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Madagascar.

Less-touristed places to visit in Madagascar, for travelers seeking fewer crowds but all the beauty.

Ambohimahasoa, Madagascar
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Ambohimahasoa

Madagascar

Compact highland town in Madagascar's Central Highlands, Ambohimahasoa spreads across terracotta-roofed buildings below dramatic cloud-wrapped rocky peaks, w…

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Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
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Fianarantsoa

Madagascar

This walkable highland city in south-central Madagascar with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Fianarantsoa — commonly shortened to…

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Andoany, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Andoany

Madagascar

The main town on Madagascar's island of Nosy Be, Andoany is more widely known by its colonial name, Hell-Ville — a reference to French admiral Anne Chrétien…

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Ikongo, Madagascar
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Inland waterside towns

Ikongo

Madagascar

A compact town in eastern Madagascar's Fitovinany region, Ikongo spreads across a lush river valley floor, ringed by steep green mountains and rice paddies,…

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Antsiranana, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Antsiranana

Madagascar

A port city at the far northern tip of Madagascar, Antsiranana — formerly known as Diego-Suarez — sits on one of the island's major harbours and serves as th…

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Ambatolampy, Madagascar
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Ambatolampy

Madagascar

This compact Central Highlands town of white-walled, red-roofed buildings spread across rolling hills, Ambatolampy sits along the main route south from Antan…

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Ambalavao, Madagascar
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Ambalavao

Madagascar

This lively Central Highlands town where ornate two-storey colonial-era buildings with carved wooden balustrades and terracotta brickwork line busy street-ma…

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Ambilobe, Madagascar
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Ambilobe

Madagascar

This town in northern Madagascar's Diana Region that serves as a gateway to the Tsingy de Ankarana — a landscape of sharp limestone formations that once shel…

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Tôlanaro, Madagascar
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Tôlanaro

Madagascar

This town on Madagascar's far southeastern coast — also known as Fort-Dauphin — sits within reach of both mountains and the Indian Ocean, with a UNESCO World…

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Anakao, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Anakao

Madagascar

A little beach town on Madagascar's southwest coast, Anakao sits on the Mahafaly shoreline south of the Onilahy river mouth, facing the island of Nosy Ve.

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Mantasoa, Madagascar
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Mantasoa

Madagascar

A modest Madagascar highland town of red-brick houses and a church spire, set among terraced rice fields and forested hills, within easy reach of Antananariv…

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Andapa, Madagascar
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Andapa

Madagascar

This lush farming town in Madagascar's vanilla-growing Sava region, Andapa sits in a green valley ringed by forested hills and mountain ridges, with a UNESCO…

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Toliara, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Toliara

Madagascar

This port city on Madagascar's southwestern coast along the Mozambique Channel, Toliara is the largest city in the country's south and a regional hub with a…

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Mananjary, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Mananjary

Madagascar

A coastal town in eastern Madagascar where the Mananjary River meets the Indian Ocean, Mananjary sits at the edge of the Canal des Pangalanes, which divides…

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Betafo, Madagascar
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Inland waterside towns

Betafo

Madagascar

A Central Highlands town in Madagascar's volcanic uplands, where terraced rice paddies and a rocky river gorge cut through red-earthed hillsides, offering a…

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Antsirabe, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Antsirabe

Madagascar

This highland city in central Madagascar — known locally as the "City of Water" — draws visitors with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, a cool…

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Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
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Tsiroanomandidy

Madagascar

This central-western Madagascar town carries a name meaning "One person only reigns," commemorating King Radama I's 1822 victory over the Sakalava king Ramit…

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Ambositra, Madagascar
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Ambositra

Madagascar

Wood-carving and traditional decorative paper-making define this highland town in central Madagascar, where the Zafimaniry people have shaped a thriving craf…

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Mahajanga, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Mahajanga

Madagascar

This port city on Madagascar's northwest coast at the mouth of the Betsiboka River, where the Mozambique Channel meets the shore, Mahajanga has a walkable ce…

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Ambohimahamasina, Madagascar
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Mountain villages

Ambohimahamasina

Madagascar

A rural municipality in central Madagascar's Haute Matsiatra region, Ambohimahamasina sits close to Andringitra National Park, a UNESCO-listed protected area…

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Vangaindrano, Madagascar
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Vangaindrano

Madagascar

A compact town in Madagascar's southeastern Atsimo-Atsinanana region, where red-brick colonial-era buildings and corrugated-iron rooftops spread across a gen…

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Maroantsetra, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Maroantsetra

Madagascar

A port town on Madagascar's Bay of Antongil, Maroantsetra sits within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region, with mountains visibl…

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Antsohimbondrona, Madagascar
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Antsohimbondrona

Madagascar

A sugarcane and fishing town in northern Madagascar, Antsohimbondrona sits in the delta where the Mahavavy River meets the Indian Ocean, giving it both a mar…

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Itampolo, Madagascar
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Itampolo

Madagascar

This remote southwestern Madagascar coastal town where traditional outrigger fishing canoes rest on wide white-sand beaches at dusk, with a calm turquoise se…

