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Ambanja is the heart of the Sambirano region, which comprises the area along the course of the Sambirano River, from the [[Tsaratanana Massif]] down to [[Ampasindava Bay]]. The climate of the region is tropical with regular, almost daily rainfall, providing ideal conditions for farming. The surroundings of Ambanja are characterised by many lush green plantations. About 60% of the population live from farming, and the most important crop is cacao. Other important crops include vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, pepper and rice. One of the biggest cacao plantations in the area is the [[Millot Plantation]].
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Ambanja is the heart of the Sambirano region, which comprises the area along the course of the Sambirano River, from the [[Tsaratanana Massif]] down to [[Ampasindava Bay]]. The climate of the region is tropical with regular rainfall, providing ideal conditions for farming. The surroundings of Ambanja are characterised by many cacao plantations. About 60% of the population live from farming, and the most important crop is cacao. Other important crops include vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, pepper and rice. One of the largest cacao plantations in the area is the [[Millot Plantation]].
 
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The town of Ambanja itself offers only a few attractions. Near the northern entrance of the town there is a big open-air fruit market. Along the town's main road a vast number of stalls are set up, selling second hand clothes, cooking equipment and other useful things. At the other end of the town is a smaller, roof-covered fruit market (Bazar Be) just next to the [[taxi-brousse]] station. A few minutes walk from there a bridge leads over the wide Sambirano River.
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The town of Ambanja itself offers a few attractions. Near the northern entrance of the town there is a big partially open-air fruit, vegetable, meat, spice and just-about-everything marketplace. Along the town's main road a number of stalls sell second hand clothes, cooking equipment and other utensils. At the other end of the town is a smaller, roof-covered fruit market named Bazary Be. Bazary Be means large marketplace although it is the smaller of the two since it is the first. The second, larger market, is further extended with stalls and traders every Friday. A few minutes walk from Bazary Be a bridge crosses Sambirano.
  
 
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Ambanja is best reached via Nosy Be, from where boats depart to [[Ankify|Ankify harbour]]. From Ankify it is about 18km to Ambanja. A drive by taxi-brousse from [[Antananarivo]] to Ambanja takes between 18 and 24 hours. The car ride from Ambanja to [[Diego Suarez]] (Antsiranana) (240km) along the [[RN6]] takes between 3 and 4 hours. <!-- ??? There is a domestic airport but which is currently not served by [[Air Madagascar]] (March 2012). -->
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Ambanja is easily reached via Nosy Be, from where boats depart to [[Ankify|Ankify harbour]]. From Ankify it is about 18km to Ambanja. A drive by taxi-brousse from [[Antananarivo]] to Ambanja takes between 18 and 24 hours or longer depending on the road condition. <!-- The car ride from Ambanja to [[Diego Suarez]] (Antsiranana) (240km) along the [[RN6]] takes between 3 and 4 hours. ??? There is a domestic airport but which is currently not served by [[Air Madagascar]] (March 2012). -->
  
 
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== Internet ==
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== Bar / Restaurants ==
 
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'''[[Cacao Bar]]'''<br>
'''[[Mahevasoa]]'''<br>
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Tanambao Mission
Tanambao Mission Ambanja
 
  
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[[File:Cacao_Bar_003.jpg|600px]]
  
 
== Accommodation in Ambanja ==
 
== Accommodation in Ambanja ==
  
'''[[Hôtel Bar Restaurant Palma Nova|Palma Nova]] - Chez Doudou Kha'''<br>
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'''[[Palma Nova]]'''<br>
 
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant<br>
 
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 0461121 (mobile)<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 0461121 (mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:palma_nova@yahoo.fr palma_nova@yahoo.fr]<br>
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Email: [mailto:contact@palmanova-ambanja.com contact@palmanova-ambanja.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.hotel-nord-madagascar.com/en/hotels-kha/palma-nova.html www.hotel-nord-madagascar.com]
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Website: [http://www.palmanova-ambanja.com http://www.palmanova-ambanja.com]
  
 
'''[[La Timoniere]]'''<br>
 
'''[[La Timoniere]]'''<br>
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Email: [mailto:latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr]
 
Email: [mailto:latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr]
  
'''[[Hotel Restaurant Patricia]]'''<br>
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'''[[Hotel Patricia]]'''<br>
B.P 176 Place de l'Oua<br>
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Hotel - Bar - Restaurant<br>
Ambanja 203<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 8650022
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650022 or +261 (0)20 8692587
 
