Le Morne Brabant Peninsula
Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula on the southwestern tip of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It is notable for its amazing landscape and towering 556 meters high basalt rock. The steep slope of the monolith is riddled with many caves and ledges. In the nineteenth century, this place served as a refuge for runaway slaves. In 1835, when the fugitives saw a group of people walking towards them, they thought they would be caught and threw themselves off the cliff. In fact, they were on their way to announce the abolition of slavery. After that, the locals began to consider the place sacred. UNESCO put Mount Lemoorn-Brabant on the World Heritage List as a symbol of the slaves’ struggle for freedom. Today, this peninsula has become one of the most prestigious tourist centers in the world.
.In addition to its amazing cliff, tourists enjoy a delightful white-sand beach, which is framed by palm groves. In addition to beach recreation, here you can go diving – the beach has one of the best dive centers on the island, and nearby are such popular dive sites as Passe St. Jacques, Needle Hole, Castle and others.
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To get to the Lemorne-Brabant Peninsula you can take a cab or bus: No. 119 from Port Louis from Brabant Street to Tamarin, from there take No. 5 to the beach; or No. 123 to Flick en Flac, then take No. 5.
