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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.'''

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 "taxis motos" (motorcycle taxis bike drivers) are offered. This is a shortcut to reach [[Bemanevika]] and [[Bemarivo]].

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.

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]].

* [[Prulab]] - vanilla analysis laboratory.

* [[RNA Sambava]] - Radio télévision Ny Antsika (Sambava)