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Revision as of 04:55, 13 March 2018
Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Sambava and Sava region. The population of the town of Sambava and district was 321,058 in 2015.
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Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common acricultures are vanilla, coconut and rice farming. Sambava, along with Antalaha, is the centre of vanilla production and the source of much of the world's vanilla export.
Activities include a visit to the Lopat Vanilla factory to learn about traditional vanilla production, the Center for Learning and Understanding English (CLUE) and the large bazary kely marketplace.
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The town has a stunning beach with sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. Every Sunday there is a big beach party including various events, such as cockfighting, dance competitions and kickboxing tournaments. 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 harvesting season. Marojejy National Park can be reached by road from Sambava.
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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.
Transport to/from Sambava
Scheduled flight connection are opereted by Madagasikara Airways and Air Madagascar.
Places
- Ambodisatrana market place and Taxi-brousse station direction to Antalaha.
Vanilla exporters
Souvenirs
Restaurants
- Le Capricorne
- Plat Resto de L'Ocean
- Epi-Bar La Vanilla
- Resto Mimi - popular with tourists
- Orchidea Beach II - popular with tourists
Beach
Medical
Hotels and restaurants
Mimi Hotel or Resto Mimi (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)32 0761028 or +261 (0)32 04028855
Email: mimi.hotel.resto@gmail.com
La Paillotte - Chez Jo (4 bungalows)
Tel: +261 (0)20 88 998 94 or +261 (0)32 21 221 21 (mobile)
Las Palmas (6 bungalows, 3 rooms)
Tel: +261 (0)20 8892087 / +261 (0)32 4007372
Email: laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com
www.laspalmas-hotelsambava.com
Hotel l’Ambassadeur - Chez Zoé
Tel: +261 (0)32 0292745 or +261 (0)32 0211347
Email: razafizoe@yahoo.fr
Hotel Orchidea Beach II
Tel: +261 (0)32 0438377
Email: orchideabeach2@yahoo.fr
Florencia
Tel: +261 032 0246621
Hôtel Cantonnais
Tel: N/A
Hôtel Carrefour
Tel: +261 8892060 or +261 8892322
Hotel Melrose
Tel: +261 33 1457479 or cellphone: +261 (0)32 04572
Hôtel Paradis
Tel: +261 208892297 or +261 324012689
Hôtel la Romance de Jupiter
Tel (cellphone): +261 (0)32 0463389
Hotel Noumea
Tel: +261 032 0263586
Various
- 3J Electronic PC and parts store
- DHL Sambava
- Telma Sambava
- Post Office
Sambava Newsfeed
- Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Gamane Flash Update No. 1, 28 March 2024 - ReliefWeb
- 28-Mar-2024 07:00
- The sweet harvest - AFP.com
- 07-Jun-2016 07:00
- In Madagascar, Endangered Lemurs Find a Private Refuge (Published 2020) - The New York Times
- 27-Oct-2020 07:00
- Vanilla brings cash and crime to Madagascar - The Seattle Times
- 28-Sep-2018 07:00
- Figure 2: Local prices of black vanilla in Sambava between 1960-2017,... - ResearchGate
- 30-Nov-2018 20:03
- How fortunes are being made and lost in Madagascar's vanilla boom - ABC News
- 21-Jan-2019 08:00
- Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a ‘secret’ ancient language - The News Minute
- 23-Oct-2018 07:00
- Cyclone Batsirai slams Madagascar at major hurricane strength, killing 20 - The Washington Post
- 07-Feb-2022 08:00
- As vanilla becomes worth more than silver, crime takes over the Madagascan trade - The Independent
- 20-Oct-2018 07:00
- Sambava - Madagascar: Wind Storm Situation as of 10/03/2017, Grading Map - ReliefWeb
- 15-Mar-2017 07:00
- Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar - News24
- 27-Jan-2023 08:00
- Cyclone Enawo: Five dead in Madagascar - BBC
- 09-Mar-2017 08:00
- Government Welfare LP School waits for students in Perambra - Deccan Chronicle
- 07-Jun-2017 07:00
- Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble - Seychelles News Agency
- 23-Aug-2017 07:00
- Muslim students join ‘Dalits only’ Kerala school, break caste barriers and effect difference - Maktoob media
- 28-Jun-2019 07:00
- How Glue Helps Frogs Out of Sticky Situations - The New York Times
- 07-Aug-2024 07:00
- Madagascar TC Gamane DREF Operational Update (MDRMG022) - ReliefWeb
- 14-May-2024 07:00
- Once famous for bamboo products, this Kerala village is losing its tradition - The News Minute
- 29-Jan-2020 08:00
- Multiple cases filed against TN BJP chief Annamalai over his social media post - PGurus
- 04-Jun-2022 07:00
- After decades, Kerala Dalit neighbourhood gets basic facilities, ownership documents - The News Minute
- 07-Mar-2019 08:00
- Call for hartal in Kottayam by CSDS on dalit issue - The Times of India
- 16-Jan-2017 08:00
- Kerala school breaks ‘apartheid’ shackles, gets first scholarship winner after 66 years - The New Indian Express
- 10-May-2022 07:00
- 'They don’t want their kids to sit with Dalits': Kerala school struggles to break caste barriers - The News Minute
- 09-Jun-2015 07:00
- Raharaham-piangonana : Potehin-dRavalomanana ny Fjkm - La Gazette de la Grande Ile
- 11-Jul-2024 02:25
- Why does this Kerala school have only Dalit students? - Asianet Newsable
- 20-Apr-2018 17:01
Transport
- Daniela Sambava airport transfer and city sightseeing
