Comoros Travel Guide 2026: Moroni, Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli & the Perfume Islands
Browse more guides: Comoros travel | Africa destinations Comoros Travel Guide 2026: Moroni, Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli & the Perfume Islands TL;DR I spent close to three weeks across the Comoros archipelago in 2026 and came home convinced this is the most under-visited corner of the Indian Ocean. The four-island chain sits between Mozambique and Madagascar, with three islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli) forming the Union of the Comoros and a fourth, Mayotte, remaining a French overseas department since 2011. Highlights for me: climbing the 2,361m Mt Karthala with its 3 km wide summit crater, the largest active volcano crater in the world; snorkelling inside the Mwali Marine Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2003; visiting the Friday Mosque Ancienne in Moroni, built in 1457; walking the 17th-century citadel above Mutsamudu on Anjouan; and learning how 80% of the world's ylang-ylang supply still leaves these islands for perfume houses in France. Visa-on-arrival...