Mayotte, The Island In The Lagoon

00:00 Encircled by one of the world’s largest enclosed lagoons, the 101st French department is a real cultural crossroads between Africa, the Indian Ocean and Europe. This film by Pierre Brouwers is the true-to-life portrait of an island where little villages live in pace with age-old customs, where nature reveals a surprise package of flora and fauna. A guaranteed change of scenery...
5:21 A tolerant Islam omnipresent in everyday life
14:26 The school
29:24 The forest
35:27 Mangrove swamp
36:47 Beyond the lagoon
37:39 Amazing fish
40:37 Scuba diving
42:20 The Lagoon
44:39 Les tortues du lagon de Mayotte
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[@carolinetalam5832]

God bless Africa 🌍

[@farizshzaharshah3167]

Africa beautiful..many unreported story. Longlive brothers and sisters. And this island belongs to African..

[@pget8462]

Mayotte isn't Africa.

[@JN_icho]

@@pget8462 says who?

[@peterscotland1507]

@@pget8462 it is !

[@shammy8703]

comorros is just next door, it is african and independent and its 10x more impoverished

[@theafricachild5773]

@@pget8462u daft dumb a**

[@justinanthenge619]

I am an East African. I love this documentary. now I will visit Mayotte Island. Very beautiful

[@malalapipe77]

I'm a Zimbabwean living in the UK. In 1998 I went on honeymoon to the Comoros Island. Beautiful land ❤

[@tanakachinawa2824]

Happy to see a fellow countryman's comment🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼

[@pget8462]

That"'s ok, but Comoros are just a shit country compared to Mayotte. You're on the wrong place.

[@paulodelorios8482]

@@pget8462 Why because the European hasn't touched it yet?

[@chonghoswe6255]

Fanya urudi kwenu mkataa kwao mtumwa

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

It's a French Department..@@paulodelorios8482

[@patrickguillory7552]

This is such a beautiful place and the people are beautiful.

[@fayeparker9705]

. ..

[@farizshzaharshah3167]

Yeah to much beautiful things we can sees here..peace

[@user-er4hz7tk7p]

Welch country that

[@nanaempress4596]

Very beautiful indeed patrick

[@henridorfelus8705]

Ou

[@stanleymessiless9717]

When our youth travel to the Europeans the call them invaders but the Europeans have been invading Africa from centuries .....Long live mama Africa .

[@fernandomargellan3176]

Long live Mama Africa ✌

[@corneliusb1671]

Africa was named after a white man😂😂

[@raziakarimbux311]

Beautiful and healthy people.

[@davidcollegerosemont]

Isn't this Haiti?

[@brooklynsecrets21]

Yes i know about the afrikaners that live there & they should of kept there asses where they fuck they belong .there still human beings and those kids dont have nothing to do with choices there parents made moving there they all still have to eat and live even though there getting treated like how the blk africans were treated but definatly the blk africans got it the worst . idk what to say about this world and how people think its ok to mistreat human beings but life would be a better place to live in if everyone was treated equal and helped each other out .

[@midastouch7773]

Now this is a tourist attraction. Cant wait to go. Unlike so many places where your main concern is getting robbed this just seems like Paradise on earth.... Beautiful people

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

A headline from November 2022.... "Gang violence overwhelms French island of Mayotte."

[@ibrahimalkoum946]

they live in peace and thier island is beuatiful , greetings from sudan land of kush ❤

[@ibrahimalkoum946]

Istón Martial if i have to go i wil go to this island 😍 i have no interest to go to europe

[@naohhassan7285]

My greatings too ,from #Sudan land of Kush.Really beautiful islands but i think these islands are under european administration the sad thing.

[@sweetmeena5970]

@@naohhassan7285 جزيرة القمر

[@iandarichards8778]

I love kush. High grade 😍

[@pget8462]

Seen from Sudan, Mayotte is a peaceful country indeed.

[@melmcbodi7305]

This Island is Beautiful I would love to visit one day.

[@rosemariejohnson6621]

I want to see the girl that can't ate .

[@patriciarowe3431]

Mel McBodi,,,, I hope you get your dreams. It's beautiful

[@melmcbodi7305]

Patricia Rowe thank you 😊

[@lawtraf8008]

I live there.

[@kennyuzoma2347]

@@lawtraf8008 I will like to visit for holiday, what can you advice?

[@taslimachamsidne6103]

I like this documentary and it's a very good idea to translate it in English. It makes it more accessible. Thank you for helping us to promote our beautiful island!!

[@anieanies8730]

Taslima Chamsidne

[@salimmemba1658]

Do you speak swahili over there?

