Mahébourg

Founded in 1589 by the Dutch, Mahébourg on Mauritius southeast coast has been the capital of the island for many years, named after the French Admiral Mahé de La Bourdonnais. But after the French had lost Mauritius to the British and a malaria outbreak had killed many inhabitants at the beginning of the 19th century, […]

Domaine de la Cascade

Over the course of the last 20 years, 136 hectares of land have been protected nine kilometres west of Tolagnaro at the Domaine de la Cascade. In the vicinity of the last lowland primary forest of the great south, the goal at the Domaine is to protect the natural environment, enhance the area through reforestation […]