Introducing Sambava
Sambava is a sprawling beach town set between the sea and the soaring Marojejy Massif on Madagascar’s rugged northeastern coast about halfway between Maroantsetra and Antsiranana. The town is nothing special in itself, but makes a good base for exploring the surrounding area, which produces coffee and cloves as well as vanilla. If you want to swim off Sambava’s beaches (which are long and sandy, but hot and blustery) inquire locally about sharks and currents.
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All major banks have branches in Sambava and you might find yourself using them more often than expected, as everything in Sambava is fairly expensive compared with other towns in the region.
Best (88 922 48; best.sambava@wanadoo.mg; Rte Principale; per min Ar200), 100m from Hôtel Paradise, has internet access.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: kite trip Mada, North and South
by Yordano 24 May 2012
We are there around 8-11 august, Im still working on the schedule, we have 22 days between arrival and departure, but there is way too…
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RE: kite trip Mada, North and South
by Yordano 22 May 2012
Many thanks for your help, we have around 7 days to do the Diego-Marojejy and back to Sambava for flight to Tana, so Im thinking of sticking…
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Re: kite trip Mada, North and South
by marogisa 22 May 2012
If you want to travel from Diego to Sambava (or the other way round - it's immaterial which way you do it), the NPs to visit are Montagne…
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