9 Days Comoro Heritage Tour

Package Itinerary

Day 1 – Flight arrives Moroni

Arrive in Moroni, welcome and transfer to the Hotel Jardin de la paix

Night in the hotel Itsandra beach

Breakfast

Day 2, Full day, Beautiful North. Nature and culture

Drive to traditional villages with its culture and traditions, discover the tradition of Msindanou; as beauty mask. Enjoy the ladies making flowersand Msindanou as a beauty masque. The saluwa is a traditional dress for newly married women. Drive to mangroves and black beach.

we will take part in a day-long tour of the northern part of the island - this region is called the Grand Comore by the local population. We will visit the local towns of Mnoungou and Mbeni, where we will be able to see how under pretty primitive conditions, a distillate of flowers Ylang Ylang, which as a natural oil is an important component in the production of the most expensive perfumes in the world. We will see the ruins of the Sultan's Palace of the Victor and the famous Ngoulou construction from the end of the 19th century - a gem of steel architecture. Along the way we meet both flowering frangipani plants and magnificent baobabs.

experience the traditional folkroric dances of grand Marriage in Mbeni village.

After lunch, we will set off to the Dragon's Rock, which is a large and very interesting rock formation, resembling the tail of a dragon or dinosaur. According to the legend and beliefs of the local population, rock is considered the final resting place of a prehistoric dragon who swam across the ocean and died as soon as he reached the shore of the sacred island of Comoros. In close proximity there is the Le Lac Sale lake and the Prophet's Hole, filled with water from the remains of volcanic activity. We will visit the oldest baobab on the island, which in the time of the Sultanate served as a prison in which criminals were kept without access to water and food. The road we will follow leads along a beautiful, white-sand beach, among almost outgrowing pretty and magnificent baobabs. There are frequent fresh lava pools with no vegetation. Nearby there are numerous mosques, often around palm trees or baobabs, on the stone benches, men sit. Women are dressed in black long costumes and white scarves on their heads. At the end of the day, we will reach the cemetery, where the remains of the first survivors from 1495 are buried. Mangroves, Prophet's Hole, Salt Lake, Mosque Tour

Miraculous, grid tray...... Walk offering us lush vegetation

with on the hillside huge palm groves, banana plantations, coconut groves

On the other side the emerald blue of the Indian Ocean with its white sandy beaches, its coral belt. Comorian Gastronomic Picnic with Mineral Drinks

Return back to the hotel later this afternoon.

Hotel Itsandra beach

Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3, Flight to Moheli, the treasure island

Flight to the island of Moheli. Transfer to hotel Les Abou Bungalows

Depart to Miringoni waterfalls, a very impressive falls that was known as the natural swimming pool for the former Queen Djoumbe Fatima of Moheli island 19th Century.

Proceed to the Ylang Ylang Plantations and distillery in Hamba

Return and Nocturnal tour to watch turtles lying the Eggs on the beach at the turtle site

In the evening, if we experience a power outage, which happens quite often in this corner of the world, we will be able to light a fire and feel a bit like Robinson Crusoe, in this almost unpopulated place.

In the evening (usually after 19), by the light of the flashlight (very important on a moonless night) we will go with a local guide to the beach to observe the eggs of the large turtles of the Indian Ocean that are deposited here each night. Unforgettable impressions and great photos from the only place in the world, where turtles lay eggs all year round, and not periodically.

Overnight in Hotel Les Abou Bungalows

Breakfast and Diner

Day 4, Moheli Boat trip, Leprisis island and Nioumashiwa marin parc

Depart to the famous Lake Boundouni, a world UNESCO patrimonial wetland where to discover endemic waterfowls know as Moheli little grebs

Proceed to Nioumashiwa and have panoramic views of the Seven Isles around the Moheli marin parc.

Stop at Nioumashiwa and sail boat to the marin parc to enjoy its beautiful isles such as the island of Wenefu, leprisis island.

In old time leprisis people were isolated there.

Best paradise for snorkeling and marin biodiversity.

Return to the hotel

Night Les Abou Bungalows

Breakfast & lunch

Day 5, Special nature walk, wild life and island biosphere

Depart to Wallah 1 and trek to the famous site of the endemic bats known as Pteropus Livingstoni, enjoy the best opportunity to see wild life such as the local Mongoz brown lemurs, the most endemic birds such as Moheli green pigeon and paradise flycatchers…..ETC…

Return to the hotel Les Abou

Hotel Les Abou Bungalows

Breakfast and lunch

Day 6, Flight back to Moroni, grande Comore

After breakfast, transfer to the Fomboni airport from where we fly back to grand Comore,

Wecome back and transfer to hotel Itsandra beach

Afternoon for Snorkeling on the beach

Hotel Itsandra beach

Breakfast

Day 7, Nature trekking and botanic wonders at Nioumbadjou

Breakfast and drive to Djoumoi chongo coloniale domain to discover old residence for first botanist of the island known as Leon Humblot

Visit wild life consisting of endemic birds and bats such as Pteropus Comorensis, Comoro cuckoo roller, Comoro cuckoo shrike, Comoro black parrot and proceed to the famous botanic residence of Nioumbadjou and discover local aromatic and medicinal plants

Visit old French grave yard for Leon humblot and Charles Legros

See the old Jail of the slaves and the old site of the forest exploitation by the former French colons

Hotel Itsandra beach

Breakfast and lunch

Day 8, Half day Iconi - Moroni

City tour exploring Moroni and Iconi

Special cultural tour to discover the Gereza fortress of the 18 th century in Itsandra and proceed to the Village and see famous Marabou house with its cultural legends and continue to Iconi to see Forteleza; an old Portuguese spice port in Iconi. Visit the adjacent cliffs of the time of slavery where ladies commit suicide by
jumping from the cliffs into the sea and died instead of going to slavery Visit the ruins of sultan palace built in the 18 th century and proceed to the
famous Lake Marabou.

Hotel Itsandra beach

Highlights:

Explore the iconic rock formations of Dragon Rock

Discover the hotspring lake at Lac Salé
Watch the noctural green turtles laying eggs on the beach at Itsamia
See the historical fortress of Guereza
Assiste a traditional wedding ceremony
Enjoy authentic cuisine of the island

Included:

Hotel accomodation

Airport transfers
4x4 transport with driver
Any food mentioned in the program

Professional guide throughout the tour
First-aid box

Excluded:

International flights

Domestic flights on request
Visa fees & personal expenses
Travel insurance