Must-see fort · Port Louis, Mauritius
Fort Adelaide
Fort Adelaide is a fort in Port Louis, Mauritius.
Fort Adelaide: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Fort Adelaide
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Fort Adelaide — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -20.16368, 57.51020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fort Adelaide
- St Louis Cathedral · church · Port Louis · ~0 km · Must-see
- Jummah Mosque · dargah · Port Louis · ~1 km · Must-see
- Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~1 km · Must-see
- Postal Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~1 km · Must-see
- Blue Penny Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~5 km · Must-see
- Pieter Both · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~7 km · Must-see
- Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~10 km · Must-see
- Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~11 km · Must-see
- St Francois D'Assise · church · Pamplemousses · ~12 km · Must-see
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~12 km · Must-see
- Sunni Masjid · dargah · Plaines Wilhems · ~15 km · Must-see
- Maheswamath Mandir Temple · temple · Pamplemousses · ~18 km · Must-see
- Trou-aux-Cerfs · viewpoint · Plaines Wilhems · ~21 km · Must-see
- Casela Nature Parks · park · Black River · ~23 km · Must-see
- Sunset Boulevard Grand Bay · attraction · ~23 km · Must-see
- La Cuvette Public Beach · beach · Rivière du Rempart District · ~23 km · Must-see
- Flic en Flac · beach · Black River · ~25 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Fort Adelaide
- Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~10 km · Must-see
- Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mangal Mahadev · fort · Savanne · ~35 km · Must-see
- Marie Barthelemy · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
- Malartic Tomb · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
- Lenin Statue · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km
- Alexander Pushkin · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km
- French First Landing on Mauritius · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km
- 1892 Hurricane Memorial · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km
- Maharana Pratap Statue · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km
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Frequently asked
Is Fort Adelaide open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Fort Adelaide yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Fort Adelaide?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Fort Adelaide?
Nearby: St Louis Cathedral (church, 0 km), Jummah Mosque (dargah, 1 km), Aapravasi Ghat (sanctuary, 1 km), Postal Museum (museum, 1 km), Blue Penny Museum (museum, 2 km), Le Pouce (viewpoint, 5 km).
Is Fort Adelaide worth visiting?
Fort Adelaide is listed as a must-see fort in Mauritius on Spotwander.