Travel Guide Amboasary

Located about 85 kilometers west of Fort Dauphin, in the heart of the bush, Amboasary is the economic center of the huge sisal plantations, which constitute the main resource of the region. Since 1994, the "sapphire fever" has caused a rush on the regions of Antsiranana (in the extreme north) and Amboasary. Africans, Thais, Arabs, Brazilians, and Americans have been jostling each other to try to do business there. As for the visit, those who will pass by on that day will be able to observe that the market of Amboasary is particularly animated on Sundays, the occasion to mingle a little with the daily life of the Malagasy population.