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'''Antalaha, pronounced Antala (the last laugh is silent), is a coastal town in located on the north east, coast of Madagascar. Antalaha is known for being the capital of [[Madagascar Vanilla|vanilla]] producing capital of Madagascar, since its introduction in the last 19th century.'''

Antalaha can be reached by land, sea or air. The quickest and maybe most comfortable way of transport is by plane. Antalaha has an airport about ten kilometres out of town which is serviced by [[Air Madagascar]]. <!-- how often do planes land?--> The town can also be reached by A tared road from in good condition connects Antalaha with [[Sambava]] in the north. The 80 kilometres drive by [[taxi-brousse]] takes about 1½ hours. Other available and more adventurous routes are a 3-5 days [[Maroantsetra_to_Antalaha_hike|hike across the [[Masoala peninsula]] starting from [[Maroantsetra]] or via [[Cap EastEst]], or . Sometimes it is possible to get a journey by lift on a cargo ship boat on the way to/from Maroantsetra , [[Sainte Marie]] or [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave). <!-- more details: how long, how often do boats go? -->