La Vanille Nature Park, Mauritius
4.5 (2.309 reviews) Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #2 in Savanne District Nature & Wildlife Areas • Zoos
Very exiting experience to have
La Vanille Nature Park is an idyllic and stunning park of lush tropical vegetation covering 3.5 hectares. Enjoy the unforgettable experience of walking amongst the largest group of captive-bred giant Aldabra tortoises in the world. We have more than 1000 tortoises in the park, in addition to 2000 Nile Crocodiles as well as a variety of other animals such as monkeys, iguanas, bats, deer, geckos, eels, wild boar and more... You can also visit our Insectarium with more than 23,000 specimens, an aquarium and fossil museum. New at La Vanille: A petting farm, pony rides. Our guides and animators will fill your visit with intense memories.
Address
Senneville, Rivière des Anguilles, Riviere des Anguilles.
Mobile
Website
http://www.lavanille-naturepark.com/
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, December 08, 2023, 9:15
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2.309 reviews)
Reviews
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5Elsa F 5:00 PM Mar 1, 2020
Wonderful natural park with turtles and crocodiles!
We really enjoyed our visit to this well kept park, with tropical vegetation and lovely atmosphere. One of the main attraction is the park with the turtles where you can walk among them. The kids loved feeding them the special leaves (you can buy them for mru25), it was a special moment. All the crocodiles are also impressive. There are a wide range of species. At 1.30pm you can see the feeding of the baby crocodiles that was very exciting! There are also deer, monkeys. Highly recommended and very reasonable ticket price.
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5Stuart P 5:00 PM Jan 11, 2020
A must see!
My wife and I visited after a recommendation from a friend and it was one of the highlights of our holiday. I’m quite passionate about animal welfare and I have to disagree with a comment I’ve just read that states the animals are not well kept. While I’m not a vet, all of the animals appeared well kept and were very active. The tortoises are the highlight. To be able to feed them and walk amongst them is unique. Yes, at first I was unsure about young children being allowed to sit in their backs, however, on our visit most adult males were trying to mate. It’s quite apparent that they can withstand huge weights on their back so small children, being supervised by adults and staff, I think is quite safe. I’d highly recommend a visit.
