| Duration: | 7 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Full day southern culture and panoramic tour
Depart to the south of the island andrive to famous fishing village of Iconi.
-Visit the ruins of the sultan palace built in the 16th century and photo stop at the historical adjacent cliffs where local ladies commit suicide by jumping from the top of the cliffs into the sea and died instead of going to slavery.
Visit the famous Marabou lake with its rich mangrove wetland and indigenous birds such as egrets, green backed herons, Comoro kingfishers...Etc
Continuation to the ylangylang and spices plantation in Kafouni.
You can see spice trees such as nutmag, cinnemon, cloves, coffee and cocao
See a traditional ylang ylang distillery
Drive to the lava flows of the volcano eruption in 1977 at Singani village where 45 houses were distroyed
Proceed to the famous baobab avenue in Dzahadjou and stop at Chindini beach where to have a panoramic view of Moheli island
You have a good opportunity for swimming and snorkeling
Stop at famous Baobab twins in Ouroveni village
Tour proceed to Foumbouni the third town of the island with a population of 11000 inhabitants
Foumbouni, located on the southeast coast of the island of Grande Comore, was a powerful coastal city during the era of the Comorian sultanates. Protected as a stronghold from the early 19th century, the city earned the nickname Foumbouni Ngomé because of its fortifications. It experienced several attacks, including a Malagasy raid in 1798 and a Portuguese raid that destroyed half of the citadel. Foumbouni has more than ten mosques and honors its great historical figures. In 2007, a street registration project for Foumbouni was launched, and today the city is represented by the Marseille rapper Alonzo
Foumbouni is the historic town of the Mdombozi dynasty, of Sultan Hachim who opposed French colonization. It was the stronghold of Prince Said Housein, heir to the throne of Grande Comore and who was president of the Association of Former Fighters in the Comoros..
Return to the hotel
