The museum's name is no mistake, and it does indeed have on display some exceptional old stamps (including the famous 1847 Post Office ). We can’t recommend highly enough a visit to the Blue Penny Museum for its wonderful collections illustrating th..

Pamplemousse botanical garden -as it is commonly known- is truly extraordinary. Locate a map and start exploring this tropical paradise begun in the 18C by the king’s intendant, Pierre Poivre. Its paths and pools are adorned with the colours and luxu..

This museum, housed in the former Beau Plan sugar factory, is a must for learning about the history of the island and sugarcane. The fascinating tour, both fun and pedagogical, focuses on six themes: the birth of the island; sugar throughout the ages..

About an hour’s walk from Pointe Coton on the East Coast takes you to the cove of Trou d'Argent, a charming little sandy beach sheltered by two magnificent cliffs, an untamed spot pounded by the waves rushing in through a gap in the coral reef. The w..

Climbing Le Pouce Mountain, south of Port Louis, is not particularly difficult, except perhaps as you near the summit, which rises to 812m and offers a breathtaking view of the capital. Allow 4 hrs to get there and back.

Eurêka House, at the foot of Ory Mountain, is a superb example of 19C colonial architecture. After belonging to the Le Clézio family for many years, this long manor house with a series of rooms opening onto a verandah now houses a museum with fine fu..

From the A2 between Grande Rosalie and Port Louis you can see on your left, hidden by a bamboo hedge, the pale grey shingles of the Chateau de Villebague, former residence of Mahé de La Bourdonnais, then of Magon de la Villebague, another governor of..

This magnificent arc-shaped beach north of Trou aux Biches has 3km of sand and nothing built on it so far. It is quiet during the week and more lively on Sundays, when Mauritian families come for picnics, siestas, ball playing and listening to musi..

On the gorgeous 8km stretch of coast between Pointe de Flacq and Trou d’Eau Douce, you can’t miss immense Belle Mare Beach , great for swimming and windsurfing. It’s very popular with Mauritians, who come for the day and sometimes spend the night un..

Ile aux Cerfs, an island located in Trou d’Eau Douce Lagoon, is quite simply magnificent. But you won’t be alone; Mauritians come in droves to spend the day picnicking, and tourists naturally come here on excursions. That won’t stop you from having a..

At the tip of Pointe d’Esny the road opens onto a pretty bay, sheltered from the ocean by Ile aux Deux Cocos , with its highly popular public beach lined by filao trees. The exceptional seabed at this marine park , probably the best preserved in Ma..

This volcanic lake is above all a symbol - where Shiva is believed to have poured water from the Ganges. Every year in February or March a gigantic pilgrimage is held here, the Maha Shivaratree, attracting hundreds of thousands of the faithful who co..

Turning right as you exit the Souillac Museum, follow the coast for several hundred metres until you reach Gris-Gris beach (swimming prohibited). Gaps in the coral reef expose the coastline to the ocean's fury as it pounds against the cliffs in a dea..

Little Rodrigues Island emerges from the Indian Ocean 560km northeast of Mauritius. Officially discovered in the 16C, it was a colonial settlement before being united with Mauritius and endowed with a regional assembly in the early 21C. Although it h..

The ecosystem on Rodrigues has suffered from the devastating intervention of mankind, which has exhausted the island’s natural resources through deforestation and slaughtering animal species (first among them being the tortoise). This reserve strives..

If you get up at dawn on the new or full moon in Port Sud-Est, you can watch the fascinating sight of the octopus fishers. Wearing high boots and gripping long, stalk-like forks, six hundred women of all ages, known and respected throughout the islan..

Ile aux Cocos, the largest and most interesting island in the Rodrigues lagoon, contains a wildlife reserve for endangered seabirds (visits can be organised through an agency or hotel). Walking through the coconut plantation you can see the last spec..

This is the place where you can feel the pulse of Port Louis. This large covered market, on the north side of the Place d’Armes near Chinatown, is bursting with spices, meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and healing herb teas, as well as items made for t..

On this square facing the harbour, a long alleyway lined with royal palms connects the statue of Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699-1753), named governor of the island in 1735, and the typically colonial Government House (1738). Here on the Place d’Armes, ..

Creole houses, traditionally made of wood, have two stories and may come with a verandah to increase their size in response to a growing family. Note the pretty homes at numbers 20, 25 and 32 bis St-Georges St., in a quiet neighbourhood west of the C..