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* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA
* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA
* 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 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). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived.
=== Customs ===
See http://www.douanes.gov.mg/particulier/voyageurs/


== Accommodations ==
== Accommodations ==
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TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK).
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 ==
== SIM cards ==


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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.
 
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 ==
== ATMs ==


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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 ==
== Invite-only XMPP chat for participants ==
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* raucao (Jan 4 - ~25)
* raucao (Jan 4 - ~25)
* hcs0 (Jan 4 - ?)
* hcs0 (Jan 4 - ?)
* maxsan
* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th)
* ludzeller
* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?)
* ''(your name here)''
* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th)
* bkero
* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st)
* ''(your name/alias here)''