[@osamadonia772]

Beautiful country in Africa mayotte with peace life

[@safistaudtmchangama9979]

So proud of my island and its culture. Miss my home terribly

[@lupeefias7371]

Are from Mayotte 🇾🇹?

[@safistaudtmchangama9979]

@@lupeefias7371 yep and i guess yourself too? Take care dude

[@safistaudtmchangama9979]

@@lupeefias7371 and where r u from if I may ask?

[@sphesihlemtshare3747]

Please take me there I'm lovin' this Island ❤️🤗

[@lorebay2593]

Why did you leave this beautiful place?

[@ocallaghanm5]

What a beautiful place to live! Paradise on Earth. People are so friendly and relaxed. The lush vegetation, blue skies and tropical beaches. Idyllic. Great camera work.

[@NGACHI100]

It's called distortion of facts, like the ppl found there were not humans.

[@roshellmacedon6825]

This island is beautiful I took French in school 🤗but i love how beautiful this island is

[@ernestm73]

Wow! What a wonder this place is! Everything about it is just beautiful; the people, the land, sea, a peaceful atmosphere!!! Indeed a great place to visit when you can! God bless the land and its people.

[@vanaraihman5701]

1

[@seansydney3569]

Peace and love from guyana 🇬🇾.

[@abdouchamsidine1704]

Vive guyana ,paix et amour pour vous aussi ,from Mayotte !

[@peterscotland1507]

@@abdouchamsidine1704 he means English speaking Guyana, not Cayenne.

[@bahamasking2063]

Very beautiful island and people that live there. I never even heard of Mayotte before watching this video. Would definitely like to visit one day.

[@annastaciakisilu3887]

5 years and the documentary is awesome, i love that kind of nature

[@kaka7279100]

Just look... look at these beautiful people !!!😍 fantastic. especially around 29:17

[@MansoorOOPandakkkal]

ol K.... Madam

[@christopherjackson2222]

This a beautiful African island African culture is beautiful there is so much love in the hearts of our ancestors

[@noeltulley4567]

beautiful African island never new existed off the coast of africa love to go there some day

[@samabiola2871]

I'm going to say this one more time. God Is the Beginning of everything. Black People are part of that Beginning. So the killing of black People and stop disrespecting them. God Is Black!!!!

[@kephayah426]

@@samabiola2871 Exactly!

[@lawtraf8008]

I live there

[@kasemirojr3991]

to go there, you'd need a France visa.

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@kasemirojr3991 Yep and before some dumb people come in talking stupid, TWICE Mayotte voted to see if they wanted independence and 95% OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND voted to stay in france. They chose.

[@mariejohnson7820]

I hope to visit this very beautiful country one day. The people...aah the people... I want to meet them.

[@anthonygooden5851]

These people are beautiful and seems to be genuinely happy.

[@timothybooker6108]

The women are so naturally beautiful no makeup is needed, I love that !

[@kushzulu5581]

So so beautiful women

[@lastdays3148]

Yes and I said the same thing on this forum🙋🏾‍♀️🌹✨

[@samuelparker9882]

My thoughts EXACTLY!! LIKE FRESH AIR THIER BEAUTY AND ESSENCE TRULY IS!!

[@janet.oboutte1349]

The woman are a little better looking USA black woman not so pretty and so fake looking

[@MC414]

And how does one insult an entire creed of black women unless you can know them. What is beauty in America may not be liked by you but loved by many others. So how can you say that Beyonce is not beauty how can you say Serena is not beauty, and you deny their beauty cause you are not a man in my country. I love this country and love the innovation and Technology that you will never imagine. So tread carefully about insulting our women. All women have beauty, maybe just maybe even You!

[@normandavies7603]

A colourful and mainly happy and contented people. I can only comment on what I've seen in this film. Well produced and very easy on the eye and on the ear. I enjoyed the video. Thank you very much.

[@atgunchev]

Wonderful documentary. So much stuff shown in just 50 mins. Climbing the volcano would be a dream come true.

[@yolandarandle91]

I loved watching this documentary, the people are so happy and I love all the luscious land weather and every thing about it.

[@pget8462]

Right. They are protected by France.

[@jenkudla]

Wow! This most definitely is paradise on earth. So nice to see that they are trying their best to preserve the ocean life around the island, especially for the whales and their calves. Gorgeous people and culture, I know I’d never want to leave. 😍❤️

[@dontplay_withme.965]

Sadly alot of your people are there polluting the land, people and culture.😶 They came and never left as you wish to do but at the same time envy the people who live there.

