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The bike ride begins with a canoe crossing over a creek close to the centre of Sambava to an area where about a 10km stretch of [[coconut plantation]|Soavoanio]]'s coconut plantation begins. (The price for the canoe crossing including a bike is between 1,000 Ar and 2,000 Ar.)
[[File:Sambava_to_Farihy_Ampasimbato_001.jpg|600px]]
The route thereafter runs along a sandy but bikeable road often in the shade of coconut palms, first passing the tiny village of [[Ampisasanala]] until reaching and thereafter [[Antongompahitra]]. About 3km after Antongompahitra, cross [[Bemarivo]]. (The price for a boat including a bike is 2000 Ar.)
[[File:Bemarivo_001.jpg|600px]]
About 1km after the river crossing, pass through the village of [[Bemanevika]]. (Every Sunday there's a large market in the mornings, which is especially active between March and the end of during the vanilla harvesting period, usually growing season from March until beginning of August.
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