Hikes in Mauritius

Guided hike

Guided hike up Le Morne Brabant

Le Morne · Black River

A guided climb of Le Morne Brabant, in the south-west of the island, at the heart of a landscape inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

from €50 per person

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Black River Gorges National Park

Black River

The largest national park in Mauritius, more than fifty kilometres of trails, and the island’s highest point at 828 metres.

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The Ebony Forest trails, Chamarel

Chamarel · Black River

From 2.3 to 6.1 kilometres of trails in an ebony forest under restoration, with a 300-metre raised walkway and a summit at 542 metres.

from MUR 600 per person

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The trails of La Vallée de Ferney

Grand Port

Four waymarked routes from 5 to 18 kilometres in the Bambou range, graded from easy to difficult.

from MUR 500 per person

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Bras d’Eau National Park

Flacq

A national park created in 2011 in the north-east, quieter than the Gorges, with a gentle loop within reach of every walker.

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Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire

Black River

The highest point in Mauritius, 828 metres, in 5 to 6 kilometres, with a demanding final stretch.

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Vallé Advenature Park

Chamouny · Savanne

A 450-acre park at Chamouny: three waterfalls, a 23-coloured earth, a forest of endemic trees, and a walking trail to link them.

from MUR 550 per person

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Tamarin Falls, from Henrietta

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

Seven waterfalls in Black River Gorges National Park, the highest of them 45 metres, starting from Henrietta.

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La Tourelle, Tamarin

Tamarin · Black River

A 563-metre summit behind Tamarin, in 3.5 kilometres, to be climbed with a guide and, where needed, permission to cross.

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Bel Ombre Nature Reserve

Bel Ombre · Savanne

Thirteen hundred hectares of forest, rivers and waterfalls at the heart of the Domaine de Bel Ombre, explored on foot with a guide.

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Le Pouce

Moka

The third highest summit in Mauritius, a three to four hour climb there and back, in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, who climbed it in 1836.

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Pieter Both

La Laura · Moka

The island’s second highest summit, in the Moka range, to be attempted only with the right equipment and a local professional guide.

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Rochester Falls

Souillac · Savanne

A ten-metre waterfall over a face of jagged rectangular rocks, 2.5 kilometres from Souillac, where people come to swim.

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The trails of Domaine de Lagrave

Bananes · Grand Port

Three waymarked routes of 3, 6 and 10 kilometres through more than 500 arpents of forest, on the flank of Lagrave mountain, at the village of Bananes.

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Cascade Léon

Souillac · Savanne

A four-kilometre walk near Souillac, along a lush and easy trail, to a waterfall you can swim behind.

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Eau Bleue

Cluny · Grand Port

A thirty-metre waterfall behind a curtain of forest, near the village of Cluny, and a pool of deep blue where people swim.

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Monvert Nature Walk

Plaines Wilhems

Two trails of 2.8 and 2.5 kilometres through 73 hectares of state forest at Forest Side, with a fernery, an arboretum and a platform above the canopy.

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Cascade Mamzelle

Souillac · Savanne

Four kilometres in two hours in the remote south, best walked with a guide: the trail is hidden, and known mostly to locals.

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Macondé viewpoint

Baie du Cap · Savanne

A rock overhanging the coast road at Baie du Cap, climbed by a narrow staircase for a view of sea and countryside.

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Powder Mills Nature Walk

Pamplemousses

A nature walk through indigenous flora kept by the Forestry Service, at Pamplemousses, near the SSR National Hospital.