Chamarel Seven Coloured Earth Geopark

The Seven Coloured Earths is a geological formation and prominent tourist attraction found in the Chamarel plain of the Rivière Noire District in south-western Mauritius. It is a relatively small area of sand dunes comprising sand of seven distinct colours (approximately red, brown, violet, green, blue, purple and yellow).

The main feature of the place is that since these differently coloured sands spontaneously settle in different layers, dunes acquire a surrealistic, striped colouring. Another interesting feature of Chamarel’s Coloured Earths is that the dunes seemingly never erode, in spite of Mauritius’ torrential tropical rains. Since the earth was first exposed, rains have carved beautiful patterns into the hillside, creating an effect of earthen meringue.

Park visit:

• Exploring the geopark (seven coloured earth)
• Tortoise park visit
• A Fascinating landscape view of Chamarel Waterfall
• Souvenir Shop
• Coffee Shop
• Le Café De Chamarel

Transport: Offered on supplement and vary upon pick-up point

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