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Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital
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'''Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the SAVA region. Along with [[Antalaha]], [[Andapa]] and [[Vohemar]], Sambava is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.'''
of the Sambava and Sava region. The population in 2001 was approximately 40,000. A domestic airport operated by [[Air Madagascar]] is located approximately 2km from town, with flights connecting [[Antananarivo]], [[Tamatave]], [[Maroantsetra]] and [[Diego Suarez]].
 
  
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45% 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 as Madagascar is the world's leading vanilla exporter.
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Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common agricultures are [[Madagascar Vanilla|vanilla]], coconut and rice farming.
  
Recommended activities include a visit to the Lopat vanilla factory to learn about traditional vanilla production procedures, the Center for Learning and Understanding English (CLUE) and the large ''bazary kely'' marketplace, especially on Tuesdays.
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The town has a stunning beach but sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. North of town there is a very beautiful beach which is usually safer for swimming. Watch for the ''Nephila'' spiders in the trees! Possible 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 harvest season. [[Marojejy National Park]] can also be reached by road from Sambava.
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Activities include a visit to a [https://www.madagascarspices.com//vanilla_tour.html vanilla plantation] and one of the many processing facilities to learn about traditional vanilla production, a guided tour of the [[Soavoanio]] coconut plantation, a visit to [[Antongompahitra]] and [[Bemanevika]]. Small boats leaves from behind Maison Ravelo/[[Tandramena]] at Antaimby and costs 1,000 Ar across the creek where "taxi motos" (motorcycle bike drivers) are offered. This is a shortcut to reach [[Bemanevika]] and [[Bemarivo]].  
  
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'''Chez l'Ambassadeur'''<br>
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There are three main market places in different areas of Sambava with each of the market places extended in the mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and Antanifotsy on Saturdays.
Tel: (cellphone): +261 (0)32 0292745 or +261 (0)32 0211347
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Every Sunday from early afternoon close to there is a beach party with several beach bars, small hand-powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Often on Sundays there is [[Morengy]] tournaments in at the stadium in Sambava-Centre.
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A domestic airport is approximately 1 km from the town centre with flights connecting [[Antananarivo]], [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave), [[Maroantsetra]] and [[Diego Suarez]]. Scheduled flights are operated by [[Air Madagascar|Tsaradia]] and [[Madagasikara Airways]].
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== Transport to/from Sambava ==
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* Scheduled flight connections are opereted by [[Madagasikara Airways]] and [[Air Madagascar]].
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* [[Samy_Express#Samy_Express_-_Vedette_Rapid_-_Sambava|Samy Express Head Office]] - boat transfers to/from [[Diego Suarez]] (during rain season only).
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== Places ==
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* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction [[Antalaha]].
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== Sambava vanilla exporters ==
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* [[Madagascar Spices]]
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* [[Biovanilla]]
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* [[Bemiray]]
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* [[Madagascar Flavors]]
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* [[Madex Vanille]]
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== Souvenirs ==
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* [[Mme Olivia]]
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* [[Madacrafts]]
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== Medical ==
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* [[Pharmacie Centrale]] - Antaimby
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* [[Pharmacie Manantenasoa]] - Sambava-Centre
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* [[Pharmacie Janga]] - Ambodisatrana
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* [[Pharmacie MEVA]] - Antanifotsy
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* [https://web.facebook.com/CHRR-Besopaka-Sambava-118653872852496/ Besopaka Hospital]
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== Sambava restaurants, cafes and bars ==
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* [[Chez Aline]] - Restaurant and bar in the Besopaka area
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* [[Arc en Ciel]] - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke
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* [[Soa Sakafo Gasy]]
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* [[O'Delice de Mily]]
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* [[Chez Sophie]]
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* [[Sunset Bar]] Ampandrozonana
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* [[Gargotte Sylvia Sambava]]  in the Ampandrozonana district
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* [[Happy Sambava]] - pastries
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* [[Le Capricorne]] - restaurant and event location
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* [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]] - bar, shop and restaurant
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* [[Resto Mimi]] - popular with visitors to Marojejy
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* [[Orchidea Beach II]] - popular with tourists and expats
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* [[Carrefour]] - popular with vanilla traders
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* [[Chez Orlance]] - restaurant and juice bar
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* [[Gargotte Camila]]
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* [[Le Baladin]] - restaurant, bar and night club
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* [[Gargotte Ezaka]] - breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava
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* [[Tasty Box]] - burgers, fries, coffee, cupcakes, donuts - opened in 2020 it is the first fast-food restaurant in Sambava
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* [[La Rosace]] - simple roofed outdoors breakfast and lunch eatery in central Sambava
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* [[Bar Bleue]] - outdoors dinner restaurant in Sambava centre
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* [[Zaza Mila Vola]] - large menu with only Malagasy food, open daily
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* [[Tao Fy]] - restaurant, bar and cafe in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava
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== Sambava Beach ==
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== Sambava hotels and restaurants ==
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'''[[Hotel Sky Blue]]'''<br>
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Ambodisatrana
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'''[[Hotel Hazavola]]'''<br>
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Sambava-Centre<br>
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Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08
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'''[[Identic.MG]]'''<br>
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Antohomaro, Sambava<br>
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Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67
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'''[[Hotel Carrefour]]'''<br>
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Sambava-Centre<br>
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Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060
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'''[[Le Jardin Arhumatic]]'''<br>
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Ampandrozonana
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'''[[Mimi Hotel]] or Resto Mimi''' (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 0761028 or +261 (0)32 04028855<br>
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Email: [mailto:mimi.hotel.resto@gmail.com mimi.hotel.resto@gmail.com]
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'''[[La Paillotte - Chez Jo]]''' (4 bungalows)<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 88 998 94 or +261 (0)32 21 221 21 (mobile)
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'''[[Las Palmas]]''' (6 bungalows, 3 rooms)<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)20 8892087 / +261 (0)32 4007372<br>
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Email: [mailto:laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com]<br>
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[http://laspalmas-hotelsambava.com www.laspalmas-hotelsambava.com]
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'''Hotel l’Ambassadeur - Chez Zoé'''<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 0292745 or +261 (0)32 0211347<br>
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Email: [mailto:razafizoe@yahoo.fr razafizoe@yahoo.fr]
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'''[[Orchidea Beach II|Hotel Orchidea Beach II]]'''<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 0438377<br>
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Email: [mailto:orchideabeach2@yahoo.fr orchideabeach2@yahoo.fr]    <!-- orchideabeach2@wanadoo.mg, mail to orchideabeach2@moov.mg bounced -->
  
