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PeterVancouver Says: This dormant volcano crater is found in Curepipe, which is almost in the middle of the Island. Being some 500m high it is a favourite sightseeing place for both locals and tourists alike, as although there is humidity, it is generally cooler than most other parts of...
Good viewpoint of Trou Aux Cerfs volcano cratee
victorwkf Says: Most of the time, the crater is blocked by trees. However, there is a good viewpoint near to a pavillion and you will not miss it if you circle the circumference of the crater.
victorwkf Says: Curepipe is famous for its college which is the best college in Mauritius. The college is located at the town centre.
victorwkf Says: Curepipe is one of the few major towns in central Mauritius consisting of others such as Port Louis, Quatre Bornes, Phoenix etc. It is located at an altitude of about 500 metres which makes it cooler and more rainy.
victorwkf Says: From top of Trou Aux Cerfs volcano crater, you can have a very good view of Mauritius and its mountain ranges.
victorwkf Says: This is a dormant volcano crater which can be reached by driving up to the top of Curepipe town. You can get a taxi or drive your own vehicle. The view from the top of the crater is very beautiful.
Klod5 Says: Bus in the streets of Curepipe. In Mauritius, the buses are many and not very expensive, but they are rudimentary and overloaded.
Klod5 Says: Mauritius, and in particular Curepipe, are an important manufacture centre of famous models vessels in days of yore. They often represent ships which scoured the seas on the way of the Indies. These models are produced according to official plans and according to the exact...
Klod5 Says: A church in Curepipe. For the catholics (approximately 350 000), the large centre of the religious feeling is Sainte-Croix, in the suburbs of Port-Louis. It is there that formerly, during the XIXth century, the Father Laval, forgetful of his own misery missionary, looked...
Klod5 Says: A mosquee near Curepipe. One of the main Islamic festivals is the Eid ul Fitu, thus closing the Ramadan. The Moslems (approximately 200 000) make burst their joy there. The mosques full with faithful, are called by the muezzin.
Curepipe & Trou Aux Cerfs from the air
victorwkf Says: If you have the money to spent (which I did not), you can take a helicopter ride to view Curepipe and the Trou Aux Cerfs volcano crater from the air. I have seen photos taken from the air and they are very beautiful.
Mare Aux Vacoas lake & reservoir
victorwkf Says: South of Curepipe lies Mare Aux Vacoas, the largest freshwater lake and reservoir of Mauritius.
crazytracylady Says: I visited Curepipe whilst on honeymoon in October 2006, I used to live there when I was a child 20 years ago and it has changed quite a bit, my favourite thing about this town is the general Mauritian feel to it. My best memory is eating Dhal Puri and gateaux piment from...
View on Rose-Hill from Curepipe
Klod5 Says: This town owes its name by the pinkish colours which takes, at dawn and at the twilight, the mountain of the Corps de Garde. It is a centre of theatrical and cultural activities. See also :Mauritius = 48 - 15 - 5 - Page Views : 2,131 Cap Malheureux = 4 - 7 - 0 - Page Views...
Klod5 Says: The town of Vacoas near Curepipe. The vacoas are these plants with which they make the baskets. The Mare aux Vacoas (a pond), at 6 km in the West of Curepipe, surrounded by pine forests and tea plantations, is the water tank of the neighbouring agglomerations. Woods around...
Klod5 Says: A colonial house at Curepipe. The Dutchmen, on the road of the Indies, coast anchor the 19 September 1598 inside the lagoon, in a bay of south-east. They baptize the island " Mauritius ", of the name of prince Mauritius of Nassau, and name the bay Port Warwick, which will...
Plan a Curepipe vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Curepipe locals
This is a dormant volcano crater which can be reached by driving up to the top of Curepipe town. You can get a taxi or drive your own vehicle. The view from the...
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Curepipe - A Town by the Volcano Crater
I would like to share with you some interesting things to see in Curepipe (pronouced as "Cue-pip") which I visited on 1st Oct 2003. Hope you would find the information useful, and perhaps you can...
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Curepipe, at 20 km from Port-Louis, is a residential city of 75 000 inhabitants. It took its rise at the end of XIXth century, when the inhabitants of Port-louis took refuge there, fleeing the...
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This is a residential town on the plateau in the centre of the island, it is quite often rainy and not as warm as the coast which is why it is home to a large number of people. The shopping here is......
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