Sambava

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Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the SAVA region. Along with Antalaha, Andapa and Vohemar, Sambava is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.

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Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common agricultures are vanilla, coconut and rice farming.

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Activities include a visit to a vanilla plantation and one of the many processing facilities to learn about traditional vanilla production, a guided tour of the Soavoanio coconut plantation, a visit to Antongompahitra and Bemanevika. Small boats leaves from behind Maison Ravelo/Tandramena at Antaimby and costs 1,000 Ar across the creek where "taxi motos" (motorcycle bike drivers) are offered. This is a shortcut to reach Bemanevika and Bemarivo.

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There are three main market places in different areas of Sambava with each of the market places extended in the mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and Antanifotsy on Saturdays.

Every Sunday from early afternoon close to there is a beach party with several beach bars, small hand powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Some Sundays there is Moraingy in Analamandrorofo along the road between Antaimby and Antanifotsy.

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A domestic airport is approximately 1 km from the town centre with flights connecting Antananarivo, Toamasina (Tamatave), Maroantsetra and Diego Suarez. Scheduled flights are operated by Tsaradia and Madagasikara Airways.

Transport to/from Sambava

Places

Vanilla exporters

Souvenirs

Medical

Restaurants, cafes and bars

Beach

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Hotels and restaurants

Hotel Sky Blue
Ambodisatrana

Hotel Hazavola
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08

Hotel Carrefour
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060

Mimi Hotel or Resto Mimi (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)32 0761028 or +261 (0)32 04028855
Email: mimi.hotel.resto@gmail.com

La Paillotte - Chez Jo (4 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)20 88 998 94 or +261 (0)32 21 221 21 (mobile)

Las Palmas (6 bungalows, 3 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)20 8892087 / +261 (0)32 4007372
Email: laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com
www.laspalmas-hotelsambava.com

Hotel l’Ambassadeur - Chez Zoé
Tel: +261 (0)32 0292745 or +261 (0)32 0211347
Email: razafizoe@yahoo.fr

Hotel Orchidea Beach II
Tel: +261 (0)32 0438377
Email: orchideabeach2@yahoo.fr

Florencia
Tel: +261 032 0246621

Hôtel Cantonnais
Tel: N/A

Hotel Melrose
Tel: +261 33 1457479 or cellphone: +261 (0)32 04572

Hôtel Paradis
Tel: +261 208892297 or +261 324012689

Hôtel la Romance de Jupiter
Tel (cellphone): +261 (0)32 0463389

Hotel Noumea
Tel: +261 032 0263586

Hotel le Giroflier
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 32 97 792 10

Various

Radio channels

Map of Sambava

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Transport

  • Ralph, English speaking tuktuk (Bajaj) driver: +261 (0)32 68 662 68
  • Haja Rabearivelo tuktuk (Bajaj): +261 (0)32 61 052 53
  • Hery's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and Vohemar: +261 (0)32 87 834 60
  • Jimmy's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and Vohemar: +261 (0)32 40 200 21
  • Sambava Airport

Additional information

Sambava Newsfeed

Tibetan Liaison Officer Kunga Tashi Attends Birth Anniversary of ... - Central Tibetan Administration
09-Jul-2023 07:00
Madagascar – 700 Homes Flooded as Tropical Storm Cheneso ... - FloodList
20-Jan-2023 08:00
Cyclone Cheneso hits Madagascar and destroys roads to capital - Africanews English
25-Jan-2023 08:00
US Ambassador Meets with DLC-SAVA Conservation Staff in ... - lemur.duke.edu
17-Feb-2023 08:00
Vanilla brings cash and crime to Madagascar - The Seattle Times
28-Sep-2018 07:00
Welcome aboard! LP school aims to break caste barriers - Times of India
16-Aug-2023 07:00
The sweet harvest | Correspondent - correspondent.afp.com
07-Jun-2016 07:00
Sambava - Madagascar: Wind Storm Situation as of 10/03/2017 ... - ReliefWeb
15-Mar-2017 07:00
How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women - Boston University
16-Mar-2023 07:00
Chandy Oommen begins election campaign - The New Indian Express
10-Aug-2023 07:00
Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar - News24
27-Jan-2023 08:00
In Madagascar, Endangered Lemurs Find a Private Refuge ... - The New York Times
27-Oct-2020 07:00
Madagascan gold: meet the vanilla hustlers – in pictures - The Guardian
31-Mar-2018 07:00
D'un fait à l'autre – Newsmada - newsmada.com
08-Sep-2023 07:00
Trajet entre Maroantsetra et Sambava à Madagascar - Forum ... - Routard
27-Jul-2023 07:00
Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a 'secret' ancient language - The News Minute
23-Oct-2018 07:00
Défi Inter Alliances : les sélections locales ce 11 novembre ... - newsmada.com
28-Sep-2023 04:34
How fortunes are being made and lost in Madagascar's vanilla boom - ABC News
21-Jan-2019 08:00
VIOLENCE POLICIÈRE À SAMBAVA - Virulentes réactions dans l ... - L'Express de Madagascar
25-May-2023 07:00
Slam national XIV : une douzaine de villes nationales et ... - newsmada.com
18-Sep-2023 07:00
Festival Waka Waka : le rayonnement de Sambava à l'international ... - newsmada.com
18-Aug-2023 07:00
Slam national : le tournoi débutera demain – Newsmada - newsmada.com
25-Sep-2023 04:41
Patrícia Poeta esbanja curvas esculturais ao sambar muito: ''Antiga paixão'' - CARAS Brasil
24-Sep-2023 07:00
Le sifaka soyeux : un lémurien de Madagascar en danger d'extinction - 20 Minutes
27-Sep-2023 05:02
Sambava : La libéralisation du secteur de la vanille confirmée par ... - madagascar-tribune.com
14-Apr-2023 07:00
À Madagascar, la vanille aura-t-elle bientôt un juste prix ? – Jeune ... - jeuneafrique.com
30-Sep-2023 16:24
La culture de vanille sous serre améliore la productivité - ecoaustral.com
15-May-2022 07:00
Vanille : Adoption de nouvelles résolutions à Sambava – Newsmada - newsmada.com
25-Mar-2023 07:00
It Takes a Village: Conservation and Research in Rural Madagascar - bassconnections.duke.edu
14-Aug-2022 07:00
MADAGASCAR: WWF alerts on wildlife trafficking in Sava cities - AFRIK 21
08-Mar-2023 08:00
Sambava: une mère et ses trois enfants périssent dans l'incendie de ... - newsmada.com
31-May-2023 07:00
No rest for farmers as gangs cash in on vanilla boom - The Times
19-Aug-2019 07:00