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Seven Colored Earths, Chamarel

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Witness an impressive geological formation at Seven Colored Earths. The attractive area of dunes features sand of seven distinct colors: red, brown, violet, green, blue, purple, and yellow settle in separate layers, forming colorful stripes. The decomposition of volcanic rock cooling at different temperatures causes the separation, which, taken as a whole, appears otherworldly. Remember to bring your camera to catch this strange natural sight from behind the fences of the observation deck, and consider taking home a small tube of the sands from one of the many sellers by the entrance. Choose to start, finish, or center your holiday on a trip to Seven Colored Earths by using our Chamarel day trip planning app .
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  • By carole m On March 19, 2018
    We arrived early, the site was nearly empty, we were able to enjoy this beautiful well-maintained "Park". Contrast of green and ochre... a marvel. The show of turtles in period of mating was also super nice, we saw turtles energetic, if possible.
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  • By Tiaan2015 On March 19, 2018
    The walk and attraction itself is a quick 30 minutes to an hour visit, but make sure to have time to grab a coffee/ice-coffee and a bite to eat from the cafe - One of the best little attraction cafes ...  more »
  • By NALU28 On March 18, 2018
    Adecouvrier to this beautiful CHAMAREL site, with its Park and its seven colors. Superb.
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