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'''Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Sambava and Sava region. The population in 2001 of the town of Sambava and district was approximately 40321,000058 in 2015.'''

Recommended activities Activities include a visit to the Lopat vanilla factory to learn about traditional vanilla production procedures, the Center for Learning and Understanding English (CLUE) and the large ''bazary kely'' marketplace, especially on Tuesdays.

The town has a stunning beach but with sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. North of town there is a very beautiful beach which is usually safer for swimming. Every Sunday there is a big beach party. Watch for the ''[[Nephila]]'' spiders in the trees! Possible nearby Nearby excursions include a [[taxi-brousse]] drive to [[Nosiarina]] and from thereon a 5-hour boat ride by [[pirogue]] up-river to [[Amboahangibe]]. Alternatively, catch a lift with one of the cargo boats used to transport vanilla pickers during the harvest harvesting season. [[Marojejy National Park]] can also be reached by road from Sambava.

A domestic airport is located approximately 2km from the town centre, with flights connecting [[Antananarivo]], [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave), [[Maroantsetra]] and [[Diego Suarez]]. Scheduled flights are operated by [[Air Madagascar]] and [[Madagasikara Airways]].

* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] stationdirection to [[Antalaha]].