Madagascar Visa and Currency

Visas
All visitors need visas. You can obtain a one-month tourist visa on arrival at Ivato International Airport. Alternatively, the Malagasy embassy or consulate issue one- and three-month visas. Further information for travellers from the United States is available from the Madagascar Embassy in Washington, D.C..

Currency
There are about 10,000 Malagasy Francs(Fmg)to the pound sterling and 6,666 Fmg to the US dollar.
Please note that are two currency systems operating in Madagascar, the Malagasy France and the Ariary (=5Fmg). Tourists generally use the Malagasy Franc.

Money matters
Few hotels accept credit cards. Take cash and/or travellers cheques, in GBP, US$, DM or FF. You can exchange hard currency at the airport, at Malagasy banks and certain hotels. Malagasy money may not be taken out of the country and cannot be exchanged back into hard currency, so change your money in small amounts, rather than all at once.

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