Madagascar

[Member #2001]

If you want to understand Madagascar:

The Disastrous Ordeal of 1987: Memory and Violence in Rural Madagascar.

First time poster here. I have read 2, maybe in some threads, 3 years going back from the entire Africa forum, and I am almost finished. However, I have only read the past 16 or 18 months, going back on this thread. Its just really long.

I have too say this is one of the most interesting. And yea I do have this time. Yea, I really want to visit this country. It took maybe 2 months, and I have not read every thread. I still have two or three more countries to read up on in the Africa section. The covid time I have is crazy.

Anyway, Where is this book? Its not on amazon. I could not find it there.

[Amadeuss]

Hi all!

All info on this thread is valuable.

Planning to arrive in madirokeli / nosy be on April. Just last week with the new rules upon corona, almost everything are closed over there (according the girls.).

Any friend who knows the actual situation on the Island? Any update would be very helpful for everybody.

Thanks in advance.

Discos are closed. No parties. Rising numbers of deaths.

Not all but enough restaurants and hotels are open. Just plan your day that after dinner you go home with your girl, which you met before at the beach, get a nice bottle of DzamaRhum plus Mixer on the balcony and have a party there. Simple fun.

[GreekDiver]

Hi all!

All info on this thread is valuable.

Planning to arrive in madirokeli / nosy be on April. Just last week with the new rules upon corona, almost everything are closed over there (according the girls.).

Any friend who knows the actual situation on the Island? Any update would be very helpful for everybody.

Thanks in advance.

[Golfinho]

If you want to understand Madagascar you just need to .

If you want to understand Madagascar:

The Disastrous Ordeal of 1987: Memory and Violence in Rural Madagascar.

[Neddy69]

If you want to understand Madagascar you just need to read two books:

1.
Gimlette, The Gardens of Mars
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B081T4Z6YS/...662AHGQSSF2J4Z.

2.
Hilary Bradt, Madagascar
https://www.amazon.de/dp/1784776653/...EY27VG85JHFKWM.

La Buse.

[Tinte]

Next to the train station in Tamatave. Jump on the boat!

First to finde a local " female guide " in Tamatave, fix a deal. Destination Manakara, should bee possible.

It all starts with a dream at one point, looking through the web. What a adventure!

Tinte / Black ink.

[Tinte]

https://pangalanesaventures.jimdofree.com/

Actually this one does the southern part Manohoro til Manakara .

Tinte / Black ink.

[Amadeuss]

When did you take the road from Tamatave to Manakara? I know the map shows a 'road' but when I was in Manakara you could only take a taxi brousse for the first leg but a large part had to be done by pirogue

Correct. The RN11 from Antsampanana to Vatomandry can be taken by taxi brousse. But then further south to Mananjary you need a 4 x4. Its all inland. From there however, you can use again taxi brousse to Manakara. It would be an expedition trip.

More easy via Tana, then south till Ranomafana and from there to Manakara, all possible by taxi brousse -- and perhaps return by train to Fianar.

Option is the Canal de Panglanes as organised tour.

[Albert9989]

As I wrote in the original post, it would bee my route if I would go to Tamatave on my next trip. I have not been there but I would like to do so.

There are some interesting looking places on that way south. I guess the Panganales is nowadays only partly open , the northern part . The rest taxi brousse if possibel or walk -LOL .

Tinte / Black Ink.

Be careful not to walk or travel in the dahalo territories, not sure you could come back to tell your story.

[Tinte]

As I wrote in the original post, it would bee my route if I would go to Tamatave on my next trip. I have not been there but I would like to do so.

There are some interesting looking places on that way south. I guess the Panganales is nowadays only partly open , the northern part . The rest taxi brousse if possibel or walk -LOL .

Tinte / Black Ink.

[TailPipe]

From Tamatave to Manakara. Taxi brousse. Parts can bee done on the canal de Panganale. So I will try, some rather remote places to discover. Take a guide or stay around other tourists with a guide. Up to the Legionnaires experience and bravery.

Last time- different route. I got in contact with a coal lorry driver for some beer I did on section with that.

Jes Manakara / Fiana. The train. As I did last time, but taxi is also operating on a good rout. Made a stop in Ranomafana for the forest.

Look always for entertaining options. But use your common sense or they chop you up and will grill you!

Tinte / Black ink.

When did you take the road from Tamatave to Manakara? I know the map shows a 'road' but when I was in Manakara you could only take a taxi brousse for the first leg but a large part had to be done by pirogue

[Amadeuss]

There is currently a famine in southern Madagascar. Hundreds of thousands are dependent on food aid because of a drought that has lasted for three years.

Montana had an estimated 1,357 experiencing homelessness on any given day. Take care of them first before you talk about something you not seen by yourself and not know the deeper problems in that country mate!

[Mudrakarma]

In on remote village in the southeast I asked the chief about the still existence of cannibals, as I have heard rumors about it.

He had a good laugh and replied: Do not let them fool you Tinte, there is no more cannibals in this region! Actually we have eaten him, the last on of them the other Sunday with great delight as he was very tasty.

Tinte / Black ink.

Thanks, this made my day.

Mudra.

[Tinte]

Tinte is not just black ink. It's every colour.

Nothing is as simpel it first appears. Black people are not black either likewise the white man. Colorful in every aspect on has to discover.

Tinte / Black ink.

[Beno69]

Tinte / Black ink.

Tinte is not just black ink. It's every colour.