Sambava
Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Sambava and 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, is the centre of vanilla production and the source of much of the world's vanilla export.
Activities include a visit to the Lopat Vanilla factory to learn about traditional vanilla production, the Center for Learning and Understanding English (CLUE) and the large bazary kely marketplace.
The town has a stunning beach with sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. Every Sunday there is a big beach party including various events, such as cockfighting, dance competitions and kickboxing tournaments. Every Friday, there is an extended market with various clothing stands appearing on the road between the central taxi-brousse station and the beach.
Nearby excursions include a taxi-brousse drive to Nosiarina and from thereon a 5-hour boat ride by pirogue up-river to Amboahangibe. Alternatively, catch a lift with one of the cargo boats used to transport vanilla pickers during the harvesting season. Marojejy National Park can be reached by road from Sambava.
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 Air Madagascar and Madagasikara Airways.
Transport to/from Sambava
Scheduled flight connections are opereted by Madagasikara Airways and Air Madagascar.
Places
- Ambodisatrana market place and Taxi-brousse station direction Antalaha.
Vanilla exporters
Souvenirs
Restaurants, cafes and bars
- Happy Sambava
- Le Capricorne
- Plat Resto de L'Ocean
- Epi-Bar La Vanilla
- Resto Mimi - popular with tourists
- Orchidea Beach II - popular with tourists and expats
- Carrefour - popular with vanilla traders
Beach
Medical
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
- 3J Electronic PC and parts store
- DHL Sambava
- Telma Sambava
- Post Office
- Soavoanio
- Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava (Women's Day)
Map of Sambava
Sambava Newsfeed
- Symrise helps in Madagascar after Cyclone Gamane - Symrise
- 05-Apr-2024 16:18
- Vanilla brings cash and crime to Madagascar - The Seattle Times
- 28-Sep-2018 07:00
- In Madagascar, Endangered Lemurs Find a Private Refuge (Published 2020) - The New York Times
- 27-Oct-2020 07:00
- How fortunes are being made and lost in Madagascar's vanilla boom - ABC News
- 21-Jan-2019 08:00
- Sambava - Madagascar: Wind Storm Situation as of 10/03/2017, Grading Map - Madagascar - ReliefWeb
- 15-Mar-2017 07:00
- Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a 'secret' ancient language - The News Minute
- 23-Oct-2018 07:00
- Precious as Silver, Vanilla Brings Cash and Crime to Madagascar (Published 2018) - The New York Times
- 30-Aug-2018 07:00
- Collector N Prasanth to prepare package for Perambra Sambava colony - Deccan Chronicle
- 21-Jun-2016 07:00
- Hot on his tail: Lemur goes on the run after escaping from animal park - The Mirror
- 17-May-2012 07:00
- Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble - Seychelles News Agency
- 23-Aug-2017 07:00
- Call for hartal in Kottayam by CSDS on dalit issue - The Times of India
- 16-Jan-2017 08:00
- Normal life hit as CSDS hartal turns violent in Kottayam - The Times of India
- 17-Jan-2017 08:00
Transport
- Daniela Sambava airport transfer and city sightseeing