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Full day to Curepipe, Grand-Basin, Plaine-Champagne and Chamarel

From the centre of Curepipe a road leads up to and around the rim of Trou-aux-cerfs, an extinct volcanic crater, whose floor is now heavily wooded. Enjoy a magnificent view over the whole island and its mountain ranges. Stop at Colonial House (built in 1888) with a mini Eiffel Tower in the garden, which now houses a Private Collection, a duty free shop with a range of collectibles and art objects from around the world. Drive South to Grand-Bassin (Ganga Talao, the Ganges reincarnate and pilgrimage place for the Hindu. Continue to the forest reserve of Plaine-Champagne, stopping at a viewpoint over the spectacular Black River Gorges. Travel through thick Chinese Guava groves, arriving at Varangue Sur Morne for lunch, the restaurant, originally a gamekeeper's lodge, has views of the only surviving native forest of the island. After lunch make your way through Trochetia nature trail to see some endemic and medicinal plants. On to the magnificent Chamarel waterfall emerging from the moors on the way down to the unique seven-coloured earths of Chamarel, unusual mounds of undulating land stretching in contrasting rainbow coloured layers, believed to be the result of weathering and volcanic origin. Back along the West coast past the Morne mountain, Benitiers Island, fishing villages and the famous salt pans of Black River.