Madagascar

[SouthEaster]

The expert's thriftiness is becoming legendary. Not to mention his declaration every year or 2 that Mada has nothing to offer and he won't be back, only to return next year with a new user name.

SE.

[Amadeuss]

Since when? Before the elections a certified copy of passport made at the city hall was always accepted.

Correct. In the past it was ok. I also used a copy of the visa page but together with my original ID (not passport) and it was accepted. On the travel advise page of France for Mada I did read this: "En particulier dans l'agglomération the'Antananarivo, mais aussi de plus en plus dans les villes seeôtières touristiques, ont lieu LE soir et la nuit, des contrôles de police. Il est fortement conseillé de toujours avoir LE passeport avec vous. Une copie the'identité certifiée ne suffit pas. ".

And NmExpert: you may be a good runner. But they are good shooters as well. To play with those thughs because of a problem to be settled with 10.000 MGA risking whatever?

[Golfinho]

the basement next to shoprite here https://goo.gl/maps/QTuNa4Mcqpv and also full of girls some street girls near.
"La Suite 101" club in Tana is live and kicking its near my hotel.
https://goo.gl/maps/wEGHL1wE39r there also local bar opposite the club around here https://goo.gl/maps/LidNBKASSPH2 this area has less beggars and more easy to breath..

'Full of girls'? The club next to the new shoprite and underneath the Tana Hotel? Its clientele is Arab and sub-continentals, a cohort not known for seeking out best quality which is reflected by the women who go there.

La Suite 101: as of a month ago, as before, it's only open weekends, and attracts the more affluent and better dressed Malagasy. Tell us all about what you picked up there, NmExpert.

[LoveEastAsia]

Is La Suite 101 the site of the old Pandora club?

Nice place, nice music, worth to visit.

Most normal girls but of course some others!

[Member #4673]

Is La Suite 101 the site of the old Pandora club?

It's the same club but its made major renovation and rename few years ago.

[LoveEastAsia]

Is La Suite 101 the site of the old Pandora club?

Yes it is but same kind of people inside with a mix of Malagasy and few vahazas.

[Muzungufotsy]

Is La Suite 101 the site of the old Pandora club?

Yes it is.

[Vavy Lover]

Anyway "La Suite 101" club in Tana is live and kicking its near my hotel.

https://goo.gl/maps/wEGHL1wE39r there also local bar opposite the club around here https://goo.gl/maps/LidNBKASSPH2 this area has less beggars and more easy to breath.

Is La Suite 101 the site of the old Pandora club?

[LoveEastAsia]

I stay in a dump 39 k per night it also used as a short time hotel, thin walls moaning every night. Girls come and go so you can take them back to your room or collect number.

Best method to wait in the reception. Tana is a dump you walk you fall to a hole or peoples will spit without looking and the worst part is that in the mainland Africa there are better looking girls.

I would say a well plan trip for 3 weeks is fine. I have 10 days more now from my 2 month trip. Next destination Bhair Dar Etiopia.

Hello Nmexpert,

You can't receive private message. I am going to stay some weeks in Tana and I am interesting with the name of your hotel as I can 't find it on google map.

Is it safe enough to stay? Are there a receptionist and a guardian 24 h /24 h?

Any other advises of cheap hotel, I mean less than 60000 AR?

Thanks in advance.

[Steve Ohh]

I have yet to visit Madagascar and am thinking about going later this spring. BUT I know nothing about this country and respectfully am asking board members for help in making my stay as enjoyable as possible. As usual, I have precious little time. I can stay for max one week. So I will not have time to travel around much. I gather that Toamasina is relatively close by so I can take a bus? Are there other destinations that can be reached by bus in a few hours?

There is a direct flight to Antananarivo from Europe so I am thinking I'll stay put there. But then I think maybe Nosy Bee might be better even if I have to make a connection somewhere en route. What sayeth you?

My questions are a typical newbies so I ask for your indulgence. I should add that I speak fluent French.

1. Where should I stay? Which hotels are GF friendly? Do I need to pay a joiner fee?

2. Where is the action at? Clubs, cafes, WG streets, etc.

3. And what about the girls? I'the like to hang with a slender young girl with minimum body damage. Where should I look? What can I expect? The reports on this board sound very enticing.

4. Prices seem very low by comparison to other destinations. How much is a typical punt?

5. Finally, do I need to get a visa beforehand or is it easily available upon arrival?

Please PM me if you not feel like sharing with everyone on the board.

I am well-informed about other venues in Asia and Europe if can be of help to you.

Thank you for your help.

First of all, don't waste your time, don't travel around, infrastructure is not very well. Decide for one destination. I would recommend Nosy Be for one week. Antananarivo is not a place for holiday.

1. Nosy Be, Hotels, Nobody knows what you expect. Send them an email or call them. Here are hotels recommend. Check this thread.

