Black River Gorges

Black River Gorges is the largest national park in Mauritius. Spread over 6,574 hectare area, Black River Gorges National Park became a national park in the year 1994. One of the popular tourist attractions in Mauritius, Black River Gorges is known for its natural beauty, most covered hill slopes, waterfalls, clear pools, vistas and hiking. Not only that, Black River Gorges is also a favorite hunting ground for the bird watchers as this national park of Mauritius has some unique endemic plants with a number of birds in the greens of the park. If you love the thrill of the wildlife, Black River Gorges can be a perfect destination for you. One of the popular tourist attractions in Mauritius, Black River Gorges attracts a

huge number of wildlife lovers from all the parts of the world. Therefore, while in Mauritius, don't miss the opportunity to visit Black River Gorges National Park, you will thoroughly enjoy your visit there. The greens and the wildlife in Black River Gorges is just thrilling enough to mesmerize the visitors. The temperature at the Black River Gorges remains a bit lower than the plains as the park lies on a plateau slightly higher than the surrounding plains. The Alexandra falls is a major attraction in the park as it provide a wonderful backdrop to the lush hillocks in the park. The Black River Gorges is home to over 300 species of flowering plants. It is also the home to nine species of unique birds, including the endangered pink pigeon, Mauritian Kestrel etc.

Black River Gorges is also known for hiking. The park offers a number of hiking tracks that you can choose from. You can walk to Maccabee forest or can also walk down through the Gorges to Black River. The longer walking trails include one to the highest point of the island, Black River Peak (828 m). The park also contain some specimens of indigenous timber including Bois de Natte, Colophane, Ebony, Tatamaka or Tambalacoque etc.

One can reach Black River Gorges National Park in Mauritius quite easily as the park has easy access to Vacoas or Curepipe via La Marie and Mare aux Vacoas. In order to help you visit the park smoothly, there is a visitor information center at Le Petrin which is ready to answer all your queries relating to Black River Gorges National Park. The panoramic view from the Plaine Champagne, the highest part of the central plateau of the island is just mind-blowing.