Nkazani coastal reserve is one of the best exciting reserve of island with its contrast of black volcanic rocks, green mangroves wetland, natural caves, blue turquoise sea and white sand beaches
It is for a good serene escape for the nature lovers
one of the beaches is the Mtsanga Nyamba which means the turtle beach.
In the past, people went to this beach to search turtles for eating but today turtles are rare animals and protected by the island laws as biosphere reglementations
Some seasons are propice of sea turtles such as the common Comoro green turtle and the Hawksbill one
The shell or carapace, of the Hawksbill sea turtle has an amber background patterned with an irregular combination of light and dark streaks, with predominantly black and mottled-brown colors radiating to the sides. Several characteristics of the Hawksbill sea turtle distinguish it from other sea turtle species. Its elongated, tapered head ends in a beak-like mouth (from which its common name is derived), and its beak is more sharply pronounced and hooked than others. Its forelimbs have two visible claws on each flipper. One of the Hawksbill's more easily distinguished characteristics is the pattern of thick scutes that make up its carapace. Its carapace has five central scutes and four pairs of lateral scutes, posterior scutes overlap in such a way as to give the rear margin of its carapace a serrated look, similar to the edge of a saw or a steak knife. The turtle's carapace can reach almost 1 m (3 ft) in length. The Hawksbill appears to frequently employ its sturdy shell to insert its body into tight spaces in reefs.
The Nkazani natural reserve has also different green mangrove lakes that host important fauna such as shore birds and endemic frui bats such as the pteropus comorensis seychelensis
The acces of the area is from Mbeni city and proceed to Seleani fishing village where to trek between two to three hours to discover the area
