Travel and dicovery Madagascar except camera
The objective of this article is to make discover some unusual cliches on Madagascar. Almost everyday a report on Madagascar is diffused on the international chains (French in particular), and the texts which follow try to reveal you certain unusual aspects of the Malagasy life.
Exchange
In Madagascar, you have the possibility of carrying out your exchanges in the banks or the private exchange offices. Only in Antananarivo, you can find ten of it. The abstract business of currencies also proliferates in the island. As of your landing from the international airport of Ivato, it is possible that door-to-door salesman or changers hang to you to propose their offer of exchange.
For the conversion of a foreign currency to the Malagasy currency, 1 MGA (Ariary) is equivalent to 5 FMG (franc Malagasy).
It would be better to have enough cash money for your daily expenses. For the simple reason that the payment by credit card is not a current practice on the one hand, and on the other hand, the majority of the tradesmen are not equipped for the payment by credit card.
It is recommended to the tourists not to move with many cash money in the great cities. Like all the great towns of the world, Antananarivo and Tamatave are not safe cities, in particular in the evening.
The feeding
Madagascar is one of the countries where there is a large choice on the food. To do some shopping, you have european supermarkets such as Cora, Champion, Geant, Leader Price, Mr. Bricolage, etc... and many other Asian supermarkets (Chinese). You can find some bio and fresh products in all the small corners of the great cities of the country.
If you want to taste shellfish at the source, you can have them for derisory prices along the West coast of the island. The corner where you can find the best quality of fish is the area between Toliara and Morombe because of its reefs. On the other hand, if you love lobsters, you can to make a detour to Fort Dauphin where you can eat one's fill.
If the fresh water fish tempt you, sacrifice a small budget for a stay in Ambatondrazaka, one of the great cities of the province east of Madagascar known as being the capital of carps. It is also the first rice producing Malagasy area.
Fruits
Banana All the area of the East coast
Apple Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa
Strawberry Antananarivo
Apricot Antsirabe
Peach Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa
Papaw Almost in all the island, best quality in Toliara
Mango Toliara, Diego, Majunga
Litchis Tamatave, Vatomandry, Manakara, Fort Dauphin
Orange Morondava, Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa
Avocado Tamatave, Antanarivo
Watermelons all the area of Toliara
Melon all the area of Toliara
Tangerine Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Tamatave, Fianarantsoa
Pineapple Tamatave, Antananrivo
Grape Fianarantsoa
Otherwise, you can discover in the whole of island all the products derived from the fruits such as jams, juices, nectar, crystallized, fruit jelly etc
Malagasy food
It is a very diversified food. Below a nonexhaustive list of the Malagasy dishes :
Vary amin' anana (boiled mixed rice) : Antananarivo
Henankisoe sy ravitoto (pigmeat simmered with leafs of Crushed manioc :
Antananarivo
Katokatoke (manioc simmered with pea) : Toliara
Karavantsy (maize mixed with pea) : Toliara
Samborikale, bojy (pea boiled) : Toliara
Koba gullied : Tamatave
Sosoa sy kitoza (boiled rice accompanied by smoked meat) : All island
Louks, diminutive of Lohankisoa (crumble snout pig served with rice, kind fast
food) : Antananarivo
Vary sy voanio (rice cooked with coconut juice) : Majunga, Diego
Kenoke (offals goat) : Toliara
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