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› The invigorating climate, luxuriant greenery, azure
seashores, enchanting white sand beaches, majestic
coral reefs- it seems Mauritius has been created for
visual delight and a heavenly pleasure. This place is
heaven from tourist and vacation point of view,
offering innumerable places to loll your time away in
pure ecstasy.
› àeing an island Mauritius has indeed some of the
most beautiful beaches of the world. àut it's
splendor also extends to having exotic landscapes,
wild life sanctuaries, lakes, rivers and hills. Land of
cascades and rainbows- that's how it appears on the
vision plane of every visitor.
› As the whole island is a tourist's delight, it has been
divided in the four zones of north, south, east and
west to mark the tourist spots concentration.
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› The North of Mauritius, with the village of Grand àay

as the cheerleader, is the most tourist-orientated
region of the island. The North of Mauritius counts
approximately thirty hotels, as many guesthouses, tens
of restaurants in addition to several bars and
discotheques, and many shops. The major attraction in
North include
› Grand àay
› Pereybere
› Mont Choisy
› Pamplemousses Gardens
  

 Mauritius is generally not a busy place but its most

famous tourist spot, Grand àay with its amount of
restaurants, its bars and discotheques is probably the
only place giving the impression of nightlife.
Depending on the period, it can get busy in peak
seasons, especially in December / January.
› Grand àay is far from being a night only place.
Packed with the finest shops of Mauritius, and
situated in the north where the sea is most
attractive, it is the ideal landing place for the
tourists wishing to carry a variety of activities.
› Therefore Grand àay remains a good destination
as it only takes half a day, on foot or by car to
discover a minimum of Mauritius while taking
advantage of the shopping opportunities
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› The famous Pamplemousses Garden, ranking among

the finest botanical gardens in the world, was
established in 1735 by Mahè de Labourdonnais, with
Mon Plaisir Castle once his residence. The 60-acre
garden boasts 500 different species of plants, of which
80 are palms. Of particular interest are the giant
water-lilies, a spice garden and the Talipot Palms, said
to flower every 60 years after they die.
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› The East Coas of Mauritius t is the region that has
witnessed most rapid tourist development in the last 10
years. Apart from the private bungalows that were built
there since the 1920's or so, the East coast was left wild
for many years.
› The first two modern hotels were built there in the 70's;
they remained on their own for approx 10 years until
the promoters, local and international understood the
great potential of the longest and nicest beach of "àelle
Mare."
 The eastern part of Mauritius is as blessed with
natural beauty and exotic beaches as its northern
neighbor. The major tourist attraction of eastern
Mauritius are:
 Ile aux cerfs (deer island)
 Trou d'eau Douce
 àelle mare beach(attractions of eastern region)
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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 blue
tones, it is emerging as one of the hottest tourist
destination. Water sports offers and a restaurant are
available. One meets wild living deer at raids over the
island. Ile aux Cerfs is one of the most beautiful places
in the Indian Ocean.




› Trou d'eau Douce is like most coastal regions, a

weekend and summer resort for those who own beach
cottages, but it is also a fishermen's village. Trou d'eau
Douce remained the remote coastal village despite the
emergence of hotels nearby. The houses are modest
but well kept and are generally hidden behind as much
trees and plants as it is possible to grow in the tiny
surfaces of their gardens.
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› The South of Mauritius is where the island's history
started. The "Vieux Grand Port" bay being the first
port of Mauritius, the region received the first Dutch
explorers" camps in 1638. When in 1735, the well-
known French Governor Francois Mahé de
Labourdonnais decided to develop the actual port
(Port-Louis) right on the opposite side of the island, as
main harbor and administration centre, the South /
Southeast did not lose any of its importance.
 The village of Mahebourg nearby, named after him is a
great landmark of this part of the history of Mauritius.
It was much later, under the àritish Empire that this
region was gradually left behind
 The main attractions of Southern parts are
 Domaine Du Chasseur,
 Ile Aux aigrettes,
 Mahebourg (attractions of south-east region)
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› At Anse Jonchée in the south-east, high in the
hills overlooking Vieux Grand Port àay, lies the
private land of the Domaine du Chasseur. It
consists of 3000 acres of tropical forest inhabited
by hundrets of javanese stags, wild boars,
monkeys and thousands of birds, among which is
the nearly extinct Mauritian kestrel. This
enchanting place is a must for hunters and nature
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 lle aux Aigrettes is a a 25-hectare island nature reserve
managed by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation,a non-
profit conservation organisation.The island harbours
the only surviving area of the coastal ebony forest of
Mauritius, long gone from the mainland and once the
home of the Dodo.