Mauritius: Aktivitäten und Erlebnisse

Mauritius lies east of Madagascar, with a coral reef around much of its coast and a green, mountainous interior. Port Louis, the capital, has the Central Market, the Caudan waterfront, a hilltop citadel and Aapravasi Ghat, the UNESCO-listed landing place of indentured labourers. In the north, Grand Baie is the main seaside town, with boats to small islands.

In the south-west, Chamarel is known for its waterfall and for the Seven Coloured Earths, dunes of orange, red and violet sand. The Black River Gorges National Park protects rare birds and forest, and Le Morne Brabant is a UNESCO-listed mountain at the south-west tip. Balaclava, on the north-west coast, has a marine park, and Trou d'Eau Douce, on the east coast, is the departure point for boats to Île aux Cerfs.

Dholl puri, a thin flatbread with a split-pea filling, is the favourite street food, and Indian, Creole, Chinese and French cooking mix in curries, vindaye fish and gâteaux piments. Sugar-cane rum and vanilla tea are local products. The hot, rainy summer runs from November to April, with a risk of cyclones, and winter is cooler and drier.