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Place in Moheli, Comoros
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Nioumachoua is the second-largest town in Moheli. In the south of the island, it is the base to explore Moheli Natural Park.
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can be done from August to middle November
You can snorkel pretty much everywhere, although the more isolated the best
Take the chance to explore the virgin beaches of Moheli natural park on your own
, these massive animal are endemic from the Comoros and famous for being the biggest bats in the world. The excursion to watch them includes a 1 hour hike, what is good excuse to learn about local agriculture and medicinal plants from the local guides. This is an impossible excursion to be done without a guide, as Livingston bats are not easy to find
If you have your own tent don't miss the chance of exploring and sleeping in the island, plus if you don't have snorkelling equipment you can rent one in Laka lodge
The community bungalows organised trips to discover the whole Natural Park by boat, bring your snorkel equipment
If visiting all the park sounds extenuating, the other option is sailing to one of the islots, enjoying it for half day and coming back after the association organises the trip
The only local restaurant in town is just in front of the entrance of Laka lodge. It can be easily missed as there is no panel or advertisement but an old cartel laying on the floor against the wall.
These three bungalows where built up in collaboration with the European Community with the pursue of helping the local community to develop a model of tourism, alleviate poverty and promote environmental conservation. Bungalows are run by a group volunteers from the village which form a management group that is elected democratically every two years. All them are volunteering, only the cooker is an employee. Since there is no taxes system anywhere in Comoros the incomes from the communitary bungalows reverts on the village. For example, at the school behind the bungalows the orphans from the village get their education granted, the association has built up the library and by November 2018 the hospital was being renovated with the funds from the bungalows. Although the bungalows need a bit of restoration, the unbeatable location right on the beachfront and the views from the rooms have no competitors. The staff is really friendly and helpful and they organise for you all excursions and trips. By November 2018 internet was on process to get installed
This lodge is surrounded by nature. It offers comfortable, clean and cozy rooms. Most of them with views over the rainforest, many others with amazing sea views. The restaurant offers very good meals for a very fair price (FC4,000 per meal). Good internet connection available.
Restaurant, "Whale bar" and three beaches, facing the inhabited coral reef, isles. Family and child friendly. All hiking and boating services available (whale watching from July to end of October, fishing, coral reef snorkeling, waterfalls of Meringoni, Livingstone bat reserve, ponding by green sea turtles at night, hiking in coastal and primary forest, canoes, kayaks, bikes, ping-pong, badminton, beach volleyball, etc.) Ask for Mr. Ally Youssouf, manager.
Probably the nicest hotel on Moheli, Laka Lodge offers gorgeous rooms and bungalows, Wifi, a restaurant and lots of activities, including snorkelling, swimming with dolphins and manta rays, scuba diving and the chance to spot some lemurs in the grounds.
By shared taxi
Shared taxis from Fomboni to Nioumachoua run all day long.
By motorbike
If you are based in Nioumachoua a very good option is renting a motorbike for yourself. Renting a motorbike costs FC7,500 per day.
By rented car
Renting a car without driver is very difficult, it cost FC20,000 per day. But the real problem is to convince someone to rent you a car, locals don't trust a lot on tourist's skills in these roads.
By boat
You can travel to other cities in the coast with fisherman boats, every trip may cost more than FC10,000 depending on how far you wanna go. Prices might look a bit expensive, but fuel is expensive.
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