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* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA

* 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA

Pay in USD or EUR cash, or card for other currencies, at the visa counter.

=== Vaccination requirements ===

If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet).

If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived.

=== Customs ===

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TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK).

== Internet ==

There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel.

== SIM cards ==

...

There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far.

(Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill.)

Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example.

There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well.

== ATMs ==

...

There is an ATM (from BNI) without extra fees at TNR airport. SocGen seems to charge fees at their ATMs.

''TODO: Add more info about closest ATM to beach and ATMs in Mahajanga''

== Invite-only XMPP chat for participants ==

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* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th)

* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?)

* ~~ludzeller~~

* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th)

* bkero

* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st)

* ''(your name/alias here)''

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 * 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA
 * 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA
+Pay in USD or EUR cash, or card for other currencies, at the visa counter.
 === Vaccination requirements ===
-If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet).
+If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived.
 === Customs ===
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 TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK).
+== Internet ==
+There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel.
 == SIM cards ==
-...
+There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far.
-(Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill.)
+Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example.
+There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well.
 == ATMs ==
-...
+There is an ATM (from BNI) without extra fees at TNR airport. SocGen seems to charge fees at their ATMs.
+''TODO: Add more info about closest ATM to beach and ATMs in Mahajanga''
 == Invite-only XMPP chat for participants ==
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 * K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th)
 * maxsan (Jan 4th - ?)
-* ludzeller
+* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th)
 * bkero
 * chuck (Jan 15th - 31st)
 * ''(your name/alias here)''