Due to its beaches and the year-round climate with little rainfall
the north has become the most important tourist region.
The sea here is almost always calm and clear
and it is not far to interesting excursion destinations.
The most important holiday resort in the north-west
is the once dreamy fishing village of Grand Baie.
Since then, however, the town has developed rapidly,
without losing its charm.
The most beautiful stretches of beach in the area
(Pointe aux Canonniers, Trou aux Biches, Balaclava
Péreybère and Cap Malheureux)
accommodation was subsequently built.
Some larger luxury resorts of the international top class,
but also smaller hotels in the three- or four-star category,
as well as many cosy family guesthouses
offer accommodation in all price categories.
Those who like to dine in good restaurants on holiday,
can find plenty of them between Port Louis and Goodlands.

Cap Malheureux
…at the northernmost point of Mauritius
is the small chapel (conspicuous by its red roof),
Notre Dame Auxiliatrice.
From here you can enjoy the wonderful panorama
of the offshore islands of Coin de Mire, Île Plate and Île Ronde.

Château de Labourdonnais
…restored villa of a sugar baron (visit possible)
situated in a park with beautiful plants and trees.
Among them are 100-year-old mango, nutmeg and clove trees.
There is also a rum distillery with a bar on the premises where
the sugar cane schnapps can be tasted directly.
Attached is a restaurant that offers menus
based on old recipes from colonial times.

Pamplemousses
…in the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden
there is hardly a plant missing that thrives in tropical areas.
There is also an enclosure with giant tortoises,
an old sugar mill, the Château de Mon Plaisir,
a colonial villa dating from 1777, and the wrought-iron entrance gate,
which won first prize at the Great Exhibition
at the Crystal Palace in London in 1862.

Historic Marine
…located in Goodlands,
this is a detailed and highly crafted model ship factory.
Factory tour & exhibition

Sagar Shiv Mandir
…the temple complex is surrounded by a mangrove-covered lagoon.

Poudre D'Or
…monument to the novel “Paul et Virginie”.

Grand Baie
…is one of the liveliest places on Mauritius
and awaits its visitors with many activities*.
*bars, nightclubs, shopping and lots of restaurants.

Port Louis
…is the capital (approx. 150,000 inhabitants)
and represents the economic and cultural centre of Mauritius.

Places of interest in Port Louis: