Madagascar

[Green Fun]

i was in tana last week. stayed in colbert. tried to hook among the girls in bar and its small gallery by the roadside. none to suit my taste. strolled down to nearby pandora club, there were good chicks but all appeared engaged. turned to the 24 hour coffee shop very close to colbert - bang opposite bmoi bank. got one fair skinned 24 year old girl. had a beer together while negotiated the deal. fmg 75000 for 2 hours but no anal.

she walked in after 10 mts to the room. had shower and came draped in towel. wanted dim light fun. removed her towel and found clean shaven pussy, very clean. started with playing with each other till it got steamy. got in standing position,and started exploring her. she got hold of the tool and started rubbing it over her clit. got horny in no time and we were back in bed. rubber on and she started off in missionary position. very wet, started moaning like mad. changed position, she on top and got very good rythm in stroking. i changed to doggy and a great experience. got back to missionary and she came squeezing me tight. i came instantly after she jerked in orgasm.

cleaned herself and used my mobile to call her mother in other town. talked a lot after the fuck. fortunately she was clean with no smoking or drinking habits (it stinks sometimes as i am a non smoker).

had asked leads for some indian or paki girls but there was no reply. if any monger friend knows, please pm the contacts. there are plenty good looking muslim girls of indian or paki race. need contacts. visiting again in may.

green fun

[Explorer1]

Is anyone going to Madagascar this year? I was scheduled to go to Reunion Island a couple a weeks ago, but cancelled due to an emergency. I've changed my plans and will be going to Madagascar in November or December. If anyone is going during that period, let me know.

[Green Fun]

Continuing on my report posted yesterday.

In Tana, the small gallery bar outside Colbert is an evening pick up joint. Area between Indra night club and Analakely is filled with SW. Caution -this area is not all that safe. Area around La Caveo night club and near Colbert hotel is safer and better quality.
There are lot of Indians seen there but no Indian girls in any pick up joints and night clubs. Can any informed soul guide me on getting an Indian chic. Appreciate early response as I am due to visit Madagascar first half of March for a week.

Few tips should be useful. Taxi drivers are rarely useful in getting better quality than available openly. Better to avoid as it increases cost. Bell boys or receptionists (they are mostly females even in night shifts) can be approached for getting a girl for you by paying a minor tip of $2-$3. Keep a copy of your passport with VISA page in it while out in the night. Avoidable to carry originals especially in Tana as pickpocketing is common.
Girls are appraochable and is not a major issue. If they are not in for a game, they will politely refuse. I got secretary of one office I visited couple of times in Tana to have sex with me. Paid for the room, some food and had a good afternoon session with this sex bomb. She did it to get my help in getting europe visa, which I did. Lovely shaped body and sexy outfit and tremendous performance. Did sex in several positions and she came in missionary position with loud sounds. Clean pussy and good bump. Most girls do not go for anal. They do BJ beautifully though.

Need some non pro willing girls contact. If Indian girls contact is available please post it with numbers or clear guidelines to reach or contact.

Green Fun

[Green Fun]

The girls in Madagascar are of better quality than in rest of Africa as they are of Indonesian origin.Fair skin,straight hair, freindly and GF types.Sex is accepted openly here and seems to be only way of entertainment available in addition to booze and dance in night clubs.

Tana-best quality girls of white or wheatish skin.Most pros type. Cost high compared to coastal towns.running rate about US$15-25 for average quality ST. Possible to get a week company for US$50. Cafe joint opposite BMOI, near Hotel Colbert is a 24 hour pick up joint.Indira club, Pandora and La Caveo night clubs are fishing ponds for the night.Most hotels are girl friendly except Hilton where one has to exercise discretion.

Tamatave-Main port city.Lots of SW around Hotel Neptune and road behind it.Queens club is a ***** hole with girls outnumbering guys by a ratio of 2 any night.Go in early at about 10 PM to pick up.Disco in Neptune hotel gets decent quality babes.Locals can be seen fucking opposite Neptune hotel in the night in the dark spots along the beach.

