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Especially today, an early start is recommended, since it's best to get out of the city before most traffic starts along the fairly long stretch out of the city and because a 105km stretch lay ahead, the longest stretch distance of any day.

Before reaching the crossroad town of [[Madirofolo]] it's possible to take a shortcut by turning off the main road right onto a zebu cart road at [https://goo.gl/maps/zbmBHLHnyoZE32Wa8 13°37'32.5"S 48°28'15.5"E] to avoid much of the traffic along the final stretch into [[Ambanja]]. The route runs through cacao plantations parallel to the main road. However, at times of frequent rainfall , this route gets muddy and becomes partly or mostly impossible to bike. Then just continue the main road a bit further and turn left at Madirofolo.

There are several hotel options in Ambanja and the best as of 2019 must be [[Palma Nova]], which offer offers accommodation for all budgets from a dorm to doubles with en suite bathroom and a nice informal bar and restaurant. It's easy to get lazy here while exploring the area.