  
 
'''[[Ylang-Ylang]]'''<br>
 
'''[[Ylang-Ylang]]'''<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 8650240 or +261 (0)33 1487071 (mobile)
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650240 or +261 (0)33 1487071 (mobile)
  
'''[[Diamant 10]]'''<br>
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'''[[Khaïr Lodge]]'''<br>
Lot 01-06-AC 0020<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 55 882 02 or +261 (0)34 69 446 41
Ankatafahely<br>
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MG-203 Ambanja<br>
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'''[[Motel Diamant 10]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650259 or +261 (0)32 0458466 (mobile)
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Tel: +261 (0)20 8650259 or +261 (0)32 7305898 (mobile)
  
 
'''[[Hotel Marrakech]] - Chez Radia'''<br>
 
'''[[Hotel Marrakech]] - Chez Radia'''<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 5983100 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 1022815 (mobile) or +261 (0)33 1466233 (mobile)
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 5983100 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 1022815 (mobile) or +261 (0)33 1466233 (mobile)
  
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'''[[Nord Inn Hotel]]'''<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 8693907 or +261 (0)34 8693907 (mobile)
  
''Other hotels with missing details:''
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'''[[Maeva Hotel]]'''
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''Other hotels with missing details (please add your comments, experiences):''
  
 
Hôtel Bougainvilleas (or Bougainvillier), Sambirano (tel: +261 86 920 60), Chez Sachine, Le Cocotier, Salama Rose, Moderne, Le Roxy Hôtel Salama, Rose Hôtel (BP. 54 Ambaibo, Ambanja), Les Cocotiers Hôtel,  
 
Hôtel Bougainvilleas (or Bougainvillier), Sambirano (tel: +261 86 920 60), Chez Sachine, Le Cocotier, Salama Rose, Moderne, Le Roxy Hôtel Salama, Rose Hôtel (BP. 54 Ambaibo, Ambanja), Les Cocotiers Hôtel,  
 
Relax Hôtel Restaurant (BP. 25 Tsaramandroso, Ambanja), Flores, Kofmad, Le Palmier d'Or, Riviera.
 
Relax Hôtel Restaurant (BP. 25 Tsaramandroso, Ambanja), Flores, Kofmad, Le Palmier d'Or, Riviera.
  
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== Shopping ==
-13.68285, 48.452539
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Ambanja town centre
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* Bazar Be - fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, spices
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* Tsaramandroso Market - everything from food and pots to handicrafts, tools and bike parts
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* Second-hand market
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* New clothes market - mainly importet from China
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== Internet ==
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'''[[Service Serenity Store]]'''<br>
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Ambanja centre
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'''[[Mahevasoa]]'''<br>
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Tanambao Mission Ambanja
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'''[[Surfing Zone]]'''<br>
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near the open fruit market
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== Map of Ambanja ==
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-13.677106, 48.447338~'''[[Hotel Palma Nova]]'''~~;
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-13.670762, 48.451218~'''[[Nord Inn Hotel]]'''~~;
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-13.678158, 48.451045~'''[[Motel Diamant 10]]'''~~;
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-13.674235, 48.451976~'''Palace de Justice'''~~;
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-13.67471, 48.457134~'''[[Maeva Hotel]]'''~~;
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-13.678024, 48.455366~'''[[Hotel Patricia]]'''~~;
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-13.68664310310508,48.45719833498766~'''[[Khaïr Lodge]]'''~~;
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-13.683237, 48.45246~'''Bazar Be'''~~;
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-13.675594, 48.450856~'''Second-hand market'''~~;
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-13.671418, 48.452127~'''New clothes market'''~~;
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-13.672754, 48.451536~'''Tsaramandroso Market'''~~;
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== Tours ==
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* [[Sambirano Cocoa Tour]]
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* [[Sambirano Trekking Tour]]
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* [[Millot Plantation]]
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* [[Madabike]] - Bike tours to villages along the Sambirano River, trough cocoa plantations, to Ankify or Ambilobe
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== Transport to Ambanja ==
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* [[Trans Besady]] (Ambodivona/Antananarivo): +261 (0)34 56 072 01
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* Maki (Andohatapenaka/Antananarivo):
  
 
== Additional information ==
 
== Additional information ==
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[[File:Ambanja_Panther_Chameleon_001.jpg|600px]]
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The region of Ambanja is famous for its colourful chameleons, often referrer to just as the Ambanja chameleon. Pictured above is an [[Ambanja Panther Chameleon|Ambanja Panther chameleon]] (Furcifer pardalis).
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* View all [[Ambanja photos]]
 
* View all [[Ambanja photos]]
* [http://www.diana.gov.mg www.diana.gov.mg] Homepage of the Diana region of which Ambanja is a part.
 