Tulear-Good quality chicks young and cooperative in bed.wildest sex of my life I had in Tulear with a girl picked up outside walking with her one friend.proposed and in she comes.Two condoms torn in action. Amazing service.

Please let me know ways to hook non pros working type girls as I travel from Europe on business and I need to be a bit discreet in action.Leads are welcome on the forum.

Need some leads into action in Mauritius.Seems to be very close society there.

Greenfun

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[Afro Traveller]

Ken,

Things can change sometimes quickly and knowledge of French will help. See Jan 2005 newsitem on Majunga.

http://gazetynety.org/article.php3?id_article=1093

[Ken Kelova]

Poupard2000,

Thanks alot for the info. I really appreciate it and will remember it well. Hopefully I will visit Madagascar sometime next year and am looking forward to it very much.

Thanks again

Kenkelova

[Poupard2000]

Ken,

If you do not speak at all french, I do not think that you will be really ripped off but organisation of life will be a little bit more difficult. I have met a german guy in Mada who was speaking only german and english and he has travelled without real problems and had a lot of girls. A possibility is to meet Europeans in places where are girls and to speak in english with french-speaking mongers. A lot have travelled before in Asia and speak a decent english. It could be helpfull. Another good thing is the relative small size of hotels. After some days, you will know all the mongers. The best places for girls? Clearly not Tana which is a relatively expansive and not really interesting place. I think that Diego Suarez (Disco Nouvel Hotel), Majunga (see my post) and Tulear (I have not been there but my firends told me that this city is really hot) are the best places. I would had Nosy Be because there are many girls (but many Europeans also) AND a lot of activities.

Ken, try to not go alone. Madagascar is safer than black Africa but it is Africa.

[Ken Kelova]

Hey guys,

These posts have been great and I'm definitely gonna hit Madagascar sometime next year. I just wanna know, of all the citites, which one do you think is best as far as women, prices, accomodations, safety etc are concerned?

Also I read that speaking French is a must. Would it be a major problem getting some without getting ripped off if I couldn't speak French at all?

Thanks

KenkeLova

[Poupard2000]

Considering the malaria, it could be a real concern, especially during the rainy season (around March).

Many of permanent residents (even Europeans) have got Malaria. Personaly, I was using Savarine (a mix of two antimalaria molecules) on a daily base. The other way to avoid infection risk is to use an repellant cream after the sunset and to use "moustiquaire" when you sleep.

I have had more problems with mosquitos in Hungary during the summer (Balaton) than in Mada.

I was two times, 3 weeks in Mada and I did not get Malaria. Same result with my friends. But it seems that the East coast (Tamatave and Sainte Marie) are more humid & more infested with plasmodium.

I was not in these areas.

To conclude, malaria is more present than in Thailand where it is exceptionnal but if you follow the classic rules, it is not a real concern.

[Member #4366]

Chihob,

I took mefloquine, which is the usual malaria prevention medicine and it didn't have any effect on my sex drive. Malaria is endemic over there, so I wouldn't go without taking this stuff.

[Member #4366]

Great repport Poupard! You are absolutely right! Mada is the right place for adventures - it is just wild! I had no idea that Majunga was that interesting. When I was in Tana, people only told me that Majunga is hot. I thought they meant the weather, but after reading your comments, I know better (LOL). Girlfriend related costs over there seem even lower than in the places where I've been. The way you describe the scene makes me think of Diego: less hard-core and lots of fun. I'm seriously considering going again, next year and then I won't skip Majunga.

[Chicob]

Great reports, Poupard2000 and Bucanero!

It seems like you had a wonderfull time in Mad. I'd like to ask you a question: did you take anything for malaria (I don't you if it is the correct name in English, but anyway it is the disease that you get with mosquitos) and does it have some influence on your sexuality?

