One of the best parks on the island. Free entry but parking space is somewhat limited. Nevertheless it is a beautiful 1 or 2 hour trail depending on which one you choose to do. Take a lot of water with you as there is none there. Don’t forget the mosquito spray as well. I recommend starting from the field office for the first time. But there are other entrances around the park.

I was there with my wife and our six year old son. What a fantastic place to hike in!! We went for the shorter trail and completed it in 3 hours. Have to be there to complete the next two trails. Recommended to have good shoes, if possible trekking sticks, and lots of water. Even though it was late winter, the walking makes you thirsty. Mind you, most of the track is under thick forest. Oh yes, mosquito repellent will be a must during summer. Will definitely be there during next school holidays...

Challenging hike that must be performed in proper shoes and not Flip flops as we saw a couple of tourists!!!!!! Beautiful forest and the lakes. Most impressive os to walk on the dried river of lava. We enjoyed it very much and can highly recommend it,even for beginners hikers. Just wear proper shoes!! The visitor center is helpful, lots of information and they have tortoise!💕

One of the three National Parks, one of the last two remaining primal forests of Mauritius. The signage may be questionable but it pays to engage with the very kind and helpful staff for advice and guidance on the best path to adapt to the visitors' condition: the fitter ones would be at ease doing the full course through the marshes and wetlands, complete with the loop and the trail up to the lagoon. Beginners and less able ones (especially with children) would be well advised to backtrack within 20-30 minutes of trekking into the straight portion of the track: just follow the markings, but if you sense being off-track do not attempt to guess by wandering. Just walk back. The more relaxed parts are the visitors' centre which provides a permanent exhibition about the endemic fauna ans flora, old ruins and a tortoise enclosure. In the end, you will find the picnic area very soothing... this will convince you about the necessity to maintain tall trees: besides the numerous benefits of their high canopy for fauna, their shade is incredibly effective on cooling down the immediate environs and makes it a much better place to have lunch than the scorching heat of seaside beaches.

Best place to visit and enjoy the pleasant temperature during summer. There is a picnic area nearby and some ancient ruins.. Recommended.

Very nice nature walk with options to beaches or wind farms. A museum at the entrance with helpful staff to guide you through maps. You do not need a guide.

Relaxing environment place to be. Sea side.

Beautiful place. Some ruins. Walk trails are available through the forest. Comfortable shoes are necessary in this place. Toilets available

If you stay in a hotel on the west coast, Bras d’eau is a perfect one-day activity. Suggestion, take the blue line first, go all the way to the public beach & take the red line on the way back. It was circa 8km in total, worthy every step

A lesser known national park. It's basically a forest with one trail to the swamps. About a 1-2 hour walk on rocks and dirt. Both the trail and the "sights" are very poorly marked. If you have nothing to do, it's a good refresher, but if you skip it, nothing will happen. Parking on campus is free.

I adored my time spent in this National Park. Very calming. Almost no mosquitoes; I did spray myself well before starting on the trail. It was a lovely walk on flat (no hills or climing) but lots of rocks. I strongly recommend it. The nearby beach is also a gem!

Serene nature trail with lots of greenery and fresh air. Parking available at the visitors' centre with security guards present. Mostly clean except some places where people have littered 😒. Easy to follow as it's clearly marked and labelled. Also has some picnic areas along the trail. Would be a nice healthy family/friends trip.

Nice place for many activities, my favourite is trailing. But you can do hiking, running, swimming and many more...

We stopped there while driving past. Had not much time to properly look around. There is some ruins, some walkways trail about 1.5km in a forrest. We did spend about half an hour there. Was only few turist there maybe because was evening. Not busy. Another local place to see as tourist.

The trail wasn't difficult for the most part, i followed the red dot for a shorter trail. It took less than two hours. It can be slippery at times, so watch out if it's been wet. Get your insect spray on, take an umbrella if you can, esp if you go on a hot day. You don't need to pay anything, the start of the trail is in the car park, the workers there pointed me towards it, the toilet was clean (can't remember if it had tissues but it had water). I thought the signage was alright, easy to follow, the return for some reason felt slightly trickier, but nothing about getting lost or anything like that. I recommend it for soloists but not for parents with very young children.

One of the cleanest trail I've been. Beautiful landscape.

Somewhere a nice place but be prudent on the road. The road is too curvy and forest. At night the place is too dark and strange. Afterall there is a public place, which we call a public park. Suggest to visit in day.

