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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 == | ||
... | 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 == | ||
.. | 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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* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th) | * K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th) | ||
* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?) | * maxsan (Jan 4th - ?) | ||
* | * jansh (Jan 11th - 30th) | ||
* bkero | * bkero | ||
* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st) | * chuck (Jan 15th - 31st) | ||
* ''(your name/alias here)'' | * ''(your name/alias here)'' | ||