That can be necessary for the normal traveler on Comoros? Notice, not on conformable Canary Islands where the national track, namely on Comoros does not grow? You do not remember, where it? Allow to remind: in the Indian Ocean, at east coast of Africa, approximately in 900 kilometers from Madagascar.
Author today's "Fotootdykh" : Matveev Dimitri
Comoros officially are called Comoros and unite 4 islands. Their population is twice less, than the population Minsk. Having rummaged on Internet, you learn that it is possible to catch malaria on Comoros all the year round, and on a development index human potential the country cedes even Zimbabwe.
World Tourism Organization placed Comoros on the 5th place among the most directions not visited by tourists.
Why I went there? On the main island of the Union, Autonomous Region of Ngazidja, are available an active volcano of Kartal — it and attracted me. To its top it is possible not only to rise, but also to go down in a crater. Vulcan treats category of the operating. The last awakening happened relatively recently, in 2006 — 2007 when the capital Komor Moroni was covered by clouds of a poisonous smoke.
the Ascension to a volcano — a task, as we know, not from simple. However, about everything one after another. We arrived to the island of Autonomous Region of Ngazidja from Antananarivu (the capital Madagascar) on Friday evening flight of Eyre-Madagascar airline. At first we should receive the visa. Having stretched to the employee of 50 US dollars, delivery you, most likely, will not wait (at the official price of the visa of 30 euros), but receive necessary "sticker" in the passport.
do not visit I a few years ago Myanmar, probably, me, to put it mildly, and surprised evening Moroni — to all other garbage the cars which have become obsolete the term (to take out them from the island and to utilize — action expensive) are added rusting here and there.
Hotel, as usual, I did not reserve Kartal's volcano — it was necessary to be guided on Maps.Me. Having found hotel is closer to the coast (so, just in case, after all according to data from Wikipedia, beaches on the island of Autonomous Region of Ngazidja is not available), found out that US dollars on islands not in honor — are required either komorsky francs, or euro.
In one place after much persuasion nevertheless agreed to accept "green", but at the rate of 1 dollar for 300 francs — besides that on Internet the course 1 to 430 was specified! With such imbalance it there was no wish to be reconciled, and I decided to find "moneychangers" — the choice was not, after all jars were opened only in two days, after days off.
Through road from hotel sheltered small cafe — at a bar counter I noticed solid mister, by the form the Arab. I asked for the help it — as it appeared, it not only the owner of an institution, but also financially grounded person. He also agreed to change at the rate of 1 to 350 — though not a bank rate, but already something (it became clear later that "franklinov" to an exchange all local banks accept at all).
At last, having settled all formalities with hotel, began to get acquainted with sights of the island. And meanwhile found out from what side and with whose help me to be risen to a main goal of my travel — to lifting on a volcano.
Comoros — the former French colony so to know French are desirable. But it is optional: natives at the very least speak and English. The country almost for hundred percent the Muslim.
the People poor — Comoros cannot provide themselves completely with products food at all. On some komorsky coins the slogan "Let's Increase Production Food Products" is rapped out. Not from good life, certainly. On a coin in 25 francs, for example, the chickens who have hatched from eggs are represented …!
But here as it became clear, zero crime — it is possible not to worry for safety of a camera, money and other property. Beggars did not meet also.
Tourists here do not go — everything "delays" on itself Madagascar: there and lemurs are fatter (to tell the truth, I on Comoros did not see them unless represented on the note of 500 francs) and baobabs are thicker. And it is simpler to reach there. Besides Comoros — islands of a volcanic origin, and the coastline in many places spoil volcanic breeds — the black, jagged stones and the blocks which in any way are not reminding soft beach sand. So especially also you will not sunbathe. Though to be fair I will note: here and there beaches after all are.
the First offer on lifting to top Kartaly "pulled"on four hundred dollars. I thanked and politely refused. And here the price in 100 dollars from other incidentally met guide found accepted.
the Ascension demanded some victims: to wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning and to begin lifting not later than 4 mornings to avoid a heat. After all Comoros are characterized by stuffy and humid tropical climate. Having hastily had a bite and having checked a backpack and a camera, left towards to the guide.
we drove up To the mountain bottom on a worldly-wise jeep. My guide the first minutes of lifting broke a small lamp — it was necessary to make the way literally to the touch. The guide, the person though elderly, showed surprising endurance — the ascension to a mark of 2361 meters took 5,5 hours.
But it was not the final — it was necessary to go down on 150−200 meters on a crater bottom. It was necessary to make the way through dense thickets never vidanny me bushes.
Then, metal boxes with wires — obviously, seismosensors — a volcano operating there came across to.
the Picture, opened to me at the bottom of a crater, would be suitable for shootings of next space "saga". Where my fatigue only got to — I quickly skipped from place to place, choosing the best locations for photographing of an unusual landscape!
the Pressed volcanic sand allowed to continue quite comfortably a way to … to one more crater which was in first ("two in one" at the same price! ) .
From time to time the atmosphere was filled with a smoke, giving to a picture even more unreal look. As suddenly the smoke dissipated. If someone believes that the bottom of a volcano represents space without life signs, precisely is mistaken — it proved in the form of various plants. It was thought what exactly so our planet could look, well, say, billion years ago. whether
in my photos not only ferny, but also floral plants which appeared much later.
So we reached the second crater, having overcome way exactly a half.
to go down even below and even to approach to edge of this crater it was already fraught: sand of walls, though was pressed, created only visibility of a reliable surface and could collapse easily, having buried under itself beginning "volcanist". "Nou Kam bek" — as was gracefully expressed my satellite.
But prevented to have breakfast to us nothing. Probably, it was the first and last time when I ate at the bottom of an active volcano crater. This moment imprinted by means of a support and automatic release.
And still is not present the Way back down also was hard — 15 more kilometers on a cross-country terrain. But on road the family tenrekov (something like hedgehogs) which I saw earlier on Madagascar only in bondage met. Tired, but happy I reached hotel and began to watch the pictures made in a day. I also shared some of them in this material. *** 1. History of your travel (Word document) — where and with whom you were lucky to visit. How long? Why the choice fell on this country? What to you it was remembered, it was not pleasant, surprised? What there people, lifestyle, prices, traditions? Architecture and nature? And any other trifles — your subjective view is important. 2. Photo ONE archived file. The size — 1200 pixels on the bigger party. Quantity of pictures: from 20 to 45 (no more! ) . It will be convenient to number them, and to put numbers of pictures in the text — to us it will be simpler than them to put in news. The preference is given to pictures with horizontal orientation. 3. Comments to a photo. It is possible the separate file in Word. Besides for your convenience by the principle photo number — your comment. 4. Edition reserves the right to bring editorial editings in the text or not to publish materials which do not correspond to the principles and rules of registration in a heading. 
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