P.S. I know it sounds like a strange question, but there are some medicines (like antibiotics) that have terrible effects on many persons (me included: when I take it, my friend between the legs just doesn't work for some days after I stop the cure!!).

Thank you for you answer,

Chicob

[Poupard2000]

Thank for this great mail Bucanero. I would agree with you on the fact that it is easier and finally cheaper (on a daily cost) to find ladies in Thailand but Madagascar has a wild aspect which is unique.

Let me to share my experience (As Swiss I speak french as a mother language and this is a point to take into account). It was my second trip in Madagascar (I was in october 2002 in Nosy Be and Diego Suarez).

For exchange: in june, we had at the black market 7350 FMG (franc malgache) for one euro. It means that 6500 FMG is one USD.

I was in Madagascar in june 2003 with 2 friends (Joe and JC) and I would like to share my experience about Mahajunga (say Majunga) on the west coast.

Majunga is a relatively big city (150 000 inhabitants) with nice beaches (especially the Grand Pavois) and a colonial architecture. It is a very nice place for holidays and also an interesting place for girls.

Two ways to reach the city: the taxi brousse (or minibus deluxe) for between 100 000 and 250 000 fmg and the plane for 650 000 fmg (which is pretty expansive but Air Madagascar has the monopole and is badly managed).

We stay at the hotel Chez Karon who was not expansive (80 000 fmg) and well located (near beaches). Furthermore the food (try the seafood) is excellent. The boss is chinese and his wife french.

The first day, we have decided to spent time at the Tobany (pronounced Toobani) who is the first pick up place before the opening of discos. It was full with girls mainly black. Clearly professionals but some were very sexy and very friendly. It is necessary to speak French because English is spoken by few people in Madagascar (Mada).

After some discussions with sexy girls, we have decided to not choose a chick and to discover the San Antonio. We have decided to go to this disco at 11 pm /taxi 6000 FMG/. This was the low season and only around 40 girls were there hunting Europeans. Not many whites “vazaha” and girls were doing us large smiles. I found a tall black girl Sabrina who seems very friendly... Quickly, we become closed friends. Another girl comes and tries to convince me that she is a much better girl than Sabrina. Sabrina does not interfer with this surrealist discussion. I do not like this pushy approach and keep on my first choice. To avoid problems, I speak about the price 50 000 FMG /8 USD/ Normal price in Majunga for the whole night. It seems that many girls prefer to not speak about money. This is too professionnal and many girls are not considering themselves as hookers.... but as one night lover. I like this approach. No friends have had problems without speaking about money and just giving the standard amount in the morning.

We are going to the hotel and taking showers. Sabrina has a perfect body but as she has had a child and, as many malgache girls who have been pregnant, she has very soft tits. She gives me long and perfect blow job and then, we fuck in many different positions including my favorite doggy style. I finished in her mouth. Without a noise, she went to the bathroom to wash her mouth.

She has to live in the morning to Tananarive (the main city) to see her son . This will avoid for me any problem taking other girls in her presence.

The following day, we decide to try the Ravinala (pronounced Ravinal) with Serge, a french guy staying at Chez Nono (an hotel near Chez Karon but with low quality rooms). We remark two young girls around 20 years old. One had the Arab type and the other the Indonesian type. I prefer the second one and Serge the first one. My girl named Marie and she comes from Tana. She is Merina the ethnie of Tananarive. She looks really like a polynesian girl. The Arab girl named Zalifa and was the cousine of Marie. They decide to bring us to another club named Mercure Rouge. The Arab girl dances very good the Rock with malgache boys. Not many European in Mercure Rouge but we do not have any problems with Malgache boys. Globally the Malgaches are very friendly people. The only problem was for a frenchman who has been stolen in his room at the hotel Chez Nono.

