Antananarivo is the main entry point for Madagascar and travel to the capital is covered in the main Madagascar page.
By plane
Ivato Airport (TNR) is the Antananarivo's major airport and it is serviced by Air France, Air Austral, Air Mauritius, Interair South Africa, and Air Madagascar. Arrival at the Ivato Airport in Tana is fairly scary for those used to US or European airports. First, you need to buy a visa using Euros or US dollars, and dealing with immigration folks, wherever they are, is always stressful. Once you get past baggage claim, the fun really starts as you are descended upon by a mass of "entrepreneurs" offering assistance with your luggage to the waiting taxis, in return for a gratuity of course. This may be helpful to some, but others may find the presence of the "Skycaps a la Tana" a little distracting as they try to change money at the airport bank (which you have to do, since the Madagascar Ariary is not a convertible currency)
