Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel: A Last Haven for Native Flora and Fauna in Mauritius
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97 Ratings
Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel

Discover Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel, a last haven for native flora and fauna in Mauritius. Explore stunning views, mid-canopy walkways, and escape the hustle and bustle of the island.

Duration: 3 hours, 18 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ebony Forest Reserve - A warm welcome awaits you at our Visitor Centre. We are located just beside the Seven Coloured Earth near Chamarel so follow the signs and join us at our luscious tropical paradise. Be sure to stop and admire the Chamarel Waterfalls. We recommend you arrive at our entrance by 15:00 at the latest to ensure you have plenty of…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Museum
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Imagine one of the last remaining places on Mauritius where majestic black ebony trees stand tall and Paradise Flycatchers and Mauritius Black Bulbul chase each other through the trees. Once home to the Dodo, Ebony Forest, remains a refuge for threatened native flora and fauna. Visitors will be treated breathtaking views from Sublime Point and unique…

Location
Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel
Take the Seven coloured earth road which leads to our visitor centre.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jonathandk1870ys
Sep 19, 2024
Great visit to Ebony Forest! - We stumbled across this place on our trip to Seven Coloured Earth and turned out to be the highlight of the whole day. The staff at reception were very helpful and we opted for the self guided hike to the viewpoint. The park was so peaceful and we managed to spot several of the roaming tortoises on the way. Highly recommend!
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Pv06700
Jun 21, 2024
Ebony the bomba - 2 hours of walking in the forest among birds and turtles. A passionate and fascinating Avish guide to explain and decipher. A highlight with magnificent views of the coast A small explanatory museum on the evolution of wildlife Everything is there to avoid staying on the beach and come to understand Mauritius Magnificent welcome at the entrance A very nice moment
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Cristina
Jun 2, 2024
Very nice discovery - Thank you very much for this beautiful, very pleasant discovery well explained by our guide Avish who puts heart into his explanations and answers to our questions
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Doriag348
May 26, 2024
Magic forest - Just an amazing place with amazing people who are doing their best to preserve the ebony forest. Soo worth of visit! You can really see and feel how people made so many mistakes in the past which led to extinction of so many species on this small island. So glad to come and meet all this lovely people who are trying to save and bring back to life the forest and all its inhabitants.
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Seahorsenursery77
May 15, 2024
Boulders that move! - Super experience for our Ebony Forest trip. Delightful introduction to destruction of the forest and dodos with artefacts to touch. We then travelled up the mountainside by safari truck and stopped to feed any boulders (tortoises!) that needed to be moved off the truck. Flycatcher canopy walk was interesting but the real treat was Sublime view. We were an intergenerational group of 7 and were lucky to be there with no one else so totally immersed in the stunning views. Delicious lemongrass cordial - in real glasses at the little hut. Fantastic few hours and incredibly good value. Absolute highlight of Mauritius holiday. Don’t forget sun hats, sun screen and mossie spray!
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Aureilhan
May 14, 2024
Very nice discovery - A very rewarding walk in parts of preserved original forest. Several routes are possible. For the more enduring, a very beautiful view of the Grand Morne area from Piton Canot.
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Cico
Apr 6, 2024
Ebony trees, jeep tour and musuem - Visited the Ebony Forest in Mauritius and started with a short museum tour, but very informative, and you will learn everything about the island. The walk through the forest was refreshing, showcasing the native ebony trees leading to the summit. For an easier ascent or in case you have less time, a guided jeep tour is available, where guides like Chris offer friendly and helpful insights. A must see for those interested in Mauritius's natural history and scenic beauty.
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Urv_berlin
Oct 4, 2024
Great forest with wonderful views - Overall a great experience. We opted for the shorter circuit with a view to Le Morne (without point D). Great views - it goes steeply through the forest => Solid shoes! The educational trail on the jetties is beautifully laid out. Since it was late winter, the blooms were not so great. The descent via the road to the base goes through impressive vegetation and with a bit of luck you can see one of the beautiful parrots.
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Kanchana_menon
Aug 2, 2024
Beautiful and created with a vision, but... - Ebony is a beautiful forest reserve near the Chamarel Seven Colored Earth Geopark. In fact, being more interested in nature than touristic locations, we decided to visit the geopark only because we had booked a hike in the Ebony forest. To our surprise, the former was more rewarding. Not that the reserve or the hike were not great. But their website had given us higher expectations about the guided tour, especially after our experience at Île aux Aigrettes (details in its review). We thought we would first be taken into the forest by a guide, and then allowed to explore on our own. But there was no one available. So we found a guide after a short hike to the raised walkway. He then gave us a largely rote description (most of which was already on the information boards placed along the walkway), and the rest was more about the procedures rather than the species of birds and animals being saved from the brink of extinction. At the wildlife film room, the screen was blank and the room, empty. The museum had a lot of information but the room was musty because of which we couldn’t spend much time inside. Overall, it was evident that the reserve was established with a vision and a lot of effort went into creating it. But we felt the enthusiasm in running the daily operations is a bit lacking… Our self-guided hike was good though – the view was great; and we saw a Mauritian flying fox, a Mascarene paradise-flycatcher, a couple of giant tortoises (up close in the wild!), and even two tropicbirds in the distance! The trails are marked. Hikers can click a photo of the route map and take the paths they wish to at their own leisure.
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Adventure16129970115
Jul 10, 2024
What to do - A very nice site, interesting to visit. Many thanks to Damien for his explanations on the management of the reserve, on the evolution of flora and fauna. We were able to observe the rooster and the geckos, among others.
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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).