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'''The incredibly scenic bike route from Sambava to Andapa can be a challenging one, not because of the road condition or necessarily the approximately 110-kilometre distance, but because of the gradually increasing intensity and regularity of uphills, especially along the final 20 kilometres. The rough stone tarmac road is in perfect condition and passing cars are few and far between.'''

<HTML5video type="youtube">playlist?list=PL2PUMu_dznnbof7FC8-Kh0ob-IuclSb_N</HTML5video> Throughout much of the ride, impressive views of the Marojejy massif with its 2,132 metres peak is a part of the regular scenery.

Every few kilometres there are villages but none of which offers high standard accommodation, so it's best to complete the entire stretch in a single day, perhaps aiming to arrive at the highest point of the road close to Andapa shortly before Andapa by sunset.

Tourist Tourists usually come to this part of Madagascar to visit [[Marojejy National Park]], which also offers a stopover for bikers wishing to break divide the journey in two parts.

Marojejy has camp tents at three different elevations. The park office can be found shortly before [[Manantenina]] where bikes may be stored during park visits to the park. Information about available possible circuits is available here as well as guides to the park.

After Manantenina, in the village of [[Ambohimanarina]], Mr Kakao has a restaurant (at S 14°30.457' E049°49.027'), which over halfway to Andapa makes a good lunch stop before embarking on the remaining and challenging uphills. If necessary, call to preorder at 032 47 376 11.

Above the road to the left at an altitude of 500 metres, stands a futuristic monument , built in tribute to the porters who carried equipment and materials for the road construction between Andapa and Sambava in the mid-sixties. The monument is visible when looking up exactly at [[Andapa_road_construction_monument|S 14°37.968' E049°42.404404‘]].

Andapa Basin, named so in reference to its surrounding mountain range and frequent rainfall, will be in view shortly after the highest point of the road at an altitude of 737 metres.

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Thereafter, only a 10-minute downhill roll until the finishing line remains, where the best accommodation in town, [[Hotel Beanana]], is located shortly before the town hall and figurehead statue. Hotel Beanana offers hot water as it gets chilly at night in this region. There is no restaurant but meals, including breakfast, can be preordered.

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Alternatively, stay overnight at the basic hotel accommodation in Ampontsilahy and thereafter continue by foot along the less bikable routes at higher elevations, such as [[Tanambao (Andapa)|Tanambao]], [[Tsaramandroso]] and further.

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