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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 likely change in coming years once the often impassable part of the RN5a between [[Ambilobe]] and [[Vohemar]] has been is being completed. Meanwhile, the area and its main road remain relatively isolated from the rest of the country.
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The traffic is minimal during the rainy season from December to June and only a few crowded taxi-brousses and freight-trucks pass throughout the day, making it relatively safe for the odd reptile to cross the road.
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Unless you are on a racing bikewith light luggage, this journey is best fastest done in over two days, including a stay-over in the village of Mazava shortly after Amanefena[[Ampanefena]].
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Mazava is an unknown village four kilometres south of [[File:Vohemar_to_Mazava_by_bike_010Ampanefena]] 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 [[Madagascar Vanilla|vanilla]], [[MazavaMadagascar Coffee|coffee]] is an unknown village four kilometres south of , [[AmpanefenaMadagascar pepper|pepper]] and halfway between Vohemar and Sambava. As of 2020, none of the four hotels in Ampanefena offers particularly good value accommodation [[Madagascar cacao|cacao]] and so the best option is a stay at [[Maison ZazaMadagascar Cloves|cloves]] are cultivated along the river banks. Upstream, Marojejy can be seen 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 landscapesdistance.
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