Private Southwest Day Tour: 7-Coloured Earth, Chamarel Waterfall, Trou aux Cerfs | La Vacanza Travel

Private Southwest Day Tour: 7-Coloured Earth, Chamarel Waterfall, Trou aux Cerfs

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Mauritius, Flacq District, Trou d'Eau Douce
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  • 8 hours
  • Trou d'Eau Douce
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy a private full-day tour of the Southwest of Mauritius, including hotel pickup and dropoff. You will have the chance to:
• Take a stroll around the crater of a dormant volcano, Trou aux Cerfs, and enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the island.
• Discover the hindu culture of Mauritius by visiting the hindu temples around the crater lake of Grand Bassin.
• Drive by the largest reservoir of the island and through the Black River Gorges National Park, and stop to admire the views and the Alexandra falls.
• Visit the popular 7-coloured earth and Chamarel Falls.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Trou aux Cerfs, Curepipe, Mauritius

Enjoy the 360 degree views from the top of the Trou aux Cerfs volcano while taking a stroll around the crater. This dormant volcano stands at around 600 m above sea level, and on clear days offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the island.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Grand Bassin, Mauritius

Drive by the Mare-aux-Vacoas, Mauritius’ largest reservoir, on the way to Grand Bassin, a tranquil and serene crater lake considered sacred by the Hindu population. Discover the Hindu culture by visiting the temples around the lake and enjoy the peace and quiet of the surroundings. You will also be amazed by the tall statue of Shiva and the view from the highest temple. Be sure to watch out for the monkeys and wildlife. Note: It may not be possible to make this stop in the month of February or March as the area is also a pilgrimage site during the festival of Mahashivaratree.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius

Nature lovers will enjoy the incredible views of the Black River Gorges, the largest national park in Mauritius. Covering an area of 6754 hectares, the park is home to numerous endemic flora and fauna and provides visitors with beautiful hikes, with varying levels of difficulty. During your drive through the park and Plaine des Champagnes, you will also get to stop and admire Alexandra falls and viewpoint, and if they’re in season, like the locals, you’ll want to pick a few goyaves de chine!

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Chamarel Seven Coloured Earth Geopark, Chamarel, Mauritius

Visit the popular Chamarel, the coloured earth site, where in addition to the geological wonders of the seven coloured dunes, you can view the Chamarel Falls, the most famous waterfall in Mauritius! And, make sure you stop by the giant tortoise pens before leaving the park!


Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Chamarel Waterfalls, Mauritius

View Chamarel Falls from the seven coloured earth site.

Inclusions
  • Services of a fully licensed, qualified driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transfer for your group to and from your hotel
  • Waiting time
  • Parking fees

Exclusions
  • Entrance fees to Chamarel are Rs. 550 (11 Euros) per person
  • Lunch
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up at all hotels, B&Bs, apartments on the island. Please let us know which hotel, B&B or apartment you're staying at. Note that the driver will pick you up at 9am.


Departure Time

09:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

S8110UDgaryb

27 Dec, 2023

Before I go into the detail (which I suggest you read if you're going to take this tour) I should say that, yes, we enjoyed the tour and yes, it was decent value for money. The driver was great, although he didn't accompany us to the sights, he was able to answer our questions and his driving on the steep, winding roads was safe and sensible. So this is billed as a 4 stop tour, 2 hours each at: Trou aux cerfs The grand bassin crater (lake) Black river national park 7 coloured earth park We first stopped at what was billed as 'tea tasting'. It was actually a shop full of extremely expensive gifts. In and out quickly, the next shop was a 'local factory' (another expensive gift shop) followed by a 'rum tasting'. Yes, another very expensive gift shop. After a chat with the driver we declined the 'diamond jewellery maker' and I think another rum tasting. Trou aux cerfs is a volcano rim with some nice views, if you walk all the way round it takes about 20 minutes. We stopped to see the giant Hindu statues on the way to the lake (I'm assuming it was Grand Bassin?). There are numerous Hindu temples there at the lakeside. we were 10 minutes at the statues and another 10 at the lake. Then we went to the Black River National Park, well what I assume is the best viewpoint, job done in 10 minutes. There were clearly some hiking trails but with no information to hand we couldn't really get more adventurous. There were also some market stalls between the car park and the viewpoint that offered gifts at the best prices we saw during our stay in Mauritius. Then lunch, we drove past a dozen or so empty looking restaurants but had a good lunch, with other tourists at what was clearly the chosen place. We weren't paying local prices! The earlier shananigans made me suspicious of how the restaurant was selected. Before the 7 coloured earth park (right opposite the entrance in fact) we were bundled without explanation into 'Curious Chamaral'. It's a hotch potch of curiosities and optical illusions, for £10 a head. This might be OK if you had children with you but was a waste of time for us. This took the review from 4 stars to 3. Finally 7 coloured earth, including the waterfall, all very good but again only 30-40 mins although we could have hiked the short walk to the ebony plantation. So you could realistically do the whole lot in a morning and skip the lunch; if you avoided the gift shops and scams. Have a chat with the driver, give him a few hours off and the trip is worth the money.

ukchris1982

18 Jul, 2023

We booked this trip at about 40 hours notice, yet, bonjour mauritius were able to accommodate us with a private guide Kesavan who picked us up at our hotel and gave us some info about the country whilst we drove to our stops. His car had extra umbrellas which were very welcome on this very wet day. We'd definitely recommend.

Roman N

26 Mar, 2023

The trip was amazing. San, the driver and guide, told me everything about the island, it’s culture, food, nature, religion… You get to see all the amazing sites of the southwest within a few hours, definitely recommend this trip.

2k3k

23 Jan, 2023

We enjoyed our trip, driver was polite and soft spoken and the car was comfortable as well. Driver help out us out by taking us to an amazing local restaurant for lunch as well. Only issue was that our driver did not seem to know much about the places we visited, and did not come in with us as other tourists drivers were.

BabsK9

09 Sep, 2022

We had a beautiful trip and saw more of this beautiful island. Thanks to Kesaven, our friendly driver we learned a lot over the country. Highly recommended to do such a trip!

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Journée longue

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Découverte de l’île Maurice 👍

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Klare Anweisungen

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L'incontournable Jardin botanique Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

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Viagem de taxi

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À refaire avec le soleil

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