Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bel Rose
m
032 40 452 04. A small pink & white restaurant that wouldn't look out of
place in
Hansel & Gretl
.
Gargotte Chez Papa Bebetto
Inexpensive good food.
Baobab Kafé
86 620 35. Serves mainly snacks: sandwiches, crepes etc. Cocktail
bar.
Amicale
Snack bar & pizzeria.
NIGHTLIFE
The nightclubs are all situated along the road between hotels Espadon and
Dauphin at the northern end of town.
Djembe
Well-equipped nightclub with AC, high-tech lighting, special effects, mirrored
walls & a waterfall behind the bar. Also pool tables & pizza.
Casino
Fruit machines, roulette, blackjack etc. Live music Sat nights.
Jackpot
Nightclub & gambling place next to Djembe. More downmarket than Casino.
Sirène
Discotheque sited opposite Djembe (at least one of the two is open every night).
Lion d'Or
Near Djembe, with mainly Malagasy clientele, but said to have gone down-
hill in recent years.
SHOPPING
Ambatoloaka has limited options for shopping so you may wish to stock up
in Hell-Ville first. There is a small supermarket,
Big Bazar,
in nearby Daresalama.
INTERNET
Cybercafe
Nosy-Ylang.Com
(
m
032 04 038 11/033 12 747 78;
e
nosy.ylang@moov.mg
; Mon-Sat 09.00-12.00 & 16.00-21.00
) next to hotel Barracuda
offers connections for 100Ar/minute.
VEHICLE HIRE
Nosy Red Cars
86 620 35;
m
032 41 547 82;
e
nosyredcars@simicro.mg
. Self-
drive 2-seat cars & Renault 4s.
Moto Mada
m
032 02 680 25;
e
solcud@simicro.mg
. Motorbikes.
Locamad
m
032 42 062 42. Motorbikes.
Location Jeunesse
m
032 04 663 87; 07.00-19.00. Bikes, scooters & motorbikes.
Also hires tents & snorkelling gear.
EMERGENCIES
There is a
police
post near Casino nightclub at the north end of the vil-
lage. Pharmacy
Toko
(
86 927 82
) in the centre is reliable, and for medical care
Espace
Médical
(see
Click Here
) is 4.5km away on the road to Hell-Ville.
