Trou Aux Cerfs Mauritius (It's a volcano)

We explore the volcanic crater and the surrounding area. Including the perfect baker, an awesome vegetable shop, the De Chazel house, the Eiffel tower, and a sneak peek at the Botanical gardens. We even tried our hand at some Geocaching. It is a great day out.
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Trou Aux Cerfs in Curepipe is an extinct volcano, which means The Deer Hole. The sides were a lot steeper than it looks and it is full of vegetation. It was once home to a sugar cane botanist that had a vineyard and they use to make wine in the caldera. It is now home to the doppler radar station. It has some of the best views I have ever seen in Mauritius. We got the earth cache but couldn't find the box on our Geocaching around the volcano.
At the base of the volcano, there is one of the best vegetable grocers I have seen outside of the markets. It is a great concept that is part of the reduction of plastics. Across the road is the best bread bakery, we didn't get any bread, as they had just sold out and the new bread was still in the oven, but we did get some small chicken pies. They were fantastic. Small bite-size pastries, flaky and buttery, with a full chicken, flavoured filling, a great on the move snack.
The Botanical gardens were closed as was the Dodo Club, but the beautiful old De Chazel house was open. It is now a shop that sells carpet, jewelry, trinkets, and cashmere stuff. The great thing about the shop is that they are helping to preserve the house in its former glory. They even have an Eiffel Tower in the back garden that is a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
The whole area is worth a visit.
If you want to see the crater at the bottom check 'Let's Discover Mauritius' video here:
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The weather from the doppler radar
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[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

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[@eddylam406]

You guys are great. Love the way you guys soak into the Mauritian way of life and especially the food. Need more people like you guys in this world, always happy, cheerful and appreciate the beauty of the island that us Mauritians take for granted.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thank you so much! We love exploring Mauritius

[@sheilaa90]

The views in Mauritius never fail to amaze.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

They are fantastic

[@h.s4149]

I know curpipe very well because I lived nearby in my childhood, in floreal exactly. the deer hole is exceptional

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

It really is!

[@behappy5894]

Love the video,and funny man also,love the way you make these videos.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thank you so much

[@davidhurry4617]

I love the way you bite the world cause you guys looks so alive in all your videos

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thank you so much, we enjoy it

[@stephenlockwood993]

Hi Ricky and Bryan. Great views, lovely scenery. Fantastic weather. What more could you say. Many thanks for a great upload. Stay safe and take care. Stephen. 🇬🇧.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Our pleasure! And it didn't rain.

[@gregglasta8614]

Nice Vlog Bryan and Thank you for featuring the Doppler Radar (Solid State). I was one of those involved in building the radar tower way back 2016-2018. Indeed the building is massive. You can also get the best view on the 6th level (360deg. view of Mauritius) where the rotating antenna is also located.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks for the info! I wish they had let us up, it must be something to see

[@wywk]

That's where I grew up! Hope you had a great time! ❤️

[@rikiarmstrong3493]

We really did

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

It's a great place

[@cassamjany4376]

Wow..Lovely view and amazing discoveries with regards to the perfect bakery, the environment-friendly fruit and veg shop and the de Chazal House. Curepipe was never a favourite spot of mine when I lived in Mauritius, mainly because of the predictable weather, as you could guarantee an abundance of rainfall on a daily basis ! However, you have changed my views and would definitely call there during my next visit. Ten rupees for a visit to the loo ! Sounds reasonable. I wish the authorities would do something about improving the sanitary condition of many of the public toilets, and also provide more facilities. .

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks for the great comment. We did get lucky with the weather, almost no rain the whole day. I don't mind paying a little for the toilet if it will help keep them in good condition.

[@rose-mariedennis206]

Great video of my town thank you both

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Our pleasure!

[@grayfool]

Great place to visit. We love to have a wander about there sometimes. You were lucky with the weather, the last time we went it rained so hard we had to turn the car around before we got washed away!

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Yes it was! Riki kept saying it was going to rain, but what a glorious day.

[@kikigem6290]

My aunt live there in the 70's,so I have been there and walk half way into the volcano.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

It looked very steep

[@marie-anneneveu3472]

Merci you too for giving me a closer view of my home before immigrating to Perth Australia July 1970, so many things I never knew, 💞 watching your excursions, do you both live in Mauritius now? I will certainly endeavour to meet you both when I visit next time.🙏⚘🌻

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

We live here now. Thanks.

[@beastboy_1263]

9:00 this is a track to go down at the bottom, where there is the enormous swamp...

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Ok, Thanks for the info

[@sheilaa90]

Great vegetables in that shop even dragon fruit.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Yes, thanks

[@sheilaa90]

Amazing there is still geocaching going on. Hope you find some.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

I hope so too

[@hemmed1330]

The best dhollpuris in Mauritius are made by a lady living not far away. Everytime we went to Trou aux Cerfs we bought the hot freshly made dhollpuris.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Pity we missed them

[@hemmed1330]

You need to hold on to the trees and bushes whilst going down the steep slopes!!!

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

I think that would be a good idea

[@Vanifest24]

It’s a dormant volcano, not extinct as such. My family live at the bottom, when I visit there this is my run route.. and that is a hill and a half! Hope you enjoyed

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks for the info, it was great

[@Vanifest24]

I loved the video... it was so good! Thank you for doing this.. I never think of doing tjis

[@samratjungkarki8233]

i wish your channel will grow fast

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks, I hope so too

[@h.s4149]

the french embassy in mauritius is not very far (floreal). My parents worked there between 1972 and 1975

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Wow, our video on Curepipe is coming out on Sunday and you can see how much it has changed.

[@h.s4149]

@@BryanDiscoversWorld hello, excuse me I was wrong because the French embassy was not in Floreal, it was rather the place where the French ambassador lived.

[@h.s4149]

@@BryanDiscoversWorld I will be looking forward to your video on curpipe on Sunday, which as you say has surely changed since almost 50 years.

[@monsride]

Ricki your paintings are fantastic, you must have heaps of them, do you sell them?

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Most of her art is digital, but some are real that can be sold.

[@nitinrathor]

There was a food truck when I visited last year.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

We didn't see any food up there

[@hemmed1330]

Yooo Antarctica!!!

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

It is cold here now haha

[@fallenangel0400]

The volcano is dormant, not inactive 🤔

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks

[@emiriebois2428]

Sad we did not inspire from our traditional architecture for new concrete houses .

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Agreed, they could have been much better

[@yuvanshwoojageer4434]

First 🥇 like and comment

[@ramdolinyashvir9949]

It's the Vatel Bleue bakery.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Great pastries,

[@Vanifest24]

Love that place.. get bread and our cakes there everyday

[@Ilemaurice687]

Is there any road to get down?

[@rikiarmstrong3493]

You drive up easily, park and drive down. No hiking involved. :)

[@rikiarmstrong3493]

Road to the inside, no :) There are steep pathways but I think it is offlimits

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

I think Riki got that

[@joelb5009]

hi, actually the doppler is useless 90 million used for nothing. lol

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

But it does look great

[@AD-jq7ow]

Useless why?

[@headlinesgenerator5426]

People of Curepipe always got what they wanted Cause they were mostly white in a colonial era.

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Thanks for the comment