Madagascar

[Neddy69]

Amadeuss is right. Little chance you will have time to get through immigration, buy a ticket and catch your flight. Last time I went I was through immigration and out the door in under 30 minutes. The time before that it was 2 hours and 30 minutes! He is also spot on about not being in a hurry. Buy online and be prepared to lose it or just say to hell with it and spend a few days in Tana if you must wait for a flight. That is what I do now, even though I used to hate Tana, my last trip I found it tolerable!

SE.

Last time I spent 3 weeks in Tana. Once you hang out in haute ville towards the Rova there are downright charming areas. Also take a walk around Lac Anosy. Loads of students take their lunch break strolling around the lake. Lots of curious glances and friendly ca va s from sweet young lasses. I found decent fully furnished apartments in haute ville. Good clubs good restos a wide range of chicas. And not sweating my ass off when shagging. The worst polluted and traffic jammed area is of course the area around avenue de l independance. But a pussy rich environment.

[Neddy69]

I was wondering if there is an office of Tsaradia at Tana airport.

My flight from Addis will arrive at 2 pm and I want to take the flight to TulAR at 4 pm.

I don't know 2 hours is enough to make the transit?

When I buy the ticket online and my flight from Addis is too late I loose my ticket.

So when I buy the ticket at the airport I can also take the flight next day in case I am short in time.

2 hours is too tight. Are you a fugitive LOL. Immigration can take up to 2 hours. Better relax a couple of days in Tana. Get to know the lay of the land, then fly to Tulear. The closer you book to departure date the more expensive too. My 2 cents.

Neddy.

[SouthEaster]

Amadeuss is right. Little chance you will have time to get through immigration, buy a ticket and catch your flight. Last time I went I was through immigration and out the door in under 30 minutes. The time before that it was 2 hours and 30 minutes! He is also spot on about not being in a hurry. Buy online and be prepared to lose it or just say to hell with it and spend a few days in Tana if you must wait for a flight. That is what I do now, even though I used to hate Tana, my last trip I found it tolerable!

SE.

[Member #4673]

I was wondering if there is an office of Tsaradia at Tana airport.

You don't understand. Tsaradia and Air Mad is the same thing so every Air Mad office sell Tsaradia and only Tsaradia for domestic.

[Amadeuss]

I was wondering if there is an office of Tsaradia at Tana airport.

My flight from Addis will arrive at 2 pm and I want to take the flight to TulAR at 4 pm.

I don't know 2 hours is enough to make the transit?

When I buy the ticket online and my flight from Addis is too late I loose my ticket.

So when I buy the ticket at the airport I can also take the flight next day in case I am short in time.

#1: Tulear flights are heavily booked. Most likely 1 hours before the flight you will not get a seat.

#2: Going through Immi, getting your luggage is minimum 1 hour. No chance ot buy a ticket and get on the flight.

Either you buy the ticket online and risk to miss the flight or you simply fly next day. Mada is not for the people in a hurry.

[RangeLove]

I was wondering if there is an office of Tsaradia at Tana airport.

My flight from Addis will arrive at 2 pm and I want to take the flight to TuléAR at 4 pm.

I don't know 2 hours is enough to make the transit?

When I buy the ticket online and my flight from Addis is too late I loose my ticket.

So when I buy the ticket at the airport I can also take the flight next day in case I am short in time.

[Muzungufotsy]

Should be "bord de mer" I Guess.

Exactly. It has been said before too.

[Albert9989]

Port du mer means nothing in French. Funny you say you are Mada expert but you don't know that.

Should be "bord de mer" I Guess.

[Member #4673]

Port du mer means nothing in French. Funny you say you are Mada expert but you don't know that.

The best 007? Try Netflix as the world is moving forward.

[Muzungufotsy]

Ocean beach (the malecon) is a Dominican republic terminology, beach road is Thailand term and "port du mer" is the same exact thing used in Mada.

So in Majunga if you want to go to the Malecon aka beach road you tell the TukTuk driver Port du Mer.

Same place.

Port du mer means nothing in French. Funny you say you are Mada expert but you don't know that.

