- “Effectively the second city in Mauritius, Curepipe is a bustling highland commercial centre famous for its rainy weather and clothes shopping.
- Its strange name reputedly stems from the malaria epidemic of 1867 when people fleeing from lowland Port Louis would ‘cure’ their pipes of malarial bacteria by smoking them here, although in fact it’s more likely to be named after a fondly remembered town in France.
- While it will be of limited interest to most visitors, it makes a pleasant half-day excursion inland from the beach.
- Shoppers looking for bargain clothes will fare well here and there are a couple of interesting sights, including a perfectly formed mini volcanic crater.
- Curepipe is the highest of the plateau towns.
- At 550m above sea level, temperatures are refreshingly cool in summer, but the town is often swathed in cloud.
- The damp climate gives the buildings an ageing, mildewed quality.
- Bring an umbrella, as it can rain without warning at any time of year.
- According to lowlanders, Curepipe has two seasons: the little season of big rains and the big season of little rains.
- Curepipe is an important transport hub, with frequent bus services to Port Louis (Victoria Square), Mahébourg, Centre de Flacq, Moka and surrounding towns such as Floréal, Phoenix, Quatre Bornes and Rose Hill.
- There are two terminals – the northbound and the southbound.
- Most services go from the northbound (Port Louis, Rose Hill, Quatre Bornes), while Mahébourg is served from the southbound terminal.
- The terminals lie on either side of Châteauneuf St, at the junction with Victoria Ave.
- Expect to pay around Rs 600 for a taxi ride from Curepipe to the airport and Rs 500 to Port Louis.” Source: Lonely Planet Guide
- “Curepipe is the island's main urban centre, a pleasant town which lacks the atmospere of Port Louis but has good shops and restaurants. Curepipe has the flavour of an English market town.
Trou aux Cerfs
- Possibly the main attraction of Curepipe is the Trou aux Cerfs crater.
- It's been extinct for a long time and the crater floor is now heavily wooded, but the crater affords excellent views around the island.
- A tarred road leads gently up to and around the rim.
La Val Nature Park
- The road into Le Val is at Union Park Village, about halfway on the Mahebourg Curepipe road, Cluny village, the gateway to Le Val Nature Park in the valley of the Riviere des Creole, is about 7km down the road.
- Many of the amazing anthurium flowers are grown at Le Val in shade houses.
- There are also water fields full watercress, which, complements many Creole meals, and attemps at prawn farming.
- Other facilities include a small aquarium and a deer park.
- Le Val is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.There is a bus service from Curepipe to Rose Belle, via Cluny.” Source: Mauritius Delight.com.”
Sadly, the 'threatened' list goes on from there. The predominant species on the island are introduced songbirds, such as the little red Madagascar fody, the jive talking Indian mynah and - most common of all - the red-whiskered bulbul.
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