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The island of Mauritius was formed by volcanic activity about 29.000 years ago. In Roche Noire on the east coast, there is an area with an underground network of lava tubes and caves formed by the flow of lava ong time ago. Many of these tubes or tunnels are interconnected. They have chambers where you will see amazing rock formations. Some of them even have fresh water pools. The caves are numbered and you can follow the signs to get to the openings. It's not recommended to go down into the tunnels without a local guide, except for the Princess Margareth Cave. We were the only three visitors. Since we hadn't planned a tour with a guide, we were very careful. What we did, was following the signs to find the openenings of some of the tunnels. We only entered and walked a short distance before returning the same way.

The main cave is called Princess Margareth Cave. We entered at a small opening leading down into the cave itself. This cave seemed safe to do without a guide. Just after we entered we could see the chamber was rather big and we saw the opening at the other end. The wide staircase took us up to the road again.

When entering the darkness of the tunnels and caves we have to be cautious. Dripping water makes the rocks become slippery. One has to mind both steps and head. The rocks are sharp.

On the photo above there are two openings down into tunnels, but they are hard to find if there had been no signs. The park is a small nature park with many trails that will take the visitor to the lava tunnels.The trails are well maintained and signposted. It was in December 2015 that the park was inaugurated. I don't know whether these tunnels are known among tourists yet. We did not meet anyone there.

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