Best Traditional Comorian Moroni Capital Old Friday Mosque 1427 Mt Karthala 2,361 m Active Volcano 2007 Eruption Caldera 4 km × 3 km Largest Volcanic Crater World Anjouan Ndzuani 424 km² Ylang-Ylang Perfume Capital 70% World Production Mohéli Mwali Marine Park 2001 Green Sea Turtles Dugongs Coelacanth Latimeria 1938 Living Fossil and Comoros Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Comoros travel | Africa destinations Best Traditional Comorian Moroni, Mt Karthala 2,361 m, Anjouan Ylang-Ylang, Mohéli Marine Park, Coelacanth and Comoros Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR The Union of the Comoros packs a 2,361 m active volcano, a 1427 Friday mosque, the world's ylang-ylang capital, a marine park older than most African ones, and a fish thought extinct for 80 million years - all on three sovereign islands totalling 1,861 km². Five anchor stops: Moroni and Old Friday Mosque 1427 - the working capital with a Swahili medina. Mt Karthala 2,361 m - active shield volcano, world's largest volcanic crater 4 km × 3 km. Anjouan and ylang-ylang fields - 70% of global ylang-ylang oil, the perfume base of Chanel No. 5. Mohéli Marine Park 2001 - Comoros' first protected area, green turtles and dugongs. Coelacanth and Lac Salé - the 1938 living-fossil discovery, plus crater lakes and beaches. Plan 7-10 days. Background The Unio...