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Anjouan

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A crowded island of ylang-ylang growers, with two old medinas, Mutsamudu and Domoni, added to the World Heritage List in 2026.

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Arrival
Ouani · AJN
To Mutsamudu
About 6 km from the airport
Private jets
Clear at Moroni, then a 30-minute hop
Best time
August to October

The city

Ylang-ylang, medinas and mountain.

Anjouan packs some 360,000 people into 424 square kilometres, about 850 to each one, and climbs to 1,595 metres at Mount Ntringui, inside a national park. Many families grow ylang-ylang, and the island sends more of its oil abroad than anywhere else in the world.

Mutsamudu, the capital, keeps its citadel; Domoni has more people. In July 2026 the medinas of both were inscribed by UNESCO with four on Grande Comore. Moya is known for its beach, and for the pass of the same name, where children ride soapbox carts down the hill.

  • Mutsamudu The capital’s medina and citadel, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2026.
  • Domoni The island’s most populous town, with the second of Anjouan’s two UNESCO medinas.
  • Mount Ntringui At 1,595 metres the summit of Anjouan, protected as a national park.

Arriving

A runway above the sea at Ouani.

Ouani airport is about six kilometres from Mutsamudu, with a 1,350-metre runway that looks over the sea. It is run by Aéroports des Comores.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights Small aircraft fly the 45 minutes or so from Moroni, which has the international connections through Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Réunion and Dar es Salaam. The direct link with Mayotte has been suspended since 2020. Business & First fares Private Jet Private jets Ouani has no customs and no fuel, and it is limited to visual flight rules. A jet from abroad clears and refuels at Moroni Hahaya, half an hour away, and the runway length decides which aircraft can continue to Anjouan. Charter a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet
  • Nairobi 2 h 15
  • Seychelles 2 h 15
  • Abu Dhabi 5 h 45
  • Nice 9 h 40 long-range jet
  • Shanghai 12 h 35 long-range jet

When to go

August to October.

The heavy rain comes between December and April, over 190 mm a month. It eases through the austral winter, and from August to October it falls to under 85 mm, with days of 25 to 26 °C and the sea at 25 to 26 °C.

  1. 27° J 322 29°
  2. 27° F 261 29°
  3. 27° M 226 29°
  4. 27° A 195 29°
  5. 26° M 136 28°
  6. 25° J 94 27°
  7. 24° J 107 26°
  8. 25° A 78 25°
  9. 25° S 49 26°
  10. 26° O 83 26°
  11. 27° N 99 27°
  12. 27° D 197 28°
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