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'''Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Sambava and Sava region. The population in 2001 was approximately 40,000.'''

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-14.260827" lon="50.149713" zoom="14" scale="yes" controls="large">-14.254318, 50.157051Sambava</googlemap> 45% Almost half of the population in the Sambava region live from farming and raising livestock. The most common acricultures are [[Madagascar Vanilla|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 as Madagascar is the world's leading vanilla exporter. [[File:Sambava 132.jpg|600px]] [[File:Sambava 142.jpg|600px]] Recommended activities include a visit to the Lopat vanilla factory to learn about traditional vanilla production procedures, the Center for Learning and Understanding English (CLUE) and the large ''bazary kely'' marketplace, especially on Tuesdaysexport.

The town has a stunning beach but with sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. North of town there is a very beautiful beach which is usually safer for swimming. Every Sunday there is a big beach party. Watch for the ''including various events, such as cockfighting, dance competitions and [[NephilaMoraingy|kickboxing]]'' spiders in tournaments. Every Friday, there is an extended market with various clothing stands appearing on the trees! Possible nearby excursions include a [[road between the central taxi-brousse]] drive to [[Nosiarina]] station 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 harvest season. [[Marojejy National Park]] can also be reached by road from Sambavabeach.

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[[File:Sambava 142.jpg|600px]] <HTML5video type="youtube">ofSMT2-wkqA</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">umwioiGgEtU</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">IcyAAbUn4hA</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">ihy-N9Y1NcY</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">lk0sPoycpZw</HTML5video> 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]].

* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] stationdirection [[Antalaha]].

== Restaurants Souvenirs ==

'''[[Orchidea Beach II|Hotel Orchidea Beach II]]'''<br>