Mauritius
Trip Start
Dec 06, 2005
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Trip End
Feb 10, 2006
Mahebourg, Mauritius
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
* Cape Malareux
* Île aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve - nice island just outside Mahébourg. Only accessible with an organized tour - a lot of small islands with ruins of anciens defensive castles. You can hire a fisherman who is going to take you to the Island, visit the places, see a lot of beautiful birds, you can fish and prepare nice local dishes with him.
* The couloured earths of Chamarel, also a tall waterfall
* Trou aux Cerfs - spectacular view over Curepipe, the sugarcane fields and the mountains in the far distance.
* Tamarin(d) Falls - Plaines Wilhems region
* Grand Bassin - crater lake is a sacred pilgrimage site for hundreds of thousands of Hindus. Ever since 1897 they have come to pray to Shiva on Maha Shivaratree which has become the largest Hindu festival outside of India.
* Casela Bird Park - Situated on west coast, near Flic en Flac (beach). This park contains many different species of birds such as parrots, pheasants, and pink pigeons which are highly endangered. There are also other animals to see such as monkeys, tortoises, leopards, tigers and fish.
* Port Louis central markets - most trinkets can be cheaper in Grand Baie, pickpockets
* Rochester (basalt) Falls - drive 3km on a bumpy dirt track into the sugar cane fields, last 500m to the fall are only manageable on foot. Starting point is town of Souillac whose port laguna is also worth seeing. Road to the falls is signposted.
* Natural history Museum, among the numerous stuffed animal species, one can observe the only copy of "Dodo"
* Restaurants
o Verangue sur Morne restaurant which still amazes me how it hangs off the side of the mountain
o Chez Dewa, in Rose-Hill that one can taste the best Dollhs Puris
o La Colombe: Great Chinese & Creole dishes - Rue Hollandais, Mahébourg
o Namaste - Indian - Caudan Waterfront
o Siro Cane - only restaurant in La gaulette,along the southern coast, which is the most remote place of Mauritius
o Cocoteraie Restaurant - Mont Choisi
Comments
Mauritius
Good on yer
I'll check it out in Jan
Ive heard a lot of things about Mauritius and how people love spending their holidays there. I think Ill go this year too. Hopefully, if my schedule allows me.
I heard that the weather tends to be unpredictable? Especially now during this month. Maybe Ill go there on August :)
Any idea where i can book a good hotel? Ive been offered a good package, but im kind of looking just to compare packages. But this one is an all inclusive hotels in Mauritius. Anyone who have gone here?
http://www.mauritiusconnection.com/Insider
It depends on the time of year, and whether the typhoons are coming through. When we were there, the weather was great. A little afternoon light rain, but not bad.
I did not post it here, but this was our trip:
http://www.ashkeling.com/05dub/mauritius.html
We stayed at Chantmer, which was lovely and quirky.