Macchabée Forest Hike — Attraction in Vacoas-Phoenix

Best thing we've done here so far. Beautiful scenery with some stunning views over the gorges and waterfalls. The Macchabee Loop takes you right over the top of another waterfall with a drop of hundreds of feet with freedom to go as close to the edge as your stomach and nerve will allow. The route is very well pisted and largely easy going but the actual gorge section is steep both up and down and you need to be reasonably fit and sure footed. Loads of parking, no charge and well signed (although be alert to the alternative Macchabee routes). The final bonus is that at 600m odd, it's noticeably cooler than at sea level. You're also in good shade a lot...

We really enjoyed this hike! We went on rainy day in Oct, following main trail to Macchabee loop signpost and proceed to narrow forrest trail. If you are somewhat experienced hiker, you should clear it just fine - just a few slippery places where you need to pay extra attention. In the middle, you will find clearing with nice waterfall spot where you can get some sunlight and stop for a break. From this point, its most "difficult" part of trail with one crossing, where we needed to get our shoes wet to cross small...

Nice hike in the forest, we did the Macchabée loop, which took us 2,5 hours. The first 2kms are easy are that interesting but the view points and the waterfall are worth it. The way up after the waterfall is a bit muddy, make sure to...