Giraffe Platform

Giraffe Platform: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Giraffe Platform

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Giraffe Platform — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -20.30205, 57.40856. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Giraffe Platform

• Casela Nature Parks · park · Black River · ~1 km · Must-see
• Flic en Flac · beach · Black River · ~6 km · Must-see
• La Preneuse Beach · beach · Black River · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tamarind Falls View Point · waterfall · Plaines Wilhems · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sunni Masjid · dargah · Plaines Wilhems · ~10 km · Must-see
• Trou-aux-Cerfs · viewpoint · Plaines Wilhems · ~14 km · Must-see
• Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~14 km · Must-see
• Black River Peak · viewpoint · Black River · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mangal Mahadev · fort · Savanne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grand Bassin · lake · Savanne · ~20 km · Must-see
• 7 Coloured Earth - Chamarel · attraction · Black River · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chamarel Waterfalls · waterfall · Savanne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Penny Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Louis Cathedral · church · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Postal Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Adelaide · fort · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Giraffe Platform

• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curepipe Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Plaines Wilhems · ~14 km
• Parc national des gorges de Rivière Noire · sanctuary · Black River · ~15 km
• Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~19 km
• Bel Ombre Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Savanne · ~28 km
• La Vanille Nature Park · sanctuary · Savanne · ~34 km
• Vallée de Ferney · sanctuary · Grand Port · ~40 km
• Chateau de Labourdonnais · sanctuary · Rivière du Rempart District · ~42 km
• Île aux Aigrettes · sanctuary · ~45 km

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