Five evenings a week, we organise a trip to watch sea turtles laying their eggs. This activity is open to hotel guests only, to ensure smooth organisation. Schedules are based on high tide. Please note that there may be evenings when no eggs are laid. You can also attend a lecture once a week at Le N’Gouja beach bar. The programme includes a film and quiz on sea turtles.
Simply step into the clear water of the lagoon and, just a few metres from the shore, enjoy the rare pleasure of swimming with the turtles. The beach is a nesting ground for these wonderful marine creatures, and the gently sloping sea grass is their pasture. The turtles are placid and easy to approach. Green and hawksbill turtles are plentiful, and you’ll be able to spot them as you swim along the beach at Le Jardin Maore.
The unforgettable sunrise ascent of Mount Choungui: a morning hike to the peak of Mount Choungui, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the island of Mayotte and its lagoon, renowned as one of the largest and most beautiful in the world.
Our experienced guide will take you on a technical but accessible hike, while sharing with you the stories and legends surrounding Mount Choungui.
This tour is perfect for those who want to enjoy the beauty and serenity of the island early in the morning.
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Le Lagon Maore, a centre for diving and discovering Mayotte’s extraordinary marine biodiversity, gives you the chance to immerse yourself in the reefs of the lagoon and the passes in the south of the island.
The activities offered by the diving centre, Le Lagon Maore, are suited to all tastes and levels. Half-day snorkelling trips are organised, allowing you to discover the well-preserved mangrove swamps of Kani Bé, the fringing reef and the double barrier reef. If you’re lucky, you may even come across a few marine mammals and/or manta rays. Le Lagon Maore’s professional divers will accompany you in total safety and share with you their knowledge of the mangrove swamps, geology, species and environmental issues relating to Mayotte’s lagoon.
On the scent trail with our partner Baobab Tour. After an immersion in the botanical garden, your day will begin in the heart of Coconi’s nature. Surrounded by all the different varieties of trees and plants endemic to the island, this is the chance to discover the hidden treasures of Mayotte’s forests
and gardens: turmeric, pepper, cinnamon, fruit trees and more.
At the Pôle Excellence Rurale (“Rural Excellence Centre” – P.E.R), you can learn about the history of the flower of flowers: ylang-ylang. In the centre’s museum area, you can find out more about the history of the golden star, and test your knowledge with a series of fun games. A visit full of history is the perfect way to understand the island’s nickname of “île aux parfums” (“Island of Fragrances”).
Last but not least, there’s a visit to a vanilla field on the heights of Barakani, in the Ouangani commune, where you can learn all about the cultivation of this deliciously fragrant black gold.
During the whole day tour, Le Jardin Maore provides lunch and invites you to visit the Mamas Shingo, proud salt producers, their Salt of Bandrélé eco-museum and the largest banana plantation in Mayotte.
A hike along a path lined with baobab trees, offering magnificent views and panoramas over the lagoon, its coral reef, the white sand islet of Saziley, and its padzas (highly eroded sections of land) so characteristic of southern Mayotte. As this nature reserve is a popular site for turtles laying their eggs, it’s not uncommon to see traces of them in the sand.
Lunch provided by Le Jardin Maore (not included in the price) and swimming time planned. Return along the great hiking path (GR) bordered by centuries-old baobabs.