[@jenkudla]

@@dontplay_withme.965 Thanks for being such a racist loser. It's people like you who like to make divisions instead of working towards the better good.

[@pget8462]

@@jenkudla The usual bullshit we hear from people denying other people the merit of doing and enjoying good things.

[@hnfasmul876]

¹¹½2

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

You're a ray of sunshine aren't you? @@pget8462

[@ubegrenada]

This is an island of beauty hope it stays that way

[@fatumaadam3067]

Stays african not french colony

[@jessicahill6418]

Me to Michael me too

[@loisbullock3151]

Michael Frederick it is beautiful. My thoughts are how can you own something in someone else land or continent. GOD did not put them their. The land was promised to our people. I would like to know how they came into owning this land? Where’s the history? Who they bought it from? I got it! They stole it & claimed it; just as they do everything else of significance. They can be driven out. This shows how BIG & WIDE the continent is. I say take back what’s rightfully yours/ours.If it’s NOT the Westerners it’s Chinese trying to take what’s ours.

[@williamnorman2591]

Not when the cacausan start getting involved with the greed and need for control of people and everything else

[@pget8462]

As long as the French manage it, it will. Otherwise, they will adopt the long way down, like Madagascar. The African way of decay, powerty and misery, ... and emigration.

[@raghupati1451]

The saffron face pack,flowers on head,the saree and blouse all these things remind me some special occasions in our social system.Love from India.

[@becomingdazhuniquefrance2615]

The French never discovered this island it was already here my dear🤦🏾‍♀️

[@abbaabba8978]

They never said they invented it!

[@crystalleyvonne818]

Their point is how can you discover something already known and inhabited?

[@motro1301]

@@godbless4458 i mean its true for them its a "discovery" since they didnt know about the islands. It was a mutual discovery.

[@justme4ever281]

Just like Philippines they said it was discovered by Magellan,how he discovered the Island is already inhabited by our Ancestors and Datu and the name of the Island is Maharlika. They only changed after the name of King Philip of Spain.

[@peaceforum1]

Michelle Mccalla it’s natural law

[@alusinebarrie2503]

Love and regards from Lusburg ( Sierra Leone ).

[@lindondejesus4582]

Watching this 07/06/2019 much love ❤️ to Mayotte 🇾🇹 from fil-am 🇺🇸 Louisiana philippines 🇵🇭

[@lestercharles9856]

Wow. I never heard of this amazing place. But it reminds so much of our culture and even our history here in the West indies..... Island life is amazing. Somehow you seen to have the best or a taste of all worlds.

[@sroberts6457]

This is a beautiful documentary, beautiful island, people and music that makes my heart sing. From my island of Jamaica to yours, beautiful people.

[@bunbun4037]

I am in absolute awe!!!! 💖💖💖

[@fabiosunspot1112]

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen 👍👍

[@janelleflagg7154]

This seems like a wonderful place to live and people seem very friendly and happy

[@bestoonisa9007]

huh. i doubt its perfect. Every country has its own issues. I like the culture

[@elisabethforsell8283]

Fantastiskt ön med så vackert natur. Så ska man leva och bo.🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️❤❤❤❤❤

[@eefhubbers8131]

Ik had nog nooit van Mayotte gehoord, maar verrast was ik van alles wat ik gezien heb; In één woord prachtig!

[@genieleanthonyv.salazar3492]

I love to visit mayotte island someday. Wow! It truly paradise on earth.

[@arlenehoward7638]

Wow beautiful Paradise would love to visit one day,I am from the island of Jamaica and we have the same culture and food no matter where in the world we are ,we are one ,one love

[@delorecewalcott1180]

@Istón Marshall count me in. I want to visit that country too

[@Videographer113]

Unfortunately it's owned by France even though it's in Africa. The people there refused to be independent because they love French money

[@fuoks4880]

@@Videographer113 very sad realization...very sad indeed.

[@juliooslas5383]

Me I want to visit Jamaica my Dream land

[@mrsirju2810]

A very beautiful country and informative documentary. Thanks for the information.

[@McChrister]

Wonderfully done documentary...Very educational and entertaining! I looked straight away into a flight going there. From Toronto, Canada to Mayotte it is one day and 4 hours...Ugh! Too far away!😫😂 What a gorgeous place though. 🥰🌊🌅🌴🌼☀️

[@gabsmasimango360]

Very nice documentary l would love to visit Mayotte some days

[@rezamoghadasianrad7743]

love to go there and see those wonderful people and culture

[@user-to3tv7oq7c]

Какие интересные растения и факты о них, ух ты, спасибо! Маки очень интересный лемур,эндемик!

