Madagascar

[Neddy69]

Gents,

I need to book the cheapest flight out of Tana for proof of flight out of country as required for my Transformable visa. Where is the cheapest one way flight?? MRU and RUN are not cheap if I can't cancel after confirmation. They are around $450 each! Any ideas?

For proof of flight very easy. Use.

https://www.fakeflighttickets.com/

There's nothing cheaper. And even. If you manage to get your transformable there, which I don't believe if you do not have ALL the required paperwork like Certificate of no previous criminal record which you only get in the US. Your chances are again ZERO. The good news. Theres full service Visa providers in Tana which charge 600€ on top of the cost of the transformable. In that case you don't need to leave Madagascar. Its called corruption. Hahahah. Depends how dumb you are the total cost of visa long sejour runs between 2400 Euros and 3500 Euros for 5 years. Without any contacts again. ZERO chance to get one.

Good luck.

La Buse.

Legal resident of Isle Rouge.

[BrasilSoccer0]

Gents,

I need to book the cheapest flight out of Tana for proof of flight out of country as required for my Transformable visa. Where is the cheapest one way flight?? MRU and RUN are not cheap if I can't cancel after confirmation. They are around $450 each! Any ideas?

[NamasteParis]

Recently took some time away from Nosy Be to visit the northeastern SAVA region. Here's a quick report.

I departed Nosy Be (Hellville) by speedboat to Ankify for 20.000 AR. From Ankify, I took a taxi-brousse for 80.000 AR which stopped in Ambilobe, Vohemar, and Sambava before arriving in Antalaha. The total ride time from Ankify to Antalaha was about 14 hours.

Antalaha
I spent 3 days in the small beach town of Antalaha. Nothing special to report. Not much night life. The main beach is about one kilometer in length, not the cleanest, and the sand isn't very long. The water has strong currents with large waves, so locals don't swim much. There's a 1/2 kilometer promenade along the beach with a chairs and a short wall, so it's a popular place for locals to walk, sit, and hang out. This promenade is where I hunted, most successfully during the late afternoon and early evenings when everyone was returning from work / school.

There are several hotels in this area. Again nothing special. Just a bed, mosquito net, and small bathroom. Prices per night were 40.000 AR.

Sambava
I spent 5 days in Sambava, which is a couple of hours north of Antalaha, also on the coast. Unlike Antalaha, the beach of Sambava is quite clean, lots of white sand, and it stretches for many kilometers. However, the most popular beaches of Sambava are located in the tourist (expensive) area. Locals live farther away and most cannot afford to pay 2. 000 AR each way for a tuktuk, so the beaches are largely empty.

The one exception is on Sundays, when locals come by the hundreds to the beach. It's more of a weekly outdoor festival. There are small rides for children, vendors cooking and selling grilled food on the beach, music, dancing, games, etc. It's a great party. Too bad this only happens one day per week.

Sambava also has a beachside promenade which is much longer than Antalaha. Again, this is prime hunting ground. I had a lot of success along this stretch.

Nightlife in Sambava was not much better than Antalaha. Both seem to be better for daytime hunting in my experience. Some bars / clubs that I visited include: Bar Anaka, Bar Analanjirof, Epi Bar, Club 208, RotsiRotsy, and Bar Raslof (the last 2 are located along the beach promenade).

Sambava's hotels are also very nice. I recommend Las Palmas and Orchidea Beach. Both are beachfront, located near the promenade.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Language
I did not meet many ladies in Antalaha or Sambava who spoke French very well. The primary language was Malagasy. Fortunately, the dialect in this region (Betsimisaraka) is similar to the dialect of Nosy Be (Sakalava), so you can use the same Malagasy phrases in conversation.

Not Many University-Age Ladies
Not a lot of 18-22 year olds in either Antalaha or Sambava. Perhaps this is due to the lack of a national university or to the lack of work opportunities. It seems that when a girl turns 18, she leaves SAVA and goes to Diego, Majunga, Tana, Nosy Be, etc for better educational and / or work opportunities.