 
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'''Hôtel Carrefour'''<br>
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'''[[Hotel Melrose]]'''<br>
Tel:  +261 8892060 or +261 8892322
 
 
 
'''Hôtel Melrose'''<br>
 
 
Tel: +261 33 1457479 or cellphone: +261 (0)32 04572
 
Tel: +261 33 1457479 or cellphone: +261 (0)32 04572
 
'''Hôtel Orchidea Beach II'''<br>
 
Tel: +261 88 92324 or cellphone: +261 (0)32 0438377<br>
 
Email: [mailto:orchideabeach2@wanadoo.mg orchideabeach2@wanadoo.mg] <!-- orchideabeach2@moov.mg bounced -->
 
  
 
'''Hôtel Paradis'''<br>
 
'''Hôtel Paradis'''<br>
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'''Hotel Noumea'''<br>
 
'''Hotel Noumea'''<br>
Tel: +261 032 0263586
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Tel: +261 (0)32 02 635 86
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'''[[Hotel le Giroflier]]'''<br>
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Sambava-Centre<br>
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Tel: +261 32 97 792 10
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'''[[Tiako Marojejy]]'''<br>
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Antaimby, Sambava<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)34 07 423 05 / +261 (0)34 44 555 55
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== Various ==
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* [[Arhumatic]] - liquor shop Sambava-Centre
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* [[Raffia Travel & Tours]] - local tour operator and flight bookings
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* [[École de coupe et couture]] - Rollina's tailoring school
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* [[Dr Gervais]]
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* [[Prulab]] - vanilla analysis laboratory
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* [[Tsara Lay]] - bespoke mosquito-net tailoring
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* [[CLUE]] - Center for Learning and Understanding English
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* [[Alliance française Sambava|Alliance française de Sambava]] - French alliance of Sambava
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* [[Sambava Post Office|Post Office]]
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* [[Colis Express Sambava|Colis Express S.A.]] - courier service by land and air
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* [[DHL Sambava]]
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* [[Telma Sambava]]
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* [[ProGym]] - well equipped fitness centre
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* [[François' bike repairs]]
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* [[Madabike]] rentals
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* [[3J Electronic]] - PC and parts store
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* [[Zcom Sambava]] - printing service
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* [[Photo SAVA]] - photographic prints and cameras
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* [[KOM’SEC]] - sale and repair of IT equipment, PCs, laptops, etc.
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* [[Soamazava]] supermarket
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* [[Rambo]] - camping equipment store and more.
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* [[Soavoanio]] - coconut plantation and producer of various coconut-based products
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* [[Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava]] - Women's Day
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* [[Duke Lemur Center|Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation]] - project dedicated to preserving the natural biodiversity of Madagascar
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* [[Lemur Conservation Foundation]] - conservation of [[Marojejy|Marojejy National Park]] and critically endangered lemurs
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* [[Sambatex]] - general store, hardware, electronics, household goods etc.
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== Radio channels ==
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* [[RNA Sambava]]
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* [[Radio Vanille]]
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* [[Radio Fiaingana Vaovao]]
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* [[Radio Beton Armé SAVA]]
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* [[Radio Tropique]]
