Africa >> East Africa >> Europa Island

Europa Island is nowhere near Europe. It is a small atoll off East Africa, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique.

Culture and History

A French possession since 1897, this tropical, flat island is heavily wooded, and a wildlife sanctuary. It is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.

Travel to Europa Island - Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Europa Island

There is an unpaved airstrip on the island.

By boat

There are no ports or harbours, anchorage is possible offshore.

Tours and Getting around Europa Island

Europa Island souvenirs and shopping

There is no economic activity on Europa Island.

Europa Island cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

There are no public accommodations on Europa Island.

Stay safe

Stay healthy

Contact

There's no way this little rock was going to get the .eu TLD. It's nominally part of France's .fr domain.

This page was last edited by Wikitravel user Jake73. Based on work by Tom Holland and Todd VerBeek and Wikitravel user(s) CIAWorldFactbook2002. - Content on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license

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