Deer Pen

Deer Pen: 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 Deer Pen

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 Deer Pen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -20.10508, 57.57929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Pen

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~0 km · Must-see
• St Francois D'Assise · church · Pamplemousses · ~0 km · Must-see
• Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~8 km · Must-see
• Maheswamath Mandir Temple · temple · Pamplemousses · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort Adelaide · fort · Port Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jummah Mosque · dargah · Port Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pieter Both · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~12 km · Must-see
• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Louis Cathedral · church · Port Louis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Postal Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sunset Boulevard Grand Bay · attraction · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blue Penny Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~13 km · Must-see
• La Cuvette Public Beach · beach · Rivière du Rempart District · ~14 km · Must-see
• Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~15 km · Must-see
• Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sunni Masjid · dargah · Plaines Wilhems · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trou-aux-Cerfs · viewpoint · Plaines Wilhems · ~31 km · Must-see
• Trou d'eau Douce Marina · beach · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Pen

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Deer Pen

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~0 km · Must-see
• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chateau de Labourdonnais · sanctuary · Rivière du Rempart District · ~7 km
• Bras d'Eau National Park · sanctuary · Flacq · ~22 km
• Curepipe Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Plaines Wilhems · ~32 km
• Vallée de Ferney · sanctuary · Grand Port · ~40 km
• Parc national des gorges de Rivière Noire · sanctuary · Black River · ~48 km
• Île aux Aigrettes · sanctuary · ~48 km
• Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~54 km
• La Vanille Nature Park · sanctuary · Savanne · ~55 km

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