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Depending on the flight schedule you will either fly to [[Nosy Be ]] or [[Diego Suarez|Antsiranana ]] in the north of Madagascar. You will spend your night either in [[Eden Lodge ]] on the "perfume island" Nosy Be or in [[Kartiffa Hotel ]] in the heart of Antsiranana.

After breakfast you will leave Nosy Be by boat to [[Ankify ]] on the mainland. From there it is a 30-minute car ride passing giant mangroves to the town of [[Ambanja]], your final destination. If you spent your night in Antsiranana, you will leave this coastal town by car direction Ambanja. Due to the partly bad road, the 240km stretch might take up to four hours. The beautiful landscape and lively towns along the route will recompensate you for any inconvenience. In the afternoon you bike to the village of [[Ambalavelona ]] (7km), where an independent farmer will take you to his cocoa plantation to explain the farming and processing of cocoa. Overnight stay in the hotel [[Hotel Palma Nova |Palma Nova]] in Ambanja.

After breakfast you will start your bike tour (50km) to the village of [[Antanambao]], located at the banks of Ambahatra river in the Sambirano Valley. You will bike through many cocoa, pepper and coffee plantations as well as cross several rivers by [[pirogue ]] (small wooden canoe). In Antanambao you will stay at the simple, but cosy house of the cocoa farmer [[Issouf]]. In the village there is no running water or electricity available. For recharging batteries, the farmer will turn on a generator in the evening hours. A jump into the nearby, very clear Ambahatra river will wash off the dust and heat of the day. Throughout your stay, Issouf's wife will spoil you with delicious Malagasy meals.