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'''The Hotel Palma Nova in Ambanja with is a relaxing atmosphere hotel where you guests can expect comfortable rooms at reasonable prices with a private gardenaccommodation, a restaurant with Malagasy, Asian and European influenced specialitiesand a welcoming service team.'''
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Palma Nova is a popular meeting place in [[Ambanja]] which offers special events and catering for up to 500 people, weddings, birthday parties etc. During major football tournaments, live matches are displayed on a screen in the restaurant and bar area.
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* 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 and pink pepper as well as fragrant plants, such as [[ylang-ylang]], vetiver grass, patchouli and [[combava]].
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* Guided visit to the Sagi plantations and introduction to various spices and fragrant plants. Lunch at the village of Anjavimilay, which is known for its embroidery crafts. Traditional braiding and facial sessions are offered by the women of the ''Fivemi Association''. Depending on the day of the [[fady]], visit of sacred lake or Mahamanina waterfall.
* Discovering of mangroves and their marine species. Visiting [[Antsahampano]], a former colonial village and port in the midst of mangroves. Depending on the tides, exploring the mangrove mazes by pirogue. Seafood lunch is prepared by the women of the ''Tsy Kivy Association'', followed by traditional singing and dances.<br><br>
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* Visit the Bons Pères cascade and [[Ambobaka]], a village known for its traditional medicine. This tour allows visitors to discover the ''Upper Sambirano'' and its huge cacao plantations, rice fields and small villages. Visit the garden of medicinal plants at Ambobaka and learn about the ancestral knowledge exercised by healers using plants and different massage techniques. Canoe ride along the ''Ramena River''. Picnic and swim at the waterfall.
[[File:Hotel Palma Nova 528.jpg|600px]] * Bike tour or day's trek along the Sambirano River to [[Andranomandevy_(Ambanja)|Andranomandevy]] with an overnight stay at [[Auberge Panoramique "Mahatsinjo"]], managed by the ''Toky Miray Association''.<br><br> {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Auberge_Panoramique_Mahatsinjo_043.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Auberge_Panoramique_Mahatsinjo_046.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Auberge_Panoramique_Mahatsinjo_026.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Auberge_Panoramique_Mahatsinjo_045.jpg|196px]]|}
* A bike ride to the [https://maps.app.goo.gl/JWGRupbr3X5Je3rc9 White heron colony] about 20 kilometres from Ambanja close to the village of [[Andranomandevy]] can be combined with an approximately 1-hour return boat ride to Ambanja.
* For short stays, a visit to Ambanja will be incomplete without a brief visit to Sambirano. The sandbanks on the left side of the river coming from the central marketplace (Bazary Be) and about one kilometre upstream can, depending on the water level, offer is an ideal swimming spot in this beautiful river.<br><br>
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