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* Scheduled flight connections are opereted by [[Madagasikara Airways]] and [[Air Madagascar]]. | * Scheduled flight connections are opereted by [[Madagasikara Airways]] and [[Air Madagascar]]. | ||
| − | * [[Samy_Express#Samy_Express_-_Vedette_Rapid_-_Sambava|Samy Express Head Office]] - boat transfers to/from [[ | + | * [[Samy_Express#Samy_Express_-_Vedette_Rapid_-_Sambava|Samy Express Head Office]] - boat transfers to/from [[Maroantsetra]]. |
== Places == | == Places == | ||
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* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction [[Antalaha]]. | * [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction [[Antalaha]]. | ||
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* [[Madagascar Spices]] | * [[Madagascar Spices]] | ||
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* [https://web.facebook.com/CHRR-Besopaka-Sambava-118653872852496/ Besopaka Hospital] | * [https://web.facebook.com/CHRR-Besopaka-Sambava-118653872852496/ Besopaka Hospital] | ||
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| − | + | * [[Ali Baba]] - Chinese/Malagasy lunch and dinner restaurant in Sambava-Centre | |
| + | * [[Yum Yum]] - Breakfast and lunch gargotte in Sambava-Centre | ||
* [[Chez Aline]] - Restaurant and bar in the Besopaka area | * [[Chez Aline]] - Restaurant and bar in the Besopaka area | ||
| + | * [[Resto Esparance]] - Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Ampandrozonana | ||
* [[Arc en Ciel]] - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke | * [[Arc en Ciel]] - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke | ||
* [[Soa Sakafo Gasy]] | * [[Soa Sakafo Gasy]] | ||
* [[O'Delice de Mily]] | * [[O'Delice de Mily]] | ||
| + | * [[SAMBA]] coffee shop | ||
* [[Chez Sophie]] | * [[Chez Sophie]] | ||
* [[Sunset Bar]] Ampandrozonana | * [[Sunset Bar]] Ampandrozonana | ||
* [[Gargotte Sylvia Sambava]] in the Ampandrozonana district | * [[Gargotte Sylvia Sambava]] in the Ampandrozonana district | ||
* [[Happy Sambava]] - pastries | * [[Happy Sambava]] - pastries | ||
| + | * [[Gargotte Nouvelle]] - La Soupe, Min Sao, coffee, Thé-Cola | ||
* [[Le Capricorne]] - restaurant and event location | * [[Le Capricorne]] - restaurant and event location | ||
* [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]] - bar, shop and restaurant | * [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]] - bar, shop and restaurant | ||
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* [[Tao Fy]] - restaurant, bar and cafe in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava | * [[Tao Fy]] - restaurant, bar and cafe in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava | ||
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'''[[Hotel Sky Blue]]'''<br> | '''[[Hotel Sky Blue]]'''<br> | ||
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Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08 | Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08 | ||
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Antohomaro, Sambava<br> | Antohomaro, Sambava<br> | ||
Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67 | Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67 | ||
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Sambava-Centre<br> | Sambava-Centre<br> | ||
Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060 | Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060 | ||
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| + | '''[[Villa Layannah]]'''<br> | ||
| + | Sambava-Centre | ||
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| + | '''[[La Pirogue]]'''<br> | ||
| + | Ampandrozonana | ||
'''[[Le Jardin Arhumatic]]'''<br> | '''[[Le Jardin Arhumatic]]'''<br> | ||
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== Various == | == Various == | ||
| + | * [[Edmond Albius Vanilla Museum]] - Antohomaro | ||
| + | * [[Cross Natures Lovers]] - Village tourism, hiking, nature discovery & rural economic development | ||
* [[Arhumatic]] - liquor shop Sambava-Centre | * [[Arhumatic]] - liquor shop Sambava-Centre | ||
* [[Raffia Travel & Tours]] - local tour operator and flight bookings | * [[Raffia Travel & Tours]] - local tour operator and flight bookings | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 1 December 2025
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.
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.
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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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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 there is a beach party with several beach bars, small hand-powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Also on Sundays there is often Morengy tournaments at the stadium in Ambodisatrana.
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
- Scheduled flight connections are opereted by Madagasikara Airways and Air Madagascar.
- Samy Express Head Office - boat transfers to/from Maroantsetra.
Places
- Ambodisatrana market place and Taxi-brousse station direction Antalaha.
