Contacts and useful information:
Embassy of Madagascar in the UK
There is a new Embassy of Madagascar, with an interim Chargée d’Affaires, Volatiana Rahaga; the address is 33 Stadium Street, London SW10 0PU, tel: 020 7751 4410 and their website is at www.embassy-madagascar-uk.com. The website has details of how to apply for visas.
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British representation in Madagascar
Following the closure of the British Embassy in Antananarivo in 2005, which the Society deplores, its duties have been taken on by the British High Commission in Mauritius and by the British Consulate in Antananarivo, together with a British Interests Section in the German Embassy. The High Commissioner is Dr. John Murton.
The High Commission
7th Floor
Les Cascades Building
Edith Cavell Street
Port Louis
tel: (230) 202 9400
fax: (230) 202 9408
e-mail: bhc@bow.internet.mu
There is an official website for the British presence in Madagascar at ukinmadagascar.fco.gov.uk.
Honorary Consul, Antananarivo
Mr Richard Hyde
BP 12193 Zoom,
Ankorondrano,
Antananarivo 101
tel: (261) 2024 521 80
e-mail: ricana@moov.mg
Honorary Consul, Toamasina (Tamatave)
Mr Michel Gonthier
c/o La Ligne Scandinave,
BP 18,
2, Rue Lieutnenant Bérard,
501 Toamasina
tel:(261) 2053 325 69
e-mail: sealtmm@moov.mg
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Airlines
The UK representative for Air Madagascar is Aviareps; please contact:
Reservations: 01293 596665
or write to Carol Tumber on:
e-mail: Carol.Tumber@aviareps-group.com
Other airlines that serve Madagascar are Air France, Air Mauritius, Corsair, Kenya Airways and South African Airways.
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Currency
The Malagasy unit of currency is the Ariary; for the latest rate of exchange, you can refer to coinmill.com/MGA_calculator.html or to the front page of the online version of Les Nouvelles, which is at www.les-nouvelles.com.
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Guidebooks
The best guide is Bradt Publications’ ‘Madagascar’, now in its ninth edition and stretching to nearly 500 pages. It combines Hilary Bradt's unparalleled knowledge of the country - the product of almost 30 visits in as many years - with contributions from nearly 50 experts and countless travellers, and has some 60 maps (all completely revised and updated for the latest edition), 15 illustrations and 24 pages of colour photographs that bring Madagascar to life on the page. Bradt also publish a guide to Madagascar’s wildlife. Bradt kindly offer a discount of 30% on this and all its titles to members of the Society; please go to www.bradtguides.com and quote the coupon code ‘AMSMW’.
There is also a guidebook from Globetrotter on Madagascar and one by Lonely Planet on Madagascar and the Comoros.
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Tour operators
A number of operators offer tours to Madagascar, either on its own or as part of a regional journey. Among the most experienced are Rainbow Tours, whose website is at www.rainbowtours.co.uk, and Reef & Rainforest, whose site is at www.reefandrainforest.co.uk
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