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Tours
organized by professionals still remain the best form to see
our country and its beauty in safety and assured of quality
services at all times.
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The hour :
If France is in hour of summer, add 1 hour (1 Hour in Paris
= 2 Hour in Tana),
otherwise add 2 hours (1 Hour in Paris = 3 Hour in Tana)
- The Language:
French is used very extensively in the island. Even in the
remote regions, we can meet aged people speaking perfectly
this language.
- Formalities :
Passeport : A visa is obligatory for Madagascar. You can get
it either:
Before leaving : by the embassy from Madagascar
to Paris or by the Consulates of Madagascar in the cities
where these are present.
At
your arrival: at Ivato Airport.
- The vaccines :
The vaccines: nothing is obligatory but it is good to follow
the advices of the WHO to this topic.
However, the vaccines against hepatitis A and B, the typhoid
fever and the cholera are advisable. To make itself prescribe
a treatment against paludism.
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Money :
The Malagasy franc is very fluctuating. Currently, 1 Euro
is about 7.000 Malagasy Francs. The Malagasy Franc is not
exportable.
Foreign currencies (Dollars, Euros...) are accepted, but travellers
checks and credit cards (Visa,Mastercard) are accepted only
in some towns.
- Cautions to take :
Some medicines against «tourista» (colicalm, ercéfuryl,
buscopan or other), and products against the mosquitos (citronella
or tablets,...).
It is more prudent to foresee a small emergency kit.
Keep permanently on you everything that is indispensable (medicines
or personal effects of first necessity) to palliate possible
delays of luggage.
- The electricity :
Often, the hotels in provinces function with Electrogen-groups.
Cuts of electricity are frequent.
Foresee torch either if all is in general planned to palliate
these incidents.
Some powerful torchlights are indispensable for some nocturnal
visits of the reserves, or to admire some underground cave...
And of course, don't forget the batteries of spare.
- To phone in Madagascar:
The code of the country is 261. To call a correspondent on
stationary telephone in Madagascar, compose:
00 261 + 20 (Telma indicative) + regional indicative (22 for
Antananarivo) and the 5 numbers of the correspondent.
To call a portable, the indicatives are 30 for Intercel (00
261 30 and the 5 numbers of the correspondent), 32 for Antaris
(00 261 32 and the 5 numbers of the correspondent), and 33
for Madacom (00 261 33 and the 5 numbers of the correspondent).
Some calling cards are almost everywhere available in the
island, to use in the phone booths or publiphones.
- Various :
The walking shoes that cover the ankles,
of the gloves if you intend to make some stopovers in the
massifs.
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Copyright 2002 CAP-MADA VOYAGES.
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