BEWARE OF TOUR GUIDE The actual volcano itself is peaceful and there are a couple of viewpoints from which you can take good pictures. It's a pity that you can't go down into the area yourself. However, you can still take a scenic stroll around the volcano and appreciate the view. People often go for a jog around the site in the early morning or evening. There is a tour guide who goes by the name of "Joe" but whose actual name is Mr S Chaudhry. He is a Mauritian Indian gentleman in his 60s. He approached us and began telling us about the volcano. Before we knew it, we were on a personal tour around the volcano. He claims to be an official guide, and he may well be, but just ask him if he is going to charge you. It was only afterwards that he informed us of a charge of €10 per person (or 500 rupees). His tour was insightful and he did tell us some interesting history about the volcano. However, I wouldn't pay more than €5 per person. He told us that the Trou aux Cerfs Volcano itself is dormant but is linked to an active volcano on Réunion, an island not far from Mauritius. Whenever the volcano in Réunion erupts, water bubbles up at the bottom of Trou aux Cerfs. He mentioned the story of a group of slaves who went down to swim in this water to cool off, not realising that there was sulfur in it. They were burned by the sulfur and they died. They are buried in a small graveyard that you can see on your walk around. After the tour, he offered to take us to two viewpoints for an additional €10 per person, which he said were unknown to tourists and not available on Google Maps. One of them was called "One Way Ticket". I am convinced that he made up this name himself. He said that it was called this because of a steep drop and "once you go down, you don't come back up". The viewpoints themselves were disappointing and he spent half the time scaring us by telling us that drug dealers sometimes came to these locations to do or sell drugs. In summary, it's a nice spot to visit but beware of the tour guides!

Surprise! Was not part of our itinerary for our visitor from SA. But sooo glad we took the time to walk around the dormant tree filled volcano. Nothing like I expected. A true gem in Curepipe. A must see for all Mauritian explorers. The view offer a 360 with well maintained gardens. It was a very easy walk around the whole volcano route. Mauritius Weather station building adds a nice touch. Local vendors selling pineapples & unique volcanic bracelets beautifully made. Definitely worth the travel to get to this beautiful scenery. I do recommend you don't plan for only a quick look around...plan at least 90 minutes to make sure you don't miss out on the beautiful vegetation and scenery.

The crater itself is covered by trees. The views from the site is not only beautiful. When viewing the surrounding mountains you get an understanding of the eruptions millions of years ago.

Great views of surrounding areas although this is a very green volcano and not much to see of it. This was part of a tour of the southern side of Mauritius so maybe not worth seeing on its own.

Schöner Ausblick, wenn das Wetter mitmacht. Vor Ort kleine Souvenirverkäufer. Affen die auf Touris aggressiv reagieren, uns wurde vor ihnen gewarnt.

Nice place for tourists. Its is dormant volcano. You can see only small lake surrounded by lots of green trees. But you can feel that you are near volcano.

Anytime of the day! Always have a beautiful sight! Great place to exercise and workout! Highly recommended to visit.❤️ (No food or Beverage are allowed. Only water bottles.)

Volcano which is dormant. Good scenic place. There is an open gym located just beside. It is 605 m high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter, and is 80 meters deep.

Trou Aux Cerfs offers one of the most beautiful (easily reachable) panoramas on the island during daytime. But the real magic happens at 23:00 onwards. You will be welcomed by the radiant spectacle of city lights as far as the eyes can see, only broken by the numerous mountains of the island and, on rare occasions, you'll get to witness the magical sight of the lit-up city of Curepipe, gently crowned by a localised fog. I'd highly recommend anyone who doesn't mind nocturnal trips to go there and experience the almost unnatural soul-mending power this place has to offer at night.

One of the famous natural tourist attractions in Mauritius is the Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is located in Curepipe, Mauritius. Trou aux Cerfs’ crater is surrounded by a vast area of lush forest consisting of indigenous plant species and some giant green pine trees. It is believed that the Trou aux Cerfs erupted once and has remained dormant for the last 700 000 years. One of the Must Go places in Mauritius.

