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 - pastries
- Le Capricorne - restaurant and event location
- Plat Resto de L'Ocean - restaurant
- Epi-Bar La Vanilla - bar, shop and restaurant
- Resto Mimi - popular with tourists
- Orchidea Beach II - popular with tourists and expats
- Carrefour - popular with vanilla traders
- Chez Orlance - restaurant and juice bar
- Gargotte Camila
- Le Baladin - restaurant, bar and night club
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
- Samy Express Head Office - boat transfers to/from Diego Suarez (during rain season only)
- Alliance française de Sambava - French alliance of Sambava
- 3J Electronic PC and parts store
- DHL Sambava
- Telma Sambava
- Post Office
- Soavoanio
- Andron'ny vehivavy Sambava (Women's Day)
- Soamazava supermarket
- Zcom Sambava printing service
- Pharmace MAEVA - Antanifotsy
- Photo SAVA - photographic prints and cameras
Map of Sambava
Sambava Newsfeed
- Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Gamane Flash Update No. 1, 28 March 2024 - Madagascar - ReliefWeb
- 28-Mar-2024 07:00
- 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
- Chinese doctors perform life-changing surgery on Madagascan patient - China Daily
- 08-Dec-2023 08:00
- Chandy Oommen begins election campaign - The New Indian Express
- 10-Aug-2023 07:00
- Cyclone Batsirai: At least 20 dead in Madagascar - The Washington Post
- 07-Feb-2022 08:00
- Alphabet of Dalit pride: Reviving Sambava, a 'secret' ancient language - The News Minute
- 23-Oct-2018 07:00
- Madagascar Death Toll from Tropical Cyclone Enawo Climbs to 50 - The Weather Channel
- 13-Mar-2017 07:00
- In Madagascar, stories of fistula can make a difference | Figo - International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- 22-May-2019 07:00
- Cyclone Enawo batters Madagascar as most powerful storm in 13 years - USA TODAY
- 07-Mar-2017 08:00
- As vanilla becomes worth more than silver, crime takes over the Madagascan trade - The Independent
- 20-Oct-2018 07:00
- Sambava - Madagascar: Wind Storm Situation as of 10/03/2017, Grading Map - Madagascar - ReliefWeb
- 15-Mar-2017 07:00
- Precious as Silver, Vanilla Brings Cash and Crime to Madagascar (Published 2018) - The New York Times
- 30-Aug-2018 07:00
- Madagascar's 1st tropical storm of season floods 700 houses, 1 missing - Preliminary reports - Africanews English
- 21-Jan-2023 08:00
- Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar - News24
- 27-Jan-2023 08:00
- Madagascar TC Gamane DREF Operational Update (MDRMG022) - Madagascar - ReliefWeb
- 14-May-2024 00:58
- Collector N Prasanth to prepare package for Perambra Sambava colony - Deccan Chronicle
- 21-Jun-2016 07:00
- BJP accuses LDF-controlled LSGIs of siphoning off funds meant for SC/ST welfare - The Hindu
- 12-Oct-2023 07:00
- Welcome aboard! LP school aims to break caste barriers - The Times of India
- 16-Aug-2023 07:00
- Kerala school breaks ‘apartheid’ shackles, gets first scholarship winner after 66 years - The New Indian Express
- 10-May-2022 07:00
- Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble - Seychelles News Agency
- 23-Aug-2017 07:00
- Muslim students join 'Dalits only' Kerala school, break caste barriers and effect difference - Maktoob media
- 28-Jun-2019 07:00
- Madagascar’s vanilla sector thrown into turmoil - The East African
- 08-Oct-2021 07:00
- Call for hartal in Kottayam by CSDS on dalit issue - The Times of India
- 16-Jan-2017 08:00
- Government Welfare LP School waits for students in Perambra - Deccan Chronicle
- 07-Jun-2017 07:00
- Normal life hit as CSDS hartal turns violent in Kottayam - The Times of India
- 17-Jan-2017 08:00
- Once famous for bamboo products, this Kerala village is losing its tradition - The News Minute
- 29-Jan-2020 08:00
- After decades, Kerala Dalit neighbourhood gets basic facilities, ownership documents - The News Minute
- 07-Mar-2019 08:00
- Hot on his tail: Lemur goes on the run after escaping from animal park - The Mirror
- 17-May-2012 07:00
- Kozhikode: Educated state fails, Kerala school struggles to break caste barriers - Daijiworld.com
- 10-Oct-2017 07:00
Transport
- Daniela Sambava airport transfer and city sightseeing