| MADAGASCAR TRAIN RIDE FROM ANTANANARIVO TO ANTSIRABE FOR 2 DAYS. |
| “Train ride, landscape, local people, villages, volcanic lake, water spring source, horse ride, precious stones” |
| TOUR ROUTES : ANTANANARIVO - BEHENJY - AMBATOLAMPY - ANTSIRABE. |
| Day 1 : TRAIN RIDE FROM ANTANANARIVO TO ANTSIRABE. (5 hours and 30 mn by La Micheline train). |
| Pick you up from your hotel in Antananarivo and transfer you to the train station and take the train from tana at 08:00 am to antsirabe at 12:30 pm. The ride takes about 5 hours and half by train. This is the best option to have confortable train in Madagascar after years of colonization. We call this La Micheline train as a car train since it runs as fast as a car and much confortable than the old train we have between Fianarantsoa to manakara. Unfortunately it does not run regularly but it runs every weekend from Saturday to Sunday. You can find our train schedule at Train schedule 2011. While you arrive in antsirabe at the train station, our driver will wait for you and transfer you to the hotel. As Antsirabe is beautiful, we recommend you to visit the town on foot or by rickshaw. |
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| Recommended accommodation : ( bed and breakfast are included ) |
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| Day 2 : TRAIN RIDE FROM ANTSIRABE BACK TO ANTANANARIVO. |
| After the morning breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and pack your luggage in the car and then you will visit the highlights around Antsirabe town including precious stone factory where you can learn how they polish the stones. We then visit the natural source of the spring water at the thermal bath and then onto Andrakiba lake. You can have horse ride around Andrakiba Lake (fees is not included) and this is an optional. Return to the vehicle after visits. While your visits is done then you will be transferred to the train station and take a train from antsirabe at 02:00 pm back to Antananarivo at 06:30 pm. When you arrive in Tana, we will take you to your hotel or to the airport. |
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| NB : "This Michelin train always starts from tana every Saturday and return from Antsirabe every Sunday. If you want to take a car with driver from tana to Antsirabe but return from antsirabe to tana by train, this is possible and address to Mr Benjamin to set up your new plan and quote new price for you. The trip can be combining with any tour you wish. And if you just want to have this train for round trip or one way but you want to organize your visits in antsirabe including your hotels etc ……this is possible too and require from Benjamin your train ticket fare only. The booking should be made 10 days in advance or even more. If you are group of 6 or more and want to hire this train with your personal disposal, this is very good option and contact Benjamin to confirm your fare. " |