[Neddy69]

A bord de mer. Malecon. All the same. On the sea shore. My french was non existent 5 years ago. Now its decent enough thanks to this superb app called mille. Basically its a a vocabulary trainer available for android. I can hold my own talking simple french with 1000 words. Now I try to tackle kiswahili. Its just so much more fun to understand the language and immerse yourself in malgache culture.

Neddy.

[Member #4673]

Where is Port de Mer? Not sure that we hit that place.

Ocean beach (the malecon) is a Dominican republic terminology, beach road is Thailand term and "port du mer" is the same exact thing used in Mada.

So in Majunga if you want to go to the Malecon aka beach road you tell the TukTuk driver Port du Mer.

Same place.

[Concarne]

I was last month or so in Majunga and I stayed in "hotel central" and Anjary hotel. Each has its cons and prons. Central is 55 k and anjary is 80 k. Central is always near full booked as it used as Monger hotel. It has WiFi and A/C but it basic. Some room the A/C and mattress are weak so check all rooms.

Anjary is a step up in every way. I even took a friq from 100 k room and moved it into my 80 k room.

"Port de mer" is the main mongering area so just walk or take tuk tuk for 1000. For 1 k you can go everywhere in every time including night with a tuktik.

Port de mer has it all including some scams so first thing you check very carefully the ID of the girls. You will get all kind of offers there. I did the trip with a car but for next time better to fly.

Mada Expert.

My buddy and I stayed at the Coco Lodge. Forget the price. But the location was pretty nice. Hotel is ok, food is very good and the pool area is pleasant. The cool thing was that we could basically walk across the street and we were at the taxi be. The quality there was uneven. Certainly some acceptable ones.

The other thing nice about the location is that it was not far to walk to Shakira and the other bar next to it. Forget the name. Also uneven quality but some winners.

Finally, an underused opportunity was the walking around the area by the ocean beach (the malecon). Lots of goodies there that were obviously on the prowl and the occasional looker. My buddy totally scored a winner there just by saying Hello,. I, due to my negligible french was not able to fully take advantage but it is all there. Looks like prime time walking around there maybe 7 to 10 ish. Depending on the day of course.

Where is Port de Mer? Not sure that we hit that place.

[Member #4673]

Any advice on a good hotel in Majunga near the center (action) for under AR 100,000? I saw that NewMadaExpert recommended a couple last year, wondering if there is any other opinions or more recent info. And any opinions about discos / bars? I was there very long ago, more than 10 years I think, and there was a hopping place called Shakira (when the singer was very popular) and a smoky bar with pool tables called, uhm, "Rock and roll cafe"? Found some very hot spinners.

Thanks for input.

I was last month or so in Majunga and I stayed in "hotel central" and Anjary hotel. Each has its cons and prons. Central is 55 k and anjary is 80 k. Central is always near full booked as it used as Monger hotel. It has WiFi and A/C but it basic. Some room the A/C and mattress are weak so check all rooms.

Anjary is a step up in every way. I even took a friq from 100 k room and moved it into my 80 k room.

"Port de mer" is the main mongering area so just walk or take tuk tuk for 1000. For 1 k you can go everywhere in every time including night with a tuktik.

Port de mer has it all including some scams so first thing you check very carefully the ID of the girls. You will get all kind of offers there. I did the trip with a car but for next time better to fly.

Mada Expert.

[RangeLove]

Any advice on a good hotel in Majunga near the center (action) for under AR 100,000? I saw that NewMadaExpert recommended a couple last year, wondering if there is any other opinions or more recent info. And any opinions about discos / bars? I was there very long ago, more than 10 years I think, and there was a hopping place called Shakira (when the singer was very popular) and a smoky bar with pool tables called, uhm, "Rock and roll cafe"? Found some very hot spinners.

Thanks for input.

I stayed last year in hotel Coco Lodge. Very good hotel is the city center and in front of Taxi bé Bar, a pick up point for girls.

Very clean rooms, good A/C, nice pool and most of all a very good restaurant.

That's also important in order to stay healthy in the tropics.