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'''Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the SAVA region. Along with [[Antalaha]], [[Andapa]] and [[AndapaVohemar]], Sambava is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.'''
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Activities include a visit to a [https://www.madagascarspices.com//vanilla_tour.html 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 taxis 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 being places extended in the mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and Antanifotsy on Saturdays. <HTML5video type="youtube">669rPv9lKxU</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">TqyaZmFG-jM</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">mmDnextBpjA</HTML5video> Every Sunday from early afternoon close to [[Las Palmas|Las Palmas Hotel]] there is a large beach party with several beach bars, small hand powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls, dance competitions etc. Every other Sunday Some Sundays there is [[Moraingy]] in Analamandrorofo along the road between Antainby Antaimby and Antanifotsy.
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A domestic airport is located approximately 2km 1 km from the town centre with flights connecting [[Antananarivo]], [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave), [[Maroantsetra]] and [[Diego Suarez]]. Scheduled flights are operated by [[Air Madagascar|Tsaradia]] and [[Madagasikara Airways]].
== Transport to/from Sambava ==
* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction [[Antalaha]].
== Vanilla Sambava vanilla exporters ==
* [[Madagascar Spices]]
* [[Mme Olivia]]
* [[Madacrafts]]
== Medical ==
* [[Pharmacie Manantenasoa]] - Sambava-Centre* [[Pharmacie Janga]]- Ambodisatrana
* [[Pharmacie MEVA]] - Antanifotsy
* [https://web.facebook.com/CHRR-Besopaka-Sambava-118653872852496/ Besopaka Hospital]
== RestaurantsSambava restaurants, cafes and bars ==
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* [[Arc en Ciel]] - Bar and restaurant with live music and karaoke
* [[Soa Sakafo Gasy]]
* [[O'Delice de Mily]]
* [[Chez Sophie]]
* [[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
== Sambava Beach ==
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== Hotels Sambava hotels and restaurants == '''[[Hotel Sky Blue]]'''<br>Ambodisatrana '''[[Hotel Hazavola]]'''<br>Sambava-Centre<br>Tel: +261 (0) 32 03 002 08 '''[[Identic.MG]]'''<br>Antohomaro, Sambava<br>Tel: +261 (0) 32 54 566 67
'''[[Hotel Carrefour]]'''<br>
== Various ==
* [[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
* [[Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava]] - Women's Day
* [[Duke Lemur Center|Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation]] - project dedicated to preserving the natural biodiversity of Madagascar
* [[Lemur Conservation Foundation]] - conservation of [[Marojejy|Marojejy National Park]] and critically endangered lemurs* [[Sambatex]] - general store, hardware, electronics, household goods etc. == Radio channels ==* [[RNA Sambava]] - * [[Radio Vanille]]* [[Radio Fiaingana Vaovao]]* [[Radio Beton Armé SAVA]]* [[Radio télévision Ny Antsika (Sambava)Tropique]]
== Map of Sambava ==