Exotic fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, hardware, toys, furniture, handicrafts, potteries, carved stones and clothes are laid out over a central plaza and many of the adjoining streets. The wares are protected from the sun by enormous white umbrellas. Hawking and haggling are animated but conducted in a dignified manner, without any raising of voices. Several sections of the Zoma market in Antananarivo are devoted to Malagasy crafts, but you will be able to find a wide variety of unique and superb handcrafts by shopping anywhere in Madagascar. Because there are not many tourists, prices are low and bargaining is common.

Weather in Tana:

Being in the central midlands, Tana experiences cooler weather than the eastern coastal areas, as well as less rain. Evenings can be chilly, but expect mostly moderate day-time temperatures peaking at around 27 degrees Celsius.

Tana Points of Interest:
 - Ampefy – falls; volcanic lakes
 - Art and Archaeological Centre (Analakely)
 - Art and Archaeological museum (Isoraka)
 - Crocodile farm
 - Mantasoa, a lake which kept its historical vestige, founded by Jean Laborde
 - National Geological museum (Ampandrianomby)
 - Palace of Andafiavaratra
 - Sacred Hills of Ilafy, Namehana, Ambohimanga, Ambohidratrimo and Alasora
 - Zoological and Botanical Park of Tsimbazaza (Fauna & Flora of Madagascar), palaeontology & ethnographical museum and vivarium

  
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