Why to stay in Tananarive ?
Dear Curry,
If you are going to Madagascar ... Congratulations ... Good choice for gals but may I suggest you to not stay in Tananarive ("Tana") for the following reasons ?
- Tana is in the highlands ... no beaches ... only bitches, cold in winter (our summer),
- Merinas girls (indonesian origins) are less in the "business" than "côtières" (african gals) ... which are more on the ... coast.
- Hotels and gals are more expansive in Tana than in other cities
- Tana could be dangerous in the night
- Tana is a boring city
- Nature is unique in Madagascar and it could be interesting to mix discovery of local females and discovery of endemic species (lemurians...) & of national parks.
I think that 4 or 5 days in Tana is more than enough ... Diego Suarez is a good choice (girls, nature, national parks) ... Majunga is another one ... Nosy Be also.
A nice sex & discovery trip is ... Tana ... Diego (by plane) ... Nosy Be (by road & boat or by plane) .. Majunga (boat or plane) ... Tana (plane or road)....
Better of course to not travel alone ... Malgache people are friendly ... but it is Africa ... some thieves could cross you road (even gals).
Have a nice trip
to Paolino and Poupard 2000
Thanks for the information guys. You certainly have aroused my interest. Will post if I get there,if not in January it will be later this year.
Madagascar in october....
Dear Bahia Boy,
Some answers to your questions in (). IMHO.
(We are planning a late October trip to Madagascar. 3 weeks or so. Air Mad is offering $1000US rountrip from Paris. Not horrible considering the weak dollar.)
Yes it is the normal price. You can also try Corsair (Nouvelles Frontières). They are sometimes more competitive than Air Mad. October is a good period to travel in Madagascar
(1. There will be two of us travelling together. One is a white European and the other is African-American. What are the attitudes of Malagasy towards foreign black men?)
I have never been there with a black guy. I do not think that it is really a problem. Girls have often local boyfriends who are not really looking Swedish but I think that they are more attracted by Caucasian (exostism, cultural reasons & money). A black will be seen as a poor guy even if he is a millionaire. The Whites are seen as… Vazaha Be … Grand colon in French.. they are supposed to have more money. But if your friend is generous, non problem for him to get more pussies than expected.
(2. I speak pretty good French and have time to brush up on it and bring it up to a conversational level. My friend speaks NO French whatsoever. I would like to learn some Malagasy in the next few months. I cannot find a "Pimslueur Malagasy" or equivalent. Of course I can read the words, but I am not sure of the pronunciation so I need some sort of audio help. I could even use a Malagasy-French version. I have a Malagasy dictionary, but again, would like some audio help. Any ideas where I could purchase something like this?)
The local dialects are very different from official Malagasy (in fact the official Malagasy is Merina but hookers are often Sakalav)… Don’t loose time to learn Malagasy except if you like to learn unusual languages. French is the key… Some Spanish is spoken in Diego Suarez because there are a lot of Spanish fishermen there.
(3. We are not rich, but also not on a strict budget. We would like to hire a car and driver on a weekly basis. We like to get out into the countryside. Any ideas or contacts anyone has?)
To give you an idea, I have spent 5 weeks in Madagascar on a total budget of 1500 euros in last may/june. This including two flights (Tamatave/Diego & Tana Tuléar) and of course pussies every night but I have been cautious. Price of long time was between 100 000 fmg and 75 000 fmg. Concerning a car with a driver, it could be a good idea but SUV, like Toyota, are expansive (around 100 euros per day). The local common car is the Renault 4 .. not very confortable but reliable. I think that you can discuss the daily price with the local drivers. It depends on the distance more than the time. It is a pity but time has no real value in Madagascar but… gasoline is very expansive.
For long distance travels… Taxi brousse is a good and cheap alternative around 150 000 fmg to travel from Tuléar to Tana. You will discover the kindness of local people but of course it is tiring and it takes time. The landscape is often very nice (e.g. Majunga to Tana and Tuléar to Tana).
(Still reading all the reports from Sumart, Bucanero and Poupard. Thanks for your efforts in sharing your experiences!)
You are welcome. It was a pleasure.
Have a nice trip, respect the girls and don’t forget to book your hotel, at least in Tana especially if you want to be in Le Glacier.
mixed feelings about Madagascar nov 2004
As I'm french speaking I thought things would be easier for finding a GFE than in thailand where communication with bargirls is not always easy.
So, I spent the first week in Diego Suarez alone, idle nothing during the days; there is no beach and no sport activities in that dull city (I went 1 time to Ramena beach by taxi brousse ; it's wonderful indeed, but you had to leave early mornings to come back), generaly, no easy bus everywhere (I advise you to go with a friend to share taxis). Nothing to see in that sad city except the market and some mosques (it was ramadan).
GIRLS from Diégo : no hassle by SW as in pattaya, just some girls hanging in a bar in the afternoon. Never had a proposal in the street, so I had to go to Nouvel Hotel Disco . They rush by taxi at 11pm precisely. There are lot of french expatriates there, and others coming regularly by plane from "la réunion or comores islands". But as there were may be 10 girls for 1 man, it was not a problem at this time. A local frenchman told me 90% are prostitutes... I hoped to meet regular girls to change for Thailand!
All of them are very african looking , never from indonesian type in Diégo.
One expatriate accused me to put the mess in his paradise when I told him they did not allow me to take pictures, so tke care!
Some accept 7 USD for a shorttime (it's at least 15 in Antananarivo). Most did not suck (it's fady), in fact when they don't want to do something, they claim a malagasy girl can not do it. One even did not want me to put gel on condom , I paid her to leave.
I went 3 days in Nosy Be (Ambatoulouk); its a village full of dust and there are only 3 or 4 bars for girls. You only see prostitutes there. A bit more expensive than Diego, and as they are not so numerous, the best seem to be taken for longtime by french .
The first i took had monthly period, it was new for me, so I stopped at once!
I spent 3 days in Antananarivo, dangerous city at night; lot of beggars, but police can bother and fine you at night if you do'nt have your passport with! they are corrupt. So I stayed near my hotel and went to Glacier Disco; no merina girls (you only see them in shops or administrations); it was packed with black girls, most average looking, only 2 went to me, they seemed hard pro.
For me madagascar is far from becoming the next Thailand; it's a very poor country, and more expensive for everything except girls.