[@giftnco1935]

I would love to visit that island !!!!! Nxt year I’ll be coming to mayotte!!! Nd we not that far , I’m from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@ahumanwhodoesntlikenoobs395]

They don’t really like other Africans . Don’t go there

[@giftnco1935]

@@ahumanwhodoesntlikenoobs395 how do you know ? 🤔

[@ahumanwhodoesntlikenoobs395]

@@giftnco1935 go watch videos about what they are doing to Congolese refugees

[@ahumanwhodoesntlikenoobs395]

@@giftnco1935 btw they choose to stay French instead of being independent. They don’t want to be associated with Africans

[@lawtraf8008]

I'm Comorian. Ask me what you want to know

[@stupca60]

beautiful and happy ppl ...i hope they stay like that forever

[@roy-haroldthompson4650]

Yes!!

[@ebrimasowe4369]

So beautiful place beautiful beautiful people nice island beautiful sunshine every things is beautiful really hand up mama AFRICA QUEEN OF THE WORLD 👸🌍💖

[@lunasloanbailey]

The tiny island is beautiful 😍

[@Sahala.412]

Beautiful island. Paradise. Great documentary, i think this is the best i've ever seen so far during pandemic.

[@jaybloomfield5082]

This was a very enjoyable documentary. Thank you very much and I have learned a lot.

[@kabbz]

Beautiful Island, would love to visit it some day.

[@oldstyleanalog6459]

This video has nothing but beautiful people and it put a smile on my face until i finished watching it.God bless them all

[@michaeljoseph3528]

The music is so beautiful. May those pure people live forever.

[@howardharris4718]

Everyone must ensure that these beautiful places be protected respected and preserved along with all its population people must not abuse or destroy plants, animals and nature in general.

[@rodneyjoseph7381]

I must say this place is really beautiful,the various cultures,races and the way they all live in harmony. I can't begin to speak about the women who are naturally beautuful. All n all this placeis truly a paradise 💯

[@mbp7060]

Hoy Hi, Hoy Hi, Ho...that was sweet the way they dropped that at the beginning. I'm heading over to Spotify to get that joint.

[@user-to3tv7oq7c]

Здравствуйте, спасибо за информацию, интересно очень узнать о Майотте и её жителях!

[@user-li9jo5lg8e]

Beautiful Greenish fertile land, massive amount of fish. They are rich.

[@mariamkasirye6899]

this s soo beautiful to see hamble people full of life and respect for culture

[@user-to3tv7oq7c]

Ух ты,скат манта! Спасибо! Красавец!

[@dalimeekachari1555]

Very beautiful island and very beautiful mother nature and beautiful people and traditions. Take healthy think healthy and stay strong. Best wishes to you all.

[@lloydviera9283]

Moyotte is beautiful Africa is beautiful... Sincerely speaking vacation is on process...

[@pget8462]

Mayotte isn't Africa. It's more than that.

[@theafricachild5773]

@@pget8462stop convincing people it not Africa, that’s why u are a daft

[@andrewbergeron2427]

Beautiful, tks for sharing💐!!!

[@beatrizlondono9747]

Gracias por el documental, beautiful, son Islas que no imagina que existen.

[@janbrien9907]

Islands are special places and this video highlights a gem! Jan from Newfoundland

[@simpletaxexplainationproce7883]

This place and vegetation looks exactly many tropical islands and coastal villages in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

[@isaiahgraneau3958]

A very beautiful documentary, i would like to go this island

[@yvonnej90]

I love documentaries like this.

[@augreybaker9800]

why would anyone who lives an this paradise want to leave. The tranquility and beauties captivate the pureness. That still remains thank for sharing this beautiful part of the world.

[@MisterUrbanWorld]

France is now forcing all Africans to leave

[@kibabemuhidine8527]

It's like Zanzibar, everything is so naturally.

[@jeandarc9653]

All comoro's islands are Like Zanzibar lamu pemba.......... its on people

[@emmanuelagbevey2538]

Beautiful everything including everything just BEAUTIFUL 😍❤

[@z.m.thegoddess6040]

That’s my Island

[@sphesihlemtshare3747]

I loved watching Mayotte documentary & I wish to see it with my own eyes one day by God's grace, love you Mayotte😢

[@porrama292]

ค่ะ.มายอตเกาะ...ในลากูล..สวยงามมากๆค่ะ..ต้นไม้.ใบหญ้ามีชีวิตชีวาจริงๆค่ะ..บรรยากาศโดยรอบหมู่่บ้าน.ชุมชนฯลฯ...บรรยากาศดี..ร่มรื่น..สงบ...สวยงามอย่างธรรมชาติ....ระบบนิเวทน์..ินุรักษ์ธรรมชาติให้คงอยู่..เพื่อที่อยู่อาศัย...ถึงยุคลูกๆ..หลานๆ.....สุดยอดค่ะ.อากาศฯดี. มากๆ ....น่าอยู่อาศัย..สวยงามฯ...ตามธรรมชาติ..ค่ะ.

