Madagascar

[Albert9989]

Apparently you have answer for every remark, so just one request, write a full detailed report after your nice trip.

We stay tuned.

[Desty]

What a beautiful advice and notes from all of you. Thank you guys.

I did find a decent option for Villa:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2914524...52b&s=VN2crCo4

This was about 290 EUR per night.

It comes with dedicated chef, gardener and a security guy. There were many other options and in terms of price, this was in top end. I did find few 5 bedroom Villas with price of around 190 eur per night. But they were directly on beach and had neighbours in very close. I do understand that driving in there is not as German highway, this exact villa showed approx 17 kilometers from Ambondrona and according to google maps 35 minute drive, it's not that bad.

For the villa, driver and guide full time you are looking at serious bucks. Not to mention feeding and watering five chicks a day (who will always be wanting seafood, not the usual crap they eat) and you may have issues with competition for your company which could get very uncomfortable. Sounds like fantasy island! If you make it come true let us know how it works out.

My budget is healthy, which is why I wanted to do this in first place. My plan was to change girls, keep the best ones and swap others, I do understand that some of them need to go home and later come back, but that is the main reason I will have driver, so I don't need to do driving part myself or even think about it.

To communicate with them you must be fluent in French at least. And they must be comfortable with your lifestyle. The typical Malgaches are conservative and believe in many Fady's.
The girls are easy to fnd. But they will become jealous very quick and you sit in the middle of a group of fighting Malgache shouting furies.

I guess the most challenging part of this would be finding a driver / guide who speaks fluent Malagasy, French and English and would be OK with all of this. This could turn ugly quickly, which is why I figured it's best to have cold hard pro's who know that I am not there to find a wife. Yet, it's fun when you get loads of attention from different girls. And experience shows, that even a proper pro could be fun in terms of sex, in some cases, even better. Get them drunk, make them feel comfortable and these girls can make your nights very special.

Middle of a group of fighting Malgache shouting furies.

(Thumbs Up).

You violate a prime law. Keep a low profile.

Thanks for the feedback, Neddy! Highly appreciated.

That is the main goal! That is why I want to rent Villa far away from mongering city and just go there to pick up girls and go back to villa.

I am still 100% in on this. As all of you Mada veterans have told numerous times, it's so easy to pick up girls in Mada for next to nothing. It sounds for me still like a great idea, and when it turns out to be failure, lesson learned for me and hopefully for a next guy, who has similar plan and have chosen Madagascar to execute it. If any of you is there in September, I am happy to meet you guys.

(On a side note, if anyone doesn't know, Neos airlines flies directly to Nosy Be from Rome!

[Neddy69]

Agree.

Set aside 300 EU / day for a villa as minimum, plus 50 EU / day for the driver, plus you need a chef or maid to cook and clean. To communicate with them you must be fluent in French at least. And they must be comfortable with your lifestyle. The typical Malgaches are conservative and believe in many Fady's.

The girls are easy to fnd. But they will become jealous very quick and you sit in the middle of a group of fighting Malgache shouting furies.

Better go the first time there, stay in a hotel, check out the scene and find some trustable local connections.

MONEY CAN NOT BUY EVERYTHING!

I think its just a wet dream living the life of Colombian drug baron. Well if you are one? I know of colombian drug barons in Guinea Bissau they have a life style like that. With big villas and pool full of chicas. But for a 2 months beach holiday in Mada. Wet dream. You can do that in Kenya. Rent a luxury villa comes with all ancillaries incl. Driver. No big deal. In a couple of days you have loads of hookers lounging at your pool. I would budget 5000 usd a month. Just don't take any videos or nude pics or you're going to find yourself very quickly in front of the Shanzu Law courts which will cost you another 10.000 usd to get out of the various criminal charges levied against you. Madagascar forget that.

You violate a prime law. Keep a low profile.

Neddy.

[Amadeuss]

... but you better have deep pockets. Aside from the pussy NB is the most expensive place in Mada. For the villa, driver and guide full time you are looking at serious bucks. Not to mention feeding and watering five chicks a day (who will always be wanting seafood, not the usual crap they eat) and you may have issues with competition for your company which could get very uncomfortable. Sounds like fantasy island! If you make it come true let us know how it works out.

SE.

Agree.

Set aside 300 EU / day for a villa as minimum, plus 50 EU / day for the driver, plus you need a chef or maid to cook and clean. To communicate with them you must be fluent in French at least. And they must be comfortable with your lifestyle. The typical Malgaches are conservative and believe in many Fady's.

The girls are easy to fnd. But they will become jealous very quick and you sit in the middle of a group of fighting Malgache shouting furies.

