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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 [[Vohemar]], Sambava is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most 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 agricultures are [[Madagascar Vanilla|vanilla]], coconut and rice farming. Sambava, along with [[Antalaha]] and [[Andapa]], is the centre of vanilla production and the source of most of the world's vanilla export.

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 Antogopahitra (a small boat across the creek [[Antongompahitra]] and [[Bemanevika]]. Small boats leaves from behind Maison Ravelo /[[Tandramena]] at Antaimbyand costs 1,000 Ar across the creek where "taxis motos" (motorcycle bike drivers)are offered. This is a shortcut to reach [[Bemanevika]] and [[Bemarivo]].

Every Friday, there is an extended There are three main market places in different areas of Sambava with various clothing stands appearing on each of the road between market places extended in the Madame Dolorosy statue mornings once a week: Antaimby on Tuesdays, Ambodisatrana on Fridays and the beachAntanifotsy on Saturdays.  <HTML5video type="youtube">669rPv9lKxU</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">TqyaZmFG-jM</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">mmDnextBpjA</HTML5video> Every Sunday starting from early afternoon close to [[Las Palmas|Las Palmas Hotel]] there is a big beach party including dance competitions and occasionally with several beach bars, small hand powered ferris wheels, gambling stalls etc. Some Sundays there is [[Moraingy]] tournamentsin Analamandrorofo along the road between Antaimby and Antanifotsy.

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]].