Mauritius Island: Land excursions
Mauritius is far more than just white sand beaches and crystal clear waters.
Mountain trails, dense forests and lush vegetation provide the ideal trekking
territory for keen ramblers.
Black River Gorges National Park
The Black River Gorges National Park offers a unique opportunity to get
close-up experience of the island's natural vegetation: stunning during
the flowering season (from September to January), the National Park offers
a privileged view of rare trees and flowers and many types of animals throughout
the year. Crossing the section from Le Pétrin to Grande Rivière
Noire, the river that gives the park its name, allows visitors to admire
several of the most fascinating landscapes of the Mauritian interior.
 Tamarind
falls
There's a 2 kilometre trek to reach the beautiful seven waterfalls, which
are the highest on the island, one with a single plunge of almost 300 metres.
Visitors can relax in a natural deep water swimming pool located at the
bottom of the seven falls, surrounded by ideal walking and trekking country.
Coloured earth
 Here
nature has gone wild, creating an artist's palette from the soil and bringing
the area its name of the Seven Coloured Earth. Formed due to uneven cooling
of the Earth's crust, the seven different coloured strata located about
four kilometres from Chamarel attract many visitors every year. One of the
unique features of the coloured earth is that even if the different colours
are mixed together in a test tube, after a few days they will separate again
into the original colour strata.
Domaine du Chasseur and Domaine de l'ylang ylang
True nature lovers shouldn't miss a visit to Domaine du Chasseur, a splendid
nature reserve that can be visited on foot or in a 4WD vehicle, offering
opportunities to admire the unique local fauna and flora or enjoy the exquisite
local cuisine at the La Crécerelle or Le Panoramour restaurants.
Nearby is the fascinating Domaine de l'ylang ylang, the last remaining perfume
distillery on the island, which, apart from producing essential oils based
on extracts from flowers, camphor and pink pepper, offers tours around the
plantations, the distillery, and the garden of fragrances.
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