Better go the first time there, stay in a hotel, check out the scene and find some trustable local connections.

MONEY CAN NOT BUY EVERYTHING!

[SouthEaster]

What you are describing is doable and since NB has the best nearby beaches it is probably your logical choice. I don't think that Majunga would fit and Toliara doesn't have a each. That said you could go up the coast to stay (not sure about villas though) and have your driver zip you into town any time you want. Infrastructure there is lacking though and you sound like the partying type so after a while you would probably be bored out of your mind. I don't know what you do for a living but you better have deep pockets. Aside from the pussy NB is the most expensive place in Mada. For the villa, driver and guide full time you are looking at serious bucks. Not to mention feeding and watering five chicks a day (who will always be wanting seafood, not the usual crap they eat) and you may have issues with competition for your company which could get very uncomfortable. Sounds like fantasy island! If you make it come true let us know how it works out.

SE.

[Desty]

Hello all fellow mongers,

I would start by thanking all for valuable information which I have gathered from close to 60 pages of Madagascar topic.

I have always wanted to visit Madagascar, it's been one of these exotic places to go and enjoy what they have to offer. Now, it seems that it will be my destination for September, done e-visa already, haven't booked flights. I have done Africa before, so not completely beginner about it.

Being millennial, my mongering style is different, I do not like average hostel / bungalow and do quick encounters 3 times a day with different chicas. I don't definitely judge, people are different. What I was thinking about, is to rent 3-4 bedroom Villa in Nosy Be, have a dedicated driver (so villa could be 30-40 minute drive away) and a local tour guide always in my demand, so there would be no communication / language barriers. The idea behind it is to always have 3-5 girls in the villa when I am there, I don't mean like having a orgy, but I just like company, obviously paid party girls.

As I understand about Madagascar, poverty is so high, that literally anyone can have a happy ending over there. I also understand that these girls are looking for white husbands.

Having many of them at house would be issue? Local girls drink right?

I haven't narrowed down my options in terms of city. Nosy Be seems like best for this as it is proper touristic destination, so girls travel there for work. Means they have loads of time and most are paid escorts, so no feelings involved. But I am definitely considering Tamatave, Majunga, Toliara (anything with a beach). What would you guys suggest for my destination?

[Member #4673]

What do you mean with wild atmosphere exactly? Wild girls or dangerous place to go?

I am making plans to go in October.

Its the poorer city in mada, hot, sand on the street, coconut trees cute city.

Danger? I think just from puspus at night use common sense. Ultimately no meed to write a PHD Thesis. Get there and see if you like or not.

[SouthEaster]

Don't worry. I think by wild he means far from anything else, which it is. You aren't going to see gunfights in the streets nor does it have a dangerous air such as Cambodia 20 years back. Don't do anything stupid and you'll be fine.

SE.

[RangeLove]

Toliara-Has girls, cheap everything, good budget hotels, challenging food for those who like to eat healthy. Wild atmosphere. You need to come in a colder season before whether will burn you.

What do you mean with wild atmosphere exactly? Wild girls or dangerous place to go?

I am making plans to go in October.

[Member #4673]

Does anyone know if the offices (Tsaradia is in Air Mada offices?) have different prices and availability like the old days with Air Mada or is it exactly what you see on the website?

Forget the long line in Air Mada office it will add agent fee to the fare. I will lend next month directly at Nosy Be with zero domestic flights. My view is like that.

Tana-only glacier BADOO etc with zero things to do so boring city.

Toliara-Has girls, cheap everything, good budget hotels, challenging food for those who like to eat healthy. Wild atmosphere. You need to come in a colder season before whether will burn you.

Majunga-nice and clean city but not for me. Challenging for girls. Ultimately no conclusive verdict especially when comparing to the old wild Mada.

Tamatave-Everyone like that city but me. I mean really not for me.

Diego-Professional girls ask 50 k ST at taxi-Be, hotels good value but overall boring.

Nosy-Be-best all mada: food, girls but most hotel has Vahaza price. I saw a nice gym and I would like to come back next month after Pokris / Neddy report.

Small towns were mongering paradise once but long gone. So jumping from a city to city seems a waste of time now. For example I was revving on LE Sainte-Marie but went back in high season few month ago and it become near slum. Manakara I posted review not bad but not worth for Mongering. Sambava Anthala expensive and no food nearly no girls seems girls become richer due to Vanila price. Many own Motobike etc.

So Mada is definitely changing and less good places to monger but still far better then Kenya for me.

[Neddy69]

In fact my friend while I was in Tana I inquired and fruitlessly tried to get the residency and the subsequent biometric card. I was told to go back to the USA and get a transformable visa first!