Ladies are Warm, Open, and Friendly
The ladies were very open and interested, much more than in Nosy Be. Fewer tourists visit the SAVA region, so there is a built-in curiosity and very high interest in foreign guys.

Sambava for a GFE Holiday
Unlike Nosy Be, the towns of Antalaha and Sambava aren't built for a hunting a new girl every day of the week. Sure it's possible, but the logistics just aren't ideal. When I return to SAVA, I'll stay on Sambava beach and connect with a single lady for my 3-4 days in town.

Thanks a lot for this report. How much for LT? Or did you take same girl GFE for several days? Did they ask for money, or like I did, only support them generously (good food, nice places, excursions, some presents like clothes or swimming suit.) ?

Antalaha / Sambava is where the best vanilla is produced. I hope you bought some. For those who wish to take vanilla back home, don't exceed 2 kg, or the customs will fine you. At the Tana airport, there is a 'Services phytosanitaires' office in the hall, where you can obtain a paper to legalize your vanilla or pepper for the customs (both madagascar and foreign). The document costs 20€, and will be established in 5 minutes, in front of you. No need to show the goods. They will write what you say.

[NamasteParis]

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I was under the impression that all of the rooms at Kokoloko came with a kitchen is this not the case? Agoda Says 13 hotels in the area offer a kitchen and there are many homes equipped with a kitchen for rent some on the reasonable side under $60 a night. That's why I asked how tolerable these places are of mongering or if in some locations mongers need to stay in monger friendly hotels? As i am unsure about how tolerated this practice is there.

In theory almost all of the woman in madagascar should be blasian this is just a modern term for mixed race. As I've seen some very attractive malagasy women that I am into that do not look like women from the main African mainland. I am attracted to the exotic looking malagasy ladies but not so much the pure africans they are beautiful in their own right however that is not what my interest is in madagascar. Otherwise I would have chosen something on the mainland.

I eat Antibiotics and Cialis like candy now days, knowing they are readily available is one less thing to worry about.

Yes, you are right about Kokoloko. I stayed there few nights with my buddy in the big room upstairs. There is a kitchen and two separated bedrooms with king size bed each. You should book directly, and you'll get a good price. We paid 76/ night for this room. Location is excellent, and totally soundproof: you don't hear the noise from the street.

'Langoustines' in french is baby lobsters, so I guess thius is not what you want to talk about. Lobster is LANGOUSTE. I understand you like to cook, but to be honest, you'd better book for it in a restaurant the morning, and they will cook it the way you want. Around 40.000 ariary / kg (8). You can go 'chez tantine' which is next to kokoloko, or papa bebeto, or batumoch (excellent restaurant).

About gasy girls, they all look like 'morenas' or 'mulatas'. Few light or blacks, but this is not the standard. To my opinion, they have more charm than latinas from repdom. But this personal taste. If you want to see a good sample of gasy girls, surf on Badoo or AfroIntroductions, and search for the area Madagascar.

[ChocolateHuntr]

Recently took some time away from Nosy Be to visit the northeastern SAVA region. Here's a quick report.

I departed Nosy Be (Hellville) by speedboat to Ankify for 20.000 AR. From Ankify, I took a taxi-brousse for 80.000 AR which stopped in Ambilobe, Vohemar, and Sambava before arriving in Antalaha. The total ride time from Ankify to Antalaha was about 14 hours.

Antalaha
I spent 3 days in the small beach town of Antalaha. Nothing special to report. Not much night life. The main beach is about one kilometer in length, not the cleanest, and the sand isn't very long. The water has strong currents with large waves, so locals don't swim much. There's a 1/2 kilometer promenade along the beach with a chairs and a short wall, so it's a popular place for locals to walk, sit, and hang out. This promenade is where I hunted, most successfully during the late afternoon and early evenings when everyone was returning from work / school.

There are several hotels in this area. Again nothing special. Just a bed, mosquito net, and small bathroom. Prices per night were 40.000 AR.

