The name of the capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. Now close your eyes and say his name again. Repeat after two minutes. Only then do you have a chance to remember its name exactly; if you are like the Malagasy people, you will simply say “Tana” instead of Antananarivo. In fact, if you go one step further and call Madagascar “Mada”, you will have picked up two words from the local mouth. Tana, the capital of Mada, is one of the places that travelers generally try to escape before they get too warm. Because the city is a mirror of Mada’s economic problems; A mass of unemployed young people wander aimlessly on the streets. Occasionally, when they see a tourist, they aggressively try to sell you something. If you sit at an outside table in one of the main squares, you will immediately be surrounded by vendors. In other words, you cannot move around the city comfortably. Since the streets are not very scary at night, you have to take a taxi instead of walking. There isn’t much to see in the city. In fact, Tana somehow misleads those who come to Mada, because you are more comfortable than the rest of the country and there is quite a lot to see. So, without wasting too much time, let’s go out of town with you. We have two options; We will either rent a private vehicle or travel by taxi-breusse, or minibuses, which are common in Mada. Since traveling by minibus will allow us to monitor the country more closely, we will be at the southern minibus terminal of the city tomorrow morning. Get up early and prepare for the attack of the hanutists. Our first stop is Antsirabe, 3 hours south… *** You can also access other articles by Başar Kurtbayram at www.simdigezelim.com. Mavimore Turizm is a travel agency registered with TÜRSAB. Document number: A-8307