At 3 am, we go back to the hotel with the two girls. We have never spoken about money. Marie is crazy with sex and we have had two very hot sessions of more than one hour each. I came two times like her. She gave nice blow jobs and kisses with passion. I try anal with her. She let me do but after the first centimeters, it is clearly too painfull for her. I stop the experience and come back in the main road. The morning, we have taken our breakfast together. She likes me and I was proud of this sexy girl. I give her 50 000 FMG and clothes from Paris that I bring with me. She is really very happy of the clothes.

In the evening, I had a Rendez-vous with Marie in Ravinala. Zalifa was there but without Serge, who has left for Tana in the morning (using a minibus). Marie had a bandana and looked like a pretty Pirate girl of Philippines. We decided to go to San Antonio. Zalifa followed us. There, she asked for an expansive /according to local prices/ pizza of 38 000 FMG /5 USD/. I paid but I was a little bit unhappy of this demand from Zalifa who was not my girlfriend. Marie was also surprised by this demand. After this first success, Zalifa asked for money to go back to her home. I gave her 10 000 FMG which was more than necessary. She asked for another 5000 FMG. I refused and left with Marie.

Another hot night with Marie. She was very passionate and I felt me lucky to have found such a girl so quickly. The day after, we have booked a taxi with Joe, one of my two friends to visit the Lac Sacré and the Plage du Grand Pavois. The new girl friend of Joe and Marie were coming with us. We have had marvelous seafood on the Grand Pavois beach. The cost of the taxi for the whole day was 50 000 FMG /8 USD/. Near the Grand pavois is a beautifull red mountain named the Cirque Rouge. It is very nice at the sun set. We have takne a bath on the beach with the girls. There is nobody on the beach and Marie takes a bath completly nude. With the sunset light and the desert beach, it was magic, unique. I came in her pussy in the sea water but just some seconds as a game. I know risky with HIV but it was so unique.

The evening, we have had a dinner with JC my other friend who was living the following day by plane for Nosy Be. We have choosen to stay Chez Karon, one of the best table in Majunga. I have taken a bottle of french wine from Europe. Joe, JC, me and the three malgache girls have a Good bye dinner with fabulous seafood.... lobsters, Camarons and Rocklobsters. We pay 50 000 FMG per person. Another nice night with Marie.

The following day, Marie has to go back at home to take new clothes. I was free in the afternoon and I have seen a girl with nice tits at the bar of Chez Nono (good pick up place in the afternoon). She named Severine and according to Serge, she was a good fucker including backdoor. I take her for a short time of 2 hours. She makes love with passion and she likes anal penetration. I finished in her ass for a global price of 25 000 FMG /3.5 USD/. The night, I had rendez vous with Marie for the dinner Chez Nono and for another hot night. I gave her 75 000 FMG in the morning for her sex performances and her passion.

The following day with Philippe another Frenchman and his girlfriend we were going to a concert of Malgache music in a stadium. There were thousand of people but we were only two Europeans. Entry fee was at 10 000 FMG /1.5 USD/. Childrens were looking us as Martians. The music was very good and everybody was dancing. A cloud of dust pushed by dance peformers was going up above the stadium. Mapuka from Congo is one of the hottest dance and girls are moving their asses franticly.

The night, I had not decided any rendez vous with Marie. I wanted to try another girl. I was looking for Cecile a sexy girl seen at the Tobany, but I can not find her in San Antonio nor in Tobany. Probably she had another customer. In Ravinala, I took Vanessa a pretty girl from Tamatave. Night was good but below Marie. I finished in her mouth.

In the morning, we were taking our breakfast at 9 am when Marie came at the hotel with a young cousine. Well I had two girls. Around the breakfast table but I was really happy to see Marie. I paid the breakfast to Marie and her cousine /10 000 FMG each/ compare with a short time at 25 000 FMG and you will arrive at the conclusion that sex is cheap and food uis expansive in Madagascar.

