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Sports activities are available and include mountain biking, trekking and kayaking. Whilst exploring the region of [[Sambirano]] with its immense plantations, Palma Nova supports with its tours solidary supports individual projects in some of the villages. Some of the tours offered:

* Half-day guided tour by mountain bike through the cacao plantations surrounding Ambanja. Discovering spices, such as [[Madagascar_cacao|cacao]], coffee, [[Madagascar_Vanilla|vanilla]], black pepper and pink pepper as well as fragrant plants, such as [[ylang-ylang]], vetiver grass, patchouli and combava.

* Guided visit of the Sagi plantations and introduction to various spices and fragrant plants. Lunch at the village of [[Anjavimilay]], which is known for its embroidery workcrafts. Possibility for traditional Traditional braiding and facial session offered by the women of the ''Fivemi Association''. Depending on the day of [[fady]] day, visit of a sacred lake or Mahamanina waterfall.

* Discovering of mangroves and their marine species. Visiting [[Antsahampano]], a former Colonial village and port nestled in the heart midst of the mangroves. Depending on the tides,exploring the mangrove mazes by pirogue. Seafood lunch prepared by the women of the ''Tsy Kivy Association'', followed by traditional songs and dances.

* Visit of the Bons Pères cascade and [[Ambobaka]], a village known for its traditional medicine. This tour allows to discover the ''Upper Sambirano '' and its huge cacao plantations, rice fields and small villages. Visit to the garden of medicinal plants at Ambobaka and learning about the ancestral knowledge excercised by healers that allows them to heal using plants and different massage techniques. Canoe ride along the ''Ramena River''. Picnic and swim at the waterfall.<br>

Hotel Palma Nova - Ambanja, Madagascar