Sambava
I spent 5 days in Sambava, which is a couple of hours north of Antalaha, also on the coast. Unlike Antalaha, the beach of Sambava is quite clean, lots of white sand, and it stretches for many kilometers. However, the most popular beaches of Sambava are located in the tourist (expensive) area. Locals live farther away and most cannot afford to pay 2. 000 AR each way for a tuktuk, so the beaches are largely empty.

The one exception is on Sundays, when locals come by the hundreds to the beach. It's more of a weekly outdoor festival. There are small rides for children, vendors cooking and selling grilled food on the beach, music, dancing, games, etc. It's a great party. Too bad this only happens one day per week.

Sambava also has a beachside promenade which is much longer than Antalaha. Again, this is prime hunting ground. I had a lot of success along this stretch.

Nightlife in Sambava was not much better than Antalaha. Both seem to be better for daytime hunting in my experience. Some bars / clubs that I visited include: Bar Anaka, Bar Analanjirof, Epi Bar, Club 208, RotsiRotsy, and Bar Raslof (the last 2 are located along the beach promenade).

Sambava's hotels are also very nice. I recommend Las Palmas and Orchidea Beach. Both are beachfront, located near the promenade.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Language
I did not meet many ladies in Antalaha or Sambava who spoke French very well. The primary language was Malagasy. Fortunately, the dialect in this region (Betsimisaraka) is similar to the dialect of Nosy Be (Sakalava), so you can use the same Malagasy phrases in conversation.

Not Many University-Age Ladies
Not a lot of 18-22 year olds in either Antalaha or Sambava. Perhaps this is due to the lack of a national university or to the lack of work opportunities. It seems that when a girl turns 18, she leaves SAVA and goes to Diego, Majunga, Tana, Nosy Be, etc for better educational and / or work opportunities.

Ladies are Warm, Open, and Friendly
The ladies were very open and interested, much more than in Nosy Be. Fewer tourists visit the SAVA region, so there is a built-in curiosity and very high interest in foreign guys.

Sambava for a GFE Holiday
Unlike Nosy Be, the towns of Antalaha and Sambava aren't built for a hunting a new girl every day of the week. Sure it's possible, but the logistics just aren't ideal. When I return to SAVA, I'll stay on Sambava beach and connect with a single lady for my 3-4 days in town.

[Golfinho]

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I was under the impression that all of the rooms at Kokoloko came with a kitchen is this not the case? Agoda Says 13 hotels in the area offer a kitchen and there are many homes equipped with a kitchen for rent some on the reasonable side under $60 a night. That's why I asked how tolerable these places are of mongering or if in some locations mongers need to stay in monger friendly hotels? As i am unsure about how tolerated this practice is there.

In theory almost all of the woman in madagascar should be blasian this is just a modern term for mixed race. As I've seen some very attractive malagasy women that I am into that do not look like women from the main African mainland. I am attracted to the exotic looking malagasy ladies but not so much the pure africans they are beautiful in their own right however that is not what my interest is in madagascar. Otherwise I would have chosen something on the mainland.

I eat Antibiotics and Cialis like candy now days, knowing they are readily available is one less thing to worry about.

You keep saying 'mongering' as if it is like sex tourism destinations to which you are accustomed. Outside of Nosy Be popular with tourists and older retired fracophone gentlemen, this is just another poor African country. There is no set-up specifically for your gratification. Elsewhere is not really tourism in the ordinary sense or beach scene either -- no lemurs running around to take pictures of. Or even sights other than hiking trail type-things for young, outdoor adventuresome types. In every town can be found a Frenchman somewhere living out his endgame, and in bigger towns they have little businesses like guesthouses restaurants but they aren't welcoming of non-French people, although they will happily relieve you of your cash in a heartbeat.

Eat antibiotics like candy? Charming.

[SouthEaster]

Eat all the Cialis you want until your dick explodes. STOP eating antibiotics. Have you never heard of antibiotic resistance? Jesus.

[Member #4794]

Pheew. Room with a kitchen? For ST rent. Doesn't exist and if so always booked long in advance. Only for french speaking insiders. I know a few places. But they're booked solid and no they're not on Airbnb. Forget it.

What is Blasian? I'm uneducated. If you want African looking women? Go to Africa. This is Madagascar.

