La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes

If you want to be among the tortoises and crocodiles, amidst the wide variety of flora and fauna, your destination in Mauritius should be La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes. One of the popular tourist attractions in Mauritius, La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes is the place of 500 giant tortoises and Nile crocodiles. Opened in 1985 in the south of Mauritius, La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes is a favorite hunting ground for the wildlife lovers. Not only the crocodiles and the tortoises, La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes also has 23,000 species of insects including butterflies from different parts of the world. To add more color to this exciting place, you may also have some crocodile meat if

you want to be a little bit adventurous. Therefore, if you love wildlife and want to indulge yourself in adventure, you must come in at La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes in Mauritius. La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes is the place where you can relax and enjoy your vacation amidst the calmness of the greens. La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes is full of banana trees, palm trees and giant bamboos. Take a guide to stroll through the park. This park is the home to thousands of Nile crocodiles. As you finish visiting the crocodiles, you can now move towards the two-acre tortoise park. You can meet 500 giant tortoises here in this park. And don't forget to have a rendezvous with Domino, a 90 year old tortoise that weights 270 kgs.

While in La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes, you must visit the collection of over 23,000 spices of butterflies and other brightly-colored insects. This collection is the result of 30 year's hard work of Mr. Jacques Siedlecki.

La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes is also a perfect place to experience some of the best collections of flora and fauna. Except the banana trees, palm trees and giant bamboos that are available in abundance, you will also find a wide variety of other creatures like geckos, monkeys, Madagascan tenrecs, java deers, Japanese Koi carps, fruit bats and many more.

La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes also has something for the children too. The “Jungle Adventure Playground” located close to the giant tortoises, is a favorite hunting ground for the children. Besides the trees and birds, this park also has slides, swings, merry-go-round, espalier etc. to entertain the kids. Come here with your children, they will thoroughly enjoy visiting the park.