{"gallery":"","desc":"<h3>The<span> Black River Gorges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A National Park of 6,574 hectares, open to all for trekking purposes only. A really complete excursion venue as it offers several tracks, from easy to hard.<br \/><br \/>The vegetation is very rich and varied, counting several species of exotic varieties of plants and trees, namely Ebony trees, the \"bois de Natte,\" \"Bois Puant,\" \"bois Mapou\" as well as the Teckoma, Terminaya, Eucalyptus.<br \/><br \/>The fauna is also interesting; monkeys, stags, and wild boars can be encountered but most attractive of all is the varieties of rare birds, the \"Crescerelle\" the \"Grosse Cateau Vert,\" the \"Pigeon des Mares\" as well as some \"Paille-en-Queue,\" for which the \"Black River Gorges\" is their last natural sanctuary.<br \/><br \/>The track chosen for this package consists of climbing all the way up, from the Gorges meeting point which is merely at sea-level, to the \"Macchabe Forest\" at 600 metres high. The way down is partly by foot and partly by abseiling down waterfalls&hellip;<br \/><br \/><strong>Region:<\/strong> West<br \/><strong>Duration:<\/strong> Full day<br \/><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> Hard <strong>Minimum age requirement:<\/strong> 15 yrs <\/p>"}