Vanessa has had the feeling that I had more affinity with Marie. She left with 50 000 FMG and a dress for her young sister (I have taken old clothes from Switzerland). I felt really happy to see Marie. I have decided to buy her books and a french malgache dictionnary because her French was really poor. We spent the two following days together. I was a little bit too generous with her.... 100 000 FMG per night and many gifts. I gave her clothes and a perfume from Paris. I remember this period like an honeymoon......I hjust make one short time with a waitress of the hotel. It has always been a phantasm for me to fuck a waitress. Well done... for 25 000 FMG /3,5 USD/.

But I have to leave for Nosy Be with Jo in order to meet JC and to spent our last week of holidays. In order to save money, we avoid the very expansive local flight and decide to take the weekly boat named Jean Pierre Calloch for a price of 220 000 FMG /30 USD/.

Marie is crying but as she will go to tana I can meet her there before my flight back to Europe. I am really sad for Marie....I give her a banknote of 20 euros ... but new adventures are waiting for me in Nosy Be.

The night on the boat has been tiring despite a relative confort for Madagascar. At the port of Hell Ville, JC and his girlfriend named Elise are waiting us. We are going to our hotel in Ambatoaloaka /pronounced Ambatoolook/.

In the night we have decided to go to the Djembé. A disco in Ambatoaloaka, not far from our hotel. It was packed with girls (mainly blacks or mulatres). Not many vazaha. I choose a very dark girl with big tits. She looks really afrcian and, after Marie, I want to try some real African taste. 20 years old, she named Eliane and she was from Ambilobe. The first night I know that she was a real great choice. One of the best GFE in my life. She has a marvellous body and makes love with a lot of talent. Nice blow jobs. She likes all the positions but has preference for doggy style. She was new in Nosy Be and it seems really true. Europeans living in Nosy Be do not know her. She told me that I was her first European.

I gave her 50 000 fmg every morning and 40 USD the last day. The second day, I knew that I will stay with her and she has decided to move to my hotel with her bag because the taxi was expansive between Hell Ville, where she stays with her aunt and Ambatoaloaka. We have had a whole week together and I have paid the food, the discos and all the out of pocket expenses. She was nice with me. She was really hot always asking to fuck. She wanted to try sodomy but it hurted her and I stop it. Before I have to take the taxi for the airpot of NosyBe she havs given me a last marvellous blow job and she has eaten my the load…. First time for her. She was very sad as me. We have had a marvellous week together.

I should say that GFE are great in Madagascar. Price of girls is lower than anywhere in the world but with food, hotels (expansives for a poor quality), taxis and transport (plane or boat), the daily cost is more expansive than in Thailand.

If possible, the best solution is to go there with somebody who speaks French and have a certain knowledge of the country.

[Member #4366]

madagascar report - august 2003

in august 2003, i spent 3 weeks in madagascar, equally divided over: tananarive, tamatave and diego suarez. here are some impressions:

the trip to madagascar:
this is relatively expensive, even when you travel from europe (as i did). the best option is to go from paris with air france or air madagascar. the ticket price depends on the season, but you should count on at least 1000 euro, return trip. i travelled with air madagascar because it entitles you to a 20% reduction (previously 30%) on domestic flights in madagascar. these domestic flights are also quite expensive, so i would recommend air mad. their service is quite good and their fleet is reasonably well maintained.

