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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.'''

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Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common acricultures agricultures are [[Madagascar Vanilla|vanilla]], coconut and rice farming. Sambava, along with [[Antalaha]] and [[Andapa]], is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.

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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 Antogopahitra (a small boat across the creek [[Antongompahitra]] and [[Bemanevika]]. Small boats leaves from behind Maison Ravelo /[[Tandramena]] at Antaimbyand 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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Every Friday, there is an extended There are three main market places in different areas of Sambava with various clothing stands appearing on each of the road between market places extended in the Madame Dolorosy statue mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and the beachAntanifotsy on Saturdays.  <HTML5video type="youtube">669rPv9lKxU</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">TqyaZmFG-jM</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">mmDnextBpjA</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">sgoofJui59Q</HTML5video> Every Sunday starting from early afternoon close to [[Las Palmas|Las Palmas Hotel]] there is a big beach party including dance competitions and occasionally with several beach bars, small hand-powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Also on Sundays there is often [[MoraingyMorengy]] tournamentsat the stadium in Ambodisatrana.

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A domestic airport is located approximately 2km 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]].

== Transport to/from Sambava ==

* [[Mme Olivia]]

* [[Madacrafts]]

== Medical ==

* [[Pharmacie Centrale]] - Antaimby* [[Pharmacie Manantenasoa]] - Sambava-Centre* [[Pharmacie Janga]]- Ambodisatrana

* [[Pharmacie MEVA]] - Antanifotsy

* [https://web.facebook.com/CHRR-Besopaka-Sambava-118653872852496/ Besopaka Hospital]

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* [[Chez Aline]] - Restaurant and bar in the Besopaka area

* [[Arc en Ciel]] - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke

* [[Soa Sakafo Gasy]]

* [[O'Delice de Mily]]

* [[Chez Sophie]]

* [[Sunset Bar]] Ampandrozonana

* [[Gargotte Sylvia Sambava]] in the Ampandrozonana district

* [[Happy Sambava]] - pastries

* [[Gargotte Nouvelle]] - La Soupe, Min Sao, coffee, Thé-Cola

* [[Le Capricorne]] - restaurant and event location

* [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]] - bar, shop and restaurant

* [[La Rosace]] - simple roofed outdoors breakfast and lunch eatery in central Sambava

* [[Bar Bleue]] - outdoors dinner restaurant in Sambava centre

* [[Zaza Mila Vola]] - large menu with only Malagasy food, open daily

* [[Tao Fy]] - restaurant, bar and cafe in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava

== Beach ==

== Hotels and restaurants ==

 

'''[[Hotel Sky Blue]]'''<br>

Ambodisatrana

 

'''[[Hotel Hazavola]]'''<br>

Sambava-Centre<br>

Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08

 

'''[[Identic.MG]]'''<br>

Antohomaro, Sambava<br>

Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67

'''[[Hotel Carrefour]]'''<br>

Sambava-Centre<br>

Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060

 

'''[[La Pirogue]]'''<br>

Ampandrozonana

 

'''[[Le Jardin Arhumatic]]'''<br>

Ampandrozonana

'''[[Mimi Hotel]] or Resto Mimi''' (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)<br>

'''Hotel Noumea'''<br>

Tel: +261 032 0263586(0)32 02 635 86

'''[[Hotel le Giroflier]]'''<br>

Sambava-Centre<br>

Tel: +261 32 97 792 10

 

'''[[Tiako Marojejy]]'''<br>

Antaimby, Sambava<br>

Tel: +261 (0)34 07 423 05 / +261 (0)34 44 555 55

== Various ==

 * [[Arhumatic]] - liquor shop Sambava-Centre* [[Raffia Travel & Tours]] - local tour operator and flight bookings * [[École de coupe et couture]] - Rollina's tailoring school* [[Dr Gervais]]* [[Prulab]] - vanilla analysis laboratory.

* [[Tsara Lay]] - bespoke mosquito-net tailoring

* [[CLUE]] - Center for Learning and Understanding English

* [[Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava]] - Women's Day

* [[Duke Lemur Center|Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation]] - project dedicated to preserving the natural biodiversity of Madagascar

* [[Lemur Conservation Foundation]] - conservation of [[Marojejy|Marojejy National Park]] and critically endangered lemurs* [[Sambatex]] - general store, hardware, electronics, household goods etc. == Radio channels ==* [[RNA Sambava]] - * [[Radio Vanille]]* [[Radio Fiaingana Vaovao]]* [[Radio Beton Armé SAVA]]* [[Radio télévision Ny Antsika (Sambava)Tropique]]

== Map of Sambava ==

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