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Ikalamavony, Madagascar
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Ikalamavony

Madagascar

Lively district-capital town in Madagascar's Haute Matsiatra highlands, where a busy sandy main street lined with colourful market stalls, corrugated-roof sh…

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Ambohitrolomahitsy, Madagascar
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Ambohitrolomahitsy

Madagascar

A broad highland landscape of red-earth farmland, scattered brick homesteads, and rolling hills defines this Malagasy farming town in the Analamanga Region,…

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Ilakaka, Madagascar
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Ilakaka

Madagascar

One of the world's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits was discovered in the Ilakaka river valley in 1998, transforming what had been a tiny settlement…

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Antalaha, Madagascar
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Mountain villages

Antalaha

Madagascar

A town on Madagascar's northeastern coast known as a centre of vanilla production, with cloves and rice among its other key crops.

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Befandriana, Madagascar
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Charming old-world towns

Befandriana

Madagascar

A busy open-air market square fronts a colonial-style two-storey building in this Sofia Region town, with dramatic bare mountain ridges rising close behind t…

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Belon'i Tsiribihina, Madagascar
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Belon'i Tsiribihina

Madagascar

A lively river-mouth town in Madagascar's Menabe region, where ox carts share a wide dirt main street with pedestrians, local restaurants and small hotels li…

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Manjakandriana, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Manjakandriana

Madagascar

This Central Highlands town on Madagascar's historic Antananarivo–Toamasina railway line, where a weathered colonial-era station building with red shutters a…

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Toamasina, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Toamasina

Madagascar

Madagascar's largest port city and its second-biggest urban centre overall, Toamasina sits on the Indian Ocean's edge on the country's east coast, a short di…

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Ankazobe, Madagascar
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Ankazobe

Madagascar

A Central Highlands town in Madagascar's Analamanga Region, Ankazobe lines a broad red-dirt main street of terracotta-brick buildings with a rocky hill risin…

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Amparafaravola, Madagascar
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Amparafaravola

Madagascar

A roadside town in Madagascar's Alaotra-Mangoro region, where low timber-and-thatch buildings line a straight rural highway through dry savanna country, offe…

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Farafangana, Madagascar
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Coast & island escapes

Farafangana

Madagascar

This coastal town on Madagascar's south-east coast serves as the regional capital of Atsimo-Atsinanana, with a compact centre holding a concentration of café…

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Arivonimamo, Madagascar
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Arivonimamo

Madagascar

A Central Highlands town in Madagascar's Itasy Region, set among open rolling hills and terraced farmland, offering a grounded look at highland rural life wi…

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Imerimandroso, Madagascar
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Imerimandroso

Madagascar

This rural Malagasy town above a broad lake shoreline, where patchwork farmland meets wetland edges and wide open water stretches to distant hills under an e…

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Ampanihy, Madagascar
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Desert & arid landscapes

Ampanihy

Madagascar

Remote town in Madagascar's arid far south, where rust-red scrubland meets a dramatic coastline of white sand, deep bays, and small offshore islands visible…

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Bustling market & commercial towns

Bealanana

Madagascar

A town in northern Madagascar set among rolling hills near water, offering an authentic slice of everyday Malagasy life away from the main tourist circuits.

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Coast & island escapes

Mananara

Madagascar

A coastal town on Madagascar's eastern seaboard where upland terrain meets the sea, offering a raw tropical setting with local life unfolding along the water…

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Inland waterside towns

Marovoay

Madagascar

A riverside town in northwestern Madagascar, Marovoay sits close to water amid hilly surrounds, offering a genuine slice of Malagasy lowland life within reac…

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Hiking & national-park bases

Fandrandava

Madagascar

Tiny Malagasy town set close to upland country, Fandrandava offers a genuine rural base for exploring a wider region that includes several UNESCO World Herit…

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Miadanandriana

Madagascar

Pocket-sized Malagasy highland town within easy reach of upland country and a UNESCO-recognized region, with water nearby and the unhurried pace of rural lif…

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Ambatolaona

Madagascar

A small Malagasy town set close to upland country, Ambatolaona offers a quiet base for exploring the highlands and the wider region's UNESCO-recognized natur…

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Bustling market & commercial towns

Sahatavy

Madagascar

This small Malagasy town set among hills and close to water, Sahatavy offers an authentic glimpse of rural life within reach of a UNESCO-recognized region wo…

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Miarinarivo

Madagascar

This compact Malagasy highland town where an unusually dense cluster of historic churches rises above the surrounding upland plateau, making it a rewarding s…

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Antakotako

Madagascar

A compact Malagasy town set among rolling hills, within reach of the coast and positioned as a practical base for exploring the wider region's UNESCO-recogni…

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Ampahana

Madagascar

This Malagasy town of modest size set near water and upland terrain, with a UNESCO World Heritage site within the wider region making it a practical base for…

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Bustling market & commercial towns

Ambohitseheno

Madagascar

A small Malagasy highland town within reach of upland landscapes and a UNESCO-recognized region, offering a glimpse into rural life a short drive from water.

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