 
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Ambanja is the capital town of the district by the same name in the northwest of Madagascar. The town is located along the beautiful Sambirano River, about 20 kilometres from the Mozambique Channel, southeast of Nosy Be island.

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Ambanja is the heart of the Sambirano region, which comprises the area along the course of the Sambirano River, from the Tsaratanana Massif down to Ampasindava Bay. The climate of the region is tropical with regular rainfall, providing ideal conditions for farming. The surroundings of Ambanja are characterised by many cacao plantations. About 60% of the population live from farming, and the most important crop is cacao. Other important crops include vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, pepper and rice. One of the largest cacao plantations in the area is the Millot Plantation.

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The town of Ambanja itself offers a few attractions. Near the northern entrance of the town there is a big partially open-air fruit, vegetable, meat, spice and just-about-everything marketplace. Along the town's main road a number of stalls sell second hand clothes, cooking equipment and other utensils. At the other end of the town is a smaller, roof-covered fruit market named Bazary Be. Bazary Be means large marketplace although it is the smaller of the two since it is the first. The second, larger market, is further extended with stalls and traders every Friday. A few minutes walk from Bazary Be a bridge crosses Sambirano.

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Ambanja is easily reached via Nosy Be, from where boats depart to Ankify harbour. From Ankify it is about 18km to Ambanja. A drive by taxi-brousse from Antananarivo to Ambanja takes between 18 and 24 hours or longer depending on the road condition.

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Bar / Restaurants

Cacao Bar
Tanambao Mission

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Accommodation in Ambanja

Palma Nova
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant
Tel: +261 (0)32 0461121 (mobile)
Email: contact@palmanova-ambanja.com
Website: http://www.palmanova-ambanja.com

La Timoniere
Tel: +261 (0)20 8693532 or +261 (0)32 4117275 (mobile) or +261 (0)32 0237909
Email: latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr

Hotel Patricia
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650022

Ylang-Ylang
MG-203 Ambanja
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650240 or +261 (0)33 1487071 (mobile)

Khaïr Lodge
Tel: +261 (0)32 55 882 02 or +261 (0)34 69 446 41

Motel Diamant 10
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650259 or +261 (0)32 7305898 (mobile)

Hotel Marrakech - Chez Radia
Tel: +261 (0)32 5983100 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 1022815 (mobile) or +261 (0)33 1466233 (mobile)

Nord Inn Hotel
Tel: +261 (0)20 8693907 or +261 (0)34 8693907 (mobile)

Maeva Hotel

Other hotels with missing details (please add your comments, experiences):

Hôtel Bougainvilleas (or Bougainvillier), Sambirano (tel: +261 86 920 60), Chez Sachine, Le Cocotier, Salama Rose, Moderne, Le Roxy Hôtel Salama, Rose Hôtel (BP. 54 Ambaibo, Ambanja), Les Cocotiers Hôtel, Relax Hôtel Restaurant (BP. 25 Tsaramandroso, Ambanja), Flores, Kofmad, Le Palmier d'Or, Riviera.

Shopping

  • Bazar Be - fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, spices
  • Tsaramandroso Market - everything from food and pots to handicrafts, tools and bike parts
  • Second-hand market
  • New clothes market - mainly importet from China

Internet

Service Serenity Store
Ambanja centre

Mahevasoa
Tanambao Mission Ambanja

Surfing Zone
near the open fruit market

Map of Ambanja

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Tours

Transport to Ambanja

  • Trans Besady (Ambodivona/Antananarivo): +261 (0)34 56 072 01
  • Maki (Andohatapenaka/Antananarivo):

Additional information

Ambanja Panther Chameleon 001.jpg

The region of Ambanja is famous for its colourful chameleons, often referrer to just as the Ambanja chameleon. Pictured above is an Ambanja Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis).