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Places near Antananarivo by type
All 225 places by distance →One day from Antananarivo
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:50 pm
63 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Antananarivo
- Ankatsoviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lake Masaylake · 45 min
- Ambohimangaheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Andriambodilovaheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Fasana Ralijaonaheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Antananarivo
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Antananarivo?
Andafiavaratra (museum, about 1 km), Queen's Palace (palace, about 1 km), Anosy (lake, about 2 km), Andohalo (viewpoint, about 1 km), Catholic Cathedral of Andohalo (church, about 1 km), Kianja Andrianjafitrimo Edouard Stella (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Antananarivo?
207 places on Spotwander: 88 churches, 30 forts & heritage, 27 hill stations & viewpoints, 18 other attractions, 11 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Antananarivo?
Ery, about 1 km by road; Tiako Ny Ankohonako (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Antananarivo?
Tsangambaton' Ny Kolonely Ratsimandrava, about 1 km by road; Kianja Andrianjafitrimo Edouard Stella (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Antananarivo?
Start in Antananarivo, visit Ankatso, then Lake Masay, then Ambohimanga, then Andriambodilova, then Fasana Ralijaona, and drive back — about 63 km by road in all.