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'''Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato and return is in all an approximately 50km bike through nature, villages, coconut and vanilla plantations.'''
 
'''Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato and return is in all an approximately 50km bike through nature, villages, coconut and vanilla plantations.'''
  
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The bike ride begins with a crossing by canoe across a creek near the centre of Sambava followed by an approximately 10km stretch through [[Soavoanio|coconut plantation]]. The price for the canoe crossing including a bike is between 1,000 Ar and 2,000 Ar (2020).
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The bike ride begins with a crossing by canoe across a creek near the centre of Sambava followed by an approximately 10km stretch through [[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 pirogue. The price including a bike is 2000 Ar (2020).
 
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 pirogue. The price including a bike is 2000 Ar (2020).
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Revision as of 17:05, 25 March 2020

Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato and return is in all an approximately 50km bike through nature, villages, coconut and vanilla plantations.

Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 007.jpg
Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 011.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 009.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 010.jpg

The bike ride begins with a crossing by canoe across a creek near the centre of Sambava followed by an approximately 10km stretch through coconut plantation. The price for the canoe crossing including bike is between 1,000 Ar and 2,000 Ar (2020).

Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 082.jpg

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 pirogue. The price including a bike is 2000 Ar (2020).

Antongompahitra 001.jpg
Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 014.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 066.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 030.jpg
Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 021.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 076.jpg Sambava to Farihy Ampasimbato 077.jpg

Bemarivo 001.jpg

About 1km after the river crossing, bike through Bemanevika. Every Sunday there's a large market in the mornings, which is especially active during the vanilla season between March and August. Thereafter a flat sandy road and sometimes trail continues to Lake Ampasimbato, in which there reportedly are many crocodiles.

Tour data
Distance: 24.6km
Time: 4 hours, 24 minutes
Average speed: 5.6km p/hour
Minimum Elevation: 11 metres
Maximum Elevation: 20 metres
Total climb: 37 metres
Total descent: 22 metres

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