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Tamarin (Mauritian Creole pronunciation:) is a village on the western coast of Mauritius. It has long been the seat of the council district of Rivière Noire (Black River). The district council recently moved to its new headquarters in Bambous , this village being more accessible to the villagers.
The Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as GDEWS, [1] is an animal sanctuary founded in 1984, in Western Mauritius.It is an area closed off to the public, in the Black River Gorge region, which is densely forested, and is used for breeding rare, endemic Mauritian species.
The Tamarind Falls or Tamarin Falls are a scenic attraction of southwest Mauritius. They are a series of seven cataracts located on the Rivière Tamarin , two kilometers northwest of the large lake Mare aux Vacoas .
In 2019, Mauritius recognised one of its new Hope Spots, the Black River District Hope Spot, in support of unifying the local marine conservation community. [ 4 ] Hope Spots were pioneered by Dr. Sylvia Alice Earle, an American marine biologist , oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.
Its summit covers an area of over 12 hectares (30 acres). There are many caves and overhangs on the steep slopes. It is largely surrounded by a lagoon and is a well known tourist attraction. It is also a refuge for two rare plants, the Mandrinette and the Boucle d'Oreille. [citation needed] The peninsula of Le Morne benefits from a micro-climate.
The Seven Coloured Earths are 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).