Chamarel and the Seven Coloured Earths
The village of Chamarel is known for its Seven Coloured Earths, an undulating landscape of contrasting shades. Nearby, Chamarel Falls drop about 95 m down a vertical cliff.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Case Noyale, from where a winding road climbs to ChamarelChamarel (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -20.42500, 57.39110Chamarel (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The waterfall is on the River du Cap; the way there passes coffee plants and palms.
Chamarel (Wikipedia)The sugarcane rum distillery has a museum on how rum is made.
Chamarel (Wikipedia)The area has endemic plants and rare bird species.
Chamarel (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Chamarel (Wikipedia)
[…] the Seven Coloured Earths, the Chamarel Falls […] Coffee plantations are also extensive. Arabica coffee plants and palm salad trees are lined on the way to the waterfall. Another interesting place to see is the Chamarel waterfall on the River du Cap. The water falls by 95 metres […] along a vertical cliff. The distillery, based on sugarcane, also has a museum where the process of manufacturing rum is displayed and narrated. (coordinates -20.425, 57.3911)
- Chamarel (Wikivoyage)
Seven Coloured Earths […] A winding road leads from Case Noyale village to the coloured earths of Chamarel: an undulating landscape of different and contrasting shades of colours. Visitors can enjoy magnificent landscapes, with endemic plants and rare bird species.
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