Highlights of Mauritius

• Mauritius Botanical Garden
• Black River Gorges National Park
• Île aux Cerfs Island
• Port Louis
• Grand Bassin
• Chamarel park - 7 colored earth &Chamarel falls
• Trou aux Cerfs
• Ile aux Aigrettes
• Gabriel Island
• Eureka Creole House

If are you thinking that gorgeous beaches are the only things to explore in Mauritius then you might be wrong! The place is home to lush green tea plantations, numerous iconic attractions. The place is also loved by food-lovers as scrumptious street food. Check out the best things to do in Mauritius

• Scuba Diving At Belle Mare
• Snorkeling At Blue Bay Marine Park
• Walk With Lions At Casela Park
• Cave Sea Kayaking At Albion Caves
• Parasailing At Ile Aux Cerfs
• Grabbing delicious Street Food
• Exploring Tea Plantations
• Deep-Sea Fishing At North Coast

When to Go

Mauritius benefits from a mild climate all year round with an average temperature of 25ºC and a pleasant water temperature suitable for swimming both during summer and winter. Almost all activities you are looking forward to do during your holidays can be made at any time of the year. However, the most agreeable times to visit the island are from April to June and from September to December to avoid the peak of summer and winter, the only two seasons in Mauritius.

• Summer in Mauritius lasts from October to April, no spring unlike Europe, with sunlight from 5:30 am to 7 pm at the peak of the season.
• Winter in Mauritius is rather mild with an average temperature of around 22®C

Mauritius also has a microclimate with different temperatures and climatic conditions depending on the region. The centre of the island located on a high plateau, benefits from cooler temperatures and higher rainfall than the coastal zones. There may be a 3 to 5 degree difference between these regions. The North and West of the island are warmer and drier while the East is constantly under the influence of the south-eastern winds, stronger in winter.

Good to Know

Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island, around 975, and they called it Dina Arobi.In 1507, Portuguese sailors visited the uninhabited island. The island appears with the Portuguese names Cirne or Do-Cerne on early Portuguese maps. The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about 120 years, before abandoning their efforts in 1710. France took control in 1715, renaming it Isle de France. In 1810, the United Kingdom seized the island, and four years later, in the Treaty of Paris, France ceded Mauritius and its dependencies to the United Kingdom. The British colony of Mauritius included Rodrigues, Agaléga, St. Brandon, the Chagos Archipelago, and, until 1906, the Seychelles. Mauritius and France dispute sovereignty over the island of Tromelin as the Treaty of Paris failed to mention it specifically. Mauritius remained a primarily plantation-based colony of the United Kingdom until independence in 1968.

• Capitaland largest city - Port Louis
• Official languages - None (EnglishandFrench)
• Language Spoken at Home - 86.5% Mauritian Creole,5.3% Bhojpuri,4.4% French,1.4% Two languages,2.4% Others (incl. English, Tamil, and Chinese)
• Ethnic groups - 67% Indian,28% Creole,3% Chinese,2% French
• Religion - 48.54% Hinduism,32.71% Christianity,17.30% Islam,1.45% Others / None
• Area Total - 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) and Water (%) - 0.07
• Population - 1,265,475[6]
• Currency - Mauritian rupee (MUR)
• Time zone - UTC+4 (MUT)