This is a very nice and peaceful place to go for a walk or jog. Nestled in Floreal, it truly is an escape from the city. There's not much of a good view at the moment due to the tall foliage but I'm sure they trim it at some point. I enjoyed my time there.

Beautiful landscape view on the island during the day and amazing night views with all the lights. A place to be if you are passing through curepipe.

This place is good for jogging and walk. Weather is always nice and calm. Sitting stools are located at places where you can enjoy the beauty of nature and city view also.

Das kann man sich getrost sparen. Man sieht nur Wald. Mit ein bisschen Phantasie kann man sich natürlich ausmalen, wie der Krater mal ausgesehen hat. Aber spektakulär wird es dadurch nicht. Ich musste lange suchen, bis ich in meinen Fotos die Bilder vom Krater wieder gefunden hatte. Gut ist allerdings, dass ein Parkplatz in der Nähe ist, so dass man zumindest keinen beschwerlichen Aufstieg hat und dann erst enttäuscht wird. Auch der Blick zur Seite auf die Berge ist sehr schön. Nur deshalb 2 Sterne.

Views are fantastic but walking around the volcano itself there is not much to see. Still interesting to visit

The place of the ancient volcano is amazing...and worth seeing. It is surrounded by many trees and rocks...which makes it mysterious even though it is inactive, as the volcano had a great impact on the formation of the island of Mauritius to what it is now...

The roads are tiny to get there, so rent a small car. The Google maps doesn't give you 100% the right way to get there, so you will need to improvise a bit. It should be a tourist trail that has been properly made with signs and explanations about what happened there and when with the volcano...

Trou aux Cerfs is a beautiful place with stunning views of a lot of the West of the island. You can see Port Louis and many of the surrounding mountains from there. Nice place to go for a walk or a run. There is a 1km track around the volcano. Also has park benches and some part training equipment like pull up bars and a sit-up bench.

nice jogging place and get a panoramic view of the surroundings

No better place to get Fresh air early morning 🍃

The best place for a jogging or a walk, the view is great, fresh air and no vehicles are allowed 😊😊😊

Amazing!!! Stunning views of Mauritius when up there. Nice jogging/walking trail. Definitely a sight to see and place to be.

Special formation. Not an everyday sight.

Really not much to see. There was a guide Who started showing us around up there, and first after 10 minutes we found out he was only trying to sell his service, and he expected to get paid for his time. We paid a little and he Was very unpolite and wanted more money. We never asked for his service so we left. Bad experience for us and we Will not come back.

Nice place with a beautiful scenery, good for jogging, walk....

Very interesting, would like a little more attractions and maybe some more information.

This is a lovely spot - but also a little anti climatic. It’s a must see but aside from knowing it was once an active volcano it is just interesting. Looks cool but far more impressive scenery in Mauritius in my opinion.

Really good view! There was a small truck, where you can buy fruit snacks, and the volcano looks really impressive. Come during the golden hour if you want to take some nicely lit landscape photos.

Nice, lovely and peaceful place. Amazing landscape.

The Hotel is amazing!!! Really it was a great choice, I take a very nice image because of the stuff! Everything was great. The best stuff there Warda, Jennifer. They was really helpful, the smell was good, the place so clean, they are really taken care of them customers. Thanks of a great stay I enjoyed my time there!

Cold Windy Rainy Parking facilities Toilet Clean Well maintain Adequate lighting

Amazing view, good place for jogging/walking around the dormant crater

Been there after a very long time, infrastructure is good and we can still see the bottom of the crater

Nice drive up to crater via busy curepipe,great vuew over city.the crater has a few vantage points and we walked round the road that surrounds it,worth a visit for views.

Some awesome Drone shots #DJIMavicAir2S

A view point in Curepipe. Dense, dark green tree cover with a small volcano point. Trek and exercise spot.

Nice view and pleasant walk. It is less to do compared to other sites.

A beautiful but very crowded place. Especially if you know the story behind it, it is nice to visit this place.

It is difficult to see the depth of the crater. I would also suggest a board with historical info. There are 4 graves there, who,why? But the view over the city is magnificent.

