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Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the SAVA region.

Almost half 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 and Andapa, is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.

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 Antogopahitra (a small boat across the creek leaves behind Maison Ravelo at Antaimby).

Every Friday, there is an extended market with various clothing stands appearing on the road between the Madame Dolorosy statue and the beach. Every Sunday starting early afternoon close to Las Palmas Hotel there is a big beach party including dance competitions and occasionally Moraingy tournaments.

A domestic airport is located approximately 2km 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 Diego Suarez (during rain season only).

Places

• Ambodisatrana market place and Taxi-brousse station direction Antalaha.

Vanilla exporters

• Madagascar Spices
• Biovanilla
• Bemiray

Souvenirs

• Mme Olivia

Medical

• Pharmacie Janga
• Pharmacie MEVA - Antanifotsy

Restaurants, cafes and bars

• Gargotte Sylvia Sambava in the Ampandrozonana district
• Happy Sambava - pastries
• 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

Beach

Hotels and restaurants

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

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: +261 032 0263586

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

Various

• Tsara Lay - bespoke mosquito-net tailoring
• ProGym - well equipped fitness centre
• Colis Express S.A. - courier service by land and air
• François' bike repairs
• Madabike rentals
• Alliance française de Sambava - French alliance of Sambava
• 3J Electronic - PC and parts store
• DHL Sambava
• Telma Sambava
• Post Office
• Soavoanio - coconut plantation and producer of various coconut-based products
• Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava - Women's Day
• Soamazava supermarket
• Zcom Sambava - printing service
• Photo SAVA - photographic prints and cameras
• KOM’SEC - sale and repair of IT equipment, PCs, laptops, etc.

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

Additional information

• Sambava photos
• Sambava videos

Sambava Newsfeed

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