What budget for activities and outings Madagascar?
Entrance to national parks can be expensive if you wish to visit several of them during your trip. The rates are fixed and informed on the official website (parcs-madagascar.com), keep in mind that guide fees are mandatory and therefore in addition to the price of tickets.
Madagascar is the destination to move and bubble: water sports and sea outings of all kinds, hiking, trails, climbing ... There is something for everyone, at very affordable prices. For some activities, you should check the quality of the equipment. On the sea side, beaches more beautiful than the others will unfold before you... However, beware of strong currents if you wish to swim. Massages are also often offered in tourist places.
What budget to eat Madagascar?
One can eat in hotely gasy (popular gargotes) around 5,000 Ar, a menu in a small restaurant varies between 20,000 Ar and 30,000 Ar, in a good restaurant, it can go up to more than 45,000 Ar, and the best tables - with a few exceptions - rarely ask more than 70,000 Ar.
You will find (very good) seasonal fruit juices from 5 000 Ar in the cities of Madagascar (a little more expensive if the place is tourist).
What is the budget for accommodation Madagascar?
Camping is an ideal solution for small budgets, which will find to pitch their tent for about 2 €; modest hotels show rates for a double room between 8 and 15 €; a comfortable room in a good hotel costs around 25 to 80 € in the superior category, and in the most luxurious hotels (3 stars at least), it is necessary to count from 100 € (double room). In Nosy Be, prices are higher than elsewhere.
Travel budget Madagascar and cost of living
Madagascar may be a country where the cost of living is low, but you often spend a lot of money very quickly. Indeed, while hotels and food are very reasonably priced, you have to add transportation (very expensive planes, expensive car rentals, tours and tips, extras, etc.). National park entrance fees, for example, should be factored into the budget (prices can be high, especially as the services of local guides are often compulsory and extra).
Small budgets: allow between 30,000 and 80,000 Ar (based on two people) for accommodation, and between 5,000 and 15,000 Ar for a meal.
Medium budgets : expect to pay between 100,000 and 200,000 Ar for accommodation (based on two people), and between 15,000 and 30,000 Ar for a meal (drinks not included).
Comfortable budgets : over 200,000 Ar for accommodation, at least 45,000 Ar per meal.
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