Discovering people with traditions. Based on gratuity, voluntary work and cultural exchange, the Greeter activity creates links between Antananarivo and its visitors who immerse themselves in the city.
Madagascar Greeters welcome you
Madagascar Greeters are volunteers who are passionate about sharing their love for their city with visitors from around the world. A Greeter will welcome you and take you on a 2-4 hours walk in the city free-of-charge, showing you places, neighborhoods, and off-the-beaten-track spots. You will see the city through the eyes of a local while hearing personal stories, anecdotes, cultural aspects, and experience the city in its authenticity. Read more …
Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island, lies about 300 miles east of southern Africa, across the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar has a vast number of different species, many found nowhere else and it is best known for its lemurs, colorful chameleons, stunning orchids, and towering baobab trees. It is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. The country boasts a few world heritage sites: the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, a 500-year-old burial site, the rainforests of the Atsinanana, and the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve with its labyrinth of limestone.