the capital antananarivo =tana (where most international flights arrive and depart), is situated on a high plateau (over 2000 meters), so it can get rather chilly at night. a sweater or pullover is recommended here. there are lots of hotels in tana and i think that they are all girl-friendly (perhaps with the exception of the high-end hotels, but that is just a guess). i prefer to spend my money on other things than luxury i do not really need. when i've got a clean room, telephone, a good bed, hot water and laundry service, i'm fine. and you can find this in almost any mid-class hotel in tana. in any case, it is a good idea to look in and under the bed before you move into a room. in one place i was staying, i was plagued by bed bugs. no problem after i moved to another room, though. speaking of bugs, madagascar probably houses the largest cockroaches on this earth, so beware when you go to budget hotels. tana looks beautiful on first sight, with lots of characteristic brick houses on hillsides and many people selling things in the streets. but the traffic is murder and there seem to be no rules. white foreigners are constantly plagued by peddlers, touts and very insistent beggars. this is especially true in the downtown area and on the stairs leading to the upper town. unfortunately, you cannot avoid these areas when you are looking for female company. the place is also not very safe at night, so it is better to take a taxi after sunset. violent robbery seems to be less than a few years ago, but it is still quite risky to walk around at night in tana. by the way, watch out for luggage thieves at the airport. carry your own stuff and do not trust anyone! hotel rooms are also usually not safe. i kept my valuables in the hotel safe, but my sunglasses and some other small items were stolen from my room.

in tana (and in madagascar in general) one can distinguish between 3 types of girls:

1. the 'good' girls. when you see them in the street, they are most of the time accompanied by one or more male family members. they usually cannot be approached unless you've got a date through a marriage agency or when you already know another member of the family. unfortunately, these girls are among the most beautiful in the country: slim, fair skin, long black hair, euro/asian features. they also tend to work for air mad, banks and expensive shops. obviously upper-class material.

2. bar girls. they are also very easy to recognise. first of all of course by their natural habitat: the bars and discos. in tana, you can find most of them in the glacier bar (downtown) in the late afternoon and in the evening and in the disco indra at night. other popular discos are pandora and le bus. most of these girls (i would say 95%) are black, and this while in tana the average population is more asian than black. their success in getting clients can be measured by the weight of the gold they are wearing. they've all got a mobile phone and their first question to you is usually: "massage?" they only prey on foreign guys. most of them are young (early 20s) and often quite attractive if you like t&a (which i do). they are clearly professionals and do not get jealous when you decide on another girl the next day. but they'll also leave you without hesitation when a better opportunity (i.e. more generous looking male) presents itself. i had really good times with some of these girls. they'll do anything you ask them to do and they'll even do it with a lot of enthusiasm. well, at least i never had anything to complain about in that area. but it is a good idea to negotiate with them on the price first. they will not ask for money upfront, but if you give them what they consider not enough, afterwards, then it is trouble. the usual tariff in tana for bar girls is between 100k and 175k fmg (= 15-25 euro) for lt. they will usually not accept less than 100k fmg, but sometimes, they'll expect more than 175k, as i found out. i gave one girl 150k to 'help her with her expenses', but she started to b*tch and said that she should have at least 50 euro (which is more than 2 times the normal tariff). first i refused, but then she started to shout and threatened to tell her 'cousin'. i had seen the guy the night before, so i gave her the 50 euro and showed her the way out. in the doorway, she even had the nerve to ask for additional 'taxi money' (which she didn't get, of course). well, that was a lesson i had to pay for, i suppose: better negotiate first than pay double later. later, i heard that she got another guy to buy her a new mobile phone (150 euro) also for just one night of fun.…