[@MrLawrence7777]

I would love to live in Mayotte, this look like the perfect retirement spot to live in Peace. Shabbat Shalom Family

[@mmoimabaso584]

Same here. I've always been curious about the island.

[@jonam7589]

Did you listen that there are many who wish the same and police is doing everything to prevent the outsiders to come in. good luck!

[@jonathansoko1085]

You're not an isrealite and the 12 tribes chart is FALSE. Black Hebrew isrealism is a lie.

[@theafricachild5773]

@@jonathansoko1085smh Israel is Africa

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@theafricachild5773 it literally is not.

[@brooklynbandit6788]

Nice island beautiful people

[@nanaempress4596]

So clean.. Wow.. Would love to visit mayote someday

[@alwayslive7460]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING..

[@edborjachannel4433]

Great places that iv'e never seen before...wonderful,! Thanks' youtube and the creator of this video.

[@hassanjumaa7390]

Comoro and mayyote people's both of them are coming from coastline of kenya Tanzania and zanzibar. ..Also we have our people's lives in sidi island in India THE SIDIS. ...Ngazijaa is mixtures language of East Africa coastal line tribes

[@charlesirby5265]

I would love to visit this island find a wife i love beautiful Muslim woman.

[@martinsenta5155]

The french organised and supervised the referendum what a shame

[@Vin_1985]

@Sharon Cato Caste, race system has been prevalent in India since centuries within Indians themselves but the conditions are changing. Siddhis in many areas now are entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctor's, police officers and and integral part of India

[@wsmaga]

WoW, such a beautiful place and such beautiful people. I never knew this country existed. The world is such an amazing place. I must visit there one day.

[@ajit52]

Beautiful presentation Thanks for sharing Never heard of this islands.

[@kshis13]

I have been to Seychelles and Mayotte seems more or less similar...would definitely try to visit sometime! Both are very beautiful countries with happy people Some customs I see here in this Mayotte video are similar to India

[@Soul_Survivor2]

Not India, African

[@peterscotland1507]

@@Soul_Survivor2 You do know Mayotte is also in the India Ocean. It has Arab, Indian, African and of course French influences.

[@hybridcrawlers1303]

Do visit Mauritius

[@vickomen3697]

also similar to Lamu, Zanzibar and Malindi

[@donsawyer5082]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing this very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power would love to go and visit so beautiful and rich in history

[@TheMCKtube]

Comoros Island 🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲big up Eliase Musique

[@lawrencedesmondleach]

this is a most beautiful place I never heard of. I don't know enough to comment further, but I liked 'being here' while I was, in a video of a beautiful place I never heard of. L

[@dugunu34]

A beautiful lifestyle, it remain me when I lived in my village. Those people when moving to another country they miss their hometown where they are happy.

[@lindabrown4790]

BEAUTIFUL!!!! MELANIN AND ISLAND!!!!!

[@thewiz369]

Wow love this island so beautiful take me there place.

[@ItsMeToYou]

They remind me of Indian, Arab and African mix 😍

[@elvindelacrur2160]

The women shown in this video have beautiful skin.

[@sporo2000]

Yes they have beautiful skin, but they are damaging the skin with skin-lightening creams and using sandalwood paste to protect against the damage. Duh

[@elizabethbower2168]

What an absolutely fascinating video thank you for sharing

[@camloff]

Superbe Nature and video. Lovely place and people. I like Indian Ocean very much. I lived some years in Mozambique.

[@edwinfelix6651]

if am the first man from our island go to france and cameback.can i tell to my fellow islanders that i discovered france???

[@shamisomakuvaro9393]

Hahahaha amen why not very funny l love it all the way from Zimbabwe Southern Africa....

[@hasnainmirza9252]

Love to Mayotte from Pakistan.

[@ItsMeToYou]

Derek Derek, shut your silly ass up! He was giving a compliment. Your ass can't even accept a damn compliment??? Wtf 😒

[@leonardomerap.6468]

Very goood documental.The flowers, and plants that where shown here are exactly the same kind that my country(ecuador) have,especially on the rainy and hot region.

[@shetijay]

Congrats pierre for this amazing documentary.