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Antalaha, pronounced Antala (the last laugh is silent), is a coastal town in the north east, known for being the vanilla producing capital of Madagascar. The scent here is intense and wonderful!
A long beautiful beach and sometimes with often huge waves is part of the scenery. The area is regularly affected by heavy cyclones and in . In 2004 and in 2007, virtually all its vanilla crops and much of the town was destroyed, but this is a town which always seems to rebuild itself. <!--The population of the district of Antalaha was estimated in 2001 at 75,000.-->
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Antalaha has an airport which is serviced by [[Air Madagascar]]. <!-- how often do planes land?--> The town can also be reached by road from [[Sambava]] which takes in about 1½ hours. Other available and more adventurous routes are a 3-5 days [[Maroantsetra_to_Antalaha_hike|hike across the Masoala peninsula]] from [[Maroantsetra]] or via [[Cap East]], or a journey by a cargo ship from Maroantsetra or [[Tamatave]]. <!-- more details: how long, how often do boats go? -->
== Hotels in Antalaha ==
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