3. street girls. this is the vast majority of the girls in tana (and also in the other towns). they are usually poor and dressed in less fancy clothes than the bar girls. they do not have (much) jewellery or mobile phones. in tana, most are of mixed race (african/asian). in the coastal towns, most are black or mulattas. they are much less direct than the bar girls and often rather shy. you have to take the initiative, because they won't. their french is often not very good, but it is the only foreign language they do speak. forget about english. you have to 'charm' them a bit (in french: 'draguer'), but it is without risk: you can be sure that they are very much willing to go with you. but you have to speak french to get something going with these girls. they are also the best gfe material: most of them will be happy to stay with you for your entire vacations in madagascar. well, most bar girls will also be prepared to do this, but you'll need a (much) bigger budget. the place to find the 'street girls' is obviously in the street. they do not go to the bars or discos (unless you invite them in), but can often be found in the streets around the bars and discos. in tana, the streets around the disco 'indra' are in the evening and early night full of them. yes, they are waiting for customers, both local and foreign guys, but they are less hardcore than the bar girls. beware of **** girls in this category - there are quite a lot of them around and, as a foreigner, you are in danger when being with them (although they'll tell you that it is o.k.). always ask for their id (carnet) and inspect it carefully. i noticed that some hotels do not even check the girls' id when you invite them in. they will never ask for money upfront, but of course they expect you to give them something afterwards. locals and foreign expats living there usually give them about 50k fmg (7-8 euro) lt and some taxi money, but from foreign tourists, they'll expect twice that amount. still a good deal when compared with other parts of the world. the street girls are, in my experience, more traditional than the bar girls. they are not always willing to do anything you ask them to. on 3 different occasions, i had girls that refused to do a blowjob, not even a covered one. even when i offered 'something extra', they absolutely refused to go down on me. it seems to be a big taboo (fady) in their culture to do this. possibly the same with anal, but i did not ask it as it is not my thing. but most girls won't refuse a blowjob, so it is better to ask them first (in a discreet way) if they are willing to do it. another thing: most girls won't insist on condom use. even many of the bar girls do not seem to consider this necessary. in most cases, i had to take the initiative. hopefully, this will change soon because i heard that vds are rampant in madagascar with aids sharply on the rise. when i was in diego, there was a massive aids awareness campaign going on, with groups of young people shouting and singing about it in public places.

my second stop was tamatave, which is a rather big town on the eastern coast of the island. the climate can be really suffocating over there, especially in the southern summer season, so it is better to look for a hotel room with airco. all hotels (as far as i could find out) are girl-friendly. prices are a little bit lower than in tana, but nothing is really cheap (like in south-east asia). there is not much to do in tamatave, except from 'girl-hopping'. the beach is heavily polluted and you can't swim in the ocean because it is infested with sharks. there are no interesting national parks or other attractions around. well, that leaves the nocturnal life. honestly, i found it also a bit disappointing. there is one disco that is open every night: queens club, which is next to the hotel plage. lots of girls here, starting from about 8pm. but the whole scene is rather hardcore. these girls are all bar girls (as mentioned above) and they are only there to make money. no gfe material here. there are 3 or 4 other discos in town, which open from thursday until sunday. but most of them are really dead. the only other popular one is the disco of hotel neptune (together with hotel sharon, the most upmarket hotel of tamatave). there you may even find the occasional 'good girl', although the vast majority consists of the bar girls of queens club, looking for more affluent customers. i recognised most of them from an earlier visit to queens club. street girls in tamatave can mainly be found after 8 pm along the waterfront. don't walk alone there at night! at daytime, you can also often find girls on the beach, especially under the palm trees close to the neptune hotel. but at daytime, they are even more timid than at night. they will never approach you but sit down within viewing distance and wait for you to make the first move.

when you are in tamatave, do not give the bar girls more than 100k fmg (15 euro) lt. they'll probably start asking for more, but they'll be really happy with 100k. negotiate first! with street girls you can go as low as 50k (7-8 euro), but the prettier ones will expect 75k at least. locals can even get pussy for 25k fmg, as i've been told by a local guy (but i suppose that this is for st only).

tamatave has a predominantly black population and most working girls over there are also black. occasionally, you can find a 'metisse' (mixed) indian or chinese girl.

