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I went there in 2016. Beautiful location but again there's nothing happening daytime and I saw the same faces in the same bar (Florida?) each night.

Hired a driver and went to Tulear. Took 3...

Recently came back from my fifth trip but first in 3 years. Mada hasn't changed much so I must have because I used to find it charming in a broken-down backwater kinda way but I was bored íand Diego,...

I've not been to Mada for 2 years but Nouvel Hotel was always a good bet late on. Maybe Taxi Be has killed it off like Vahine but I remember doing a head count and there were 19 chicas to every guy....

A few years ago I took a TB from Fiana to Tulear. Left early morning, arrived just after dark. It was boring but completely safe. The road is good.

In a minibus it's around 24 hours. I've done it twice and each time we left around 2 pm although there may be others. The drivers had music blaring every second of the journey.

A few women in Nosy Be will speak a little Italian but English & German will not help you.

TVs in rooms are not common and would only be showing French or Malagasy channels anyway.

In Diego,...

SE, expect you found it last night but it was Taxi Be. Same owner as the ones in Diego and Nosy Be. They're ok but a bit Disney. Try Ravinala.

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I spent one night in Morombe only. Took a pirogue from Mangily as the winds were good; took two days but can take twice as long. We stopped at Andovadoaka to eat which I remember as just a...

DO, Last report was meant for you. As a Mtwapa veteran you're more likely to be underwhelmed than spooked in Tulear.

JP.

I've only ever spent a couple of days at a time in Tulear en route to Anakao, Mangily & Morombe and I'm still not sure if I like it. There's a fair bit of hassle from posse posse guys and kids...

I spent a few days in FD in April. Always been curious as it never gets a mention even on a French website. The guidebooks say it's pretty and it's poor and is falling down. . . That's about it. On...

I was in Manakara for a few days in June 2013. I don't remember it being especially Muslim although I certainly wasn't there for mosques. Chief memory is the bridge to the beach area had...

Has anyone been to Fort Dauphin? It never gets a mention here. The guidebooks say it's pretty enough. I know there's a mine there and wonder if that makes it lively or just inflates the prices. Or...

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I did a repeat visit to Diego Suarez last month. LE Taxi Be from Nosy Be has opened a branch there and is absolutely cleaning up. It attracts the locals in a way the other places never did and it's...

Bubba,

Enjoyed your post. I was out there six months ago and really liked it. I spent most of last year on a RTW trip and Madagascar is the only place I genuinely want to go back to.

I looked...

Following up # 1246, some overall impressions.

Once you're off the plane, it's cheap; you know you're onto a winner when the largest banknote equals less than 4 euro. Outside of Tana I never...

I visited in mid-may to mid-July and need to post this while I still remember it. I've been to Kenya and Dar a few times but only considered Madagascar as a destination because of this site; I stayed...