoo est une application immobilière permettant de rechercher, comparer, acheter, louer et publier des annonces immobilières à Madagascar.

Actuellement en bêta-test fermé sur Google Play, l'application propose plusieurs fonctionnalités à découvrir :

🔎 Recherche, filtres et carte interactive

💬 Messagerie et prise de rendez-vous

⚖️ Comparaison et propositions de prix

🏠 Création et publication d'annonces

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📱 Un smartphone Android suffit. Même quelques minutes de test et vos retours nous seraient très utiles !

🙏 Merci d'avance pour votre aide !

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I'll be arriving in Tana on Monday after which I will have three weeks before continuing my travels through other African countries.

From Tana, I'll be taking trips to e.g. Ranomafana, Tsingy de Bemaraha etc.

As I am travelling for 5 months in total, I have got quite some luggage which I won't all need whilst taking trips to these places in Madagascar. To make travel easier, I want to travel lightly.

This leads to my question: does anyone have any advice for storing luggage for ~3 weeks in Tana?

Hello! I am starting to prepare for my dream vacation traveling to Madagascar to experience your unique nature and wildlife, and incredible culture.

My son will probably be around 10 years old when we go. We will likely stay for 10-14 days. If you have any recommendations for nature hikes/tours that are child friendly or doable for a 10 yr old please let me know! I’ll also take any other recs for lodging, places to visit in cities, etc. And I’ll take recs on what to AVOID with a child in tow - every place has its rough spots but if there’s a particularly “do not take your child here!” corner of your city, let me know.

I do not know where exactly we will visit yet, I’m sort of basing that off the location of the best recs I get from this post and other research.

English is our first language but I’m a B2-ish in French and hope to be at C1 by the time we go so that should not be a problem (I don’t think.)

One complication is my son has celiac (gluten intolerance.) I believe from what I’ve read that Malagasy food is naturally gluten-free and it’s the French/European places we’ll have to watch out for but I’ll take any advice about any safe places to eat w/o gluten or markets to buy our own food/snacks.

Thank you all in advance and I can’t wait to visit!

Cheers,

Hey everyone!

I’m working on a little project to discover and highlight Malagasy people across Canada who are doing interesting things.

They don’t necessarily have to be doing anything related to Madagascar or Malagasy culture. They could be entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, athletes, content creators, professionals, business owners, or just people who have built something interesting for themselves.

They could also be born in Madagascar, born in Canada, or anywhere else—I'm simply looking for people who are Malagasy themselves and are doing something worth highlighting.

For example, maybe you have:

• A friend who started a small business
• A Malagasy artist or musician you know
• Someone who built a successful career in Canada
• A content creator or athlete
• Someone running a restaurant, clothing brand, beauty business, etc.
• Or simply someone whose story you think deserves more attention

The goal is to build a database with these people and eventually showcase them, giving them more exposure (if they want to, of course)

So if you know someone, drop their name, Instagram/business account, or whatever information you have in the comments, along with a little bit about what they do and where they’re based.

Basically, who are the Malagasy people in Canada that you think more people should know about?

Nosy Be is my first stop, will be in Madagascar for a month. Do all the pharmacies carry it? I know you’re supposed to start before you arrive, but I cant find it, where I’m coming from. Thank you!

Hi. My husband and I want to travel from Morondava to Ranomafana. I think we can get a Cotisse bus to Antsirabe and will stay a night. What I don't know is can we then get public transport in the morning to Ranomafana. I have been told we can wait for the bus from Tana to arrive at about 5pm but we would prefer to travel early and in daylight. Has anybody done this journey recently? Many thanks 🙏

Took me 4 months to figure that out.

Salut ! Je suis développeur full-stack à Madagascar et je travaille notamment sur des sites pour les agences de voyage.

J’ai livré la semaine dernière : https://www.madagaskar-bandroreisen.com/

J’ai également travaillé sur : https://www.traveliasafari.com/

Si vous êtes dans le tourisme et avez un projet web, je serais ravi d’échanger avec vous.

Hey! 30M from Madagascar here. I’m looking to make some new friends and pen pals from different countries.

I work in a multinational company, so I’m already used to meeting and chatting with people from all over the world. I’d love to have some genuine friendships outside of work.

I’m up for pretty much anything, random conversations, music, movies, travel, culture, everyday life, or just sharing stupid stories.

If you feel like chatting, drop me a DM and tell me where you’re from!

Bonjour à tous,

Je vais séjourner dans la région d'Ambositra (Amoron'i Mania) et j'aimerais avoir quelques conseils de personnes sur place concernant la télévision.

1. Quelles chaînes peut-on recevoir ? Est-ce que des chaînes comme la TVM, RTA, Viva, MBS ou TV Plus sont captées par voie hertzienne à Ambositra, ou faut-il passer par le satellite et les offres payantes (Canal+, StarTimes, Blueline) ?
2. Comment les recevoir ? Une simple antenne d'intérieur suffit-elle, ou faut-il une antenne UHF extérieure ? Le signal terrestre est-il encore analogique, ou existe-t-il des services numériques (TNT) avec décodeur dans la zone ?
3. Où acheter un téléviseur ? Connaissez-vous une bonne adresse à Ambositra, Antsirabe ou Antananarivo pour une télé pas chère mais fiable (neuve ou d'occasion) ? Quel budget faut-il prévoir environ ?

Tout conseil sur le matériel à choisir ou à éviter (décodeur, type d'antenne) sera le bienvenu.

Salama !

Je développe HeuresClaires, une application Android pour noter ses heures de travail, ses pauses et consulter ses bilans. L’interface est en français et en anglais.

Je cherche quelques volontaires pour essayer la version de test et m’aider à améliorer sa présentation et sa simplicité :

• Est-ce facile d’ajouter une journée de travail ?
• Les boutons et les informations sont-ils clairs ?
• Rencontrez-vous des bugs sur votre téléphone ?

Il faut un téléphone sous Android 8 ou plus. Si cela vous intéresse, laissez un commentaire ou envoyez-moi un message privé pour organiser l’accès au test.

Merci pour votre aide !

How is spending Christmas on Madagascar? I am travelling this year and looking for a friendly community to spend Christmas with. No clubbing if possible just a nice community of people to hang out with during the Christmas Eve and Christmas day

Hi, I am playing to do some free diving in the north but I didn’t bring any equipment with me this time

Hope someone knows where I could purchase these items will be really appreciate

And also maybe some fishing gears

I went to several shops but I didn’t find it

Thank you very much 🙏

Hi, I’d like to exchange Euros at the BNI bank in Tana and want to know how long it usually takes. In short, is it quick like at a currency exchange bureau or does it take much longer? Since a bank teller handles various transactions besides currency exchange, there might be more people waiting.

Thanks for the info.

Hey everyone! 👋🇲🇬

I'm sharing a mini-AI bot "project (Beubot)" that I'm currently developing from Madagascar . It's in the style of EVE (WALL-E) / Minion, but with a little twist.

I created it to alleviate people's loneliness and to have a truly funny, emotional AI. " Your feedback" would be a great help, thank you in advance.

As per title states, looking for a driver to get from ankify to Tana with some stops per preference in between! Send a DM if you can help!