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== Transport ==
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* Ralph, English speaking tuktuk (Bajaj) driver: +261 (0)32 68 662 68
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* [[Haja Rabearivelo]] tuktuk (Bajaj): +261 (0)32 61 052 53
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* Hery's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and [[Vohemar]]: +261 (0)32 87 834 60
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* Jimmy's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and [[Vohemar]]: +261 (0)32 40 200 21
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* [[Sambava Airport]]
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== Additional information ==
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* [[Sambava photos]]
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* [[Sambava videos]]
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== Sambava Newsfeed ==
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'''Las Palmas'''<br>
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Tel: +261 208892087 / +261 324007372<br>
 
Email: [mailto:laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com]
 

Latest revision as of 09:36, 16 December 2024

Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the SAVA region. Along with Antalaha, Andapa and Vohemar, Sambava is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.

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Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common agricultures are vanilla, coconut and rice farming.

Sambava 331.jpg
Sambava 036.jpg Sambava 030.jpg Sambava 041.jpg
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Activities include a visit to a vanilla plantation and one of the many processing facilities to learn about traditional vanilla production, a guided tour of the Soavoanio coconut plantation, a visit to Antongompahitra and Bemanevika. Small boats leaves from behind Maison Ravelo/Tandramena at Antaimby and costs 1,000 Ar across the creek where "taxi motos" (motorcycle bike drivers) are offered. This is a shortcut to reach Bemanevika and Bemarivo.

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Sambava 002.jpg Sambava 088.jpg Sambava 076.jpg

There are three main market places in different areas of Sambava with each of the market places extended in the mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and Antanifotsy on Saturdays.

Every Sunday from early afternoon close to there is a beach party with several beach bars, small hand-powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Often on Sundays there is Morengy tournaments in at the stadium in Sambava-Centre.

Sambava 132.jpg

Sambava 330.jpg

Sambava 142.jpg

A domestic airport is approximately 1 km from the town centre with flights connecting Antananarivo, Toamasina (Tamatave), Maroantsetra and Diego Suarez. Scheduled flights are operated by Tsaradia and Madagasikara Airways.

Transport to/from Sambava

Places

Sambava vanilla exporters

Souvenirs

Medical

Sambava restaurants, cafes and bars


Sambava Beach

Sambava 318.jpg

Sambava hotels and restaurants

Hotel Sky Blue
Ambodisatrana

Hotel Hazavola
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08

Identic.MG
Antohomaro, Sambava
Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67

Hotel Carrefour
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060

Le Jardin Arhumatic
Ampandrozonana

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

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 (0)32 02 635 86

Hotel le Giroflier
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 32 97 792 10

Tiako Marojejy
Antaimby, Sambava
Tel: +261 (0)34 07 423 05 / +261 (0)34 44 555 55

Various

Radio channels

Map of Sambava

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Transport

  • Ralph, English speaking tuktuk (Bajaj) driver: +261 (0)32 68 662 68
  • Haja Rabearivelo tuktuk (Bajaj): +261 (0)32 61 052 53
  • Hery's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and Vohemar: +261 (0)32 87 834 60
  • Jimmy's Taxi-brousse between Sambava and Vohemar: +261 (0)32 40 200 21
  • Sambava Airport

Additional information

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
After decades, Kerala Dalit neighbourhood gets basic facilities, ownership documents - The News Minute
07-Mar-2019 08:00
Non-dalits still shun Perambra LP school - Deccan Chronicle
02-Jun-2016 07:00
Multiple cases filed against TN BJP chief Annamalai over his social media post - PGurus
04-Jun-2022 07:00
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