Black River Gorges National Park was founded in 1995 and protects 6.574 ha of primary forest – the last remnants of a former ecological paradise. The area stretches between 300 m and more than 800 m altitude, and it´s mainly covered by quite dense rainforest. It rains a lot up there; the mountains and the […]
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Blue Bay Marine Park
South of Mahébourg, shallow Blue Bay is the ideal place for snorkelling because of crystal clear water with a maximum depth of five metres, colourful corals and an abundance of fish. In 1997, it´s been declared a National Park, and in 2008 Blue Bay Marine Park was declared a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It […]
Île aux Aigrettes
Île aux Aigrettes is an island east of Mahébourg. It is protected as Île aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve since 1965, and since 1985 they´re getting rid of all the invasive species of plants, but also rats, cats and what else the apes had brought. Over the decades and through intense reforestation of endemic plants, most […]
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, […]
Île aux Cerfs – Deer, Golf, and bad music (once again) – Hirsche, Golf und (schon wieder) schlechte Musik
„Deer Island“ is the sparkling gem in the turquoise sea along the east coast of Mauritius. The 87-ha island with its white sandy beaches, mangroves and palm trees is pretty much the type of island most people dream themselves on from time to time. It belongs to the Chinese Shangri-La hotel group with the five-star […]
La Terre des Sept Couleurs – 7 Coloured Earth – Die Siebenfarbige Erde
Near the village of Chamarel just outside Black River Gorges National Park in Mauritius southwest, the 7 Coloured Earth is one of the major tourist attractions in the area – when it comes to the tour operators that bring them there in big busses, minibuses, taxis and what else might carry a few tourists. For […]
Grand Bassin & Maha Shivaratree
Thousands of years ago, Shiva travelled the world to show his wife Parvati the most beautiful places creator Brahma had come up with. On their way home, they crossed the Indian Ocean and suddenly saw a sparkling green island, Mauritius. When landing, river Ganges lost a few drops, because Shiva had taken it with him […]
Curepipe & The death of a tree – Curepipe & Der Tod eines Baumes
Despite around 84.000 inhabitants, Curepipe doesn´t feel like a town – nor a city, village or any other form of settlement. It´s a dormitory town, a getaway from the Port Louis heat and humidity for the white elite, mainly. Curepipe is the highest of the cities in the islands centre. Its name is said to […]
Baie du Cap
The headland acting as the western cape of the bay Baie du Cap in Mauritius south is not the southernmost point of the island, but it comes close. The beautiful bay contrasts with the landscape of mountains and forest in the most picturesque way, no hotels, no shopping mall, no sugarcane distracting the overall composition. […]
Le Morne Brabant
Le Morne Brabant is a 556 m high rock on the peninsula of the same name at Mauritius´ extreme southwestern tip. The mountain has been made accessible through various trails, up to the top, to where you might have to do a little climbing on the last stretch of the ascent. From several viewpoints, one […]
