Madagascar

**Amadeuss** · 12-31-24 21:54

Originally Posted by DarsVeider [View Original Post]

Find attached the updated guide for your reference. Updated with some more recent reports and my own experiences of my last trip in Oct 2024.

A good summary! Great to read for a newbie -- but still many more places and events are there to discover. I know them. However, why shall I tell? Once published it will get fuxxed up by the. Xxxx (I dot wamt to get banned by the mods).

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:56

Find attached the updated guide for your reference. Updated with some more recent reports and my own experiences of my last trip in Oct 2024.

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:51

Some delights I had tasted during my trip in Mahajanga.

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:49

Stayed in Majunga in total 8 nights and stayed in 2 hotels:

Hotel Anjary – 90 k – big rooms with A / see, no fridge, no safety box, WIFI was OK– but since I was not feeling comfortable in this hotel I moved on after my first night.

Hotel LE Badamier – 110 k – Standard room, A / C, safety box, but no fridge (w fridge 130 k) – good hotel, but noisy street – stayed 7 nights.

Checked 2 other alternatives:

Kismat Hotel – 90 k – Standard room (fan) with fridge, safety box would be installed when the client moves in (they told me) / 110 k w / A / C– quiet street, right behind supermarket – rooms look ok.

Central Hotel – 75 K – Standard (fan)/ 90 k w A / see – but basic rooms (no fridge, no safety deposit box, bathoom looks not so good).

Gals:

Tinder and Badoo – work well, lots of hits.

Bord de la Mer – some girls available – starts at 18 h, but still lots of families – best go there around 20:30 h.

LE Zanzibar is dead" . Was walking by numerous times. Almost no clients, no girls.

Chatted up some girls on the streets – . Just approach them and have some small talk (of course French is in 95% of the cases a must) and off you go to your hotel.

Prices:

30-40 k short, 50 k long time.

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:46

Stayed 2 nights in the Bezanozano Hotel: 80 k – run down hotel right in the center of town, this hotel needs some facelift urgently.

I also found the famous" Toff Bar (mentioned by a fellow monger in an older post) - opens somewhere around noon. And closes at 9 pm – I was there on a Monday at 6:30 pm and I was the only one – the 4 girls wear blue Tees – but they didn't approach me. I left at 7 pm – still no other customer. So I cannot confirm the „brothel-like" bar.

Directions:

If you are leaving the Bezanozano Hotel turn 20 m tot he left (Shell Sign) – right opposite there is a street leading to the market – follow this street for 80 meters, then turn right into a small alley (behind Hotel Tiana) – after 15 mteres you are in front of the Toff Bar.

Train:

The train Moramanga-Toamasina (and back) is running, but somehow on that Monday, when it actually should have gone to Brickaville, I saw the train standing in the Mormanaga station the whole day – so better check before you plan to go with the train (official schedule attached).

Bus to Tana:

Took the TAFITA Bus service – Premium 13 k. Hourly departures.

Gals:

No hits in Tinder o Badoo.

Also during the day I haven't seen many good looking girls – maybe they are all in Tana or Toamasina. So I left „undone".

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:42

Some delights I had tasted during my trip in Toamasina.

**Dars Veider** · 12-31-24 14:39

Stayed in Toa in total 6 nights and checked out 2 hotels:

Hotel Satrana 100 k – small rooms with A / C, no fridge, no safety box – since the wifi wasn't working I moved after 1 night.

Hotel Arjana 80 k – big rooms, A / C, no fridge, no safety box, WIFI was OK – so I moved here and stayed 5 nights.

Night spots:

La Terasse, Taxi Be and Panama Club.

La Terrasse: I would say the main spot – around 10-15 girls in and outside of the place – restaurant is good.

TaxiBe: I haven't visited it, so I cannot comment.

Panama Club: around 3-5 girls in and outside of the place.

Gals:

Behind Panama Club there is a small dark alley where I saw sowm SW standing.

SWs are also patrolling the streets between La Terasse and Panama Club. So almost every girl on the street after dark is a potential hit. Just approach them and have some small talk (of course French is in 95% of the cases a must) and off you go to your hotel.

Tinder and Badoo – work well, lots of hits – see also my comments in the Tana report.

Prices:

30-40 k short, 50 k long time.

**Tinte** · 12-30-24 20:03

According tho these experts, this is the tough Madaforum and alike, Pussys stay in Thailand-LOL!

Mada is not like that, there are increasingly more English speaking people of various Nations al over the place.

Mada is great, yet very very unique!

**Neddy69** · 12-30-24 17:38

Originally Posted by Amadeuss [View Original Post]

What a cheap charlie takes a scooter from the airport, perhaps with his suitcase over the shoulder: must be really someone who lives in his homeland on social support.

The meanwhile established taxi fare for the new cars with aircon, clean and reliable, is 70.000. No need to negotiate, no hassles and no hotel gets a cut. Contrary, some hotels offer you a free transport if you book a couple of nights.

If you get conned by one of the touts offering you a cab for 50 k, you must follow him to the parking lot outside the airport parking area, cross a busy road, sweating and ending in a wrek with a driver speaking no french and not knowing your hotel. All that just to save 5. -EU? . Ohh Mon Dieu.