Antibiotics and Cialis? Loads of. You can buy as much as you like. In fact I know people who smuggle tons of that stuff back to Europe because it's much cheaper. Hahahah.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I was under the impression that all of the rooms at Kokoloko came with a kitchen is this not the case? Agoda Says 13 hotels in the area offer a kitchen and there are many homes equipped with a kitchen for rent some on the reasonable side under $60 a night. That's why I asked how tolerable these places are of mongering or if in some locations mongers need to stay in monger friendly hotels? As i am unsure about how tolerated this practice is there.

In theory almost all of the woman in madagascar should be blasian this is just a modern term for mixed race. As I've seen some very attractive malagasy women that I am into that do not look like women from the main African mainland. I am attracted to the exotic looking malagasy ladies but not so much the pure africans they are beautiful in their own right however that is not what my interest is in madagascar. Otherwise I would have chosen something on the mainland.

I eat Antibiotics and Cialis like candy now days, knowing they are readily available is one less thing to worry about.

[Golfinho]

Do I hear a certain amount of jealousy? Don't worry about my funds. I have more pension than a lot of these destitute french men. In fact I met one, who lives here in A Vezo village with about 100 inhabitants. He told me he needs 250 a month.

La Buse.

Legal resident of Isle Rouge.

No, you are imagining that, like you imagine everything else about Madagascar. Enjoy what's left of your life there. They have great funerary celebrations. You'll get to attend your own.

[Neddy69]

Pardon my noobness, but I thought I would float a few questions I had for you seasoned gentlemen.

I should preface this with I speak absolutely ZERO French however I do plan to work on that situation before I get there.

The Master Plan:

My trip and what I plan 1 week in tana and 2 in nosy be. Or just 3 weeks in Nosy be I have not decided on that yet as Tana doesn't look like my kind of scene. Focus is 90% nightlife. One non nightlife related requirement is a room with a kitchen. I found that the price of Langoustines is EXTREEMLY low per kilo maybe 1/20th of the cost in the states if what I saw was true especially on nosy be? So I do plan to cook the hell out of some Langoustines and try a bunch of recipes I have been wanting to cook but cost of these things prohibits such luxury as doing so in the US would set my credit card on fire. And Zebu is essentially grass fed beef which goes for a massive premium in the US, the price for zebu would be astronomical in "whole foods". I want to see if I can cook a few Zebu steaks. Just to pass the time. This is where you all burst my bubble I guess but that's why I posted that to see if this is true.

Pheew. Room with a kitchen? For ST rent. Doesn't exist and if so always booked long in advance. Only for french speaking insiders. I know a few places. But they're booked solid and no they're not on Airbnb. Forget it.

There's all inclusive resorts. Forget it.

Mahajanga? There's no flight from Nosy Be to Mahajanga forget it.

What is Blasian? I'm uneducated. If you want African looking women? Go to Africa. This is Madagascar.

Antibiotics and Cialis? Loads of. You can buy as much as you like. In fact I know people who smuggle tons of that stuff back to Europe because it's much cheaper. Hahahah.

La Buse.

Resident of Isle Rouge.

[Member #4794]

Pardon my noobness, but I thought I would float a few questions I had for you seasoned gentlemen.

I should preface this with I speak absolutely ZERO French however I do plan to work on that situation before I get there.

The Master Plan:

My trip and what I plan 1 week in tana and 2 in nosy be. Or just 3 weeks in Nosy be I have not decided on that yet as Tana doesn't look like my kind of scene. Focus is 90% nightlife. One non nightlife related requirement is a room with a kitchen. I found that the price of Langoustines is EXTREEMLY low per kilo maybe 1/20th of the cost in the states if what I saw was true especially on nosy be? So I do plan to cook the hell out of some Langoustines and try a bunch of recipes I have been wanting to cook but cost of these things prohibits such luxury as doing so in the US would set my credit card on fire. And Zebu is essentially grass fed beef which goes for a massive premium in the US, the price for zebu would be astronomical in "whole foods". I want to see if I can cook a few Zebu steaks. Just to pass the time. This is where you all burst my bubble I guess but that's why I posted that to see if this is true.

