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'''Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato and back return is in all an approximately 50km bike ride through nature, villages, coconut and vanilla plantation with much beautiful scenery the whole wayplantations.'''
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The bike ride begins with a crossing by canoe crossing across a creek near the centre of Sambava followed by an about approximately 10km stretch through [[Soavoanio|coconut plantation]]. The price for the canoe crossing including a bike is between 1,000 Ar and 2,000 Ar(2020).
[[File:Sambava_to_Farihy_Ampasimbato_082.jpg|600px]] Most of the route runs along a sandy but bikeable road and often in the shade of coconut palms, first passing the tiny roadside village of [[Ampisasanala]] and thereafter [[Antongompahitra]]. About 3km after Antongompahitra, cross [[Bemarivo]] with a pirogue. The price for a boat including a bike is 2000 Ar(2020).
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About 1km after the river crossing, pass bike through [[Bemanevika]]. Every Sunday there's a large market in the mornings, which is especially active during the vanilla growing season between March and August. Thereafter a flat sandy road and sometimes trail continues to Lake Ampasimbato, in which there reportedly are many crocodiles.
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