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Mamoudzou

Place in Mayotte, France

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Overview

Mamoudzou is the chief town in Mayotte, with a population of 71,437 in 2017. It's on the main island, Grande-Terre, looking across a 2 km channel to the other island, Petite-Terre, which has the airport.

Where to eat, drink and stay

Sleep4 places

Hotel MaharajahB&B double €180
Bug-ridden, poor value all round, yet you don't have many other choices in town.
Price
B&B double €180
Address
Rue du Commerce
Phone
+262 269 609609
Website
hotelmaharajah.com
Cacao LodgeB&B double €150
Basic place but usually clean.
Price
B&B double €150
Address
10 Rue Pasky
Directions
200 m northwest of Hotel Maharajah
Phone
+262 639 652549
Hôtel CaribouB&B double €140
Tatty but acceptable place, catering erratic.
Price
B&B double €140
Address
Rue Mariaz
Directions
just north of Gare Maritime
Phone
+262 269 611905
Website
resacaribou.wixsite.com
Le Passamainty LodgeB&B double €140
Smart resort hotel 2 km down the coast.
Price
B&B double €140
Address
407 Rue de l'Ecole Mhogoni, Passamainty
Phone
+262 692 732619
Website
facebook.com

Getting there and around

Getting there

See Mayotte#Get in for flights to Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi Airport (DZA) from Reunion, Comoros, Madagascar and Nairobi; also for ferries from Comoros.

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Getting around

There are no standard buses, and taxi brousse or "bush taxi" is the local transport.10 between 19:00 and 05:00.20.

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Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport

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UnderstandMamoudzou was a collection of half-a-dozen villages and sugar plantations that grew together from the 1860s, as this was the obvious landing point from the capital Dzouadzi, and one of the few expanses of flat land in…

Get inSee Mayotte#Get in for flights to Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi Airport (DZA) from Reunion, Comoros, Madagascar and Nairobi; also for ferries from Comoros.

Get aroundThere are no standard buses, and taxi brousse or "bush taxi" is the local transport.10 between 19:00 and 05:00.20.

SeeThe daily market is very colorful and bustling.

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DrinkBars include Le Mermoz within Caribou Hotel, Le Camion Rouge and Le Camion Blanc.

ConnectMamoudzou has 4G from all Mayotte carriers, which extends along the ferry crossing and highway to the airport. As of Aug 2022, 5G has not reached these islands.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Mamoudzou" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Mamoudzou", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Jacquier-roux, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Mamoudzou" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Summary from the Wikipedia article "Mamoudzou", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia

Photo: Jacquier-roux, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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