In my capacity as UK Operations Director for One World Tours Limited, I am often asked about destinations I have been to. I try to give a good opinion about those places and offer some useful advice. These are my top suggestions for places to visit while on holiday in Mauritius.
If it’s paradise you’re hoping to experience, then you need look no further than Mauritius. This volcanic island is located in the Indian Ocean in the middle of nowhere. With its warm weather, which rarely dips below 62°F at night, it’s an ideal break from normalcy for vacation seekers and a wonderful place to spend your honeymoon.
The sheer beauty of its white sand beaches, crystal clear waters lapping gently at the shore, lush foliage and mountain ranges make Mauritius an extraordinary island that you must visit at least once in your life. Being the hottest months of the year January and February, the only problem that could happen is a cyclone.
The tropical cyclone would bring very strong winds, very high waves and torrential rains as well.
Pereybere public beach is a beautiful beach, which is not only because of its pure, deep and clear waters, but also because of its shops, restaurants and pubs.
Located in the northern region of the island, Pereybere is on the coastal road between Grand Baie and Cap Maljeureux.
With the 6 dive sites along Grand Bay and Pereybere, you’ll have the perfect opportunity to experience the stunning array of colorful fish and coral reefs.
Maheswarnath is the largest Hindu temple in Mauritius and is located in Triolet, the largest village on the island. The temple was originally built to honor the Hindu gods known as Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Muruga, and Ganesha.
The Pamplemousses Garden was created by former French Governor Francois Mahe de Labourdonnais. Thanks to him, he decided to cultivate a wide variety of trees and plants and has created a pleasant break for those traveling to or from Port Louis. Only a small portion of the entire garden he created remains, but it is still worth seeing as the gigantic water lilies are an experience in themselves.
The crocodile park is situated in the valley of an old vanilla farm that can be compared to a tropical rainforest. An Australian zoologist and his wife created the park with the intention of breeding crocodiles. He will understand why they chose this particular location when he sees the freshwater streams, beautiful local flowers, and tropical palm trees.
All crocodiles in the Park are kept in protected areas and are separated by age. However, there is more than crocodiles in this park and the visitor will be able to see
monkeys, deer, giant tortoises, rabbits, bats, wild boar and a giant Telfair Skink.
If you travel to the southwest of Mauritius, you will find the wonderful village of Chamarel. Chamarel is home to two natural wonders, the staggeringly beautiful Chamarel Falls and the colored lands. The lands are particularly unusual in that they were created by volcanic rocks that cooled to different temperatures, which in turn has encouraged the lands to form mind-boggling patterns of color on exposed hillsides.
If I were to mix these different colored soils together they would eventually settle into separate layers once again, awesome!
The Black River Gorges area of Mauritius continues the famous natural beauty of the islands and is known to be a bird watcher’s paradise due to the thousands of species of birds that inhabit the highlands of the national park.
Bird life is not all that draws the adventurer to the park, which also offers some amazing waterfalls and clear pools as part of its wildlife.
The Black River Gorges National Park also offers splendid views of the southern coast of Mauritius.
Due to the large number of tourists visiting this impressive wildlife park over a long period of time, the macaque monkeys have lost all fear of humans, which will give the visitor a completely different experience as they calmly pose for photographs and They will ask for food.
There is much, much more to do and see in Mauritius, much more than I have space to write here, such as the Ganga Talao, which is home to the largest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India descending on the lake, some hailing from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to Shiva. I hope you know how to get a little idea of what this amazing country has to offer.
