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There are virtually no tourists here, although this will may change in coming years once as the previously often impassable part of the RN5a between [[Ambilobe]] and [[Vohemar]] is has being completed. Meanwhile, the area and its main road remain isolated from the rest of the country.

Unless you are on a racing bike with light luggage, this journey is fastest best done over two days, including a stay-over in the village of Mazava shortly after [[Ampanefena]].

Alternatively, for those who prefer to split the journey into three parts, divert to [[Bobangira Park]] over half-way to Ampanefena and camp for a night on an empty beach under below the stars. This will add another 34 kilometres along a dirt-road partly through forest to reach the coast and back to the main road again.

Mazava is an unknown village four kilometres south of [[Ampanefena]] and halfway between Vohemar and Sambava. As of 20202021, none of the four hotels in Ampanefena offers particularly good value accommodation and so the best option is a stay at [[Maison Zaza]] in Mazava where vanilla farmers Mr and Mrs Zaza rent out five bungalows on their property, two of which have a panoramic view of the surrounding landscapes.