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Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato by bike

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'''[[Sambava ]] to [[Farihy Ampasimbato ]] and return is an approximately 50km bike ride through nature, villages, across rivers and along vanilla and coconut plantations.'''
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The bike ride begins with a canoe crossing over a creek near the centre of Sambava followed by an approximately 10km stretch through a [[Soavoanio|coconut plantation]]. The price for the canoe crossing including bike is between 1,000 Ar and 2,000 Ar (2020).
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Most of the route runs along a sandy but bikeable road and often in the shade of coconut palms, first passing the tiny village of [[Ampisasanala]] and thereafter [[Antongompahitra]]. About 3km after Antongompahitra, cross Bemarivo with a piroguecanoe. The price including a bike is 2000 Ar (2020).
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About 1km after the river crossing, bike through [[Bemanevika]]. Every Sunday there's a large market in the mornings, which is especially livelyduring lively during the vanilla growing season between March and August.
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Thereafter a flat sandy road and sometimes a trail continues to Lake Ampasimbato, in which there reportedly are many crocodiles.
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[[File:Sambava_to_Farihy_Ampasimbato_by_bike_map.jpg|link=Sambava_to_Farihy_Ampasimbato_by_bike_map]] '''= Tour data'''<br>==Distance to and from [[Mimi_Hotel|Mimi Resto]]to Farihy Ampasimbato and return: 49km49 kilometres<br>Minimum Elevationelevation: 11 metres<br>Maximum Elevationelevation: 20 metres<br>
Total climb: 37 metres<br>
Total descent: 22 metres
This bike trip can be booked with [[Madabike]] with or without an accompanying guide via the tourist office at [[Mimi_Hotel|Hotel Resto Mimi]]. <!--View all [[Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato by bike photos]]-->
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