Eastern Madagascar
Maison Gallieni
Located on the heights and boasting stunning views of the Malagasy capital Antananarivo, Maison Gallieni is a charming luxurious guesthouse. With just four guest rooms on the two floors, it is a peaceful and exclusive place to stay whilst you explore the historic and beautiful city. With brick, wood and stone interiors, the house exudes a relaxing charm and has an easy open plan feel.
The four bedrooms all have their own appeal, and differ slightly form one another. Chambre Moncao is located on the ground floor offering direct access to the outdoor pool. Also on the ground floor, Chambre Tana has a large, airy bathroom, and Chambre Fara enjoys direct access to the garden. Upstairs, Chambre Gallieni offers splendid views over the city, as well as a large bathroom with bath tub and walk in shower.
With beautifully furnished communal living and dining areas, guests will truly feel at home at the Maison Gallieni. Sunbathe by the pool, cosy up by the fire  or brows the interesting titles in the library.
Facilities
The ground floor has a library, three bedrooms, outdoor seating area, heated outdoor pool and garden. On the first floor there is one other bedroom, a living room with fireplace, dining room and veranda. Bedrooms are equipped with flat screen TVs, air conditioning, safe, telephone, ensuite bathroom and WIFI internet access.
Optional Activities
The house is in an excellent location for exploring the city, just a few hundred meters from the famous Faravohitra Cathedral (built in 1868), and close to the large Analakely Pavilions covered market, and the renowned Avenue de l’independance.
Claire Pote
Area Specialist
If you have any questions regarding our Madagascar tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
Having recently returned from a truly memorable 3 weeks in Madagascar we wanted to express our sincerest thanks to you Helen, and all at Reef and Rainforest for arranging such a superb wildlife viewing experience.
As you are aware, we were particularly keen to see and photograph the fosa. At Kirindy forest we actually encountered 3. Despite the rather challenging accommodation we would highly recommend the Kirindy experience to all those wanting an exceptional primate viewing experience.
Overall our lemur species/subspecies count was 22 and other notable sightings included 2 species of mongoose, giant jumping rats, a huge Madagascar ground boa, humpback whales and the Madagascar fish eagle.
Every detail of the trip from start to finish was superbly well arranged and managed, which cannot be easy in a country with such complex problems. Well done Helen.
All aspects of the trip were outstanding. Wildlife, people, culture and geography. We will certainly return again to visit the north of the island and return to paradise, Anjajavy.
This was our second trip with Reef and Rainforest and I cannot speak highly enough of your company. I would recommend your services to any natural world/wildlife enthusiast. Thank you again.
