GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
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An accessible hike, but it is advisable to bring appropriate footwear for walking, the ground at the end of the route is slippery. Don't forget mosquito repellent and water. The trail crosses the Majimbini forest reserve, very pleasant in the shade of the cane trees, bamboos and badamiers, until reaching the famous governor's house. It was built in the 1880's to allow a more bearable "convalescence" in this tropical zone for the soldiers on duty. It was built under the model of the Creole architecture with a varangue, located in the heights of Mamoudzou, on the mount Mtsapéré at 400 meters of altitude. Soldiers and settlers resided there for some time to recover from their illnesses, as did the governors of the time. Smaller huts were used as outbuildings, stables, an outdoor kitchen and even a vegetable garden were located there. The place quickly became a popular holiday destination for the colonists and later for the island's wealthy personalities, for its soothing coolness, its magnificent viewpoint overlooking the entire lagoon and its superb setting with the Majimbini forest where makis and mango trees proliferate. In all likelihood, the 1953 cyclone ravaged the site, which was totally abandoned for over forty years and remained in a state of ruin. In 1999, a renovation project began to bring the site back to life. As the path is quite isolated, it is preferable not to venture there alone.
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