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Mauritius Map


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Introduction

The invigorating climate, luxuriant greenery, azure

seashores, enchanting white sand beaches, majesticcoral reefs- it seems Mauritius has been created for

visual delight and a heavenly pleasure. This place isheaven from tourist and vacation point of view,

offering innumerable places to loll your time away inpure ecstasy.


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Being an island Mauritius has indeed some of themost beautiful beaches of the world. But it'ssplendor also extends to having exotic landscapes,

wild life sanctuaries, lakes, rivers and hills. Land of

cascades and rainbows- that's how it appears on thevision plane of every visitor.

As the whole island is a tourist's delight, it has beendivided in the four zones of north, south, east and

west to mark the tourist spots concentration.


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Major Attractions (North)

The North of Mauritius, with the village of Grand Bayas the cheerleader, is the most tourist-orientatedregion of the island. The North of Mauritius countsapproximately thirty hotels, as many guesthouses, tensof restaurants in addition to several bars anddiscotheques, and many shops. The major attraction inNorth include

Grand Bay Pereybere

Mont Choisy

Pamplemousses Gardens


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Grand Bay

y Mauritius is generally not a busy place but its mostfamous tourist spot, Grand Bay with its amount of

restaurants, its bars and discotheques is probably theonly place giving the impression of nightlife.Depending on the period, it can get busy in peakseasons, especially in December / January.


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Grand Bay is far from being a night only place.Packed with the finest shops of Mauritius, andsituated in the north where the sea is mostattractive, it is the ideal landing place for the

tourists wishing to carry a variety of activities.

Therefore Grand Bay remains a good destinationas it only takes half a day, on foot or by car todiscover a minimum of Mauritius while taking

advantage of the shopping opportunities


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Pereyberey It is a small beach at the coastal road, between Grand Bay

and Cap Malheureux, and widely appreciated by

Mauritians. The beach is famous for its remarkable clearwater where it is possible to see the deep end of ocean

through naked eyes.


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yMont Choisy

It is a beautiful long beach of white

sand at the northern coast full of Filaotrees.


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Pamplemousses Gardens

The famous Pamplemousses Garden, ranking amongthe finest botanical gardens in the world, was

established in 1735 by Mah de Labourdonnais, withMon Plaisir Castle once his residence. The 60-acregarden boasts 500 different species of plants, of which80 are palms. Of particular interest are the giant

water-lilies, a spice garden and the Talipot Palms, saidto flower every 60 years after they die.


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Mauritius Tourist Attraction: East

Introduction

The East Coas of Mauritius t is the region that haswitnessed most rapid tourist development in the last 10

years. Apart from the private bungalows that were builtthere since the 1920's or so, the East coast was left wildfor many years.

The first two modern hotels were built there in the 70's;

they remained on their own for approx 10 years untilthe promoters, local and international understood thegreat potential of the longest and nicest beach of "BelleMare."


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y The eastern part of Mauritius is as blessed withnatural beauty and exotic beaches as its northernneighbor. The major tourist attraction of eastern

Mauritius are:y Ile aux cerfs (deer island)

y Trou d'eau Douce

y Belle mare beach(attractions of eastern region)


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Ile Aux Cerfs (deer island)It is a small heavenly island at the East coast which can

be reached by boats from Pointe Maurice. Striking for

splendid white sand and lagoons with water in all bluetones, it is emerging as one of the hottest touristdestination. Water sports offers and a restaurant areavailable. One meets wild living deer at raids over theisland. Ile aux Cerfs is one of the most beautiful placesin the Indian Ocean.


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Trou d'eau Douce

Trou d'eau Douce is like most coastal regions, aweekend and summer resort for those who own beach

cottages, but it is also a fishermen's village. Trou d'eauDouce remained the remote coastal village despite theemergence of hotels nearby. The houses are modestbut well kept and are generally hidden behind as muchtrees and plants as it is possible to grow in the tinysurfaces of their gardens.


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Belle Mare

yIt is white sandy beach with a deep

lagoon at the east coast. The tourismcentre extends to Trou d'Eau Douce.


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Tourist Attraction of South

The South of Mauritius is where the island's historystarted. The "Vieux Grand Port" bay being the firstport of Mauritius, the region received the first Dutchexplorers" camps in 1638. When in 1735, the well-

known French Governor Francois Mah deLabourdonnais decided to develop the actual port(Port-Louis) right on the opposite side of the island, asmain harbor and administration centre, the South /

Southeast did not lose any of its importance.


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The village of Mahebourg nearby, named after him is agreat landmark of this part of the history of Mauritius.It was much later, under the British Empire that thisregion was gradually left behind

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The main attractions of Southern parts arey Domaine Du Chasseur,

y Ile Aux aigrettes,

y Mahebourg (attractions of south-east region)


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DomaineDu Chasseur

At Anse Jonche in the south-east, high in thehills overlooking Vieux Grand Port Bay, lies the

private land of the Domaine du Chasseur. Itconsists of 3000 acres of tropical forest inhabitedby hundrets of javanese stags, wild boars,monkeys and thousands of birds, among which isthe nearly extinct Mauritian kestrel. Thisenchanting place is a must for hunters and naturelovers.


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