Places

Frédérica Nature Reserve covers around 1,300 hectares of the Bel Ombre estate in the south-west.

Spanning roughly 3,400 hectares on the west coast, Yemen is the island’s largest private nature reserve.

Known locally as GRSE, this waterfall on the east coast is best reached by a short boat trip upriver.

At 828 metres, this is the highest point in Mauritius, located within Black River Gorges National Park.

This private reserve in the central highlands offers hiking, mountain biking and horse riding trails through native forest.

This wildlife park in the south is best known for its large colony of Aldabra giant tortoises.

This conservation project near Chamarel is restoring native ebony forest once nearly lost to the island.

This lesser-visited national park protects one of the last remnants of lowland forest in the north-east.

Lion Mountain near Vieux Grand Port is named for its silhouette, resembling a resting lion.