Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post & Telephone
Post Office
(Paositra;
www.paositra.mg
;
8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 8-11am Sat) Basse-Ville
(Ave 26 Juin 1960); Haute-Ville (Rue Ratsimilaho) Tana's two main post offices.
Tourist Information
Office National de Tourisme
(
www.madagascar-tourisme.com
; Gare Soarano;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat) Limited amounts of countrywide information.
Ortana
( 24 600 93;
www.tourisme-antananarivo.com
;
Escalier Ranavalona I;
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat) Very dynamic regional tourist office with keen staff, a
full schedule of guided tours and lots of brochures on national attractions.
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
For details of flights from Ivato airport,
Click here
for international routes and
Click here
for domestic services. The following airlines have offices in Tana:
Air Austral
( 22 303 31;
www.airaustral.com
;
23 Ave de l'Indépendance)
Air France
(
23 230 23;
www.airfrance.com
;
Tour Zital, Rte des Hydrocarbures,
Ankorondrano)
Air Madagascar
( 22 222 22;
www.airmadagascar.com
;
31 Ave de l'Indépendance)
Corsair
( 22 633 36;
www.corsair.fr
; Gare Soarano)
IVATO AIRPORT
»The bureaux de change at Ivato airport offer similar rates to the banks in Tana;
it also exchanges travellers cheques.
»BNI-CA has an ATM that accepts both Visa and MasterCard.
»All three phone networks have booths in the arrivals area where you can buy a
SIM card and credit.
»Ariary are not accepted in the departure area, even at the cafe (euros or US dol-
lars only).
