Start at Grande Noyale and continue up the Chamarel road. Although this route is all on normal tarmac roads, there is not much traffic. Provides fantastic scenery and views of the mountain and the coast.
This trip begins as for the trek from Le Petrin to Grande Riviere Noire. Follow the forestry road for just over 2km. Take the right fork and continue for another 500m or so to second fork in the road
The trailhead for this walk is the Plaine champagne viewpoint on the Curepipe Chamarel road passing en route a succession of wonderful views through some lovely mixed forest and plantations. The
On the road from Tamarin to Grande Riviere Noire at La Preneuse, the Shelloramma Museum boasts the biggest private collection of shells in the Indian Ocean. The museum is open Monday to Friday from
The areas for fishing are the St Brandon, Nazareth and Saya de Malha banks on the Mauritius/Seychelles ridge, and the Chagos bank around the Chagos Archipelago, a submarine plateau that lies 2O-25m
This walk begins about 3km south of Le Petrin along the road towards Plaine Champagne. Heading south, look for the spot where the road makes a sharp turn to the right and two trails branch off to the
Your best chance of exploring these beautiful hills, some of which are crossed by inviting trails but almost free of roads, is to visit Domaine du Chasseur.
This private estate has rough 4WD tracks
Overlooking Vieux Grand Port is Lion Mountain so named because it resembles a crouching lion. There are two routes up - one via the road opposite the church in the town through the cemetery; and the