Senior travel: Moroni
An easier pace for an older traveller: how many stops fit in a day, which places are step-free, and what the guide says about getting around, medicines and stairs.
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Pace for a day
About 3 stops a day. 5 h out − 45 min rest, divided by an average visit of 42 min (from this city’s guide) + 30 min to move.
Places, easiest access first
- Old Friday Mosque (Ancienne Mosquée du Vendredi)Step-free: partial (check before you go) · about 20 minStreet-level view from a broken road; no ramps to consider because you do not enter.
- Moroni harbour edgeStep-free: partial (check before you go) · about 25 minFlat road with broken edges.
- Place de France (old-town square)Step-free: partial (check before you go) · about 30 minA flat square with broken paving edges.
- Old market (Ancien marché)Step-free: partial (check before you go) · about 40 minNarrow lanes, broken paving and some steps.
- Volo-Volo covered marketStep-free: partial (check before you go) · about 45 minUneven floors, tight aisles and steps at the entrances.
- Iconi old townStep-free: no (check before you go) · about 90 minRough paving, slopes and steps.
Getting around in Moroni
Moroni is hard going on wheels: broken pavements, kerbs and stairs are common, and there are no step-free norms. Book a hotel with a lift and a car for every outing.
- Pavements:
- Broken, narrow or absent; the Corniche is the flattest stretch.
- Getting around:
- Cars and taxis are the option; ask the driver to wait.
- Hotels:
- A few larger hotels have lifts; ask for photos of the entrance.
- Toilets:
- Hotels only; accessible toilets are rare.
Medicines and health on the ground
- Insurance with evacuation · before flying: Medical care is very limited.
- Malaria:
- Present in the Comoros: see a travel clinic well before you fly for prevention advice.
- Heat:
- Drink bottled water often; shade every 60–90 minutes; keep the middle of the day indoors.
- Dengue:
- Mosquito-borne; repellent by day and dusk; see a doctor for a sudden high fever.
- Food and water:
- Sealed water only; eat hot, freshly cooked food; wash hands before eating.
- Sea:
- Reef, currents and sea urchins: swim where locals or hotels do and wear water shoes.
- Care:
- Facilities are basic and evacuation is the plan for serious illness: carry insurance details.
More: how much medicine to pack, medicine times across time zones.
Ask your insurer
Age limits and prices differ by policy and the guides do not hold them, so put these to the insurer before you buy.
- What is the oldest age the policy covers, at purchase and on the last day of the trip?
- Does the price or the cover change after a certain age?
- Are existing conditions covered, and what must be declared?
- Does the cover include medical evacuation and trip interruption?
Not medical advice. This page does not know anyone’s health. Ask a doctor before the trip, and carry a list of medicines and conditions.