Antsiranana

Antsiranana city is in Antsiranana Province.

Understand

Antsiranana, formerly known as Diego-Suarez, is at the northern tip of Madagascar. It's the country's 5th biggest city.

Get in

• It is 1108 km from Antananarivo. Travel time with a taxi-brousse is around 2 days. You can stopover in Antsohiny which is 424 km south of Antsiranana.
• 1 Arrachart Airport (DIE  ^IATA). You can fly from Antananarivo or Nosy Be or Sambava with Tsaradia airlines part of Madagascar Airlines.  
• EWA airlines has flights from Dzaoudzi Mayotte
• Air Madagacar booking office. Rue Sourcouf.
• Cotisse transport. 2 days. to/from Antananarivo. 120.000 Ar. (updated Jun 2023)
• Cruise terminal - a few cruise ships periodically dock here.

Get around

• Badjaj around the city cost 1000 Ar.

See

Houses of Wirship

• Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• Anglican Cathedral
• Mosquée Bambao Antsiranana

Buy

• BFV-SG Bank, Rue Richelieu. 24-hour ATM. Has a Mastercard visa card ATM. (updated Jun 2023)
• Dokany Inporte Department store, R J Bezara. 09:00-20:00. (updated Jun 2023)
• Supermaki supermarket, Ave Diego. 07:00-23:00. (updated Jun 2023)
• Score Supermarket, Rue Golbert. 09:00-20:00. (updated Jun 2023)
• AccesBanque, R J Bezara. 24 hour atm. mastercard visa card atm. (updated Jun 2023)
• BNI, R Lafayette. 24 hours atm.. mastercard visa card atm. (updated Jun 2023)
• BMOI, Rue Colbert. 24 hours atm.. visa card atm. (updated Jun 2023)
• BOA Bank of Africa, Rue Richelieu. 24 hours atm.. visa card atm. (updated Jun 2023)

Eat

• Oh La La Pizza, Rue Sainte Marie. 10:00-22:00. Good pizza. (updated Apr 2018)
• Pizza Naelle, Rue Colbert. 10:00-22:00. (updated Apr 2018)

Sleep

• Hotel Concorde. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. Double room with own bathroom. 30,000 Ar. (updated Apr 2020)
• Haimah Hotel, ☏ +261 32-6791756. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. Double room with hot water bathroom cable TV and free Wi-Fi. 25,000 Ar. (updated Apr 2020)
• Paradis Du Nord, Rue de Loky. Double room with own bathroom. 45,000 ar. (updated Jun 2020)
• Hotel Suffren, 6 Rue Suffren, ☏ +261 32-5920967. A/C double room with own bathroom. 40,000 Ar. (updated Jun 2020)

Stay safe

Patronizing sex work can and will result in blackmail, arrest, and imprisonment for years. Be sure to read travel advisories before venturing on your own, especially to remote beaches. Avoid talking to overly-friendly locals, as they might be criminals.

Go next

• Ambanja Hotel Patricia phone +261 20-8650022. rooms from 35,000 Ar. Hubiscus Hotel in Ambanja rooms from 30,000 Ar.
• Ambilobe Hotel National. rooms from 45,000 Ar.
• Antsohihy Hotel Valiha. rooms from 50,000 Ar