Cluster · Moroni

Iconi (historic town south of Moroni)

Half-morning cluster: an old coastal town about 5 km (3.1 mi) south; go with a driver, walk with a local guide and be back by midday.Half-morning cluster: an old coastal town about 3.1 mi (5 km) south; go with a driver, walk with a local guide and be back by midday.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 5.2′
Places: 1

Rules in force · 10Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Broken pavements and heatCover shoulders and knees in town, for women and men alike

Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
African islands ↗Sleep on the island you fly home from the night before your long-haul departure; inter-island flights and ferries in this region are cancelled or rescheduled often enough to break a same-day connection.
African islands ↗In the Indian Ocean islands book flexible rates for December to March: a cyclone warning can shut airports, ferries and roads for two or three days.
Comoros ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport with the Comorian authorities before booking; visas on arrival have been available for many nationalities, but confirm before you fly.
Comoros ↗Book a travel-clinic visit several weeks ahead; ask about malaria prevention and whether a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for your route.
Comoros ↗Inter-island flights and boats are irregular and sea crossings can be unsafe in rough weather; prefer flights and keep a buffer day.
Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ↗Climb Mount Karthala only with a local guide, and check its status with your guide first: eruptions and gas emissions have closed the crater in the past.
Moroni ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
Moroni ↗Cover shoulders and knees in town, for women and men alike; swimwear only at hotel beaches.

Actions

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Iconi's main streets and the great mosque area (approximate box).

Slope: gentle
Stairs: Steps near the shore
Shade: low
Surface: narrow streets, rock and sand
Sleep here or visit: visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Shaded wall at the main street

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Small shop

Food & drink · works in any conditions

Mosque-side bench, outside only

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Roadside stall

Food & drink · works in any conditions

Guide's house or shop, ask first

Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Shore-road shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.2 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Iconi old town
A historic coastal town south of Moroni: go by taxi with a local guide in the morning, walk the old streets and the shore, and do not enter mosques.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Old town, harbour & Place de France	Taxi north	~20 min	flat

Red lines here

Go with a local guide; do not enter mosques or private compounds.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.