Touring the Centre of Mauritius

Grand Bay
Grand Bay was the first area of the island to fully experience the tourist boom. A shopping and leisure paradise, Grand Bay also happens to be the area where Mauritians head for when they want a fun-filled night out (restaurants, bars and discos). Recently renovated, La Cuvette beach is well worth a visit.

Pereybère
The wonderful Pereybere public beach is popular because of its shopping facilities, restaurants and pubs.

Balaclava Ruins
A few metres away from Baie aux Tortues, which 17th century sailors
named after the many tortoises in the area, can be found the ruins of
the old Balaclava estate. Visitors will be able to see the sea walls, whose initial foundations were laid down by Mahé de Labourdonnais.


SSR Botanical Garden
The gardens are known to naturalists throughout the world for their large collection of indigenous and exotic plants, including the giant Victoria Amazonica water lilies and many species of palm trees.

The 60-acre garden boasts 500 different species of plants. Of particular interest are the giant water lilies, spice garden and the Talipot Palms, said to flower every 60 years after which they die.

Tel: (230) 243-3531



Ganga Talao - Grand Bassin
One of the two natural lakes of Mauritius is found beyond La Marie and Mare-aux-Vacoas. It rests within the crater of an inactive volcano. Ganga Talao is an important pilgrimage site and many Mauritians of the Hindu faith walk there during the Maha Shivaratri festival or the night fasting dedicated to Shiva.

Black River Gorges
This national park of 6,574 hectares was created in 1994 for the protection of Mauritius’ remaining native forests.


Visitors can enjoy magnificent landscapes, with endemic plants and
rare bird species. A trail leads from the Pétrin information centre to
an area of typical plant life and to a conservation area.

Eureka
An old Creole residence built in 1830, Eureka is an essential place to
visit during your stay in Mauritius if you wish to immerse yourself in
tropical sweetness

Tel: (230) 433 8477,
Fax: (230) 433 4951

Do not miss the opportunity to relish authentic Mauritian cuisine with refined flavours at "Le Fangourin" restaurant. Open 7 days a week
from 09h00 to 18h00

There is free access to the restaurant and the Village Boutique

Beau Plan-Pamplemousses Tel: 243 06 60

Central Market
Built in 1844 the picturesque Port-Louis central market continues to be a meeting point for Mauritians looking for a cari (curry) or dithé (tea). Here you will find all the ingredients that help to create the charm of Mauritius: local crafts, vegetables, famous dholl purris as well as herbal tea sellers.

ChinaTown
Enjoy a picturesque and affordable visit to Port-Louis’ Chinatown where you can shop and sample the cuisine at a reasonable price.

Tea Route & Bois Chéri
Discover traditional Mauritius by following the Tea Route that starts form the colonial house, Les Aubineaux, in Curepipe. You will enjoy visiting the Bois Chéri tea factory and museum as well as the anthurium greenhouses and the villa plantations.