Vanilla exporters
Souvenirs
Medical
- Pharmacie Centrale - Antaimby
- Pharmacie Manantenasoa - Sambava-Centre
- Pharmacie Janga - Ambodisatrana
- Pharmacie MEVA - Antanifotsy
- Besopaka Hospital
Restaurants, cafes and bars
- Ali Baba - Chinese/Malagasy lunch and dinner restaurant in Sambava-Centre
- Yum Yum - Breakfast and lunch gargotte in Sambava-Centre
- Chez Aline - Restaurant and bar in the Besopaka area
- Resto Esparance - Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Ampandrozonana
- Arc en Ciel - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke
- Soa Sakafo Gasy
- O'Delice de Mily
- SAMBA coffee shop
- 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
- Resto Mimi - popular with visitors to Marojejy
- Orchidea Beach II - popular with tourists and expats
- Carrefour - popular with vanilla traders
- Chez Orlance - restaurant and juice bar
- Gargotte Camila
- Le Baladin - restaurant, bar and night club
- Gargotte Ezaka - breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Antanifotsy district of Sambava
- Tasty Box - burgers, fries, coffee, cupcakes, donuts - opened in 2020 it is the first fast-food restaurant in Sambava
- 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
Ambodisatrana
Hotel Hazavola
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08
Identic
Antohomaro, Sambava
Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67
Hotel Carrefour
Sambava-Centre
Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060
Villa Layannah
Sambava-Centre
La Pirogue
Ampandrozonana
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
- Edmond Albius Vanilla Museum - Antohomaro
- Cross Natures Lovers - Village tourism, hiking, nature discovery & rural economic development
- 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
- Alliance française de Sambava - French alliance of Sambava
- Post Office
- Colis Express S.A. - courier service by land and air
- DHL Sambava
- Telma Sambava
- ProGym - well equipped fitness centre
- François' bike repairs
- Madabike rentals
- 3J Electronic - PC and parts store
- Zcom Sambava - printing service
- Photo SAVA - photographic prints and cameras
- KOM’SEC - sale and repair of IT equipment, PCs, laptops, etc.
- Soamazava supermarket
- Rambo - camping equipment store and more.
- Soavoanio - coconut plantation and producer of various coconut-based products
- Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava - Women's Day
- Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation - project dedicated to preserving the natural biodiversity of Madagascar
- Lemur Conservation Foundation - conservation of Marojejy National Park and critically endangered lemurs
- Sambatex - general store, hardware, electronics, household goods etc.
Radio channels
Map of Sambava
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
- In Madagascar, stories of fistula can make a difference - FIGO.org
- 22-May-2019 07:00
- Sambava - Madagascar: Wind Storm Situation as of 10/03/2017, Grading Map - ReliefWeb
- 15-Mar-2017 07:00
- Empowering women to speak up and prevent Gender-Based Violence - unocha.org
- 18-Jun-2025 07:00
- Chinese doctors perform life-changing surgery on Madagascan patient - China Daily - Global Edition
- 08-Dec-2023 08:00
- Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a ‘secret’ ancient language - The News Minute
- 23-Oct-2018 07:00
- Precious as Silver, Vanilla Brings Cash and Crime to Madagascar (Published 2018) - The New York Times
- 30-Aug-2018 07:00
- Social mobilization actions bear fruit for better health coverage - Unicef
- 02-Mar-2021 08:00
- Cyclone Dikeledi forms, forecast to rapidly intensify before landfall in Madagascar - The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
- 09-Jan-2025 08:00
- Our Love Of 'All Natural' Is Causing A Vanilla Shortage : The Salt - NPR
- 16-Jun-2017 07:00
- Symrise helps in Madagascar after Cyclone Gamane - Symrise
- 04-May-2024 07:00
- Madagascar TC Gamane DREF Operational Update (MDRMG022) - ReliefWeb
- 14-May-2024 07:00
- Collector N Prasanth to prepare package for Perambra Sambava colony - Deccan Chronicle
- 22-Jun-2016 07:00
- Cashing in on the Madagascan vanilla boom - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- 21-Jan-2019 08:00
- LDF gets electoral support - The Hindu
- 18-Apr-2019 07:00
- Chandy Oommen begins election campaign - The New Indian Express
- 10-Aug-2023 07:00
- Once famous for bamboo products, this Kerala village is losing its tradition - The News Minute
- 29-Jan-2020 08:00
- Government Welfare LP School waits for students in Perambra - Deccan Chronicle
- 08-Jun-2017 07:00
- Caste violence exists, say activists - The New Indian Express
- 07-Oct-2020 07:00
- 'The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang' review: A gangster epic that's Malayalam cinema's answer to 'Gangs of Wasseypur' - theweek.in
- 29-Aug-2025 07:00
- After decades, Kerala Dalit neighbourhood gets basic facilities, ownership documents - The News Minute
- 07-Mar-2019 08:00
- Precious as silver, vanilla brings cash and crime to Madagascar - The Business Times
- 31-Aug-2018 07:00
- Normal life hit as CSDS hartal turns violent in Kottayam - Times of India
- 17-Jan-2017 08:00
- Raharaham-piangonana : Potehin-dRavalomanana ny Fjkm - lagazette-dgi.com
- 11-Jul-2024 02:25
- Call for hartal in Kottayam by CSDS on dalit issue - Times of India
- 16-Jan-2017 08:00
- Kozhikode: Educated state fails, Kerala school struggles to break caste barriers - Daijiworld
- 10-Oct-2017 07:00
