Anou al Moris
🌿 Nature & viewpoints · North (near Port Louis)
Rivulet Terre Rouge bird sanctuary
Mangroves and mudflats just north of Port Louis where migratory shorebirds from Siberia and the Arctic spend the summer.
🚗 From the villa50 min · 35.1 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1–1.5 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning
💰 PriceFree
🕘 Opening hoursMon–Fri 07:00–15:00 (some weekends in the migration season).
The Rivulet Terre Rouge estuary was the first Ramsar wetland in Mauritius: 26 hectares of mangroves, mudflats and shallow water at the mouth of a small river. From October to February it hosts over a thousand migratory birds (whimbrels, grey plovers, curlew sandpipers) that fly in from as far as Siberia.
A small, simple site with paths and a hide: bring binoculars and go at low tide in the morning.
- Migratory birds from the Arctic
- Mangroves and mudflats
- A Ramsar wetland
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 50 min (35.1 km) off-peak. Near the entrance, 600 m from the Mer Rouge roundabout. Directions in Google Maps ↗
Tips
- 💡 Go at low tide, when the birds feed on the mudflats.
- 💡 Bring binoculars.