2. Ambatoloaka, at the clubs and at the beach. Small area, everything is easy to find.

3. Girls, you'll find them or they'll find you (clubs or beach). Another option are dating apps like Badoo or tinder. There are more. Download badoo and start to communicate with them now and later meet them in a restaurant or anywhere else.

4. Price depends on you and the girls and of course how long do you spend your time together. You speak fluently french, that's good for you to negotiate, so always speak French. If you are not sure how much to pay sit down in a bar and talk to other guys around they can share experiences and prices. It's not expensive. Talk about the price before you go to the hotel!

5. Visa on arrival at the Airport. I think about 35€ for one month.

General info for nightclubs in Madagascar, maybe that will help you.

https://maps.me/catalog/recreation/a...-madagasikara/

There is also a French board with lots of information and you can download a pdf full of information in French. Everything is explained, Hotel recommend. https://youppie.net.

[Member #4673]

How did you move around at night--by cab? Or walking? Its all not far but the police is looking for vahaza's as you did experience can be a nuisance.

Meanwhile copies of passport and visa are no longer accepted. You have to carry your passport in original with you. Even one step outside your hotel. That they didn't come after you, consider it as luck.

I walk all the way from "La Suite 101" to Manson. I never carry passport or anything at night for the last 15 years.

I also never take taxi so if a police call me I just keep walking and tell them that everything OK. So they can run after me or arrest me or go fuck themselves. They never run after me as I increase my speed when they start to call me.

Also in Thailand when police officer flag me to stop I increase my motorbike speed and disappear. In Tana I just walking but same idea.

[Muzungufotsy]

Meanwhile copies of passport and visa are no longer accepted. You have to carry your passport in original with you. Even one step outside your hotel.

Since when? Before the elections a certified copy of passport made at the city hall was always accepted.

[Amadeuss]

More clubs in the basement next to shoprite here https://goo.gl/maps/QTuNa4Mcqpv and also full of girls some street girls near.
https://goo.gl/maps/wEGHL1wE39r there also local bar opposite the club around here https://goo.gl/maps/LidNBKASSPH2

One last things two police try to stop me walking asking passport I didn't stop and keep walking fast. While walking away told them that its in my hotel room, then one was asking which hotel I told him the name while increasing my speed as I disappeared.

How did you move around at night--by cab? Or walking? Its all not far but the police is looking for vahaza's as you did experience can be a nuisance.

Meanwhile copies of passport and visa are no longer accepted. You have to carry your passport in original with you. Even one step outside your hotel. That they didn't come after you, consider it as luck.

[Muzungufotsy]

Visit yesterday Saturday at midnight. Place was full can not move, so so looking girls maybe better then any working girls in other cities but day and night with supermodel students that you can find in Kampala Uganda for example. In fact I took nothing.

The worst part was the street kids outside the place each one holding another one year baby. Total 6 kids holding babies were run after me for 100 meter distance. More clubs in the basement next to shoprite here https://goo.gl/maps/QTuNa4Mcqpv and also full of girls some street girls near.

I Came to Tana from two weeks in Majunga and the "port du mer" has many girls hunting, some with questionable age. The common of all cites is all girls look very hardcore and very little chance to get better quality as you can easily pick any girls in some of the east african countries. Anyway "La Suite 101" club in Tana is live and kicking its near my hotel.

https://goo.gl/maps/wEGHL1wE39r there also local bar opposite the club around here https://goo.gl/maps/LidNBKASSPH2 this area has less beggars and more easy to breath.

One last things two police try to stop me walking asking passport I didn't stop and keep walking fast. While walking away told them that its in my hotel room, then one was asking which hotel I told him the name while increasing my speed as I disappeared. Since I have a week now before my bahir dar trip I will try some MP around this area.

In Majunga the correct words are not "port du mer" but "bord de mer" and no reason to be afraid of police if you have a copy of passport with you.

[Muzungufotsy]

I have yet to visit Madagascar and am thinking about going later this spring. BUT I know nothing about this country and respectfully am asking board members for help in making my stay as enjoyable as possible. As usual, I have precious little time. I can stay for max one week. So I will not have time to travel around much. I gather that Toamasina is relatively close by so I can take a bus? Are there other destinations that can be reached by bus in a few hours?

There is a direct flight to Antananarivo from Europe so I am thinking I'll stay put there. But then I think maybe Nosy Bee might be better even if I have to make a connection somewhere en route. What sayeth you?

My questions are a typical newbies so I ask for your indulgence. I should add that I speak fluent French.

1. Where should I stay? Which hotels are GF friendly? Do I need to pay a joiner fee?

2. Where is the action at? Clubs, cafes, WG streets, etc.

I think it s useless to go to Mada just for 1 week but anyway if you still go there just stay in Tana. You speak French you read French board and have all the answers and you speak English you read ISG you have all the answers. You even ask questions that were discussed just a few posts below come on!