Question (s):

In the Wikipedia posts it talks about "all inclusive resorts" does this exist? Where they have working girls at the resorts themselves on offer as through reading over the posts I have not come across one yet?

Are there any fish bowl / brothel / incall type places in Nosy be or in Madagascar in general?

Mahajanga seems to be a nicer city than Tana, this is all speculation from my cursory research, Tana doesn't strike me as a very hospitable place. Mahajanga seems to have a vast number of instahoes concentrated here. Mahajanga seem to have a better over all atmosphere. There seem to be much less visible abject poverty in Mahajanga than Tana. Maybe there are other issues I am not taking into considering here?

How would one get to Mahajanga from Nosy be? I haven't been able to find flights to Mahajanga from nosy be?

Do monger un-friendly hotels exist in Madagascar? I ask this because hotel selection seems limited to begin with.

I love the Blasian look how realistic is it to come across these Blasian women are they all mostly "African" looking? I read that the make up is some kind of southeast Asian background but the pictures I've seen on Taxi Be mostly "African" looking women they are attractive however I am specifically interested in the Blasians if on offer. Is it realistic to expect to pull these women or they highly sot after and mostly unavailable?

Are antibiotics & Cialis available to purchase without prescription in nosy be? Can someone recommend a spot to stock up on medications in Nosy be?

Thank you gentlemen in Advance.

[Neddy69]

There's no conceivable reason why you need permanent residence there -- unless you cannot afford to fly back and forth to the EU, and this move is your endgame and you're going to be buried on the Isle Rouge. And if that's your plan, it only makes sense if you plan to acquire a fully restored Colonial Estate (or similar) -- in beachfront or highlands -- and live a lifestyle that you cannot afford in your home country.

Do I hear a certain amount of jealousy? Don't worry about my funds. I have more pension than a lot of these destitute french men. In fact I met one, who lives here in A Vezo village with about 100 inhabitants. He told me he needs 250€ a month.

La Buse.

Legal resident of Isle Rouge.

[NamasteParis]

Hello,

I would like to come in Madagascar.

I'am 30 years old belgian and speak french (maybe more easy in mada?

I have somes questions:

-Where to stay in Nosy Be for the nightlife, food. ?

-Recommendation hotel?

-How to find girl? (Tinder works? What bar? Nightclub?

-Where is the best nightlife in nosy be?

-How much cost a girl?

-The wifi / 4 G is good? How much cost a 4 G card?

-Easy to rent motorbike?

Thank you.

I wrote a full report answering your questions in this same page! Would be great to read few pages back of this forum to avoid asking the same questions that have been answered recently.

[Golfinho]

It's very easy.

First fly to Madagascar to open a bank account which is mandatory. Then fly back to the US and apply for the Visa transformable. Provided you have the other papers complete like cahier judiciare. You might get it. Then fly back with the transformable in your passport. Then you wait between 1 month and 6 months in Tana for your Visa long sejour Retraite to be approved. Ah and not to forget. Another shitload of paper you need to furnish. If you have good French. If you don't know what you're doing I consider your chance to get one as NIL.

La Buse.

Lawful resident of Isle rouge.

There's no conceivable reason why you need permanent residence there -- unless you cannot afford to fly back and forth to the EU, and this move is your endgame and you're going to be buried on the Isle Rouge. And if that's your plan, it only makes sense if you plan to acquire a fully restored Colonial Estate (or similar) -- in beachfront or highlands -- and live a lifestyle that you cannot afford in your home country.

[Neddy69]

Anyone has experience with Transformable visa?

Specifically from USA and for Retiree kind??

Can you share about how easy or bureaucratic it really is from the MADA embassy in Washington DC?

Msota.

https://www.us-madagascar-embassy.or...sular-services

There's a download. But as I said. If you don't have a clear idea what you're doing and do a lot of research. Chance is NIL. And that's what I love about Madagascar. Keeps all the Thai Sex tourists away from the last paradise on earth.

La Buse.