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'''Ambanja is a city the capital town of the district by the same name in the north northwest of Madagascar within the disctrict of Ambanja. The population is approximately 30,000. The city town is located along a river. Ambanja is enroute the beautiful [[Noys BeSambirano]] and 25 km River, about 20 kilometres from Ankify harbourthe Mozambique Channel, where boats to southeast of [[Nosy Be departs at least once a day]] island.'''
The town of Ambanja itself offers only a few attractions. Near the northern entrance of the town there is a big open-air fruit market. Along the town's main road a vast number of stalls are set up, selling second hand clothes, cooking equipment and other useful things. At the other end of the town is a smaller, roof-covered fruit market (Bazar Be) just next to the [[taxi-brousse]] station. A few minutes walk from there a bridge leads over the wide Sambirano River.
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Ambanja is best reached via Nosy Be, from where boats depart to [[Ankify|Ankify harbour]]. From Ankify it is about 18km to Ambanja. A drive by taxi-brousse from [[Antananarivo]] to Ambanja takes between 18 and 24 hours. The car ride from Ambanja to [[Diego Suarez]] (Antsiranana) (240km) along the [[RN6]] takes between 3 and 4 hours. <!-- ??? There is a domestic airport but which is currently not served by [[Air Madagascar]] (March 2012). -->
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== Bar / Restaurants ==
'''[[Cacao Bar]]'''<br>
Tanambao Mission
[[File:Cacao_Bar_003.jpg|600px]]
== Accommodation in Ambanja ==
'''[[Palma Nova]]'''<br>
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 0461121 (mobile)<br>
Email: [mailto:contact@palmanova-ambanja.com contact@palmanova-ambanja.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.palmanova-ambanja.com http://www.palmanova-ambanja.com]
'''[[La Timoniere]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8693532 or +261 (0)32 4117275 (mobile) or +261 (0)32 0237909<br>
Email: [mailto:latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr latimonierambanja@yahoo.fr]
'''[[Hotel Patricia]]'''<br>
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650022
'''[[Ylang-Ylang]]'''<br>
MG-203 Ambanja<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650240 or +261 (0)33 1487071 (mobile)
'''[[Khaïr Lodge]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 55 882 02 or +261 (0)34 69 446 41
'''[[Motel Diamant 10]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8650259 or +261 (0)32 7305898 (mobile)
'''[[Hotel Marrakech]] - Chez Radia'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 5983100 (mobile) or +261 (0)34 1022815 (mobile) or +261 (0)33 1466233 (mobile)
'''[[Nord Inn Hotel]]'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 8693907 or +261 (0)34 8693907 (mobile)
'''[[Maeva Hotel]]'''
''Other hotels with missing details (please add your comments, experiences):''
Hôtel Bougainvilleas (or Bougainvillier), Sambirano (tel: +261 86 920 60), Chez Sachine, Le Cocotier, Salama Rose, Moderne, Le Roxy Hôtel Salama, Rose Hôtel (BP. 54 Ambaibo, Ambanja), Les Cocotiers Hôtel,
Relax Hôtel Restaurant (BP. 25 Tsaramandroso, Ambanja), Flores, Kofmad, Le Palmier d'Or, Riviera.
== Shopping ==
* Bazar Be - fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, spices
* Tsaramandroso Market - everything from food to pods to bike repair
* Second-hand market
* New clothes market - mainly importet from China
== Internet ==
'''[[Service Serenity Store]]'''<br>
Ambanja centre
'''[[Mahevasoa]]'''<br>
Tanambao Mission Ambanja
'''[[Surfing Zone]]'''<br>
near the open fruit market
== Map of Ambanja ==
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-13.677106, 48.447338~'''[[Hotel Palma Nova]]'''~~;
-13.670762, 48.451218~'''[[Nord Inn Hotel]]'''~~;
-13.678158, 48.451045~'''[[Motel Diamant 10]]'''~~;
-13.674235, 48.451976~'''Palace de Justice'''~~;
-13.67471, 48.457134~'''[[Maeva Hotel]]'''~~;
-13.678024, 48.455366~'''[[Hotel Patricia]]'''~~;
-13.68664310310508,48.45719833498766~'''[[Khaïr Lodge]]'''~~;
-13.683237, 48.45246~'''Bazar Be'''~~;
-13.675594, 48.450856~'''Second-hand market'''~~;
-13.671418, 48.452127~'''New clothes market'''~~;
-13.672754, 48.451536~'''Tsaramandroso Market'''~~;
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== Tours ==
* [[Sambirano Cocoa Tour]]
* [[Sambirano Trekking Tour]]
* [[Millot Plantation]]
* [[Madabike]] - Bike tours to villages along the Sambirano River, trough cocoa plantations, to Ankify or Ambilobe
== Transport to Ambanja ==
* [[Trans Besady]] (Ambodivona/Antananarivo): +261 (0)34 56 072 01
* Maki (Andohatapenaka/Antananarivo):
== Additional information ==
[[File:Ambanja_Panther_Chameleon_001.jpg|600px]]
The region of Ambanja is famous for its colourful chameleons, often referrer to just as the Ambanja chameleon. Pictured above is an [[Ambanja Panther Chameleon|Ambanja Panther chameleon]] (Furcifer pardalis).
* View all [[Ambanja photos]]
* [http://www.diana.gov.mg www.diana.gov.mg] Homepage of the Diana region of which Ambanja is a part.
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