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'''Vohemar to Sambava is a 150km bike route with stunning scenery the entire way. Except for a few hills, it's mostly flat and straight biking on a tarred road in excellent condition with the odd potholes which are more a nuisance for cars than for bikes. Every few kilometres there's a small village with friendly locals greeting bypassers.'''
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There are virtually no tourists here, although this will change in coming years once the often impassable part of the RN5a between [[File:Vohemar_to_Mazava_by_bike_007.jpg|600pxAmbilobe]] and [[Vohemar]]is being completed. Meanwhile, the area and its main road remain isolated from the rest of the country.
Unless you are on a racing bike with light luggage, this journey is fastest done over two days, including a stay-over in the village of Mazava shortly after [[File:Vohemar_to_Mazava_by_bike_017.jpg|600pxAmpanefena]].
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Mazava is an unknown village four kilometres south of [[File:Vohemar_to_Mazava_by_bike_008Ampanefena]] and halfway between Vohemar and Sambava.jpg|600pxAs of 2020, none of the four hotels in Ampanefena offers particularly good value accommodation and so the best option is a stay at [[Maison Zaza]]in Mazava where vanilla farmers Mr and Mrs Zaza rent out five bungalows on their property, two of which have a panoramic view of the surrounding landscapes.
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Closer to Sambava is Bemarivo, the river where much [[File:Vohemar_to_Mazava_by_bike_014.jpgMadagascar Vanilla|vanilla]], [[Madagascar Coffee|coffee]], [[Madagascar pepper|pepper]], [[Madagascar cacao|cacao]] and [[Madagascar Cloves|600pxcloves]]are cultivated along the river banks. Upstream, Marojejy can be seen in the distance.
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'''Tour dataAccommodation'''<br>Distance* Vohemar: 48.5 miles<br>Duration: 8 hours, 1 minutes[[Paradisia|La Maison Blanch, and 12 seconds<br>Average Speed: 6.0 mph<br>Minimum Elevation: 32 feet<br>Paradisia]]Maximum Elevation* Bobangira: 237 feet<br>[[Bobangira Park]]Total climb* Mazava: 845 feet<br>[[Maison Zaza]]Total descent* Sambava: 961 feet[[Mimi Hotel|Hotel Resto Mimi]]