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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 of the town of Sambava and district was 321,058 in 2015.'''
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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.'''
  
 
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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 export.
 
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 export.
  
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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.  
 
 
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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.  
 
 
 
  
 
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The town has a stunning beach with sometimes with huge and dangerous waves. Every Sunday there is a big beach party. 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.
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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 [[Moraingy|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.  
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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]].
 
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]].
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== Transport to/from Sambava ==
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Scheduled flight connections are opereted by [[Madagasikara Airways]] and [[Air Madagascar]].
  
 
== Places ==
 
== Places ==
  
* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction to [[Antalaha]].
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* [[Ambodisatrana Sambava|Ambodisatrana]] market place and [[Taxi-brousse]] station direction [[Antalaha]].
  
 
== Vanilla exporters ==
 
== Vanilla exporters ==
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* [[Mme Olivia]]
 
* [[Mme Olivia]]
  
== Restaurants ==
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== Restaurants, cafes and bars ==
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* [[Le Capricorne]]
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* [[Happy Sambava]] - pastries
* [[Plat Resto de L'Ocean]]
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* [[Le Capricorne]] - restaurant and event location
* [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]]
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* [[Plat Resto de L'Ocean]] - restaurant
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* [[Epi-Bar La Vanilla]] - bar, shop and restaurant
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* [[Resto Mimi]] - popular with tourists
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* [[Orchidea Beach II]] - popular with tourists and expats
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* [[Carrefour]] - popular with vanilla traders
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* [[Chez Orlance]] - restaurant and juice bar
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* [[Gargotte Camila]]
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* [[Le Baladin]] - restaurant, bar and night club
  
== Sambava Beach ==
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== Beach ==
  
 
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== Medical ==
 
== Medical ==
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== Hotels and restaurants ==
 
== Hotels and restaurants ==
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'''[[Hotel Carrefour]]'''<br>
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Sambava-Centre<br>
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Tel: +261 (0) 20 889 2060
  
 
'''[[Mimi Hotel]] or Resto Mimi''' (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)<br>
 
'''[[Mimi Hotel]] or Resto Mimi''' (16 rooms, 4 bungalows)<br>
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Email: [mailto:razafizoe@yahoo.fr razafizoe@yahoo.fr]<br><br>
 
Email: [mailto:razafizoe@yahoo.fr razafizoe@yahoo.fr]<br><br>
  
'''Hotel Orchidea Beach II'''<br>
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'''[[Orchidea Beach II|Hotel Orchidea Beach II]]'''<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 0438377<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)32 0438377<br>
 
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'''Hôtel Cantonnais'''<br>
 
'''Hôtel Cantonnais'''<br>
 
Tel: N/A
 
Tel: N/A
 
'''Hôtel Carrefour'''<br>
 
Tel:  +261 8892060 or +261 8892322
 
  
 
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'''Hotel Noumea'''<br>
 
'''Hotel Noumea'''<br>
 
Tel: +261 032 0263586
 
Tel: +261 032 0263586
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'''[[Hotel le Giroflier]]'''<br>
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Sambava-Centre<br>
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Tel: +261 32 97 792 10
  
 
== Various ==
 
== Various ==
 
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* [[Alliance française Sambava|Alliance française de Sambava]] - French alliance of Sambava
 
* [[3J Electronic]] PC and parts store
 
* [[3J Electronic]] PC and parts store
 
* [[DHL Sambava]]
 
* [[DHL Sambava]]
 
* [[Telma Sambava]]
 
* [[Telma Sambava]]
 
* [[Sambava Post Office|Post Office]]
 
* [[Sambava Post Office|Post Office]]
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* [[Soavoanio]]
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* [[Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava]] (Women's Day)
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* [[Soamazava]] supermarket
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* [[Zcom Sambava]] printing service
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== Sambava Newsfeed ==
 
== Sambava Newsfeed ==
  
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== Transport ==
 
== Transport ==

Revision as of 13:41, 14 August 2019

Sambava is a town and district on the east coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Sambava and Sava region.

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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.

Sambava 001.jpg
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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.

Sambava 132.jpg

Sambava 142.jpg

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

Vanilla exporters

Souvenirs

Restaurants, cafes and bars

Beach

Sambava 318.jpg

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

Map of Sambava

Sambava Newsfeed

Tibetan Liaison Officer Kunga Tashi Attends Birth Anniversary of Guru Padma Sambava - Central Tibetan Administration
09-Jul-2023 07:00
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
Madagascan gold: meet the vanilla hustlers – in pictures - The Guardian
31-Mar-2018 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
Chandy Oommen begins election campaign - The New Indian Express
10-Aug-2023 07:00
Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a 'secret' ancient language - The News Minute
23-Oct-2018 07:00
Mihava Tour : nisy ny fihaonana tamin'ny vahoakan'i Sambava – Newsmada - Newsmada
12-Apr-2023 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
Muslim parents break Kerala school's 'Dalit only' tag - Deccan Herald
28-Jun-2019 07:00
Call for hartal in Kottayam by CSDS on dalit issue - The Times of India
16-Jan-2017 08:00
Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble - Seychelles News Agency
23-Aug-2017 07:00
Kerala school breaks ‘apartheid’ shackles, gets first scholarship winner after 66 years - The New Indian Express
10-May-2022 07:00
Normal life hit as CSDS hartal turns violent in Kottayam - The Times of India
17-Jan-2017 08:00
Why does this Kerala school have only Dalit students? - Asianet Newsable
31-Mar-2018 07:00


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