I'm surprised a lot of you who are a frequent visitor to Madagascar don't have this residency.

I know a resident. It works like that. If you know the right people. You enter on a normal Visa on arrival. Then your passport is sent by courier to a malgache consulate abroad. It returns with the visa transformable stamped in your passport. No need to leave the isle rouge. Than you start your residence application process. But you hv to furnish a long list of paperwork like cahier judiciare etc. Make sure you hv all your paperwork in order. The full service cost 1000 euros include all "fees" for 3 years. I am fortunate to know this expat who in turn has some relative sitting in Immigration.

Neddy.
But the regular process is to get the visa transformable in your home countrys embassy. But the rumor says if you fly to Reunion you'll get it there too. for a "ahem" fee. So its by no means that easy. Many things can go wrong without the right documents and the right people. If I plan to settle on Isle rouge I ll go through the process, but as I am not retired yet I limit my stay there for 2 to 3 months at a time

[Steve Ohh]

I don't know where you were mongering Steve but I didn't see many Asian looking girls around, except for those that obviously have some Chinese in them. The vast majority are medium brown to almost black with a minority having fairer skin. As for white girls, you may find a few hookers from SA or La Reunion but I wouldn't count on it! Zero white working girls in Mada. You do know this is Africa, right?

SE.

That's what I mean with have a look. Of course the majority is brown to black. But it's very different to countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda. That's typical a black African population for me. Madagascar people are much slimmer and smaller, like Asian people with lighter brown skin. First people who settled there came from Indonesia and Malaysia and later from Africa. So the genetic is mixed with Asian and African. From my point of view they look more Asian than African. But you are not wrong. Color of skin is more African, but dark color of skin you also find in Asia and shape of body is more Asian than African.

[BrasilSoccer0]

I'm surprise you haven't been to Columbia yet my friend I guess to you Colombia is as far as Madagascar would be to me or to where I'm from. Here's what I would suggest if you do go to Columbia make sure you have extra time so you can stop by Cuba my favorite mongering spot in the whole wild world. Lookup my reports to get an idea.

But I must warn you about Colombian girls they're very very vain superficial and lower percentage of GFE which is in total opposite of Cuban women.

Actually my friend I would ditch Colombia and go straight to Cuba. Cuba is going through tough times right now trust me the girls would be very anxiously waiting for you while Colombian girls are pretty much spoiled by now. Just bring toilet papers! No seriously, bring tp it's that bad again! Brazil kicked their doctors out and Venezuela no longer can send their oil to them.

Nice booty. I am really tempted to try Colombia. A mate of mine speaks fluent colombian spanish. He likes to hang out in Santa Marta. Seems to be very nice there.

Neddy.

[BrasilSoccer0]

In fact my friend while I was in Tana I inquired and fruitlessly tried to get the residency and the subsequent biometric card. I was told to go back to the USA and get a transformable visa first!

I'm surprised a lot of you who are a frequent visitor to Madagascar don't have this residency.

Ya. And not to forget. Get hold of any official Friday afternoon.

And of course you have to pay three people. The guy in the hotel, the policeman, and the Top Boss. Thats why it pays off to call a police general your friend. He gives you preferred rates and of course you refer other people in need to him. They just created a new money making machine by cutting VOA back to 2 months. Very annoying. But for 1000 you can get a 3 years residence. Transaction fee already included. And no need to leave Mada.

Neddy.

[BrasilSoccer0]

I know what you talking about it is a nightmare I try to do it to save money but I was sadly mistaken I wasted a lot of Taxi trips and I have to deal with some stupid bureaucracy so I said screw forget it and I decided to pay money and get a lawyer.

What really pissed me off was the day I came to get my passport from the office to find out that there is one last step and that is the stamp and I have to walk my passport all the way to the tribunals because supposedly that's where you get it done or to actually make the payment there and get a receipt and then come back to her office to get the stamp for the extension well she let me walk all the way over there and she forgot to tell me that the tribunal was closed on that day!

I called my lawyer who actually did a previous extension for me when I was outside of and 10 in the rainb I called my lawyer who actually did a previous extension for me when I was outside of TANA (I was in Toliara) and she mailed me back the passport with a stamp. It cost me 550,000 AR but I was extremely happy and did a total of 3 extensions with her.

I do not recommend you go the regular official rout unless you truly are on a low budget and you only need one month extension as I recall they only give you one month extension and it's for around 80,000 AR.

Its huge problem if you don't know first hand don't mislead. I did it last year in Tana and it was a nightmare. I took 4 taxi to down town to bring documents and bank authorization and more countless things.