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 left. The route is fairly open passing through a variety of landscapes before emerging at Bassin Blanc, an idyllic crater lake surrounded by forest. Although the IGN map shows a break in the route here, it does in fact continue to meet the yellow road, which descends to Chamouny and Chemin Grenier.Return from Chemin Grenier to Curepipe via Souillac, where you will have to change buses. Allow two to three hours for this easy walk, plus several hours for the bus trip back to Curepipe.
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
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
Description
Curepipe is the island's main urban centre, a pleasant town which lacks the atmospere of Port Louis but has good shops and restaurants. Curepipe has the flavour of an English market town
The reef, which nearly surrounds Mauritius, has a major break in it on the south-east coast. Instead of beach and calm lagoon, the sea rushes up against lava rocks and cliffs, carving out a variety
Most people head for the reserve Forestiere Macchabee Forest Reserve, or Black River Gorges National Park (BRGNP). This mountainous area provides the bulk of the wild walks on the island. The
A 5km walk from Souillac, past the Terracine sugar mill and through the cane fields along a well- marked route, brings you to this gushing little number. The falls are not so much high as wide a sort
The road into Le Val is at Union Park Village, about halfway on the Mahebourg Curepipe road, Cluny village, the gateway to Le Val Nature Park in the valley of the Riviere des Creole, is about 7km