Go with Henry: Mountainous Mauritius - Chamouny & Black Gorges National Park

Sunday 2 August 2015

Mountainous Mauritius - Chamouny & Black Gorges National Park

Honeymoon in Mauritius

Exploring Mauritius by car

Third Trip - Part 4

July 2015

Trip summary

To reach the Black River Gorges National Park, we passed through the small town of Chamouny. We stopped at La Foret lane to take some pics of the scenery below. We encountered the most beautiful natural scenery as we made our way up to a higher altitude. I stopped at the vantage point of Black River Gorges National Park, where I was able to take beautiful pictures of the surrounding mountains and gorges.

From there we drove through the mountain passes towards the west coast of Mauritius. As we started to descend again we saw the looming west coast during sunset and I stopped at a vantage point to take some pics.

For the next parts of our adventure click here:

Part 1 - Saint Aubin sugar estate

Part 2 - Pristine untouched Mauritian beaches - off the beaten track

Part 3 - Stepping into the past - Domaine De Bel Ombre sugar estate

Part 5 - Mauritian - Western coast sunset drive

View of sugarcane and ocean below - Chamouny

Complete Day Trip itinerary

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport - Part 1
Saint Aubin Plantation - Riviere des Anguilles - Part 1
Riambel beach - Part 2
Rivière des Galets beach - Part 2
Domaine De Bel Ombre - Part 3
Bel Ombre - Part 3
Chamouny - covered here
Black River Gorges National Park - covered here
West coast sunset drive - Part 5

NB: Only points 7 & 8 are covered in this post

View of Black River Gorges National Park from a tourist vantage point

About Mauritius

Mauritius (French: Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the southeast coast of the African continent. The country includes the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues [560 kilometers east of Mauritius], and the outer islands (Agaléga, St. Brandon and two disputed territories). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues form part of the Mascarene Islands, along with nearby Réunion, a French overseas department. The area of the country is 2,040 km2. The capital and largest city is Port Louis. Formerly a Dutch colony (1638–1710) and a French colony (1715–1810), Mauritius became a British colonial possession in 1810 and remained so until 1968, the year in which it attained independence. The government uses English as its main language.

The people of Mauritius are multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multicultural and multilingual. The island's government is closely modeled on the Westminster parliamentary system, and Mauritius is highly ranked for democracy and for economic and political freedom. Along with the other Mascarene Islands, Mauritius is known for its varied flora and fauna, with many species endemic to the island. The island is widely known as the only known home of the dodo, which, along with several other avian species, was made extinct by human activities relatively shortly after the island's settlement (Wikipedia).