diego suarez was my last and best experience in madagascar. it is a charming, busy town with a nice (warm and dry) climate and a lot of attractions both in town as well as around it. there are a few amazing national parks you can visit and the whole area around the bay is just beautiful. several agencies organise excursions. quite expensive to go on your own, but a much better deal when you manage to team up with a few other guys. diego is also a nice town for a leisure stroll in the streets. but the best thing about diego is the urban wildlife. in my personal experience, the girls had a less professional and more playful attitude than in tana or tamatave. at least, when i was in town, i met a wild bunch of merry girls who just seemed to have a lot of fun, hanging out with tourist boyfriends, drinking, dancing and whoring. there seemed less competition between them than in the other two towns i visited. when you are looking for a gfe, diego may be the best choice (possibly along with nosy be, which i didn't visit, but which got good references from other travellers i met). in diego, the main place to go (when looking for girls) is the nouvel hotel, from about 11pm. if you need company before that time, you may try your luck at the vahinee bar (near hotel colbert) or at the libertalia (snack)bar. when i was in diego, these places were rather dead most of the time, but it is possible that the girls where hanging out elsewhere. if you like nightlife, there is also the tropicana nightclub, but the party there only really starts after 1am. i haven't been there, because every time, i could very well make my choice at the nouvel hotel. i would not recommend this hotel for renting a room (very noisy), but it is a great place to drink, dance and pick up girls. almost all guys going there are tourists or expats and girl:guy ratio is higher than 5:1. most girls are very good looking. they are for the major part black or mulattas, even in this town, but here you may also come across the occasional 'arab' type. they are mixed blood, but still a lot lighter than the majority of the girls around. unfortunately, they are very popular with tourists. the ones i saw where always occupied by, mainly french, guys, who keep them for the whole duration of their sojourn in town. you have to be lucky to find one that is not engaged. i wasn't that lucky, but i didn't have anything to complain about with the other girls. in diego, i found the distinction between bar girls and street girls less obvious than in the other two towns. well, the mobile phone is a giveaway, in any case (too expensive for 'normal' girls).

there is no beach in diego but you can take a 30min taxi ride to ramena beach (bad road!), which is the beach closest to town. i did not find it very clean and it is full of touts and peddlers. there are some girls too, offering 'massage'. i found none of them very attractive, but perhaps i wasn't lucky. in my opinion, it is better to invite a girl from diego over to go with you to ramena beach. most will be very pleased to go with you as this invitation sort of 'books' them with you for the next round. it is possible to rent a room in ramena, even if you only use it for a couple of hours. better even, why not invite 2 girls to come with you? i saw a middle-aged french guy on the beach with three(!) very cute young girls and they were all over him, constantly. well, the girls don't have much better to do during daytime anyway.

diego was great, but there are still a few down sides. first of all, it is hard to find a good-value hotel room, especially in the tourist season (dec-march and jul-aug). making reservations is a good idea because there are not many rooms of an acceptable standard around and those available tend to fill up very quickly. the price-quality ratio is also much worse than in other places in madagascar. for a barely middle class hotel room, i paid double what i had to pay for a comparable room in tamatave. i think that this situation will only get worse as diego is bound to get very popular (again) among french speaking tourists - after a slack period, which was due to political troubles, last year. another down side (for those not speaking french) is that nobody speaks any other foreign language than french. not even hotel or bank personnel know english and certainly not the girls. tana is already tough if you do not speak french, but in the provincial towns you would really have a hard time. this more so because in madagascar things are not so well organised (to put it mildly), so you have to ask around a lot to find your way and to arrange the simplest things.

summarizing, madagascar was a nice experience and i'm glad i tried it. but it is not the best destination if you only go for sexual adventures. then brazil or thailand will give you more 'bang for the buck'. it is true that you don't pay a lot for the malgache girls (well, most of them), but when you add up the total cost of the trip and then divide by the number of girls you did, you will probably come to the conclusion that you can get a better deal elsewhere. also, when you are not too fond of black girls and when you don't speak french, it may be a better idea to go elsewhere. but if you visit madagascar both to see the magnificent nature and to go crazy with some wild, uninhabited girls, then you are bound to like it.

[Pedro Chilli]

Thanks for the swift reply Labadi.

Well it looks like an old dog will have to learn some new tricks. I have purchased a French phrase book. Already I have learnt - Combien? - which I expect to use frequently. I plan to go to Mada in early March to miss the rainy season. Any other non French speakers out there fancy a bit of an adventure?