Honeymoon in Mauritius
Exploring Mauritius by car
First trip - Part 2
July 2015
Background
Seven years after we got married, we were able to have the honeymoon we always wanted. We could only afford it after working for 6 months in Saudi Arabia, earning very good money. So I booked a full 7 day -7-night hotel package for us at the four stars Preskil Beach resort in Mahebourg, Mauritius through Flight Centre. It cost R40 000 for the two of us after we calculated all the hidden expenses and the extra things we did. We spent time on the beach at the hotel, but like the explorers we are, we were not content sitting still. So we rented a white little Hyundai i10 car and took day trips all around the island.
This island has such a rich culture and various ethnic, cultural and religious groups make up the population of the island. There are also a huge amount of expats, especially South Africans who have made this compact tropical island their home. Even though it is not a big island, it will probably take a year just to get a taste of everything and visit all the places. Pristine beaches to the exterior and sugar cane fields with beautiful mountain scenery make up most of the island. I took more than a thousand photos, which I will only post the best here. This photo expose will hopefully paint a picture of our experiences on this beautiful island.
First exploration
This was our first drive with our little i10 Hyundai rental car. We rented a GPS along with the car and just started to drive in a direction. After driving around in Mahebourg for some time we found ourselves on the road towards the airport, with beautiful natural scenery and sugar cane fields (Part 1).
We ended up in Curepipe and Trou aux Cerfs dormant volcano (Part 2 - covered in this post), although we never saw the actual crater and volcano.
We decided to input directions to Blue Bay Marine Park (Part 3) on our GPS and we spent a lovely late afternoon at the beach there before driving through Blue Bay towards the Preskil Beach resort we stayed at.
Curepipe
About Curepipe
Curepipe, also known as La Ville-Lumière (The City of Light), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. Curepipe lies at a higher elevation, often referred to as the "Central Plateau".
The town's name, Curepipe, is said to be originated from the French curer sa pipe, which translates to "cleaning the pipe". There are several theories by historians as to the naming of the city. Some historians believe that the name was given as travelers and soldiers from the 19th century often traveled from Port Louis and Grand Port (now Mahébourg) to refill their pipes in Curepipe (Wikipedia).
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| Church in Curepipe |
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| Curepipe street scenery |
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| Curepipe Police Station |
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| Curepipe shopfront |
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| Curepipe street scenery |
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| Curepipe streets |
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| Curepipe streets |
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| Shop - Curepipe |
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| Curepipe streets |
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| Curepipe streets |
About Trou aux Cerfs
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter and is 80 meters deep.
The volcano is lying dormant but could become active at any time within the next thousand years. The crater is only accessible down a steep embankment which is considered dangerous. Water and silt have clogged the crater, making it even less accessible (Wikipedia).
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| Signboard for Trou aux Cerfs - Curepipe |
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| The road up to Trou aux Cerfs |
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| View of Curepipe from Trou aux Cerfs |
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| View of Curepipe from Trou aux Cerfs |
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| View of Curepipe from Trou aux Cerfs |
See part 3 - Blue Bay Marine Mark near Mahebourg
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