I have a friend. He's accident surgeon here in Tana. He likes the taxi motos. Good for his business. Like the madman I heard about in Entebbe went with a Bodaboda to the airport. He didn't survive the experience. Was run over by a truck. RIP. Cotisse VIP just had an accident to Mahajanga. 1 Dead. Several injuries. Tyre blow out. Driver lost control. Overtired.

La Buse.

**Neddy69** · 12-30-24 05:43

Originally Posted by Pokeris [View Original Post]

Thanks for you report! Its was much more interesting to read your report than the last few pages of someone nonsense story in many post who just try collect more points!

Well. You can hit the ignore button. Which I did a long time ago.

La Buse.

**Amadeuss** · 12-30-24 00:43

Originally Posted by Tinte [View Original Post]

The Hotels will charge you around 70 K, that's 20 in the pocket and fifty for the cab. At night it will be a collective Shuttle Bus to different hotels, same price.

15 K ist the local city bus, to the center, like hotel Sole.

So you will likely stick to 50 K daytime with the taximaffia. This time I made it different:

Booked a Scooter for 30 K!! Passed the Taxis on two spots I was negotiating bevor and waved them with a smile.

Payed 40 K on the Airport with a smile on both sides, bonne noel!

What a cheap charlie takes a scooter from the airport, perhaps with his suitcase over the shoulder: must be really someone who lives in his homeland on social support.

The meanwhile established taxi fare for the new cars with aircon, clean and reliable, is 70.000. No need to negotiate, no hassles and no hotel gets a cut. Contrary, some hotels offer you a free transport if you book a couple of nights.

If you get conned by one of the touts offering you a cab for 50 k, you must follow him to the parking lot outside the airport parking area, cross a busy road, sweating and ending in a wrek with a driver speaking no french and not knowing your hotel. All that just to save 5. -EU? . Ohh Mon Dieu.

**Tinte** · 12-29-24 21:35

20 K. Day and night.

Next to Diamant I was talking to girl in the evening ho offered her service for 20 K in the nearby short time hotel, the hotel did have a price sign starting price was 25 K!

Took her to my place, service was rather poor, well I did not feel good with her and let her early go for 20 K.

Daytime at the Grand Avenue was a Mamasan with her chicks some of them spoke some English. None of them did have a ID. Dated a girl twice, service was incredible! No Limits, on the second day I gave her 40 K!

However, after one customer the girls would go home!

One evening a car approached me on the Avenue Foche with two dudes in the front and two girls in the back, the guys were trying to sell the actual good looking girls. But I declined, kind of oddish.

**Tinte** · 12-29-24 19:02

I do like and appreciate some of your profound information of the past, but lately you start to lose it.

Originally Posted by Neddy69 [View Original Post]

Prices. I never pay more than 40 k ST. As an exception 50 k. 100 k ST never! I already heard some girls trying to get 200 k. That's almost a months minimum wage. NFW. The transport scam is starting here too. Don't be taken for a ride. The Taxi Be is just 1200 MGA. LOL.

La Buse.

Up to 2003 the currency was the Franc Malgache. It got changed to the present Ariary, 5-1 - LOL.

This time, and I regret not have taken a photograph of it, I came across a Menu in a Restaurant that still labeled in two lines the prices. Francs Malgache and Ariary 5:1.

You need to know the prices and mentality! You are legal resident to the Ille Rouge by paper but by your blood and colour you stay a Vahaza.

They tried to fool me this last visit with this simple trick several times and I do not mind since I am dressed properly like a proper human being, I just smiled and reply: Franc Malgache you mean?

To your example of 100 K ST breaks down to the 20 K. Smile!

Waowao? This news is spreading as fast as lightning among the girls: I have found a fool again ho payed me 100 K ST!

I am a strong believer in market economi, the sozial one. I often pay more than I should have but I let them know that they not have fooled me.

Besides, I you ever visit a Lemur park there you have the to prices listed: resident Malgasy and etranger visiteur. As etranger you pay often official 10 times! The price difference is deeply rooted and do unterstand that to my certain extend.

**Tinte** · 12-29-24 12:05

The Hotels will charge you around 70 K, that's 20 in the pocket and fifty for the cab. At night it will be a collective Shuttle Bus to different hotels, same price.

15 K ist the local city bus, to the center, like hotel Sole.

So you will likely stick to 50 K daytime with the taximaffia. This time I made it different:

Booked a Scooter for 30 K!! Passed the Taxis on two spots I was negotiating bevor and waved them with a smile.

Payed 40 K on the Airport with a smile on both sides, bonne noel!

**Tinte** · 12-29-24 10:34

Originally Posted by Neddy69 [View Original Post]

Other than that. Yesterday a French man was almost killed in Tamatave. After being almost tortured to death he revealed the location of his hidden stash of cash of 6000. Inside job. I saw pictures. He didn't look pretty and medevaced himself to La runion for treatment.

Bienvenue a Isle Rouge.

La Buse.

Legal rsident the Isle Rouge.

If there are no more relevant facts to this story, wich I fairly doubt if true, sorry I do not feel very much sorry tho this dude and I do hope he is in a mental home in France after recovering.

Anyway it is a good example of what happens when Pirates lose the treasure map to the own brain in the first place.