The best fashion and gift stores Madagascar

The Zoom Commercial Gallery will allow you to find all kinds of "high-end" brands and to find the latest brands: clothes, shoes, leather goods, optics, jewellery... Jumbo Score Supermarket, café, restaurant and bank also available, as well as a medical analysis laboratory of the Institut Pasteur in the car park.

Company specialized in the manufacture of models of boats. Its rich and varied catalog offers nearly 130 references of tall ships, old riggings... handmade according to the original plans: a rare and quality know-how of which Le Village would be one of the last standard bearers in the world. Each model is numbered, accompanied by a historical summary engraved on wood, and made in the Tana workshop. The stores also sell marquetry cards and paintings, as well as decorative aluminum objects.

It is the largest set of craft stores in Tana. It was created in 1992 by Mrs. Alice (Lisy of her small name), knitter of trade, who used to represent and promote the Malagasy craft industry on the European fairs. From the original small knitting and handicraft workshop, the place, thanks to Lisy's professionalism became what it is today: a permanent exhibition-sale on both sides of the road, with a café and restaurant. You can find baskets, pouches, raffia, wood, horn, silver jewelry and much more!

Both simple and elegant, the Cabane des Fées presents in its small garden items halfway between craftsmanship and sewing. Jewellery, baskets, household linen, accessories, embroidery, "tsutsu" bags highlight traditional Malagasy art while revisiting and transforming it to create modern and original objects.

The only real jewelry of the island because 100% made in Mada, from the mine to the manufacturing, through the selection of stones, the size and the design. Aurélien Morette and Giuseppe Pocobelli, the co-creators, are gemologists and jewelry designers, which allows them to produce jewelry pieces equivalent to those of the finest European houses at much lower prices. In the boutique: a choice of 250 unique pieces that are constantly renewed. Don't miss the visit of the workshops to discover a usually secret world. An exclusive address.

Since 2003, this company has been offering ready-to-wear items with a trendy Afro-Malagasy design. The brand with the lemur does not cease developing since these last twenty years. Maki Company strives to highlight the important Malagasy textile tradition through ethical control, it wants to participate in the sustainable development of the Indian Ocean area and is now widely distributed. You will find a large collection with trendy and colorful designs of clothes for all: men, women, children, accessories and limited series.

Demonstration of the work of the Zébu Horn: it is empty of its bones and with three times nothing (a stove, a saw, a knife and a stone) the artist makes a bird! An unusual memory.

This important company was born in 1995 in the Indian Ocean, where it has branches everywhere - in Mayotte, the Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius and all over Madagascar... It is a real success, both with locals and travelers who appreciate the quality of the cottons, the resistance of the colors, the casual and graphic style of the collections, their bright and tropical colors, the ethnic design. In each store, there is a large choice of T-shirts, ready-to-wear and beachwear for all. The brand is committed to fair trade.

Located outside the city center, but close to it, in a green setting on the edge of a lake, this modern, secure and air-conditioned shopping center houses some thirty stores in a single-story gallery: leather goods, jewelry, leisure, culture, clothing, optical, health, beauty, telephony, food... You can stroll around quietly, in the calm of an airy space, far from the urban chaos and ambient pollution.

This company, which dates back to 1993, offers a variety of ready-to-wear clothing: beach, urban, forest or bush style... Large distribution network throughout the country. Quality and authenticity of the products combined with a will to create and manufacture locally. Today, Carambole is part of the Malagasy landscape and tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, but also in the West Indies and Africa... The Carambole community loves Nature, protects it and feels good about it! Its slogan is "The Nature Experience! It supports the NGO Bel Avenir in the region of Tulear.

Nosy Be's first brand-new shopping center. Here you'll find banks, a Leader Price supermarket, telephone operator Telma, a pizzeria, and a dozen boutiques ranging from ready-to-wear to computers, home decor and gourmet foods. Nearby is the Bazar des Arts, just a few steps from the Mall. It's the perfect place to round off your shopping with artistic or traditional objects.

Rouge Beauté accompanies associations of women artisans, to help them find autonomy through the development of creativity, training and a good integration in the local market. The 104 craftswomen of this site use mainly raffia and satrana, local palm tree. They create beautiful carpets but also poufs, bags, baskets... There are always a few women in action on site. On Monday afternoons, each one brings her production, the creations are photographed, the craftswomen proudly pose with their carpets! We love it.

Joailler offering precious stones (emeralds, rubis, sapphires…). Manufactures its own jewellery of all kinds and quality, mounts, etc. Also owns another shop, opposite the Office. You will have an embarrassment of choice!

The country has one of the best telecom networks in Africa thanks to Telma, the main operator with over 70% of subscribers. Nearly 400 hotels throughout the island are equipped with fiber optics - see the map on telma.mg/hotel. To avoid changing the SIM of your smartphone, you can buy the Telma eSIM directly at the airport for 12 €. You can then top up your phone and Internet package in the store or at the retailers who can be spotted with their yellow parasol. To pay by phone, Mobile Banking is a practical and secure way - see Mvola.mg.

This workshop/boutique specializes in gemstones, fine jewelry, creation jewelry and ornamental stones. With over 20 years of experience, the quality and authenticity of the stones are guaranteed. Those of Mada are worked here, qaphir, emerald, ruby etc. Don't hesitate to visit their "mother house", a little out of the way: you will visit real workshops and discover a multitude of rough and cut stones, etc. The team can make your jewel to measure and bring it to your hotel.

Papaya, (formerly Ivahona), is the lifestyle beachwear boutique , 100% Malagasy. A brand that highlights the handmade, the artisans of the island and a positive idea of life. Products for the pleasure of the senses: soaps and natural oils from Mada, spices, fashion creations with local artisans, crafts, jewelry and decoration. But also accessories (bags, swimwear, etc.). A selection of trendy items with materials as rustic as they are chic, decorative objects and original handicrafts that will make perfect "souvenir" gifts.

Here you will find a large collection of precious and semi-precious stones, all guaranteed (you will be given a certificate) and certified natural, untreated, unheated and cut to international standards. You can take a guided tour of the workshop and the jewelry store, where you will see star sapphires and demantoid garnets, among others. More than 10,000 precious and semi-precious stones are on permanent display. Beautiful.

Marie-Ange's luminous display cases do not go unnoticed, with meticulously selected gems of great beauty, and a high level of craftsmanship. The jewelry here is handcrafted in solid silver and 18-carat yellow gold. Tourmaline, apatite, liddicoatite, rock crystal, agate, etc., fine and precious stones from Madagascar that give superb creations and especially unique pieces with enchanting charm! Permanent exhibitions in the three most luxurious hotels of Antananarivo. We recommend.

Fair and Solidarity shop designed to promote local crafts while ensuring fair remuneration for craftsmen. It is also a travel agency, meeting with Dago, which offers alternative and responsible circuits (discovery of traditional aromatherapy, learning of typical instruments such as valiha…). Profits are returned to the Growing Elsewhere Association.