Following a week of storms over Mauritius, the sun shone again that morning. Sophie had a long shift to work and needed to stay home. I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and go for a ride. For a destination, I picked Bras d’Eau National Park and its nearby beaches on the island’s northeast. I made my daypack and hit the road away from Mahebourg.Bras d’Eau Public … [Read more...]
7 Waterfalls (Tamarind Falls) Hike in Mauritius
Commonly referred to by their French name sept cascades or Tamarind Falls, the 7 waterfalls of Mauritius are exactly that: a series of seven waterfalls dropping through the upper gorge of Tamarin River. A bit further downstream, there are four additional waterfalls before the river flattens out. We chose the spot for a short hiking trip on a fair morning during our two-month … [Read more...]
Triolet & Trou aux Biches Beach Day Trip
Triolet is a settlement in the Pamplemousses district of northern Mauritius, 15 km from downtown Port Louis. It is commonly referred to as the largest village in Mauritius. However, I don’t quite get by what criteria it isn’t the smallest town—or why the smallest town isn’t the largest village. With a population of 25,000, I would classify it as a town.What Triolet can … [Read more...]
Visiting the National Botanical Garden of Mauritius
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden is named after Mauritius’s long-named first prime minister. Therefore, it is often abbreviated to SSR Botanic Garden. Located in the Pamplemousses district of northwestern Mauritius, it is 14 km from both Port Louis and Grand Baie. Within an area of 33 hectares, it hosts over 650 species of exotic and indigenous tropical … [Read more...]
Our Trip to Alexandra Falls, Mauritius
The Alexandra Falls is a pair of two splendid waterfalls near the Grand Bassin and the Black River Gorges National Park in the mountains of southwestern Mauritius. The site is 33 km away from Flic en Flac and 48 km from Port Louis.We visited the Alexandra Falls on a day trip from Mahebourg, in combination with the nearby Chamarel Geopark. The waterfalls are accessed via a short … [Read more...]
Chamarel Waterfall & Seven Coloured Earths, Mauritius
Chamarel was one of our most memorable day trips during our two-month stay in Mauritius. This is a unique geopark near the Black River Gorges National Park, 28 km from Flic en Flac, and 45 km from Port Louis.It is named after the nearby village of Chamarel, which, in turn, takes its name from the Frenchman Charles Antoine de Chazal de Chamarel who owned the area in the early … [Read more...]
A Day Trip to Flic en Flac Beach, Mauritius
Flic en Flac (also written hyphenated as Flic-en-Flac) is a beach village on Mauritius’s southwestern coast, located 26 km from Port Luis and 46 km from the airport. Its funny name likely derives from the old Dutch phrase Fried Landt Flaak, meaning free flat land. 13 km of a continuous sand stretch renders it the longest beach in Mauritius, and some 500,000 annual visitors make … [Read more...]
Pointe du Diable & Grand River South East, Mauritius
On a sunny March morning, we left Mahebourg for a short scooter ride up the east coast of Mauritius. It was the eve of Maha Shivratri, the local Hindus’ holiest day, and the road was jammed with rathas, an elaborate sort of religious chariots bearing swastika-marked effigies of deities and cows. Processions of believers pushed them to some pilgrimage site or another, … [Read more...]
Old Grand Port: The Cradle of the Mauritian Nation
The Old Grand Port (Vieux Grand Port in French) is a small town on the eastern coast of Mauritius, near the city of Mahebourg. It is a renowned tourist attraction owing to its historical significance as the site of the first European landing and establishment on the island. We visited it briefly during our 2024 overwintering in Mauritius, following a hike to the top of Lion … [Read more...]
Lion Mountain, Mauritius: Hiking Without a Guide
The Lion Mountain is a 440-meter-tall outcrop on the southwestern coast of Mauritius. During our two-month stay in the Indian-Ocean island country in the winter of 2024, we wondered at it in awe every day from the balcony of our place in Mahebourg. It became an obvious target for a trekking expedition. In this post, I will recount our trip to its top and provide some practical … [Read more...]
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