Queen's Palace

2 Chim Onyebilanma - 3 months ago

We went there yesterday but discovered it is presently closed to the public due to renovations. However there are local guides who can give you a tour around the outside so that you can look over the fence as they recount some of the beautiful history of the palace and it’s queens and kings to you.

4 Prevost Jean Michel - 5 months ago

Very nice place for adventurer and people who loves history and geography.

2 sharon sheffet - 2 months ago

The palace isn't open for visit.
They said its under renovation but didn't see any working done.
The local saying it will take another 3 years.
The tour guid asking for quit a lot of money to take you around the place, you can do it by your self.
Nice view because it's the highest point in the city.

4 Steve Lentsch - 3 months ago

The place is really nice, but ti's not open to tourists yet. Government employees won't let you take photos, but guide's nearby will walk you around so you can see it from all angles. They expect a tip. They know 20,000 Ariyani isn't much in $ / €, so they want more, but they are nice and very helpful and the past 2 years have been tough for everyone.

The walk down the path to the lake goes past some old, traditional Malagasy homes to the football stadium and lake with the WWI memorial to the Malagasy troops who fought alongside the French. Haute-Ville is just a few more minutes away.

Post office there sells postcards and are helpful!

1 Chloe 'v' - 3 months ago

Been closed for renovation for years without end in sight. there are a lot of local "tour guides" who are not actually licensed guides who swarm up to the car as soon as you arrive then try to coerce money out of you however they can.

They'll keep telling you that they need to split the money between them and they need to save the money, wants euros or US dollars instead of the local currency (ariary) so they can get more, and it's not easy to leave until you pay them A LOT more than what they should guide (based on what the hotel and local driver told me). The driver was scared to tell me that they were asking for too much since these fake local "guided" would get mad at him later.

The whole country is full of people who try to trick, beg, or coerce money out of you. Beware. I won't be going back and will let my friends/family know not to visit. The lemurs are not worth with dealing with the humans there.

5 Harsha Vardhan - 3 years ago

An amazing place! Offers the best views of Tana. Definitely catch the sunset from here. Guides are available outside and will take you for a one hour ish tour of the various palaces in the complex, the church and the memorials. Definitely worth a visit especially to see the ship shaped palace construction style.

4 Corey Scott - 3 weeks ago

Interesting history with travel guides just outside the gate. You can't actually go in, but still worth walking around with a guide.