I expected a bit more dramatic scenery. Its just hole with trees inside it. You can have a 15 min walk around the edge and there is decent view over Curepipe, but I would skip this sight.

The Vulcano is nice, but can't really have a great view to the button. The view around the Vulcano is awesome.

Nice to have seen a bit of the history of the island, like how it was formed.

Found it very interesting to find out more about the volcano. It's overgrown now, but you can see a small water buildup in the centre.

It's very fun and honestly when you reach the top it becomes very boring. You have to come back down. Beautiful waterfalls. And for people who like nature it's pretty good just bring something to protect yourself from mosquitoes!❤️

Very peaceful and serine. Brilliant for star gazing but gets quite cold at night. I'd advise taking a jacket.

Splendid panoramic view . Roads are well maintained and nice place to have a peaceful walk around the dormant lush green volcano. No vehicles allowed inside , hence you can enjoy the beauty of nature .

Serene

Fresh air... loved the fact that the municipality of curepipe kept its originality..

🎂😃👌

(Translated by Google) Exceptional (Original) Exceptionnelle

Nice place

Dormant volcano in Mauritius. People can walk around the crater. Great view of Curepipe and distant places from there.

Nice place for running

Back to origins

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Must view

Naturally beautiful

(Translated by Google) Huge top (Original) Mari top

Too much people

Amazing place on top of zig zag road...

Great place for exercise. Though the bushes need some trimming. Can no longer see the hole clearly.

Drive up through the smaller and smaller getting lanes by by the bigger and bigger getting villas to a small parking lot on the top. There is a well tarred walk around the crater (around 600 meters high). I think this is the most secure track for running/jogging on Mauritius;) From some spots you can take a look down into the crater, dense foliage, a pond with many quacking frogs at the bottom. Also there is a well maintained toilet. A tourist officer is at half of the walk around giving you information. And there Japanese Weather-/Tsunami-radar build new up there. Was a really nice view on the island and some really big slugs up there. Should see...

Magic by night! Great for a hangout with friends. Got seats, quiet and magnificent. Also the perfect place to ruminate about your life while having fresh air.

My peaceful moment...after a long day

Living Piece of natural science... There is a proper view point but that point is not the original one. For original one you need to move around and find.

Best place to be. Place for pure air, exercise, magnificent view - out of this world. One and only Trou aux chef...

A special place to get some fresh air early morning and do some jogging and exercise

Very nice place for a walk at sunset or sunrise. This place is very interesting. The volcano crate with its own jungle, the amazing view, the locals doing their exercises or just enjoying the view. A public toilet is also there. There was also an ice truck with vanilla soft cream ice. Yummy! There is a car parking area at the entrance. No entrance fee.

Far from the madding crowd. Romantic place. Ideally located. Originally it was just a sight seeing spot of the dormant volcano, a piece of our history and of course the panoramic view of the whole Curepipe especially during night time and the mountains around. Now, it is a 1km circular jogging/walking track, (no car around please) around the crater, secured, spaces catered with some equipments for physical exercises. Moreso, very good for relaxation and deep breathing of fresh air more particularly at day break.

Nice view from top of the hill

(Translated by Google) Very disappointing in light of the fact that this is a very small place and not very impressive (Original) מאכזב מאוד לאור העובדה שמדובר במקום קטן מאוד ולא מרשים במיוחד

Nature is in abundance and exotic

Beautiful place!!

Volcanic crater. Splendid views.

Nice view. Warm atmosphere.

An awesome place to visit. This is one of the must visit place in Mauritius. This is a love volcano but currently surrounded by kush green forest. You can spend here around 1 hour and click some beautiful pictures. Separate Parking space is available. Please Follow: Instagram/Facebook: /utpalclicks Youtube: UtpalPaulEr

Loved

Really beautiful place ♡

Amazing place for Jogging & Relaxation.

Great place for exercising.

An ideal destination for a brisk walk or jog, provided you have clear weather. The road around the volcano is not open to vehicles and hence it's a safe zone for the walk or jog. It's also a place having nice panoramic views in all directions.

It's a bit cold up there ❄️❄️

Fresh air