Little is known about this small but wonderful nation and amazing holiday destination with a good number of tourist attractions as well as fun things to do. Mauritius is an island nation off the south east coast of Africa. It gained its independence from the British in 1968. Mauritius developed from a low-income agriculture based economy to a middle income diversified economy based on sugar, tourism, textiles and financial services. Their economic growth is popularly called the “Mauritian Miracle”. Now we know a little about the beautiful island of Mauritius, let’s take a look at potential places and tourist attractions we should visit the next time we decide our next vacation destination is Mauritius.
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Vallée des Couleurs
National reserve in Mauritius, this is a very beautiful reserve which includes green valleys, plateaus, hills, lakes, waterfalls, volcanic ashes, rivers, 23 coloured earth, beautiful flora and fauna and so many other facilities available from the kid’s garden to the restaurants. Haven for peace and beauty, a must visit for nature lovers.
Mauritius National Botanical Garden
Mauritius National Botanical Garden is one of the most patronized tourist attractions in Mauritius. It was originally opened as a private garden by the French Governor of Mauritius about 300 years ago but later became the National Botanical Garden of Mauritius. To could take over a week to tour the entire garden and there are over 600 varieties of plants. Cool huh?
Eureka House
The Eureka House is a very unique Creole house built in 1830. It was originally owned by French and British aristocrats. With over 109 doors and windows it is considered one of the biggest houses on the island and a very popular tourist attraction. It has a beautifully magnificent garden and is surrounded by the waterfalls of Moka. It has a museum dedicated to arts, music, antiques and so many more. Sounds fun right?
Traditional Octopus Fishing in Rodrigues
Rodrigues is an autonomous island community of Mauritius. Fishing octopus is a lot of fun and is a great economic activity. In the locality octopus is a very popular delicacy and with experts around as guides for the octopus fishing, the thrill of adventure is assured. Who wants to go Octopus fishing? Well, I sure do!!! It’s a fun thing to do in Mauritius.
Takamaka Boutique Winery Tour
The Takamaka Boutique Winery Tour is one of the best things to do when visiting Mauritius. One of the greatest minds that has ever lived Benjamin Franklin once said “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy”. This is all I need to hear. Mauritius, here I come! There are actually a lot of other beautiful tourist sites to visit in Mauritius but, this is just a little taste of this beautiful island nation and holiday destination. Make sure you visit, Africa is truly beautiful!
