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'''Vohemar to Mazava is a part of a best bike routes route with indescribably beautiful scenery along the whole way. With the exception of Except for a few hills, it's mostly flat and straight biking on a tarred road in excellent condition with the odd potholes which are more a nuisance for cars than bikes. Every few kilometres there's a small village with friendly locals greeting bypassers.'''

As of 2020 , there are no tourists in this area, although this will likely change in coming years once the infamous and often impassable RN5 between [[Ambilobe]] and [[Vohemar]] has been completed. Meanwhile, the area and its main road remain relatively isolated from the rest of the country without wastefully half-empty chauffeur-driven 4x4 cars transporting tourists.

The traffic is minimal especially especially during the rainy season from December until June and only a few crowded taxi-brousses and freight trucks pass throughout the day, making it relatively safe for the odd reptiles to cross the road without getting flattened.

[[Mazava]] is an unknown and so-far unmapped village four kilometres south of [[Ampanefena]] and halfway between Vohemar and Sambava. However, as none of the four hotels in Ampanefena offer offers particularly good value accommodation the best option is to stay at [[Maison Zaza]] in Mazava where vanilla farmers Mr and Mrs Zaza offer five bungalows on their property, two of which have a panoramic view of the surrounding landscapes (still in construction in February 2020).