National prak controlled by the National Park and conservation service of the ministry of agro industry and food security. Inside the visitor centre you will be guided through on where to go trekking and enjoy the quiet and beautiful forest and natural ponds

awesome place .. one of my favourite place in Mauritius 🦤

Really peaceful place. The track is very well indicated and it's actually a nice stroll if you don't mind the rocks.

Bras D’Eau National Park is a peaceful and healthy place on the north east coast of the island of Mauritius. It is a natural reserve for nature lovers and hiking. The Park is covered with rich fauna and flora. You can plan a great outing with family or friends out there. It got many picnic spots and at the same time you can enjoy a healthy walk. Parking facilities are available on site. Before starting your adventure, I would advise you to check-in the visitors centre or meeting with one of the forest officers which is essential for yourself to learn more about the native and endemic species you will find in the park and as well the walking trail, picnic spots, fauna and flora location, etc. There's a site plan near the parking lot which can guide you where to start off. The forest is home to many endemic species. As you will walk along the trail you will discover many trees such as eucalyptus, blackwood, teak and casuarinas. Several kinds of birds can be spotted in the forest amongst sparrows, Mauritius fodys, canaries, white-tailed tropicbird, white-eyes. It is advisable to wear good walking shoes and mosquitoes repellent if you are allergic. To end your visit, you can either opt for lunch on the wooden tables you will find in the park or picnic at Poste Lafayette Beach which is 15 minutes walk from the park’s exit. Please keep the environment clean and use available bins in the park.

Very nice location early morning trailing. We have 4KM to 12KM depends on the path you choose. One difefinetly enjoy the nature. Always advise to follow instructions and signages along the path.

Very peaceful and off the beaten track. Highly recommend. Bring good walking shoes and terrain is uneven. We walked for about 1.5hr so couldn't complete the entire loop which would have been lovely to do if we had more time. Recommend going with 2-4hr of time. You can stop at the Visitors centre to see the giant tortoise. Free car parking available with a security guard there too. Bathrooms were somewhat clean.

Beautiful, but bring good shoes and water. Super uneven. Keep an eye out and you might spot a monkey in a tree!

Loved to walk around the park and see reintroducing endemic species program being done

Good

Nice place for family

Calm, clean and safe park.

Nice place to relax. Cool and clean.

The beauty of nature

Relaxing place love nature

Cool and serene atmosphere for breaks and picnics. There is open and sheltered tables and benches of wood. Nursery visit. Trekking area.

Good place to chill

Pyramid 7 is one of the most accessible pyramid as it is next to the motorway.

A great place to go for picnic. Enjoy this place with your family. We habe parking facilities and the toilet is clean.

Some say its haunted but its a nice place. I know the place long before it was turned into a visitors park and nature trail. If you want to leave the crowded world behind, take a walk.

Nice for Family and kids trekking

A wonderful peaceful view of Mauritian Nature, far from the Madding crowds! We hired a scooter and went exploring with some advice from the locals we encountered on the way. It is a beautiful (cool) forest with wonderful bird and monkey life, as well as interesting ruins to look at. Unfortunately we werent able to complete the walk down to the lake/pond/water as we had timing constraints, but as an unguided excursion this was far more enjoyable than the "theme park rides" you encounter elsewhere on the wonderful island.

If you are over 50 and can barely walk then you will enjoy this. Pretty much nothing to see/do, just a stroll through the small park. The only interesting thing there is lots of termite nests.

Nice place. Good nature vibe and peaceful to relax

Nice addition to the already beautiful National park.. should put some macadam on the pathways for some of the most rocky bits...

Interesting small park with good interpretation centre. Pity no maps or brochures on sale. Tortoises are a must see.

it's a very nice trail in the forest of Bras d'eau with nearly no difficulty.

Peaceful and vibrant atmosphere, good for casual hikes and team building. Basic walking track, from 1 hr to 2.5 hours depending on your pace. Not wheelchair friendly.

Nice and relaxing place nature lovers will enjoy

Evening car meets

Nice place

(Translated by Google) A unique and authentic place (Original) Un lieu unique et authentique

Beautiful forest with old ruins dotted here and there. It looks like the original train line might have come through this area. Great location to reconnect with nature and heritage. Be careful when walking, the roots are stumbling hazards.

The park is so beautiful kinda very amazing I got nice pictures there as it was very clean.

Nice place for the family

(Translated by Google) Relaxing! (Original) Relaxant!

(Translated by Google) Magnificent (Original) Magnifique

Not clean, need regular maintenance. Need more readable and understandable signage

Quiet and peaceful place. Different small trails (around1.8km) + picnic places. Clean and trees providing shades everywhere. No lights during the night. Bonus: ancient train rails nearby!

