Follow the guide to Floréal and Curepipe for bonanza shopping. Curepipe, the second most important town is the heaven of shopping lovers. Shopping can be done in the factory and duty free shops of Floréal. Cashmere, carpets, jewellery, ready made clothes are available for good value for money.
There will be a first stop in Curepipe at the ship model factory. Ship models from Mauritius are quite famous.
When shopping is over in Floréal, there will be a short visit of Curepipe and Trou aux Cerfs, an extinct crater situated at 650 metres above sea level. It offers a beautiful view on the Moka range and right up to the sea.
From Curepipe proceed to Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao, a sacred place of worship to the Hindu community. It is a crater lake surrounded by luxuriant forests. Drive along the National Park to see Black River Gorges where endemic forests are the natural habitat of protected fauna and flora species.
The final stops will be Chamarel Cascade and the Coloured Earth, before starting on the way back.
Full day tour
Leave respective hotels as per scheduled timings.
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COAST |
East |
West |
North 1 |
North 2 |
North 3 |
S. East |
S.West |
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DURATION |
40 mins. |
45 mins. |
1 hr. |
1 hr 10 mins. |
1 ¼ hr. |
30 mins. |
1 hr. |
09H30 Arrive in Floreal. Stop at Cottage Industry (CIE) Carpet & Souvenir shop in Floreal for a visit.
10H00 Leave CIE and drive to “Adamas” shopping complex.
10H05 Stop in Floreal to visit diamond duty free boutique “Adamas”.
10H35 -11H30 Time for shopping in Floreal Square & Textile Museum
11H30 Drive to Trou aux Cerfs for a photo stop.
11H50 Leave Trou aux Cerfs.
12H00-12H30 Stop at Voiliers de l’Ocean.
12H30 Leave Curepipe and drive to Grand Bassin for a guided visit and photo stop.
13H00 Arrive at Grand Bassin.
13H20 Leave Grand Bassin.
13H45 Stop at Black River Gorges for photos.
13H55 Leave Black River Gorges for the restaurant “Le Chamarel” for lunch.
14H00 Lunch
15H30 Leave restaurant for Chamarel waterfalls and seven coloured earths.
16H30 Leave Chamarel village and drive back to respective hotels.