Peaceful and quiet with a natural feeling all around.

(Translated by Google) To Nice place (Original) Vers Nice place

Marvelous place to visit.. A discovery adventure await you

Bras d'Eau might be the best that Mauritius has to offer if you're fond of adventure.The walk from main entrance to the beach is quite short (45mins) so you can endlessly wander around the woods, down to the river. The beach itself is accessible by road. It's a quite calm and peaceful place

Great for nature lovers. Hiking shoes highly recommended, if not running shoes.

Its a peacefull place to relax and enjoy some free time. You have hygienic facilities, toilet etc. And an ease access for the general public and handicap person.

Breathe fresh air.Walk in the shades of huge trees. Prepared rocky walk path. Many plants: trees , creepers , ferns etc. Also have wetlands. Picnic spots offers wooden tables and benches. You will fresh light and happy with the greenery. A must to visit

Clean. Plenty of trees , a place to be if you love trees quiet. On top you get such a pire and clean air to breathe!! Love it!!

Situated in the east of Mauritius, between Poste de Flacq and Roches Noires--about 1 km from the wind farm. Eco friendly environment, very cool and greeny. Old buildings converted to a visitors center, store and public toilet. Ruins of old sugar mill is still preserved. A break of 1 hr is sufficient, on the way to Poste la Fayette public beach. A trail (leading to nearby nursery) is also available.

peaceful and soothing

Trail destination, fresh air, peaceful moments

Have been there for a field assignment.. It was amazing how this forest seems so wild and you can breathe pure air and can relax as you are away from the polluted air of the urban area.. For some hours, you forget that you are in Mauritius. I was with my friends and we enjoyed the trail from the visitors center to Poste La Fayette public beach. Had a great and memorable day. I recommend it. 👌

Nature

Nice view..good place to go for a walk with freinds and interesting to visit...but you must be ready to walk some distance

(Translated by Google) Peaceful, relaxing and clean environment (Original) Environment paisible, reposant et propre

A visit in nature and a trip in the past...

Nice walk in the forest for north of the island

(Translated by Google) the nature😌 (Original) La nature😌

(Translated by Google) Quiet place in the middle of the forest with vestiges of the past, well embellished with exotic plants. (Original) Lieu calme en plein forêt avec des vestiges du passé,bien agrémenté avec des plantes exotiques.

Nice place to visit but do not expect anything and you might be pleased.

(Translated by Google) A disaster !!! Beware because the way back after the big loop the indications of return disappear ... we get lost and we are literally EATEN by mosquitoes !!! (Original) Une catastrophe !!! Méfiez-vous car le chemin du retour après la grande boucle les indications de retour disparaissent...on s'y paume et on se fait littéralement BOUFFER par les moustiques !!!

Nice place for family outing and experience nature. Good for kids.

Nice

(Translated by Google) With a good mosquito repellent and put on your shoes, go and visit this park which offers a nice walk, well marked path without uneven which allows you to discover the tropical forest in all serenity and in addition it is free (Original) Avec un bon antimoustique et bien chausser aller visiter ce parc qui offre une belle ballade ,chemin bien balisé sans dénivelé qui permet de découvrir la forêt tropicale en toute sérénité et en plus c est gratuit

(Translated by Google) Very nice park for a walk (Original) Zeer mooi park om een wandeling te maken

very nice place for picnic with family

With an amazing history and unique with it amazing Fauna and Flora.

(Translated by Google) I really liked the tranquility of the place. It is seen that they keep it in good cleaning condition. It is ideal for a good walk in the forest and to find lush green spaces. Here you will find some of the endemic birds on the island. No one bothers you, although you can find people doing different tours in the morning. The entrance is not charged. Don't forget to take fly repellent, preferably one that is very strong. It is worth looking for local companies to do the tour since it is a big place and it is easy to get lost. Of course the local company you choose will indicate your rate. (Original) Me gustó mucho la tranquilidad del lugar. Se ve que lo mantienen en buenas condiciones de limpieza. Es ideal para realizar una buena caminata en el bosque y encontrar espacios verdes exuberantes. Aquí encontrarás algunos de los pájaros endémicos de la isla. Nadie te molesta, aunque puedes encontrar por las mañanas personas haciendo diferentes recorridos. No se cobra la entrada. No olvides llevar repelente de moscos, de preferencia uno que sea muy fuerte. Vale la pena que busques a empresas locales para hacer el recorrido ya que es un lugar grande y es fácil perderse. Por supuesto la empresa local que elijas te indicara su tarifa.

Attractive